Due to Covid-19 restrictions, our 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. in-person worship services have a limited capacity in the Sanctuary. Register online for either service. In accordance with APH risk-based guidelines, we recommend that all unvaccinated individuals worship online. Virtual worship will still be available at 11:00 a.m. each Sunday through our Zoom worship time, YouTube Channel, and Facebook page. Our Interactive Worship on Zoom includes opportunities to connect with one another, share prayer concerns, and view our video worship service together.

Youth Sunday School meets in the Great Hall of the Family Life Center. Adult Sunday School classes are meeting in person or in hybrid formats. All interested parties should reach out to class contacts for more information. Children's Sunday School begins at the Colorado 1 entrance at the back of the church. Children ages three years through 5th grade can join us for outdoor Bible stories, songs and games. For more information, check out the Children's Sunday School Page, or contact children@fumcaustin.org.

We celebrate and welcome Ken Spivey to the FUMC staff as our new Director of Events. Ken comes to us with a wealth of knowledge and experience from his previous role as Director of Events at St. David’s Episcopal Church. This is a new position for FUMC, and Ken will be responsible for identifying community needs, organizing the use of space and equipment, and overseeing facility planning and scheduling. This position is designed to deeper relationships both internally with church programming and externally with our local community. Ken developed The Space at St. David’s Brand, making countless events memorable, and we are excited for him to take the reins at FUMC! Ken enjoys photography, social media, hiking, interior decorating, and being of service to the LGBTQA recovery community in Texas. You can reach Ken at ken@fumcaustin.orgor 512-639-9622.

Book Study: The Sum of Us

Join Pastor Cathy as we spend five weeks reading and exploring themes in Heather McGhee’s book, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together. One of today’s most insightful and influential thinkers, Heather McGhee, offers a powerful exploration of inequality and the lesson that generations of Americans have failed to learn: Racism has a cost for everyone – not just for people of color. There will be one book study group on Tuesdays 6:30-8:00 p.m. and one group on Thursdays, 12:30-2:00 p.m.

Zoom information will be sent with registration. Contact Pastor Cathy at cathy@fumcaustin.org for additional information.

Come and bring your pets to be blessed by one of our pastors in observance of the Feast Day of St. Francis. All safely restrained pets are welcome, as are photographs of animal companions that cannot be present. Three locations are available. North: Arboretum Lawn, 10000 Research Blvd., near Amy’s Ice Cream; Central: Mueller Lake Park, 4550 Mueller Blvd.; and South: Garrison Park, 6001 Menchaca Road.

Sunday, October 17, 4:30-5:00 p.m. or 5:00-5:30 p.m.

Third Grade is a special year when the church presents your child with the gift of a student Bible as an acknowledgement of their maturing into a young disciple who is ready to begin learning how to study and read the gift of God’s word for us. This 30-minute presentation will be outdoors in the church parking lot, masks required. Families of third graders can sign up for a time below. Please email Lara Greene at children@fumcaustin.org with any questions.

Join us for our monthly churchwide Bible study! Every third Sunday of the month, Pastor Brad King (or a special guest) will lead an hour-long discussion of one or more passages read in church that month. If you are interested, stay in your pew after the 11:00 service or come back and join us.

The Cheers Ministry, a community for those young-at-heart who are recently retired and semi-retired, is hosting a scavenger hunt and potluck. Register online. Upon registering, participants will receive the scavenger hunt clues to be completed before we meet. At the dinner, we will score the results and award a prize to the top three. Contact Dick Young Dick Young (richardtyoung@gmail.com) with questions.

All middle school aged youth are invited for a weekend retreat for community, faith, and a whole mess of fun. The cost is $150, which includes activities, meals, transportation, and a shirt. Spaces are limited.

All high school aged youth are invited to come hang

out and enjoy company by the water. Coffee and hot

chocolate are on us!

If you have an interested 8th grader, or an older youth who missed it and would like to participate, or are interested in being an adult mentor, contact Devon Bailey, Youth Director, at devon@fumcaustin.org and he will get you the information. This group will meet weekly.

Honor someone you love and appreciate, remember a departed loved one, or celebrate special days or events in your life or the life of the church. The cost is $65 and the available dates for the rest of the year are October 24 and 31. To sign up, contact Tami Kellberg at tami@fumcaustin.org or 512-478-5684 (ext. 226).

We are seeking assembled Manna Bags to hand out to our hungry neighbors on the street. Officer Shelly, our officer from the Feed My People Breakfast, is helping distribute the Manna Bags where they are needed the most. Manna Bag items could include: tuna or chicken lunch kit, peanut butter or cheese cracker sandwiches, Nutri Grain fruit bar, raisins, juice box, socks, and an encouraging message such as “God loves you.” Please email Pastor Cathy at cathy@fumcaustin.org for more information or to schedule a drop off.

FEAST is a community of young adults and young professionals, (ages 20-45ish), that meets regularly to build community and to dig into the more difficult aspects of our faith lives. For more information on these FEAST events and/or to get on the mailing list, visit fumcaustin.org/FEAST or email Pastor Brad King at brad@fumcaustin.org.

While our dinner FEAST events delve into the more difficult aspects of our faith lives, our happy hours are a chance for us to TOAST and celebrate one another. Join us as we share drinks, stories, and fellowship. Details and location are publicized through the FEAST mailing list.