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Sunday Service
March 3, 2019 9:00am and 11:00am
Spiritual Practices for the Skeptic and Believer
Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford
Religious Education - 10:00am-10:55am
Share the Plate
In March, all checks and envelopes marked "Share the Plate" and half of all undesignated cash will go to support th
e mission of
Epilepsy Foundation Central & South Texas. They strive to help people with Epilepsy to not define their lives by their diagnosis, but to lead active productive lives in supportive bully-free communities. As one of 50 Epilepsy Foundation National Organization affiliates, they are the only organization dedicated to the health and welfare of more than 155,000 individuals with Epilepsy residing in 79 counties of Central & South Texas. Programs include medical, educational, and social services for individuals with Epilepsy and their family.
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A Few Words from the Minister...
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A 35 Character Love Note
What would you like to tell our neighbors ... using only 35 characters? Read more
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A Few Words from the DLFD...
(Director of Lifespan Faith Development)
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Living the Theme: Spirit on Fire - Spiritual Practice
Really, anything that you do regularly with intention can be a way to connect ... read more
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Sign Replacement Schedule
1. Saturday February 16th the area around the sign was cleared
2. The old sign was taken down (Frame will be used to mount the new LED Screen.
3. Electrical work has been completed.
4. LED Installation has been completed.
5. Software Instruction Thursday Februa
ry 28th
6. Foundation poured this week.
7. Brick work scheduled for week of March 4th.
8. LOUU lettering and address to be installed on brick wall soon after.
9. Dedication tentatively scheduled for St. Patrick's Day
Thanks to everyone who has contributed and helped with this Capital Campaign project. Sue Buckley
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Get CPR, First Aid and AED Training 
Saturday, March 30 from 9 am to noon
We are having CPR, First Aid and AED training at Live Oak UU Fellowship Hall. Cost is $25 per person. Time is March 30, from 9 am to noon. Ages 12 and up are welcome to register. Please register at here
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Chalice Circle Final Call
There is still room in the two groups that are forming... read more
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Spring 2019 Hands on Housing Volunteers Needed
On Saturday March 23rd, join the Live Oak crew giving the gift of home repair and fresh paint to a low income household in Austin. Please volunteer - Experience appreciated, but not required. Complete this
Volunteer Form.
Thank you, Wayne McCullough, Live Oak HoH Coordinator
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Join the Seniors for Coffee
The seniors gather in the Narthex for coffee and a delicious treat at 10:30 Thursday, March 7th. If you have questions, talk to Rev. Joanna.
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Church Ladies Lunch
The LOUU Church Ladies Lunch group will meet on Monday, March 11th, at the La Madeleine at 9828 Great Hills Trail. All Live Oak women and their friends age 16 and over are welcome at this informal lunch. We will begin gathering in the back room around 11:45. Please contact Margaret Sheehan at ChurchLadiesLunch@LiveOakUU.org if you have questions or need more information. We look forward to seeing you!
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Executive Team Minutes The minutes from the February 21st Executive Team meeting can be read
here.
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Vocal Workshop and Talent Show
Polish up on your vocal technique and show it off too!
These two events actually have a whole month between them.
On Sat. April 6 at 10:30 AM, Susan Meitz will give an hour and a half WORKSHOP FOR TREBLE VOICES in the Sauber Music Building. The basses and tenors will have their chance at a later date, because this is for altos and sopranos (including children). Susan has a degree in Vocal Performance from Texas State, and has performed in many area choirs regularly, including St. David's Episcopal where she is employed as the soprano section leader. Having taken a summer's worth of lessons from her myself, I am overjoyed to be able to share her expertise with members and friends of Live Oak! If you have any questions about it please let me know at:
music@liveoakuu.org.
TALENT SHOW Friday, May 10th, 6:30PM in the sanctuary. All performing arts welcome. Finally, we will get to see your hidden (or not so hidden) talent! Please sign up for a spot soon with me, at the above address.
Rebecca Maze. Music Director
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Parents of Young Children Covenant Group
We meet on the 2nd Saturday of each month from 5-7pm in room 208 for adult conversation about childcare and family issues that are important to us.
We are an inclusive, open-minded group designed to foster acceptance, appreciation and support among members while building long term friendships. If you have kids, middle school-aged or younger (even babies), please join us. Free child care is provided! Please RSVP with number and ages of children who will need childcare and contact us if you have any questions! parents of youngchildren@liveoakuu.org
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Spring Campout April 12-14
Everyone is invited to our annual spring campout April 12-14 at Cedar Breaks Park in Georgetown. Read more
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Faith Development
Here's what you need to know this week!
Upcoming Adult RE:
Fuller Conversations: Transcendentalism, Sunday, March 3rd, 10 AM in Room 109. This drop-in class is the next in our series of building our theological house and will focus on Transcendentalism as part of our pneumatology. Don't forget to watch the intro video found
here
for a brief background and resources you might want to view before we meet.
Justice Songs for the Journey,
Sunday, March 17th, 10 AM in Sanctuary. As part of our month of spiritual practice we will explore, as a multigenerational community, the music of protest and justice from the past and present. All ages are welcome for this adventure. Come ready to sing, chant, drum and move together!
UUA Common Read discussion on
Justice on Earth: People of Faith Working at the Intersections of Race, Class, and Environment, you can read more about it
here. The discussion will be on April 14 from 12:15 to 2:00 p.m. Bring a lunch and join in the conversation. Childcare may be provided upon request at least two weeks in advance.
Children & Youth
High School Youth Field Trip is this Sunday, March 3rd. They will be departing the church at 8:40 am to go help the Austin Atheists Helping the Homeless with their monthly giveaway. Families registered for the program have already received information. There is an opportunity for Live Oak members to support the efforts of the organization the youth will be working with. For details, please read the DLFD article from last week, found
here. Have a youth interested in going? Please notify
dlfd@liveoakuu.org
immediately!
Remember that you can find the latest information about Faith Development programming on the
Learning pages of the Live Oak website or in the newsletter. Please keep yourself informed about what is happening!
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3/3 D&D Group
3/6 Sack Lunch with the Minister
3/7 Seniors Coffee
3/9 Parents of Young Children
3/11 Church Ladies Lunch
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The Red Bench Conversations - Genocide
With the US Administration's attitude towards immigrants, genocide is a timely topic:
The next Red Bench Conversations will be a special event on genocide. The presenter will be one of the last holocaust survivors, a woman who not only knew Anne Frank, but whose mother married Anne Frank's father after the war so was, posthumously, Anne Frank's step-sister.
The topic is especially relevant. When Donna and I (Jon Dubrin) were in Armenia, we visited their genocide memorial. One statement that hit home for me was that the first step is dehumanizing. We are already seeing what happens when you are bombarded by rhetoric about the "influx" of immigrants as - animals, terrorists, murderers, rapists . . . Where is this leading? This is an opportunity for great discussions.
Sunday March 24, Congregation Agudas Achim
First UU of Austin
UBarU Camp & Retreat Center Upcoming Events:
Astronomy Weekend March 1-3
Men's retreat March 22-24
Women's retreat March 29-31
Work Bee weekend May 17-19
Summer Family Camp May 25-28
Youth summer camps June 9-29 (based on age)
Sky & Earth youth science camp July 28-Aug 3
For more information and to register, visit
www.ubaru.org
and look under "events."
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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