Used Book Sale
All are invited to shop our next used book sale! Stock up cheaply on new-to-you books for cozy reading through the winter. Proceeds help to fund the mission of UU Lansing.
HandCrafted Holiday Sale
We hope you will come to our 6th annual HandCrafted Holiday Sale to enjoy a magical day of holiday treats and shopping for unique, handcrafted gifts with friends and neighbors.
If you would like to participate as a vendor, please apply online using this form or download this printable form to mail with your payment. If you are renting a booth for a non-profit organization, please indicate that on your application form. Non-profits may withhold the $50 booth fee until sale day and then pay either the $50 fee or 10% of proceeds, whichever is lower.
If you have any questions, you can contact our team at UULansingCrafts@gmail.com or 734-719-0036.
“Theo’s Brews” Beer Tasting
“Theo’s Brews” is a pop-up beer tasting fundraiser hosted by Dewey & Marge Weldon and Bob & Kathy Lovell. Up to 12 guests may participate for a suggested donation of $15/person.
Dewey & Marge went on a recent adventure to the Pacific Northwest, where they attended the UU church in Vancouver, where our previous settled minister, Kathryn Bert, now serves. Kathryn’s son Theo is working at Reuben’s Brews in Seattle.
We will taste four Reuben’s beers and a couple more, with palate-cleansing snacks, followed by some bread and soup. We may be joined by a surprise Zoom guest!
This event will take place at a private home in East Lansing (with resident cat). To sign up or ask questions, email auction.uucgl@gmail.com.
Folk Band Concert and Singalong
Come listen to, and sing along with, the UU Lansing Folk Band. All are welcome, and donations will be accepted at the door.
Lyric sheets will be available for the audience to sing along with many of the tunes.
Fall Campfire Party
Join us for a fall campfire of fun and camaraderie to raise funds for the ministries of UU Lansing! (Rain date: Saturday, September 30.)
Enjoy an array of appetizers and sweet treats (including s’mores, of course!), beer, wine, and soft drinks. We’ll play yard games, enjoy music, and sing along with guitar accompaniment.
The suggested donation is $20 per person. Please bring cash or a check made out to UU Lansing. This FUNdraising event is offered by Molly Dean, Patty Degnan, Dawn Fleming, Judy Goth-Owens, and Kathleen Veith.
Auction 2023: Building Creative Community
Our annual auction brings joy to our church community in multiple ways. It is the largest fundraiser of the year, benefiting our operating budget. It is also one of our largest FUNraisers of the year, bringing us communal joy through shared meals, parties, learning experiences, themed gift baskets, talents, skills, and fresh flowers and fresh-baked cookie platters offered exclusively on Sunday, May 14.
Many fantastic donations have been received, including social activities both indoors and outdoors, edible delights, handmade art and craft items, gift certificates, and others. You can view the catalog, place bids, and sign up here on our Auctria site through Saturday, May 13 at noon. If you need assistance, email auction.uucgl@gmail.com.
In-person bidding/sign-up will conclude on Sunday, May 14 (before and after the worship service; bidding will close at 12:30 p.m. If you are taking an item home that you won by bidding or sign-up, please check in at the Information Table before leaving.
Sign-up: You sign up and pay a set price. Quantities can vary from item to item, so be sure to choose how many you want to purchase.
Bidding: A minimum bid is listed, bids are raised in set increments, and the highest bidder at the end of the auction wins the item. For some items, a buy-it-now (BIN) is listed. If you list your bidder number at the pre-set BIN price, you will win the item immediately.
Winning Bids: Some items will be available to take home on May 14; those winners will be notified prior to May 14. Successful bidders on other items will be notified by email as soon as possible at the end of the auction. Some items are available for pickup at the church, while others can be picked up by mutual arrangement between donor and buyer.
Payments: Invoice statements will be sent by email to winning bidders the week after May 14. Payments can be made at the Information Table, on our church website, or by mailing a check made out to UU Lansing (5509 South Pennsylvania Ave, Lansing, MI 48911). Payments can also be made by cash or check at the Information Table on Sunday. No payments are made on Auctria.
Auction Basket-Fest
Join us in the Social Hall to create baskets for the 2023 church auction! All are welcome to join in this traditional fun event. There are lots of ways to participate, such as bringing your basket items, ideas, laughter, and a sense of adventure. And while we say “basket,” it can be any collection of items in any container. We expect there are some things at your house that would love to be in a basket, just waiting to find a new home with an auction bidder. We will furnish a variety of baskets (different colors, types, and sizes), tissue paper, and some sustaining snacks. Who knows what baskets will arise from the treasures around us?
Stop by our table in the Social Hall on Sundays at coffee hour for more information and a few sample baskets on display.
Hammond Farms Mulch Sale
Our spring mulch fundraiser is back! Six types of high-quality garden mulch are offered in bags from Hammond Farms Landscape Supply. Each bag contains two cubic feet of mulch and sells for $6/bag.
Orders will be taken through Sunday, April 30. Fill out an order form here and pay online using the “fundraiser” field with “Mulch” in the notes box. Or, mail a check payable to UU Lansing with “Mulch” in the memo line to:
UU Lansing, ATTN Mulch
5509 S. Pennsylvania Ave.
Lansing, MI 48911.
Mulch orders will be available for pickup at our church on Saturday, May 6. The exact timing for pickup will be announced the week of pickup. For more information, please contact Evy Jackson at uufunrise@gmail.com. Proceeds benefit our UU Lansing General Fund.
Mamma Mia! Sing-Along
Please join us for a lively Mamma Mia! sing-along in our Sanctuary. Put on your warm-weather dancing shoes and beach attire and join us in singing and dancing as we enjoy the film (rated PG-13). We will have refreshments in the Social Hall during intermission and after the show as well as a trivia contest about the film and music.
This event is sponsored by generous donors from a pre-pandemic service auction. The sing-along had to be canceled in 2020, but we are back now! The annual auction is one of our church’s biggest traditional fundraisers. This spring, watch for opportunities to bid on more fun events such as this as well as expert services, home-cooked meals, and other delights.
Holiday Cookie Sale
Our youth and youth group facilitators are teaming up to collect, bake, package, and sell holiday cookies by the box (donation only) during Coffee Hour. Some proceeds will enable our church to fulfill its mission of being a healing presence in our community while others will be applied to youth programming for an expense of their choosing!
If you are able to donate home-baked or store-bought holiday treats for the sale, drop them off at the church freezer by Saturday, December 17 at 4:00 p.m., or you can arrange to have us pick them up contact-free!
HandCrafted Holiday Sale
All are invited to celebrate the season of festive giving at our 5th annual HandCrafted Holiday Sale of arts, crafts, and cookies! Join us in our Atrium and Social Hall to shop, sell, get in the holiday spirit, and build community. It is a joy to support local artisans and to browse meaningful, unique gifts and holiday treats in a friendly and relaxing environment. The “From Scratch” food truck will be available to serve hearty lunches.
If you have any questions, please contact our team at uulansingcrafts@gmail.com or (517) 798-6534.
Used Book Sale
All are invited to browse an unusually eclectic selection of used books, mostly provided by our own quirky community of intellectuals, artists, spiritual seekers from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds, and justice-loving activists who enjoy passing along interesting volumes that we have previously loved.
Shop our bargain-priced literary treasures in the church Social Hall and Atrium to stock up on cozy cold-weather reads and unique, affordable holiday gifts for fellow readers.
Folk Band Concert and Sing-Along
All are invited to listen and sing along with our Folk Band! Lyric sheets will be provided.
This event is sponsored by donors who participated in this year’s church auction, but those who have not already contributed are invited to attend too. Additional donations will be accepted at the door, but you do not need to donate in order to participate. Proceeds support the church’s general operating fund, which supports music and other activities at the church.
Driveway Dance Party
Dance the night away to music from the past to the present in a church member’s Okemos driveway! (Non-dancers are welcome too.) Appetizers, soft drinks, light beer, and cheap wine will be provided. (If you need something fancier, BYO.) In case of rain, we'll dance on the back porch.
A few places in this fundraising event are still available for $20 each.
If you are interested, email auction.uucgl@gmail.com.
Beer Tasting
At the end of our 2022 church auction, the Beer Tasting event still had spaces available for $15 each. If you would like to purchase one of the last tickets to participate, please send an email to auction.uucgl@gmail.com.
Join connoisseur Jerry King for an evening of tasting beers including dark ales, porter, and stout. Snacks will accompany the tasting, and pizza will be served at the end of the evening.
Ice Cream Sunday
Our Auction Team will serve ice cream in front of the barn after worship. Everyone is welcome to have a treat; suggested donation to raise funds for our mission is $5.
Bring Back the Joy! 2022 Auction of Experiences and Arts
Our annual UU Lansing Auction brings joy to our church in multiple ways: it is the largest fundraiser of the year, benefiting our church operating budget, and it is one of our largest FUNraisers of the year, bringing us communal joy through shared meals, parties, learning experiences, themed gift baskets, talents, and skills. This Sunday, May 8 is your final opportunity to participate!
There are three ways to get in on the fun:
Bidding, Buy-It-Now, and Signup: A minimum bid is listed, bids are raised in set increments, and the highest bidder at the end of the auction wins the item.
Buy-It-Now is an alternative to bidding, for those who want to jump high and claim the item immediately.
Or, you can sign up for other items with a set price. Quantities can vary, so be sure to choose how many you want to purchase.
Auction Information Table: Bidder numbers and print copies of the catalog (preview items online here) will be available in the Atrium on Sunday. If you are taking an item home that you won by bidding or signup, please check in at the Information Table so we have a record of who has what at the end of the day.
Bidder Number: You will need to use your bidder number on the bid/signup sheets in the Social Hall. If you forgot your bidding number or have not obtained one yet, please stop by the Auction Information Table in the Atrium to obtain it.
Winning Bids: Successful bidders will be notified in person on Sunday or by email as soon as possible at the end of the auction. Some items are available for pickup at the church, while others can be picked up by mutual arrangement between donor and buyer.
Payment can be made online through the church website or by check mailed to the church or turned in to the Auction Information Table at checkout on Sunday.
All Auction activities will follow our Covid Guidelines using the CDC Community Level tool. For in-person indoor events:
· If we are at LOW on the date of the event, we are good to go.
· If we are at MEDIUM, the host of an indoor event has a choice: participants wear masks when not eating, or the event is postponed until the level is back to low.
· At HIGH, the host must postpone.
Contact our Auction Team at auction.uucgl@gmail.com if you have any questions. Your joyful enthusiasm is bringing back the joy for all of us!
Holiday Cookie Sale
All are invited to purchase packages of holiday cookies after worship on Sunday, December 19. Our annual Holiday Cookie Sale is collaboratively led by members of our High School Youth Ministry and Stewardship Committee. All proceeds will enable our church to fulfill its mission of being a healing presence in our community.
Church newsletter subscribers can find details about how to donate baked goods in the Weekly News.
Annual Church Auction
Our UU Lansing 2021 Auction has begun; bidding will end Sunday, May 23 at 6:00 p.m.! Go to our auction website at virtualauction.bid/UULansing2021 (hosted by Auctria). To see the items available, click on the Auction tab; you can view all items, select a category, or search by keyword. You must register to be able to bid on, or buy, an item. (Some items have a starting bid, and some have a “buy-it-now” price to immediately purchase the item.) If you bid on an item, you will get an email telling you if someone else has entered a higher bid — then you can log in and bid even higher.
PAYMENT: After the auction closes, winning bidders will receive a message, including information about arrangements for delivery/pickup. You can pay by check to UU Lansing sent to the church (5509 S. Pennsylvania, Lansing, MI 48911), or by credit card online payment through the church website (for both, indicate “Auction” in the memo or note).
Do you have questions or need help? Email our Auction Team at auction.UUCGL@gmail.com.
Mulch Fundraiser
Six types of high-quality garden mulch are offered in bags from Hammond Farms Landscape Supply. We are now closed to orders. If you placed an order and did not receive an appointment for pickup, please email Evy at groundssouthpenn@gmail.com to make arrangements. Proceeds benefit our church’s General Fund.
