“Flourishing Together”
is our June theme
By Lynn Ungar
What a gathering – the purple
tongues of iris licking out
at spikes of lupine, the orange
crepe skirts of poppies lifting
over buttercup and daisy.
Who can be grim
in the face of such abundance?
There is nothing to compare,
no need for beauty to compete…
This is what community looks like –
this vibrant jostle, stem by stem
declaring the marvelous joining.
This is the face of communion,
the incarnation once more
gracefully resurrected from winter.
…You will be feasting on this long after the flowers are gone.
Next Service
June 14 at 10:30 am
“Flower Communion”
Joint Service with Elkhart
Led by: Rev. Dan Miyake at UUCEL
Please bring in a flower or flowers for the Flower Communion Ceremony.
Elkhart will be participating via Zoom.
SERVICE BEGINS AT 10:30AM
In person at UUCEL or live on Zoom:
ZOOM LINK FOR SERVICE: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84561064956
Reminder: The UUCEL Annual Meeting is immediately after the service.
Everyone is encouraged to attend, though only members can vote.
For those who are unable to attend the meeting in person, you can attend virtually on Zoom.
Please note that this is a different Zoom link than the one posted above for the joint service.
ZOOM LINK FOR ANNUAL MEETING: https://zoom.us/j/95311182833
Topic: UUCEL Annual Meeting
Time: Jun 14, 2026 11:45 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting:
Meeting chat link:
https://zoom.us/launch/jc/95311182833
Meeting ID: 953 1118 2833
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Announcements
ANNUAL MEETING: Remember that our annual congregational meeting will be immediately following the service this Sunday, June 14th. We encourage you to attend to hear reports of church business, vote on next year’s budget, new trustees, and next year’s special giving recipients. We are required to have a quorum at the meeting – we’ll need at least 23 members present.
If you plan to attend the meeting virtually, please let a Board member know and we will send you a digital version of documents. The Zoom link for the meeting is: https://zoom.us/j/95311182833
Social Justice Action: Zoom Meeting for the Jackson County Immigration Coalition: A number of us have expressed an interest in learning more about the Jackson County Immigration Coalition so Gayla Ignacio who heads up the coalition will join us on Zoom this coming Friday, June 12 at 7pm to tell us about the work and how we can participate. Join Zoom Meeting:
Meeting chat link:
https://zoom.us/launch/jc/95311182833
Meeting ID: 953 1118 2833
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Lansing Lugnuts Baseball Outing! The annual Faith and Family Lansing Lugnuts baseball game is on August 22. In past years, we’ve had 20+ people attend. In addition to enjoying a good baseball game, each congregation in attendance will be highlighted on the scoreboard at some time during the game, and all the ministers will be honored on the field during the pre-game activities. After the game, the fun continues with a fabulous fireworks show! If you would like to attend, we need to know ASAP so we can reserve our tickets. Tickets are $16 for excellent seats behind home plate, and we all sit together as a group. Also, food vouchers are available for $10 that include a hot dog or hamburger, chips, and a drink. The food voucher needs to be purchased at the same time as the tickets. The deadline is fast approaching. Please contact Rev. Dan via email with how many tickets/food vouchers you would like.
UUA General Assembly Registration is OPEN! The dates for GA are June 14-21. It will be virtual this year, so everything will be online. GA is a great way to learn more about what is happening in the denomination and to hear some really great speakers and presentations on a wide variety of topics. We are allowed 2 delegates who are eligible to vote on issues during the business meetings, so we need folks to fill those positions. For more information, please contact Rev. Dan and visit www.uua.org/ga/registration
Worship Committee seeks speakers: Do you have an idea for a service, or a willingness to take us on your spiritual journey? Or do you know someone in the community who would? Please contact Darrin Palmer or another member of the Worship Committee. They are happy to help create a Sunday Service!
Fall Multi-Congregational UU Retreat! The Bay de Noc UU Fellowship in northern Michigan is excited to host the 3rd annual UU Retreat at the Garden Grove Retreat Center (formerly Marygrove) in Garden, MI. This year, they are inviting the Petoskey, Marquette, Keweenaw, Bay de Noc, and East Liberty congregations to attend.
The retreat begins at 3:00 PM on Friday, October 16, and concludes after lunch on Sunday, October 18, with the majority of programming scheduled for Saturday. Garden Grove is a beautiful 40-acre site on the Garden Peninsula, and they can personally vouch for the great food and the wonderful time they’ve had in previous years.
If you are interested in attending, please contact Vicki (Volk) McGaffigan of the Bay de Noc UU Fellowship for details at mcgaffiganvicki@gmail.com.
The church phone number is 517-295-3290.
Social Mission Designee:
The Social Mission Designee for the 4th quarter is Partial to Girls/Women Taking Action. PTG is a diverse group of women working together and taking action in our community to help underserved women and children. Please give by using the donate button on our website or by contributing with a check with Partial to Girls/Women Taking Action in the memo.
Minister’s Schedule:
- June 10 – Off
- June 11-12 – UUCEL
- June 13 – Off
- June 14 – UUCEL
- June 15-21 – UUA General Assembly
Rev. Dan is available for 1:1 emergency pastoral care regardless of his days off. If you are in need of immediate pastoral care, please contact him right away. Please refrain from texting Rev. Dan after normal work hours unless it is a critical issue that needs immediate attention; if not, email him the next workday. If you need an immediate response to an email on a day off, type “URGENT’ in the subject line.
Please submit items for this weekly email by Tuesday afternoon at WednesdayChimes@gmail.com. Please include the date(s) you would like the announcement published in the subject line of your email.
Sunday Announcements
Please submit items to be announced on Sunday to the Worship Committee at uuliberty@gmail.com
Joys and Sorrows
Please submit items for inclusion in our Sunday service to the Worship Committee at uuliberty@gmail.com