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Live Oak
Unitarian Universalist Church
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May 1st 10:00am - In Person or online
"Dancing a Flowered Path"
Mike Schultz & Katherine Enyart
In these troubled times, we need to hold fast to traditions to keep us grounded. Join us as the Labyrinth Team hosts the annual Flower Communion followed by a Maypole dance.
Bring flowers from your garden or from the store for this celebration of community.
Katherine Enyart joined Live Oak in February 2001 and has held many roles at the church including Trustee, Administrator, Owl Instructor, Worship Leader and Choir member. Her interest in Labyrinths began decades ago and participating in building our labyrinth was a real labor of love.
Mike Schultz participated in building the Labyrinth in 2004 but hung around the church after that and he became a member in 2008.
Join us in person (or online) for Worship at 10:00am. The link will be on the Live Oak homepage: www.liveoakuu.org.
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Share the Plate
Help trans Texans under attack
Live Oak will share donations in April with the Transgender Education Network of Texas. This nonprofit's efforts are all the more critical this year in light of dire anti-trans actions emanating from the governor's office. TENT provides educational programs on trans issues to businesses, schools, city governments and other groups. It advocates for transgender students in the classroom; works for ordinances around the state to include protections of gender identity; and, among other things, provides resources for transgender Texans and their families. It partners with other equality organizations during Texas Legislature sessions to fight proposed bills that harm transgender adults and kids.
Go to the Donate link on the Live Oak website’s home page. Use the drop down menu to designate your donation for “Share the Plate”.
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A Few Words from the Minister
Rev. Joanna will be on sabbatical through August 31. During this time, we will be sharing some of her writings.
Today's: "To Love the Hell of out the World." To love the hell out of the world means to love it extravagantly, wastefully, with an overpouring abandon and fervor that sometimes surprises even yourself.
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Maypole Dance on May 1st
Join us for the Maypole Dance after church to celebrate the beauty of Spring.
We will celebrate Beltane and the beauty of Spring with a Maypole Dance in the area just outside the Fellowship Hall. At Beltane, the earth is fully awake. Now is the time when sweet desire weds wild delight in the greening of the year. When we dance the Maypole, we dance to renew the earth, and to renew ourselves and each other so that love may bloom. For more information: labyrinth@liveoakuu.org
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Planned Website Outage
New website launching! Old website will be offline.
We're launching the new website! In order to get that done, the old website will be completely offline on Monday, May 2nd from around 5pm till 10pm. After that, the new website will be live. If you have anything on the old website you want to save, please do so before May 2nd. Once we launch the new website, the old one will be inaccessible.
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Congregational Meeting
On May 15, 2022 following church service we will holding a Congregational Meeting. During this meeting we will be electing our Board Representatives and voting on plans for growth. Please be there as we will need 1/3 of the Congregation for quorum. Attendance via YouTube is also available here.
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World Labyrinth Day Walk for Peace
Take steps for peace and be part of a global event
Saturday, May 7, 1 p.m
14th Annual World Labyrinth Day Walk for Peace. Take steps for peace and be part of a global event, sponsored by The Labyrinth Society. We will gather at the entrance to the labyrinth to “Walk as One at 1.” Labyrinth walks are scheduled throughout the world at 1 p.m. in each locality to send a wave of peace all over the planet as the earth turns. We invite you to bring a short reading, a poem, or a song, and your own wishes for peace. For more information: labyrinth@liveoakuu.org
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Update Your Contact Info
Reminder to let us know when you change your preferred email address, move, or get a new phone number. Send an email to administrator@liveoakuu.org.
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Looking for Event Hosts
When there is a large event at Live Oak, we require an Event Host. This is a Live Oak person that is onsite during the event. The host duties include:
- unlocking the building
- helping renters arrange the stage
- being available to answer questions
- making sure the renter is only using the spaces they have reserved
- making sure any children present are staying in the reserved areas
- making sure the stage is reset after the event
- locking the building
Hosts are paid $20/hr which is included in the rental fees. Training will be provided. If you are interested, email Diane Stepakof-Fay.
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UBarU Events
UBarU Summer Youth camp dates:
Primary camp for campers ages 9-11 or rising* grades 4-6th - June 5-June 11, 2022
Intermediate camp for campers age 12-14 or rising grades - 7-9th June 12-18, 2022
Senior camp camp - for campers age 15-18 or rising grades 10th-2022 high school graduates - June 19-25, 2022
* “rising” means this is the grade the camper will attend in the fall of 2022, not the grade they have just completed.
Detailed information can be found at https://www.ubaru.org/summer-camps where there is all the information about COVID precautions, expectations, and cost for this summer.
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Summer Family Camp
Spend time with your family in the beautiful Texas Hill Country! This Memorial Day weekend Family camp will offer opportunities to learn, grow, and share as a family, as well as opportunities for parents to enjoy some free time and activities designed just for them. Other activities will include cookouts, campfires, archery, swimming, games, nature education, and a star party (pending conditions). Programming is being planned for kids and adults. Register at UBarU.org
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Young Adult Weekend
Young Adults (ages 18-30 years) are invited to camp for a weekend of camp activities including swimming, archery, games, crafts, labyrinth walking and more! June 25-27 are the dates which is a Saturday to Monday. You are invited to participate in the youth Bridging ceremony to invite the 2022 High school graduates into young adulthood. Lodging will be in the Brown Center bunks and private rooms. Meals are included along with the activities. Early bird price is $125. Discount offered for adults chosen to be counselors for youth camp. See application and job description for Adult Camp counselors at the youth camps page.
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Genderfuul Retreat
Join us at camp July 8-10, 2022! The Genderfuul retreat is an affirming retreat where trans, non-binary & agender UU adults can build community with each other. From nature walks to spiritual discussions and crafts, we hope that each person is able to relax and connect with the sacredness of being genderful. Our chaplain will foster an environment where everyone is encouraged to acknowledge and value the wide variety of identities, experiences, feelings, vocabulary and traumas that come with existing in an often oppressively gendered world.
In addition to discussions, crafts, meals and lodging, the weekend will include swimming in the UBarU stock tank pool, walking the labyrinth, resting and renewing your body and spirit. Register at UBarU.org
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LiveOakUU.org Pages to Visit:
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The deadline for the weekly e-newsletter and the Sunday announcements is midnight on Tuesday. The submission form can be found here
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Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church
(737) 240-3455 | 3315 El Salido Pkwy, Cedar Park, TX 78613
www.liveoakuu.org
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