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Live Oak
Unitarian Universalist Church
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Worship
April 18, 2021
10:00am
The Whole Idea of Safety
Reverend Joanna Fontaine Crawford
We have said that we will return to "life as normal" when it is safe. But the whole idea of safety means different things based on our social location. How can we create a world, and a church, where safety may be available to all?
Join us for Worship at 10:00am: the link will be on the Live Oak homepage: www.liveoakuu.org
Share the Plate
Healthcare Is a Human Right. Share-the-Plate to clear their debt.
Our April 2021 Share the Plate community partner is RIP Medical Debt. RIP uses donors’ funds to wipe out medical debt from the neediest cases, and every $1 donated forgives $100 in medical debt. Every day 79,000,000 Americans choose between paying their medical bills and basic needs like food and shelter. Sixty-six percent of all US bankruptcies are due to medical debt and 25% of all US credit card debt is medical debt. RIP specifically focuses on “hot spots” around the county, those places most in need of medical debt relief, and Texas is one of those hot spots. So far they have paid off nearly $4 billion in medical debt and have provided relief for nearly 2.5 million American families. You can read more about their mission at ripmedicaldebt.org.
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”. In addition to those designated donations, half of all undesignated gifts in April will go to the fund.
March recipient: The Safe Alliance - $470.00
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A Few Words from the Minister
Go Ask A.L.I.C.E.
More than 27% of Williamson County families fall into the category of A.L.I.C.E. How can Live Oak help? Read more
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A Few Words from the DLFD
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Policy Committee Meeting This Sunday
The Policy Committee (aka Board) will be meeting this Sunday, April 18 from 1-3pm. Topics include reopening guidelines, bylaws rewrite feedback from last weekend's town-hall, and the formation of an investment committee. All are welcome to attend this virtual gathering via the link in the What's Happening page, or read over the agenda here.
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Board of Trustees (Policy Committee) Meeting Minutes- Draft March 21, 2021
The minutes from the March 21st Board meeting can be read here.
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Stitching & Crafty Women's Circle April Meeting
Join the virtual circle!
April 20th 7:00 to 8:30 pm
The circle is metaphor for as we continue to meet via zoom. Show us your latest projects. We like 'show & tell,' too. There are no judgments - just good conversation and support! Come join us! Check the What's Happening page for the link.
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Learn About the Impact of Climate Change
Thursday Zoom Meeting April 22th @ 6:30pm. Find the link to the meeting on the
What’s Happening webpage.
Topic: Impacts of Climate Change – Wildfires, sea level rise, large storm events, and more.
Readings:
Quarterly Take Action Project – Any climate change (or environmental) bills in the Texas Legislature? Could we write emails to our local representatives in support of these bills?
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Last Call for VANCO
There are a few people that haven't changed their electronic payments from VANCO to Breeze. We are going to be cancelling our VANCO service. If you still need to change, please do the following:
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Go to the VANCO payment page at http://bit.ly/byebyevanco
- Log in to: see your existing automatic transactions.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to delete those transactions.
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Then go to the Breeze online contribution page at https://louu.breezechms.com/give/online
- Go through the (much simpler) steps to set up your new contribution.
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HELP DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO OUR NEIGHBORS
Live Oak Church will be distributing food to our neighbors at Fresh Food Friday and need volunteers to help.
* Friday, April 16 @ 8:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. in the Live Oak parking lot. This is when we distribute the food to our neighbors. Volunteers are needed to set up, direct people to the drive through area, collect client information, and place food in the client’s trunk. You do not need to remain the entire 2 & 1/2 hours.
HCCM has asked for 7 people for each activity. We are asking you to please let us know if you will be able to participate in either activity, so we know if we have enough or too many people.
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ABE Tutors Needed
Do you want an activity to punctuate your week, give you something to look forward to, help you remember what day it is? Our Adult Basic Education program needs 2 tutors right away. We're getting one student who realizes it's time to get his GED but falls short of the requirements for the Literacy Council Williamson County pre-GED program, and another who didn't learn to read or write properly due to civil war in her home country of Liberia. Our program offers one-on-one lessons to students. Training is provided. If you can spend 1 1/2 hours each week giving an online lesson and about thirty minutes for preparation, this may be just the volunteer opportunity you've been looking for. Contact Kim Ono or Mary Hengstebeck for more information.
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Opportunity – help your neighbors learn English on Zoom.
If you have been thinking you might want to help, we invite you to observe some classes.
Getting to know our wonderful students, is a great way to have a positive influence in our community. Our goal is to increase student’s confidence so they can talk with people at stores, their neighbors, their children’s teachers, and health professionals. Our goal is not perfect grammar or perfect pronunciation.
Anyone who wants to teach or assist, will work with current teachers to become familiar with our classroom activities. You determine when and how much you want to participate. Conversation classes are 1.5 hours, and we structure them so that the students are doing 80% of the talking.
If you would like more information, please contact Mary Hengstebeck or 512-983-7009.
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Live Oak Seniors' Coffee Hour
Join us for Coffee hour on Thursdays at 10:30am. On the 1st & 3rd week of the month, Rev. Joanna will lead a lively discussion. The other weeks will be an informal gathering. The Zoom link will be on the What's Happening page.
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LiveOakUU.org Pages to Visit:
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Each Friday at 6:30 p.m. Join us for Friday Fellowship with Rev. Betty. Friday Fellowship includes meditation, readings, homily and discussion. All are welcome! Co-sponsored by UU Free Range Ministry and UBarU Camp & Retreat Center registration
Each Friday at 10 a.m. Friday Dance as a spiritual practice, for all ages (adults and kids), genders, abilities, and fitness levels. Set an intention for joy, energy, movement, and community. Open to UUs and wider community, led by Community Minister Rev. Erin Walter. Questions or song requests, contact [email protected] link
Youth Summer camps- dates are based on age of camper
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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
If you have any questions or comments about this Newsletter please email: [email protected]
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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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