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Virtual Events @ Northwest: December 18, 2020
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Upcoming Services
Sunday, December 20
Last Sunday with Kimi and Jan before they retire.
@ 10:30 am - Holiday Service - Rev. Kimi Riegel
 This will be Kimi’s last Sunday service, which is also our annual Candlelight Service. We will be broadcasting live from the sanctuary. Kimi will be back in the pulpit and Alex will be at the piano. We won’t be together – the sanctuary won’t be lit by our lights; however, we still have each other. Thanks to the decoration crew of Terry Radloff and Mark Babcock, we will see the holiday symbols we are used to seeing each year. We are grateful for this time that Zoom makes possible. Won’t you join us?
Dial by Phone: 646-558-8656
Meeting ID: 817 0173 9777
Passcode: 934352
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@ 11:30 am - Farewell Virtual Coffee Hour 
This will be Kimi's and Jan's last Sunday service. Join us for
a special coffee to say farewell to Kimi and Jan. You will have
the opportunity to say good bye to both.
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1:00 pm to 3:30 pm - Cookie Communion and Candles Pick Up
 Pick up your candles for our Christmas Eve Service from the church on Sunday, December 20th between 1:00 pm and 3:30 pm by the stained glass windows. When you arrive, we'll also have a drive through cookie communion for each household with a cookie and juice box for each person inside your car. Bring the family within the same household! Sign Up Has CLOSED!
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Thursday, December 24
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@ 5:00 pm - Christmas Eve Service - Revs. Kimi Riegel & Alex Riegel
This will be a joint service with the Northwest Unitarian Universalist Church and the Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church with the Revs. Kimi and Alex Riegel. As many of you know, Kimi will be retiring from her career in professional ministry at the end of this calendar year. In honor of that, Kimi and Alex will conduct this last of her services together. They will be joined by the Music Directors and some choir members from both congregations.
Dial by Phone: 646-558-8656
Meeting ID: 868 6626 5243
Passcode: 145367
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December Plate Collection
Michigan UU Social Justice Network
 Half of our December plate collections will be shared with the Michigan Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Network (MUUSJN). Their mission is to foster the worth and dignity of people by promoting social justice. Their vision is to have Michigan faith communities connected and empowered to create a more just and caring world.
Text to 248-574-8034 with your amount + keyword. ex. "$20 plate".(Select Give to “Plate Collection – 50% Split”).
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Farewell Events
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will not be able to host any in-person
farewell events. We will plan for an in-person farewell events
for both Kimi and Jan when it is safe to gather again.
Save the Dates!
Farewell Virtual Event for Jan Price
Saturday, January 16 @ 11:00 am
Farewell Virtual Event for Kimi Riegel
Saturday, January 23 @ 4:00 pm
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Kimi's Kitchen Table
Remember that Kimi would never ask folks for gift cards or
any donations via email. These are email scams!
Daily Meditation (This will be the LAST week!)
Tue. - Thu., December 22 - 24
Tuesday through Friday, Kimi will host a 15 minute meditations at 9:00 am. Tuesday and Thursday will be guided meditations. Wednesday and Friday will be silent.
Meeting ID: 248 730 5464
No passcode needed.
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Pastoral Care Team
Peter Gabel will serve as the chair of the Pastoral Care Team along with our Ministerial Intern, Joshua Berg. If you or anyone you know is in need of pastoral care, please contact either Peter or Joshua. They are here for you and will connect you with someone on the team. Contact Information:
Peter Gabel - pegabel@gmail.com; (248) 245-2015
Joshua Berg - joshua@michiganhumanist.org; (818) 530-6001
Minister's Discretionary Fund
This fund is availabe to Northwest members and friends in cases of financial hardship particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Confidential financial assistance from the Minister's Discretionary Fund can be made to Peter Gabel, Xina Stewart, or Sheryl Goldberg (Membership Governor).
Rides & Meals
Are you interested in helping out giving a ride or preparing a meal for NWUU members and friends? Select what you woud like to do or do both in the survey link below. You will be contacted when a need arises.
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Holiday Zoom Gatherings
Christmas Day Zoom
Friday, December 25 @ 12:00 pm
Ring those Christmas bells! Come celebrate in a festive way by connecting with other congregation members and friends on that day.
Zoom Link → https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83202412150?pwd=dGhiZVBlTGFUaldza3Q4NkhHT2orZz09
Meeting ID: 832 0241 2150
Passcode: 599854
New Year’s Day Zoom
Friday, January 1 @ 12:00 pm
Be with NWUU families and friends to bring in the New Year and get a start for a better year.
Zoom Link → https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84142896755?pwd=MDZRMVo3R1VPSmxwZVFYWE5kUllnZz09
Meeting ID: 841 4289 6755
Passcode: 346801
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Youth Programs
Register for Religious Education
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Meet-ups for 3rd Grade-12th Grade During Winter Break
Happy Holidays, everyone! I hope to see your kiddos at one or two of these events!
Fun & Games with Suzy & Julie
Tuesday, December 22 from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
We'll lead the kids in some Jackbox games-- family-friendly versions only-- that can be played on any touchscreen device. There is a participation limit of 8 devices for these games, so if our turnout is over 8, we'll take turns playing. It might be helpful to email me back if your kids plan to come. That way, we can plan appropriately.
Zoom Link → https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87311427080?pwd=WXpoMjdlNnhRU2pmKzdQbW01Z3o0dz09
Meeting ID: 873 1142 7080
Passcode: 008277
Art with Eva & Julie
Saturday, December 26 from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Eva will lead the kids in a fantastic flipbook-making project.
Supplies needed will be minimal.
More details to come.
Zoom Link → https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89743231763?pwd=eHpHRmpZcEtMWTR5cFNGZU80V1NLQT09
Meeting ID: 897 4323 1763
Passcode: 919598
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Chalice Home
 Chalice Home helps families stay connected to church and grounded in their faith during this time of Covid-19. Each monthly Chalice Home packet will be designed to be sent to your families and will include a family worship and family activity that is built around adding a new item/symbolic object to your family's home "altar" or as we refer to it, "Chalice Home." These activities and objects will connect to our monthly themes and lift up a different source of spiritual nourishment. Chalice Home is about making additional space for church connection while we are physically separated from our church. Link → Chalice Home - December 2020 Packet
Soulful Home
 Whereas, Soulful Home is designed to weave our faith into everyday family activities you are already doing. Families get a packet at the beginning of each month that is organized around eight distinct family "spaces" with ideas and resources to fill those spaces with UU theme-based exploration. All packets will be designed with Covid-19 social distancing measures in mind.
Link → Soulful Home - December 2020 Packet
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Adult Education
The Tao of Physics Book Study Group
1st and 3rd Mondays from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
January 4 & 18, February 1 & 15
 Dr. Alex Riegel will lead a biweekly book study on the topic of quantum physics and mysticism. This book study will default to a more digestible, abbreviated audio version of Fritjoff Capra’s, "The Tao of Physics.” Facilitated by: Rev. Dr. Alex Riegel
Before committing to the class, please explore this audiobook, at either of these links: Link → Audiable; Link → Amazon
Registration deadline is Monday, Dec 21st, at noon. At that time, Dr. Riegel will email those who are registered and let them know whether there is sufficient interest to proceed with the study. To register, email Dr. Riegel at: alexgpuc@gmail.com
BIPOC Focused Humanism
Second Saturdays from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
January 9, February 13
 In each session we will center a cultural expression of humanism by black, indigenous and people of color or the work of a single BIPOC humanist. Folks can join one, a few, or all the sessions as they choose or are able. Each class is independent, but please let us know if you cannot make a particular session so we can try to fill your spot. If you are not able to register now, please try again another month, as spots may open up. Faciliated by: Joshua Berg
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Membership: Staying Connected
First Friday Happy Hour
First Fridays @ 7:00 pm moved to January 8
How are you doing? Is it okay to smile again? Hang out with friends and decompress from the week. This is the first of our First Friday Happy Hours, a NWUU Social Event, happening every month on the first Friday at 7:00 pm. Brought to you by the NWUU Membership Committee.
Meeting ID: 824 3775 3240
Passcode: 899321
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New Gatherings!
There are three opportunities to MOVE our bodies throughout winter and into spring. The idea for these events are to just keep moving & to have a sense of not being alone. Let's be together. But you don't have to have you're video on. No pressure to impress anyone. It's all good, whatever your participation, mood, ability, energy, or pace. Bring it! By the end, you'll thank yourself.
Morning Yoga
Every Tuesday and Thursday @ 9:30 am December 22 & 24
Check in with the facilitator (Amanda Spurrell or whoever wants to do it) and other participants. Then facilitator will "SHARESCREEN" a 15-30 minute yoga video. (Her absolute favorite is Yoga With Adrienne) - https://yogawithadriene.com/
Please let Amanda know if you would like to facilitate a video.
Contact: Amanda Spurrell, amandacorinne_xoxo@yahoo.com, 734-383-4197
Meeting ID: 890 9562 5269
Passcode: 289072
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Monthly MOVEMENT/Dance Party 
Last Wednesdays @ 7:00 pm December 30
Again, the emphasis is MOVEMENT, not just dance. OUR earthly bodies & spirits crave movement/energy. Let's stretch, shimmy, shake, roll, leap, reach, wave, smile, laugh, sing, twist, twirl, and 80's head bang. If you would like any songs included on the shuffle list please email them to Amanda Spurrell by the Sunday before. Otherwise, she'll pick out a bunch and push shuffle.
Contact: Amanda Spurrell, amandacorinne_xoxo@yahoo.com, 734-383-4197
Meeting ID: 839 0233 4971
Passcode: 480121
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Ongoing Small Groups via Zoom
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Red Tent
3rd Fridays @ 7:00 pm December 18
Welcome to the Red Tent. We are a spirited and curious group of self-identified women (ages 18+) who are manifesting an intentional co-experience of sisterhood. This is a sacred space to celebrate and honor the joy, laughter, pain, and struggle we each carry.
Contact: Amanda Spurrell, amandacorinne_xoxo@yahoo.com, 734-383-4197
Meeting ID: 848 6081 7382
Passcode: 532193
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Mindfulness Meditation
Every Tuesday @ 7:00 pm December 22
Carla Thomas will facilitate mindful meditation as practiced in the
Plum Village tradition on Tuesday evenings at 7 pm. The length of the practice session will be decided based on the preferences of those who attend.
Contact: Carla Thomas, carlathomas304@gmail.com, 248-672-9549
Meeting ID: 714 596 5100
No passcode
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Silver Sisters
1st Sundays @ 1:00 pm January 3
This group is for 55+ age women who are single or living alone.
Contact: Ariana Abel, magic.carpet@msn.com, 734-464-0880
Meeting ID: 852 1919 8123
Passcode: 946510
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Circle of Life
1st Thursdays @ 3:00 pm January 7
The Circle of Life companions lovingly donate their time to be with the dying and their families in a non-medical capacity. To further our ability to be with the dying, we learn from comfort companions who have experienced and written about the dying process. We bring our experiences of being with the dying to the group. We gradually become less fearful of our own death, as well as the dying of those we comfort.
Contact: Caroline Landrum, caroline.landrum@gmail.com, 313-516-3872
or Rita Rouseau, rlrousseau@aol.com, 248-354-2542
Meeting ID: 846 9353 9517
Passcode: 981815
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Book Club
3rd Wednesdays @ 7:00 pm January 20
The book for January will be announced soon!
Contact: Sheryl Goldberg, sgoldberg@mi-aimh.org, 517-902-5691
Meeting ID: 882 1401 2338
Passcode: 148160
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Stay Connected via our NWUU Friends Facebook Group,
YouTube Channel, Website, and Email
Click on the icons below.
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Northwest Board of Governors
Building Closure
The Board has voted to keep our building closed through the fiscal year, which ends June 30, 2021 due to the current rise in COVID-19 cases and the uncertainty of when the vaccine will be available to the general population.
Thank you to Jason Bodson for your work chairing the Reopening Committee. Your knowledge and expertise has lead a great team on how the congregation can stay socially connected while we stay physically apart. Members of this committee include Jim Gobeski, Bob Holley, Sue Sobocienski, and David Young.
Board Meetings
2nd Thursdays @ 7:00 pm January 14
Meeting ID: 837 6051 4431
Passcode: 595370
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Banter with the Board
Sunday, January 17 after the service
Congregational Meeting
Sunday, January 31 after the service
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Donations and Pledge Payments
Thank you for your continued financial support of Northwest Unitarian Universalist Church even during these challenging times. Your generosity, paid or pledged, allows us to pay our invaluable staff, maintain our building and support our community’s vitality, albeit virtually. It is important that we stay connected!
Checks can still be mailed to the church. Mail is picked up once a week.
Pay Your Pledge Online
Your pledge payments can also be paid online using a credit/debit card or an ACH bank transfer. You can help us defray our costs by opting to cover the processing fee. The processing fee will be credited towards your total tax-deductible giving.
Enter Your Pledge Payment Amount
- Select “Give to 2020-2021 Pledge”
- Select “Give this One Time” or set up a regular reoccurring payment
- Select “Give by Credit/Debit” or “Give by ACH Bank Transfer”
- Click Continue
- Check add to cover the processing fee
Credit/Debit Cards 2.9% + $0.30/transaction
Bank Transfer (ACH) 1% + $0.25/transaction
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 Track your Financial Giving in BreezeCHMS.
(use the same email you use to receive the church newsletter) Sign In | Create Account
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Donations
Amazon Smile 
Sign up and simply shop at smile.amazon.com.
Select Northwest UU Church as your charitable organization.
Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases to
Northwest.
Kroger Community Rewards
Once you link your Kroger Card to Northwest UU, all you have to do is shop at Kroger and swipe your Shopper's Card.
1. Create or Sign in to your digital account →
https://www.kroger.com/rx/account/create
2. Enter the name or NPO number of the organization you wish to support.
Organization #: KQ881
3. Select the appropriate organization from the list and click “Save”. |
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