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Virtual Events @ Northwest: January 15, 2021
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January Theme: Imagination
Imagination’s great gift is improvement. At least that is what we’re usually taught. The deep magic lies in the way it can reshape our reality. We are urged to imagine the world we dream of. A world with more justice. More peace. More love. From that, a mysterious magnetism arises, a magnetism that pulls our imperfect present into an improved future. Imagination moves us forward. It makes us better.
Link → Soul Matters - January 2021 Packet
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Sunday, January 17
@9:30 am Children’s Chapel
Children’s Chapel is designed for families with younger children, which will continue on Sundays from 9:30 am to 10:15 am, prior to the usual 10:30 am service. This will enable any parents and kids to still attend at 10:30, if they wish.
You can also join wearing your jammies!
Meeting ID: 833 1775 0192
Passcode: 009520
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@10:30 am "Put a Little More Love In Our Hearts" - Sam Kirland
 On Martin Luther King Sunday, Sam Kirkland will encourage us to explore ways to be better friends and family members and where we might seek solace and peace in our turbulent and tumultuous nation.
Dial by Phone: 646-558-8656
Meeting ID: 867 6615 7053
Passcode: 960580
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Farewell Events
Farewell Virtual Event for Jan Price
Saturday, January 16 @ 11:00 am
We will be toasting Jan at this party. If this were an in person event, we would no doubt be using apple juice to toast, as this seems the juice of choice at NWUU. Please have a glass ready with whatever beverage you choose so we can toast Jan tomorrow!
Meeting ID: 853 3284 5257
Passcode: 106436
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Farewell Virtual Event for Kimi Riegel
Saturday, January 23 @ 4:00 pm
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January Plate Collection
Southfield Emergency Needs Fund
Half of the plate collections during the month of January
will go towards the Southfield Emergency Needs Fund.
The Southfield Department of Human Services offers
short-term support services for Southfield residents who
may be experiencing hardship.
Text to 248-574-8034 with your amount + keyword. ex. "$20 plate".
(Select Give to “Plate Collection – 50% Split”).
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Canvass 2021 Survey
 Northwest Canvass 2021 Needs Your Voice!
Please complete this survey brought to you by the NWUU Canvass Committee. Your answers will help us plan for the future. Deadline: Friday, January 22, 2021
Let’s make 2021 the year we emerge from a dark and difficult time and declare: We have survived 2020! - We believe in each other! -
We will thrive, together in 2021!
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Note: The survey is most easily viewed and taken on a computer or tablet – not a phone. If you need a paper copy, please contact Ben Gabel [ben.gabel@northwestuu.org] and a paper copy will be mailed to you.
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Youth Programs
Register for Religious Education
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Chalice Home: Imagination
 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 - January 2021 Packet
Soulful Home: Imagination
 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 - January 2021 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 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
BIPOC Focused Humanism
Second Saturdays from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Moved to January 16, 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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Staying Connected
First Friday Happy Hour
First Fridays @ 7:00 pm February 4
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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Weekly Meditations and Morning Yoga
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Morning Meditation (15 minutes)
Every Tuesday – Friday @ 9:00 am January 19 - 22
We will continue our weekly morning meditations each week from Tuesdays through Fridays at 9:00 am.
Contact: Kathy Henry, kehenry65@gmail.com, 415-307-5513
Meeting ID: 860 7926 2860
Passcode: 041995
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Morning Yoga (15 - 30 minutes)
Every Tuesday and Thursday @ 9:30 am January 19 & 21
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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Mindfulness Meditation
Every Tuesday @ 7:00 pm January 19
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
Passcode: 3jewels
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Ongoing Small Groups via Zoom
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Book Club 
3rd Wednesdays @ 7:00 pm January 20
The book for January is the "House We Grow Up In" by Lisa Jewell. Meet the picture-perfect Bird family: pragmatic Meg, dreamy Beth, and towheaded twins Rory and Rhys, one an adventurous troublemaker, the other his slighter, more sensitive counterpart. Their father is a sweet, gangly man, but it’s their beautiful, free-spirited mother Lorelei who spins at the center. In those early years, Lorelei tries to freeze time by filling their simple brick house with precious mementos. Easter egg foils are her favorite. Craft supplies, too. She hangs all of the children’s art, to her husband’s chagrin.
Contact: Sheryl Goldberg, sgoldberg@mi-aimh.org, 517-902-5691
Meeting ID: 882 1401 2338
Passcode: 148160
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Monthly MOVEMENT/Dance Party 
Last Wednesdays @ 7:00 pm January 27
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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Thursday Noon Zoom
2nd and 4th Thursday @ 12:00 pm January 28
Join us for a lunch time gathering for casual conversations.
Contact: Ariana Abel, magic.carpet@msn.com, 734-464-0880
Meeting ID: 824 5874 1586
Passcode: 088503
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Circle of Life
1st Thursdays @ 3:00 pm February 4
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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Silver Sisters
1st Sundays @ 1:00 pm February 7
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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Red Tent
3rd Fridays @ 7:00 pm February 19
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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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. 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 Jason Bodson, Jim Gobeski, Bob Holley, Sue Sobocienski, and David Young.
Banter with the Board
Sunday, January 17 after the service
Congregational Meeting
Sunday, January 31 after the service
Board Meetings
2nd Thursdays @ 7:00 pm February 11
Meeting ID: 837 6051 4431
Passcode: 595370
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Minister Transition
Our contract for an Independent Consulting Minister has been accepted by the Rev. Joanne Giannino, a UU Minister based in Vermont. This person is contracted to be available 5-7 hours a month as a resource for Xina Stewart in her role as the layperson Head of Staff for Northwest until the Interim Minister begins in August 2021.
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 available 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 (Pastoral Care), Xina Stewart (Head of Staff), 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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Donations and Pledge Payments
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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