Marquette Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Congregational Meeting
2019-05-19 12:15 - 14:00 (America/Detroit) | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
MqtUU members and friends are invited to stay after the service to learn the current status of our congregation. Members will be voting on the Budget and Board Candidates for the New Fiscal Year.
Agenda will be posted.

Sunday Service
2019-05-19 11:00 - 12:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Flower Communion
Teri Rockwood
“Join us for a Traditional Service called the Flower Communion and be embraced by the history in our UU Roots. Bring a flower or bud to add to the vases of our Beloved Community and be moved when you give and receive from each other”.

I am in need of three participants to participate in the Reading of Norbert Capek’s story.
If you are interested, please contact me at teri.rockwood@gmail.com or (906) 235-8064

Game Night
2019-05-14 18:00 - 20:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
For Teens & Adults
Games played depend on interest of participants. Board games, role playing games etc…

Sunday Service
2019-05-12 11:00 - 12:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
“With Care and Affection”

My mother trained to be a teacher at a time when married women usually didn’t work outside the home, especially if they had children. In addition to public school, I benefited from a lot of home-schooling from an excellent teacher who had no other teaching outlet– plus, she loved me.

My mother continues to inspire many of the things I care about today. Sometimes she is with me in small but spiritual ways, such as during the Women’s March. Sometimes I have a sense of her when I read a book or hear music that I know she would love.

“To mother” is “to bring up with care and affection.”

Let us come together on May 12th and share some of those times when we are reminded of someone– no matter their gender or biological relationship to us– who nurtured us with their care and affection and thus nourished us spiritually.

Hope to see you May 12!
Kathy Campbell

Board of Trustees Meeting
2019-05-09 18:30 - 20:30 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
MqtUU Board of Trustees
Anne Stark, President
Dave Stensaas, Vice President
Mary Maki, Secretary
Kathryn Campbell, Trustee
Sari Embley, Trustee
Please direct any questions, concerns and ideas to the MqtUU Board of Trustees to MqtUUBoT@gmail.com.

Game Night
2019-05-07 18:00 - 20:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
For Teens & Adults

Sunday Service
2019-05-05 11:00 - 12:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Acts of Creation – The Sacred Place of Art in Our Lives
February Sky
Can you imagine life without art? Art and artists not only add beauty to our world, they also soothe, delight and challenge us with unique visions that can inspire us and broaden our horizons. Also, we believe that by making art ourselves, we become one with the divine creative.

Budget Forum
2019-05-05 10:30 - 11:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Please Note: Budget Forum happening before the Sunday Service.
Members’ opportunity to review the proposed budget and ask questions and/or state concerns.

Game Night
2019-04-30 18:00 - 20:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
For Teens and Adults

Discussion on UU Principles
2019-04-28 12:30 - 14:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Applying our UU Principles: If we believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every person, how do we balance that with the needs of a community, such as this congregation? How do we value the individual in the midst of community? What comes first, the individual or the community? How does honoring our UU Principles help us find the way forward for our congregation? – facilitated by Rev. Mark Worth

Sunday Service
2019-04-28 11:00 - 12:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
“Words, Words, Words.” Unitarian Universalists often struggle with, stumble over, and even avoid certain religious words. How do we, or can we, use common religious terms? Rev. Mark Worth returns as our guest speaker on his two-Sunday visit.
Our guest speaker on April 21 and April 28 is Rev. Mark Worth. Mark graduated high school in Crystal Falls, Class of ‘66, and NMU Class of ‘70. He was a Conscientious Objector during the Vietnam War, serving two years Alternate Service in a Massachusetts hospital. A nearby Unitarian Universalist church ran a draft counseling center, and Mark began attending to find out, “Who are these people who care about peace?” Mark attended Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago 1987-91, and served as student minister to the Keweenaw UU Fellowship 1988-91, commuting once a month from Chicago. He has served UU churches in Ellsworth and Castine, Maine, and Westborough and Harvard, Massachusetts. He retired in 2017.

BoT Work Session
2019-04-27 11:00 - 13:00 | Ramada Inn, Marquette, 412 W Washington, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Board of Trustees Work Session to prepare budget proposal and congregational meeting agenda.
MqtUU Board of Trustees
Anne Stark, President
Dave Stensaas, Vice President
Mary Maki, Secretary
Kathryn Campbell, Trustee
Sari Embley, Trustee
Please direct any questions, concerns and ideas to the MqtUU Board of Trustees to MqtUUBoT@gmail.com.
Ramada Inn (tentative location)

Sunday Service
2019-04-21 11:00 - 12:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
“An Easter Faith in a Good Friday World”
How do we understand Easter – the most Christian of holy days, yet also a day that ushers in Springtime and has a Pagan name? Our guest preacher, Rev. Mark Worth, is minister emeritus of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ellsworth, Maine.
Our guest speaker on April 21 and April 28 is Rev. Mark Worth. Mark graduated high school in Crystal Falls, Class of ‘66, and NMU Class of ‘70. He was a Conscientious Objector during the Vietnam War, serving two years Alternate Service in a Massachusetts hospital. A nearby Unitarian Universalist church ran a draft counseling center, and Mark began attending to find out, “Who are these people who care about peace?” Mark attended Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago 1987-91, and served as student minister to the Keweenaw UU Fellowship 1988-91, commuting once a month from Chicago. He has served UU churches in Ellsworth and Castine, Maine, and Westborough and Harvard, Massachusetts. He retired in 2017.

Sunday Service
2019-04-14 11:00 - 12:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Three Steps We Can Take Right Now
Service Leader: Paul Mitchell, KUUF
Our work to build a just and loving community is necessarily relational. This Sunday we’ll talk about the essential skills needed to work with others to make meaningful change. There are three difficult and marvelous steps we can take, right now, to find our way from the world as it is, to a world as we think it should be.
Please Note: Trigger Warning
Paul Mitchell, our speaker on Sunday April 14, offers that included in his talk will be comments about registered sex offenders and their participation in a shelter he helped found. He will not be talking in any way about their crimes but wanted to alert folks who may be sensitive to issues related to sex offenders that he will include references to them in his talk.

Peeps Art Challenge
2019-04-12 16:00 - 18:00 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Give PEEPS a Chance ART CHALLENGE!
$5 Entry fee if you take on the challenge & make peeps into a work of art.
Event itself is free and open to all!
Prize Winners in each age
category: 0-5, 6-10,11-17, 18+
THEME: SOCIAL JUSTICE & PEACE!
Friday, APRIL 12th
4-6 pm
Peter White Public Library
Community Room
Set up is from 3-4 pm
For donations or any questions Call or text Jamie 906.362.2082
All proceeds go to sending a group of Marquette Unitarian Universalist youth & adults to Haiti, partnering with Youthaiti, which supports rural Haitians in many ways. Youthaiti.org
PEEPS poster

Sunday Service Committee Meeting
2019-04-10 19:00 - 20:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
All are invited and encouraged to attend
this Sunday Service Meeting!
For more information contact Teri Rockwood
teri.rockwood@gmail.com

Private Event
2019-04-10 16:30 - 18:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States

Sunday Service
2019-04-07 11:00 - 12:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Service Leader: Anne Stark

Mission Trip Team Meeting
2019-04-07 10:00 - 11:00
Jamie Kuehnl & The Mission Team will gather to continue planning for the Spring Break 2020 Trip to Haiti.

Board of Trustees Mtg
2019-04-06 11:00 - 13:00 | Ramada Inn, Marquette, 412 W Washington, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
The Board of Trustees will meet in the Poolside Meeting Room at the Ramada Inn.
Agenda to be posted.

Pizza and Seed Paper-Making Party!
2019-04-05 17:00 - 20:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
The Queen City Seed Library of Marquette has graciously provided us with not only a ton of seeds, but all of the tools to have a great, big, seed paper-making event. Open to anyone and everyone, we’ll be making both seed balls and seed paper, to take home with you, and, to hopefully to sell at farmer’s markets this summer, as a fundraiser for YoutHaiti.

Minister Viability Mtg
2019-03-31 12:15 - 13:30 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
There has been a lot of discussion over the last 5-8 years about the potential viability and desirability of having a minister at the MqtUU. Recently, there has been talk of possibly securing a part time minister. Two ministers of varying types have given us two offers. In order for everyone to be able to weigh in on this topic and to have an opportunity for both kids and for parents of young ones to ask questions, raise concerns, or simply voice support, we’ll have a minister viability meeting with childcare available after the service on Sunday, March 31st.

Sunday Service
2019-03-31 11:00 - 12:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
“Spring Forward Slowly”
Mary Maki

Sunday Service
2019-03-24 11:00 - 12:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
“The Republic of Haiti: Relations of Culture and History”
Jerry Losee, MqtUU Member & Mission Trip Team Leader has been to Haiti 15 times!

Mission Trip to Haiti Presentation & Potluck
2019-03-17 12:15 - 14:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Stay after the service to learn more about the planned Mission Trip to Haiti Spring Break 2020 and enjoy a Haitian Potluck!

Sunday Service
2019-03-17 11:00 - 12:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Spiritual Exploration/Intergenerational Service celebrating Holi & the advent of Spring.

Board of Trustees Meeting
2019-03-16 11:00 - 13:00 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Dave, Sari, Anne, Kathy, Mary
BOT 3/16/19 11AM-1PM
Dandelion Room, PWPL
Board of Trustees
Dave Stensaas, Vice President
Sari Embley, Trustee
Anne Stark, President
Kathy Campbell, Trustee
Mary maki, Secretary

Forum w/Paul
2019-03-10 12:00 - 13:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Following the service bring your questions for Paul Mitchell of the Keweenaw UU Fellowship as we discuss the possibility of serving MqtUU as part time consulting lay minister.

Sunday Service
2019-03-10 11:00 - 12:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Service Leader: Paul Mitchell, KUUF

Sunday Service
2019-03-03 11:00 - 12:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Stewardship Sunday: Making Change
Service Leaders: Heidi Gould & Teri Rockwood
