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Live Oak
Unitarian Universalist Church
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Big Queer Joy
Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford
Tuesday is "Coming Out Day." There is much for the LGBTQIA+ world to be concerned about right now. But we can also celebrate our culture and the happiness of living our authentic lives.
You are encouraged to wear anything that shows your LGBTQIA+ pride and/or support - rainbow scarves, PRIDE t shirts, whatever shouts (or whispers) Big Queer Joy to you.
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Share the Plate
Income Needn't Matter
The Social Justice Ministry team chose Hospice Austin as the recipient of Share the Plate donations in October. The nonprofit provides hospice care and palliative care in our five-county region regardless of the patients' ability to pay.
Hospice Austin provides care for people with life-limiting illnesses and for their families. Services are offered in hospitals, other care facilities and patients' homes as well as Hospice Austin's Christopher House. You can find out more at hospiceaustin.org.
You can contribute to Share the Plate during Sunday services or donate on our website. All checks and envelopes marked “Share the Plate” and half of all undesignated cash during the services will be donated to recipients. Or go to https://www.liveoakuu.org/community/donate/
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A Few Words from the Minister
Becoming More Visible
What would make it easier for you to tell people about Live Oak? Read more
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It is Not too Late to Make Your Pledge
The 2023 Stewardship Campaign is ready to “take down the tent” and report to the congregation. The totals as of today are 81% of the congregation has pledged $195,708.00.
THANK YOU for your generosity!
The Stewardship Committee
Joel Bercu - Chair, Sue & Tim Buckley, Barbara Coldrion, Linda McCullough, Becky McPherson, Liz Schwab, Diane Stepakof-Fay
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Read about the Voice of a Movement Class here
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Exploring Membership Class
Interested in learning more about Live Oak Church?
Why do we light a chalice? What does it mean to be a member of Live Oak? Attend an Exploring Membership workshop where we'll get to know each other, talk a little bit about Unitarian Universalism, and a lot about Live Oak.
The next workshop will be held October 9th following the service in Room 106 and childcare will be available.
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Women's Labyrinth Group
Sunday, October 9, 6:30-9pm in the Live Oak Library
Join us for a sharing circle and an in-person walk on the Live Oak UU Labyrinth under the full moon. We support each other as we walk the twists and turns or our lives on the path that “calls us from the center of who we are and who we long to be.” Please bring something for the altar that is meaningful to you. Feel free to share a song, poem or short reading. The group is open to women high school age and older. Contact: Linda Webster for more information.
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HELP DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO OUR NEIGHBORS
Live Oak Church will be distributing food to our neighbors at Fresh Food for All and need volunteers to help.
This month, on Friday, October 14th, Fresh Food For All participants will be able to select their own produce (Farmer's Market style), instead of having the prepackaged produce placed in their car trunks. We will need to help fill bags, direct traffic, weigh the food, and help people carry food to their cars. If you can help anytime on October 14th between 8:30 and 11AM. RSVP to Donna Durbin at: HCCM@liveoakuu.org
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Let’s go Shopping
It’s time to grab your green bag or any shopping bag and help our neighbors. Bring food and other items for Hill Country Community Ministries (HCCM), our Fresh Food for All partner, to church and leave them in the Narthex. Personal care items are always on the list, including feminine hygiene products. The list of all needed items can be found here.
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Seeking Newsletter Editor
We need a new newsletter editor. The right candidate for this volunteer position will have excellent editing skills, the ability to learn Constant Contact (our newsletter program), and the creativity to produce an enticing, well-organized weekly digest. Live Oak has a 60% "open rate" for our newsletter, twice that of most churches. If you might be the right person for this job, send an email to minister@liveoakuu.org expressing your interest.
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Get Your Live Oak Neighborhood
They're going fast!
Get your Live Oak Neighborhood! Easy! Free!
Live Oak is reaching out to our neighbors to encourage them to vote. Not only do we want them to vote, but we also want them to see Live Oak UU as a source of voting rights passion. So, we’re adopting neighborhoods around our church to drop off these door hangers. Read more
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ANTI-RACIST TRAINING OPPORTUNITY
It's not enough to be not racist, you must be anti-racist.
Five of us on the Social Justice DEI team (diversity, equity, inclusion) will be attending an antiracist/Jubilee training that Wildflower UU is sponsoring. It's a great opportunity to dive deeper into the work of antiracism to learn and support our goal of adopting the 8th principle. All the UU churches in the Austin are partners in this including Live Oak.
Important details: It's all on zoom. There is money available for five more people to attend. (cost is $170.00 per person)
Schedule:
Friday, November 11 (6:00pm to 9:00pm CST);
Saturday, November 12 (9:00am to 8:30pm CST);
Sunday, November 13 (12:00pm to 6:00pm CST)
There will be breaks throughout the day.
This training will be facilitated by Paula Cole Jones, the woman who got the whole 8th Principle started. Click here for more information.
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Can you help with "Red Bench" at Live Oak
Dec. 6, 6:30 pm?
iAct (Interfaith Action) is moving back to in-person events, and they would love to host a "Red Bench" gathering at Live Oak on Tuesday, December 6. Before I say yes, I need to know we have several people who can make this happen.
What's involved: we provide a simple vegetarian meal to all attendees. (In the past, we've done things like soups, baked potatoes, or casseroles.) We'll also need a team willing to clean up afterwards.
The Red Bench event brings people of all different religions together for a guided, respectful conversation about a particular topic, e.g. "Global Climate Crisis," "Love," "Racism." iAct provides the materials, leaders, etc. We just provide the space and a meal. Please let me know if you are able to help with this event at minister@liveoakuu.org.
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Support Voters Favoring Abortion Rights and Environmental Justice
About two minutes a letter
Vote Forward announces a new campaign to increase turnout among voters who would favor abortion rights and environmental justice, but who may not vote. This is an experimental opportunity to see how letters influence Pennsylvania voters who have expressed pro-choice and environmental support.
Live Oak continues its Vote Forward campaign to reach voters in Texas who are registered but not likely to vote. Our goal is 500 letters and we’ve completed 400. You can participate by attending the Oct 23 event just after church service (don’t want to write? Instead stamp, address, seal envelopes) or by requesting a packet of 5 letters (about 2 minutes per letter). Sample letters, stamps, envelopes, instructions provided.
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Attention Live Oak Voters!
We've got technology helping with our Voting Pledge effort.
As of September 18, we have reached the 35% voting mark. We still have a ways to go to achieve our goal of being a 100% voting congregation. The pledge cards are in the narthex alongside the green return box. You also can pledge online using this new link
And remember the last day to register to vote is OCTOBER 11.
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Upcoming: Ted Lasso & Bowen Discussion Group
Mark your calendar! Beginning in October, Rev. Joanna will be showing episodes of Ted Lasso then leading a discussion group around the Bowen Family Systems concepts shown in the show -- things like triangulation, differentiation, etc. The group will meet in the library at 6:00pm on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. If you're interested, email minister@liveoakuu.org to reserve a spot.
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Fall events at UBarU:
Women Aligned retreat Oct 14-16
Men Aligned retreat Oct 21-23
Winter Family Camp Dec 16-19
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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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