As of today, 3/7/2024 we are at COVID level: LOW

No restrictions

• Spring forward! Reminder to move your clocks on hour forward on Sunday March 10
• Monday March 11 office will be closed for a personal day
• Coming Soon: Soon you'll be able to pick and choose which emails you want delivered to your inbox!

Pay Attention and Be Transformed

Poet Carol Mikoda

Worship Associate Eliza Bailey

Director of Religious Education Stacy Sceiford

Director of Music Glenn Kime

MMUUS Choir

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Coffee hour hosts this week: Janet Heimstra

Ushers/Greeters are: Peter McClure and Angelica Anderson

Stewardship

2024-2025 STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN REPORT

OUR WELCOMING RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY NEEDS YOUR TIME, TALENT AND TREASURE TO REMAIN VIBRANT AND GROW.

RISE UP!

PLEASE CONSIDER INCREASING YOUR PLEDGE AND RETURN YOUR PLEDGE FORM BEFORE MARCH 7, 2024.

THANK YOU!

Pledges: $134,105

Match: $20,000

Total: $154,105 (64% of $240k goal)

55 pledges returned

>10% - 16 pledges

4-<10% - 12 pledges

<4% - 3 pledges

no change - 14 pledges

decrease - 4 pledges

new - 6 pledges (Wow!)

There are four ways to give your pledge.

• Return the signed form to the PLEDGE BOX in the office.

• Send the form to our Treasurer: Jane Fagerland 2852 Citation Drive, Fabius NY 13063

• Scan or take a photo of the form and email to jane_f@sbcglobal.net

• Send an email, specifying your pledge amount, to jane_f@sbcglobal.net

Congregational Meeting

There will be a special congregational meeting on April 14 at 12:00 noon to review and vote on adoption of some MMUUS Bylaws changes. These changes have been approved by the Board of Trustees. Copies of the proposed Bylaws changes will be available electronically and also in printed form in the office, so please watch for information about how to access the proposed new Bylaws.

Most changes are simply clarifications but three have more substance. 

The first is the explicit ability to vote at congregational meetings by presence at the meeting or presence online. This so-called hybrid meeting structure was previously forbidden by NY state law but now is allowable. It will be essential to pass this in April if we are to allow and prepare for online voting at the upcoming Annual Meeting.

The second change of note is to make the Program Council optional, to be convened and used when it is deemed effective to do so. This second change is important to remain in compliance with the Bylaws and it will be accompanied by an ongoing Board review of the role played by the Program Council and the potential for meeting its goals by other means.

The third change is in response to a request on behalf of our youth, stating that young people over the age of 12 and educated in RE program may qualify to sign the membership book and become May Memorial members, subject to some conditions. One of the conditions is that they cannot be voting members until they reach age 16 (per state law).

Please plan to attend this meeting on April 14th.

Announcements

Writers Group meets Tuesday March 12 at 10am in the Teenz room

Former MMUUS member, Marie Sidoti, has died. Her service will be in Rochester on Saturday March 9. Details in the link below:

https://www.democratandchronicle.com/obituaries/rdc139507

May Memorial Intergenerational

Spring Clean Up

Sunday May 5 after a short worship service, there will be no Zoom component on this day.

Pizza will be served following our land stewardship efforts.

Unirondack Camperships available!

Parents of May Memorial youth who are attending Unirondack 2024 summer camp can apply for a Campership (scholarship) to help pay the tuition for the week.

In addition, Camperships from the camp itself are available through the Unirondack website. 

Did you know? If your employer has a FSA (Flexible Spending Account) for childcare, you can often use that money for summer camp tuition! 

Interested in applying? Send an email to Stephanie Cross mscross1234@gmail.com and 

Stacy Sceiford stacymaydre@gmail.com to request the assistance.

Registration is open for Building Beloved Community: Beyond the Binary Conference! They have quite the line-up for workshops and keynotes this year. Q Center staff are making a few special presentations for this year! Register here: Registration

Goods and Services Auction

Handmade Reusable Cloth Christmas Wrapping Bags, a Teddy Bear Tea, and a Spa Day on Oneida Lake!

These are just three of the brand-new-this-year donations for the Goods and Services Auction on May 18 at 5:30pm! Some of you have already put on your thinking caps! Let your imagination run wild! And get in touch with Jennifer (mamaslash@twcny.rr.com), Cynthia (ccarringtoncarter@verizon.net) or Dawn (dpmendels@gmail.com) if you want help fleshing out the details of your donation before sending those details to Teri (office@mmuus.org) and Cynthia (ccarringtoncarter@verizon.net). Thank you!!

Our OnGoing Partnership with Gethsemane Methodist Church

We are in awe of the generosity our congregation is showing in supporting our mission with Gethsemane Church and the donations that are coming in for the vital work at the Interreligious Food Consortium.

This week the following is needed to fill 5 bags of personal care items at Gethsemane (to add to the 50 they are generally able to hand out): boxes of tissues, clothes detergent (42 oz). Please get the designated amounts so the containers can fit into the white plastic bag. The Dollar stores have all of these items for $1.25!

Please let me know if you would like me to shop for you…I have become very knowledgable about the many perks at the Dollar Tree! You can contact me by email: jdanielyoga@gmail.com or call/text: 315 729-8179 (Julie Daniel)

Other items needed: preschool picture books; clean, gently used clothing for adults and kids; baking supplies (ie: flour, sugar, oil, spices, herbs, cake mixes, etc)

And to quote Martin Luther King, Jr…..’Everybody can be great because everybody can serve”

Thank you!!

Julie Daniel, Kevin King, Mardie Ninno

Diversity Action Team

Diversity Action Team invites you to a screening of The Right To Read and panel discussion

Thursday March 7th at 5:30pm

Bethany Baptist Church Fellowship Hall

149 Beattie St, Syracuse, NY 13224

Gratitude Corner

December

Pledges $28,126 (includes prior year pledges)

Plate (May's part) $392

Other Contributions $2,261

First Sunday Lunch $136

Change for Change $392

Parking Lot Campaign $200

Minister's Discr. Fund $805

Homeless & Hungry $0

January



Pledges $22,424 (includes prior year pledges)

Plate (May's part) $294

Other Contributions $811

First Sunday Lunch $0

Change for Change $319

Parking Lot Campaign $259

Minister's Discr. Fund $25

Homeless & Hungry $0

Calendar of Events

The office is closed on Friday and Saturday for the Admin day off.



Open office hours Sun-Thurs 8am - 2pm (If you need to meet with me outside these times let me know and we'll schedule something)

Thursday March 7

• Office hours - 8am - 2pm
• Tai Chi - 3pm - Social Hall
• Depression Support Group - 4:30pm Memorial Room
• Private rental - 6pm - Social Hall
• Choir Rehearsal - 7pm - Sanctuary

Friday March 8

• Office Closed (admin day off)

Saturday March 9

• Office Closed (admin day off)

Sunday March 10

• Office hours - 7am - 1pm
• Worship Service 10:30am

Monday March 11

• Office hours - Admin Office closed
• Twisted Sisters - 7pm - Teenz room
• Private rental - 7:30pm - Social Hall

Tuesday March 12

• Office hours - 8am - 2pm
• Writers Group - 10am - Teenz
• Private rental - 10:30 - noon
• Tai Chi - 3pm - Social Hall
• Private rental - 6pm - Sanctuary

Wednesday March 13

• Office hours - 8am - 2pm
• Private rental - 10:30-noon

Thursday March 14

• Office hours - 8am - 2pm
• Tai Chi - 3pm - Social Hall
• Depression Support Group - 4:30pm Memorial Room
• Private rental - 6pm - Social Hall
• Choir Rehearsal - 7pm - Sanctuary

3800 E Genesee St, Syracuse, NY, United States, 13214

Email: office@mmuus.org

Phone: 315-446-8920