The Unitarian Universalist Bay de Noc Fellowship

We welcome you no matter your age, no matter your color, no matter your gender, no matter who you love, or what you believe. All are welcome here. Please come to one of our services or UU sponsored events and activities.

Services Notice

Services may be held either in-person at the Bonifas Arts Center, or virtually via Zoom. The format will be specified in each service's description (below or on the "upcoming events" page).
 Fellowship members will receive Zoom invitations via email.  Please contact bdnuucoordinator@gmail.com for more information and an invitation to our virtual services.
Forums are held in person at the Bonifas Arts Center at 9:30am
Upcoming Services and Forums

April 14th

Forum 9:30am: "A review of the Generations: Boomers, Gen X, Gen Y & Gen Z"   
presented by Ann Supik

Join us at the Bonifas Art Center and stay afterward to attend the service

Service 11:00 am: "Gone, Gonna Rise Again" 
Presented by February Sky.
Many spiritual paths contain stories of gods who die and are born again; especially in earlier religions whose main form of worship centered on the cycles and seasons of the Earth. We will look at some of these traditions and explore what meaning  this might have for our own lives.

via Zoom from Petoskey, with live airing at the Bonifas Art Center following the Forum
 


April 28th

Forum 9:30 am: "The 4th Principle and its Relevance to the Dunning-Kruger Effect"
Hosted by Gerry Nelson

Join us at the Bonifas for the forum and stay after to attend the service.

-Service 11:00am: short service "Tradition and Change: Continuity and Challenge" ANNUAL MEETING to follow.
led by John Gagnon. He will present information about Article II and current changes for UUs. 

Live at the Bonifas Art Center
Bay de Noc Universalist Fellowship recieves national honor
 
Bay de Noc Unitarian Universalist (UU) Fellowship, of Escanaba, has been designated as a “Good Trouble Congregation” for its efforts to encourage citizens to exercise their right to vote in the 2022 elections. The Bay de Noc UU Fellowship was one of 24 UU congregations across the country to receive this honor. The UU Church of Farmington was the only other Michigan congregation to receive this designation.    
The late Congressman John Lewis challenged all of America to “work collectively to get in the way of injustice and get into good trouble to build a truly multiracial democracy.” JaZahn Hicks, Director of the Unitarian Universalist Association voting rights campaign, challenged congregations to put their faith into action and uphold the legacy of the late Congressman John Lewis by getting into “good trouble”.  
 Together with Unitarian Universalists across the country, over 2 million voters were reached. The Bay de Noc UU congregation’s efforts were non-partisan and not related to any specific candidate.  

Directions

In-person services are normally held at
The Bonifas Arts Center, 700 1st Ave South, Escanaba, MI 49829
On May 10th, 2021 the Unitarian Universalist Bay de Noc Fellowship was officially approved as a Welcoming Congregation by the Unitarian Universalist Association. The Welcoming Congregation Program is a volunteer program for congregations that want to take intentional steps to be more welcoming and inclusive of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities (UUA.org). The Unitarian Universalist of Bay de Noc Welcoming Congregation Committee included Chairperson, Vicki McGaffigan; Board Vice President, Laurie Johnson; and Social Action Committee Chairperson, Gus Olson. See the "About Us" page for more information on the Welcoming Congregation program.