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Delonis Center Evening Meal Delonis Center Evening MealWhen: first Thursday of every month, 3-5pm, 5-7 pm Delonis Center provides emergency shelter, meals and health services. Meals are served each evening at the Delonis Center, usually to 100 or more guests. Our congregation provides volunteers on the first Thursday of every month. Volunteers are needed for both cooking (3-5pm) and serving (5-7 pm). Sign up at the Congregational Involvement Table, or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 971-0013. Friday Night Live!When: First and Third Fridays, October - May Friday Night Live! is an opportunity for people of all ages to join together. We gather for a catered meal for a minimal charge, worship together and then explore classes, interactive art or social justice projects, movies and just plain fun. First and Third Fridays, October - May All ages, with or without children, are welcome! 6-7 p.m. Dinner (vegetarian options available). Please sign up in the social hall after services or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . We need to know how many are coming to set up and purchase food. With a commitment to be as gentle with our earth as is possible, please bring your own table setting. There will be a minimum charge to pay for the food. 7-7:30 All Ages Worship 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Activities, Classes and Movie If you have ideas for a theme or activity, would like to teach a class or share a presentation, or offer ideas for food, please contact Rev. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Join us for an evening of fun and friendship!
Habitat for Humanity (lunches)When: First and Third Fridays, October - May Each Summer (June thru August), we join a group of churches from the Ann Arbor area to build the Habitat of Humanity "Good News House". One of the ways to help this project is to provide lunches for volunteers working at the site. Volunteers are needed to make or buy food, take it to the site, set up, serve and clean up.
Alpha House – Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN)When: one week at a time, about 3-4 times a year IHN is a network of Ann Arbor congregations that houses up to six homeless families, mostly children, at Alpha House on Jackson Road. For one week at a time, about 3-4 times a year, 45 volunteers from our congregation bring food, diapers, and other necessities. We can stay overnight, cook and serve food, play with children and tutor them. Here UU’s have many opportunities to teach our own children to help families less fortunate than themselves. IHN Board President is UU Don Anderson. To sign up, visit the Alpha House table during coffee hour on Sunday’s prior to our hosting week, or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 663-7535, or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Pastoral Care TeamWhen: Meeting monthly Pastoral care is the heart of First UU and looks after our members and friends in times of need. We visit those who are ill or in retirement homes; provide meals and help to the ill, injured, grieving, and to new parents; arrange rides to church and to appointments; and provide food and assistance for memorial services. The First Unitarian Universalist Congregation’s Pastoral Care Program has five pillars, offering diverse ways for members to be involved.
The program is coordinated by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . People from all pillars meet together three times a year. and monthly meetings will start up in the fall. Individual pillars meet more frequently as needed. There is a definite spiritual growth that comes from responding to the “caring gene.” You get to be the person you want to be. Join us on the Pastoral Care Team.
Special Events
RE Teacher Appreciation BrunchWhen: late spring We need volunteers to prepare food for RE Teacher Brunch. All-volunteer appreciation dinnerWhen: late spring In late spring, we have a Volunteer Appreciation Dinner to honor all congregants who have volunteered in the past year. The volunteers for this event will help plan, prepare food, and solicit other congregants to provide food, help with set up and clean up. Good and Services AuctionWhen: Annually in the Spring The annual goods and services auction/ all congregation party is a wonderful event and a significant fundraiser for our operating budget.. Many goods and loads of services are donated by members and friends of First UU and also by some community businesses. Anything from a week at a Michigan summer cottage to a pet sitter can be purchased either through the silent auction or the live auction. There is a different theme each year and dinner is included in the price of admission. Look for it on the congregational calendar and don't miss it!
Sunday Social HourWhen: before and after each service Social Hour Refreshment Teams organize and run the offering of coffee, juices, water and donuts during the Social Hour that follows each service. These volunteers make the coffee, set up the snack tables, and help clean up after each Social Hour. Some volunteers arrive 30 minutes before the service to help set up, while others stay 30 minutes after the Social Hour to help clean up.
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