Cupcakes, the 4th of July, and Ordination

Greetings Ministers, Friends, and Family,

By the time this newsletter lands in your inbox, another Independence Day will have come and gone. And while those hot dogs and beers are hopefully wearing off, the spirit of the holiday should never fade from our hearts and minds. Here at AMM, our mission is to carry this country's Founding Fathers’ vision with us throughout the year. As a constitutional church, July 4th has a special significance. It’s an annual affirmation of the Universal Human Rights, of which marriage equality is a critical component!

Over the last few months, we’ve given these ideas some serious thought. It’s raised some important questions here at the office such as, what does marriage mean, and how does access to this venerable institution define us as a society?

We’re still answering those questions, and you can read what we have so far here, but we’d love to hear from you too. How has marriage empowered you and helped you accomplish your goals and realize your dreams? How has it made you a more active member of society?

Turning to more mundane matters, theamm.org continues to add cool new features every week. Since we were last in touch, we’ve added a “customized ceremony feature.” Here’s how it works. Once you register your wedding, our website produces a customized wedding ceremony script that can be further adapted to suit your needs. Once you are logged into the website, click on over to “my weddings,” and see check this new feature out.

As always, we feel particularly blessed to be part of such a profound moment in the lives of our ministers and the couples they serve. Our goal here at AMM is to empower you all to create community, join people together, and continually create and recreate this nation in the image of the Founding Fathers. If there’s any way we can realize this goal together, we’re only a telephone call or email away!

Yours,
Lewis King, AMM Director of Communications

Cupcakes

The cake has been a fixture of wedding receptions, but recently, couples have been bucking tradition and serving other desserts. A new favorite is the cupcake. Having a variety of flavor and frosting combos gives more options for guests with picky appetites.We spoke to our neighbors at Seattle’s own Cupcake Royal about this new sweet trend.                        
They told us that while Cupcake Royale offers a designated "Wedding Decor" themed dozen, "most of our customers just want to order our regular flavors for their special day.”  

While cupcake orders for weddings are usually traditional, orders for bachelor and bachelorette parties can sometimes feature eyebrow-raising requests. Cupcake Royal does their best to accommodate, within reason ;)
 

Charity of the Month

Every month AMM donates $500 to a charity that we believe is doing great things for the world. This month in honor of Skin Cancer Awareness month AMM, will be donating to the Skin Cancer Foundation.

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the world, with more than 13 million cases diagnosed annually. Each year in the US there are more new cases of skin cancer than the combined incidence of cancers of the breast, prostate, lung and colon. Tragically, in the U.S. one person dies every hour of melanoma, one of the most dangerous forms of skin cancer.

The Skin Cancer Foundation is the only international organization devoted solely to combating the world's most common cancer, now occurring at epidemic levels.

To learn more about the Skin Cancer Foundation be sure to visit their website.