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Live Oak
Unitarian Universalist Church
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June 26 Special time
11:00am - In Person or online
We will be watching the Worship Service from the annual UUA General Assembly
You can watch it at home here.
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Share the Plate
A landfill alternative
Our Share the Plate recipient for June is Austin Creative Reuse. This nonprofit puts art and crafting materials back into the hands of the community for very low prices, keeping it out of the landfill.
Creative Reuse's large location is in the Windsor Park area of Austin, well worth a visit and stocks a greater variety of materials than you can imagine. The group also offers educational programming and community events to support reuse.
Donate your dollars to help them pay operational expenses and see information elsewhere in this newsletter on donating your own unused materials conveniently at church.
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.
There is a concerted effort to manipulate our understanding of reality. The news stories we read, and even the photos we’re shown online, may be retouched, slanted, or outright lies.
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We need you for the Stewardship Committee!
Stewardship is vital to the success of this church. We rely on donations to pay for our wonderful staff and church grounds. We need people to help us with Stewardship to raise the money for our church. Here are some of the simple responsibilities of the Stewardship Committee.
- Advertise pledging for the church
- Collect pledges from individuals
- Submit pledges to the Board so this can be incorporated into the budget.
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Live Oak Voting Rights Team Needs You!
Join us in the Fellowship hall after the service and help to increase voter turnout in Texas
On July 17, the Live Oak Voting Rights Team is sponsoring a VoteForward letter writing event in the Fellowship hall after the Sunday service. The goal of VoteForward is to help get people out to vote. Research has shown that adding a personal message to their standard letter is effective in increasing turnout in folks who are registered but not likely to vote. For more information about this nationwide program, check out the VoteForward website. We will be preparing letters to send to a pool of registered Texas voters in underrepresented communities urging them to vote November 8. This is a non-partisan effort to strengthen our democracy.
You can help with our event, July 17, in several ways. You can create your own account at VoteForward.org and print out your own list of voters to bring that day, or you can help fold, stuff, stamp, and address letters from the lists other Live Oak participants will be working on July 17. Stamps, envelopes, pens, and templates will be provided for all to share. You’re also welcome to come for information about the program and see it in action. You don’t have to be voting age to participate; just bring your willingness to help increase voter turnout in Texas. For more information contact Judy Reynolds or Wayne Gregory
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Annual Fall Campout in November!
The campout will be the weekend of Nov 11-13 at Cedar Breaks Park on Lake Georgetown. Make your reservations here. We usually camp in sites along the lake, in the teens and 20s. Some of us camp longer, arriving a day or 2 ahead of time and staying a day or 2 longer afterwards. Join the Live Oak UU Camping Group on Facebook for Q&A and camping discussion!
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Donate Crafting Materials
Clear out your reusable excess
Our Share the Plate recipient for June is Austin Creative Reuse. In addition to the usual sharing of the collection plate, we'll also this month collect reusable items in a designated box in the Narthex to be donated to Creative Reuse.
This is a convenient way to get rid of your excess paints, paper, fabric, pens, brushes, stickers, clay, yarn, hardware, tools – the list is almost endless. You can go to https://austincreativereuse.org/material-donations to find out the many categories they accept.
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DON'T READ THESE BOOKS!
This summer we will be spending some faith development time exploring banned books, thanks entirely to the Leander ISD school board!
These banned book discussions will be happening the third Sunday of each month: July 17, and August 21.
In July, the K-5th grade class will be reading “A is for Activist,” “Nasreen’s Secret School,” and “Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation.” In August they will read “This Day in June,” “And Tango Makes Three” and “Worm Loves Worm.” No pre-reading is required but parents are encouraged to read these books ahead of time if you wish to know what they are about.
The 6-12th graders are not expected to do any pre-reading but it is certainly encouraged. In July, the two books are “New Kid” (recommended for middle schoolers) and “The Hate U Give” (high school). In August the selections are “Better Nate Than Ever” (middle school) and “Red at the Bone” (high school). The high school selections all include content warnings for adult language, violence and in some cases sex so you may wish to pre-read these with your child. Both books will be summarized and the reasons they have been banned will be discussed at the lesson but will be age-appropriate for ages 11 and up.
Adults, please pre-read the following books and come ready to discuss the reasons you think they have been banned in Leander ISD and other schools. In July the book is “Ordinary Hazards” by Nikki Grimes; and the August selection is “Red at the Bone.” While each of these books are young adult selections, there are content warning of adult topics.
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Live Oak’s Got Talent!
No judges. No audience voting. Just amazing skills to show-off.
All summer long, we will have time in service for any LOUUer to show off their talent. Sign up here to pick your day, and start practicing. One act per week (group or individual) and all ages and talents welcome. Acts should generally run under 10 minutes but if you need more time, just let us know. You can define the word “talent” any way you want, so be creative! Let’s show Reverend Jami what we have!
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UBarU Events
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 https://www.ubaru.org/genderfuul-weekend
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UBarU Annual Star Party
August 27-30, 2022
The 2022 UBarU Star Party (USP) is being held over three nights in late August since it offers a phase of the Moon that is better-suited for deep-sky viewing than over Labor Day weekend 2022. This is our sixth comprehensive star-party event (which includes, in addition to the star parties: astronomy-related lectures, meals, lodging, and more) offered at our IDA-certified Dark-Sky Park in Mountain Home, Texas. Please register via http://ubaru.org/home/starParty
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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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