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This Sunday
Worship
July 30, 2023, 10:00am
Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford

What TikTok Taught Me about Sharing This Faith

A year ago, I embarked on an experiment, to see if I could share with the world information about Unitarian Universalism - one 2-minute video at a time. People who had never heard of us began asking questions, and that's when the real fun began.
A Few Words from the Minister

UU Barbie

The Barbie Movie was written and directed by someone raised Unitarian Universalist. I'm not surprised.
Back to School Share the Plate
Start the school year off with a boost to Macares.

The August Share-the-Plate partner is Macares, a division of the McCallum High School PTSA. Macares works with all families zoned for McCallum HS and its feeder schools (over 8000 Austin ISD students in all) to provide emergency assistance to families in need, in the form of rent assistance, utility payments, clothing or transportation needs, and gift cards for groceries or gas.

Macares also organizes holiday gift donations, meals for after school programs, and fee payment for advanced placement tests, and helps families connect with community resources. All of these programs are funded solely by donations and volunteers; 100% of our donations go directly to these families in need. Requests more than doubled in the last school year, totaling over $20,000. Mac is a local school, home to several LOUU students, and run by an LOUU parent.

You can read more about Macares at https://mccallumptsa.org/about/ptsa/macares/ or contact them at macares@mccallumptsa.org.
This Week's Special Notices and Events
You don't have to be handy to be a HoH team leader!

Hands on Housing teams faith communities together to repair and paint homes for senior citizens or disabled individuals who are living in poverty in the Austin area. It's sponsored by iACT, Interfaith Austin Central Texas. The goal is to keep homeowners safe and help them remain in the homes and neighborhoods they love.​ ​IACT provides paint, tools, ​and supplies​.

We need someone to​ be team leader of this wonderful community ministry which would include organizing a group of volunteers. All skill levels are welcome. For years Wayne McCullough was Live Oak's H​oH organizer and he is available as a consultant. We used to have great turnouts by young and old.​

The next HoH event will be in October. It would be great if we had a team of willing workers by then! Here is a link to learn more. https://interfaithtexas.org/hands-on-housing/

If you're interested please contact Michele O'Donnell.
Beyond This Month
2023 Fall Campout Nov. 3-5 at Buescher State Park

Our campouts are a great opportunity to enrich our connections with each other!

As of today, there are only 4 campsites left in the Oak Haven section where we’re camping.


The campouts are a great opportunity to enrich our connections with each other. Our campouts are casual and unstructured except for our traditional Saturday evening potluck. Everyone is welcome to come out just for the day on Saturday, even if you don’t want to camp, and stay for the potluck!

Join our Live Oak Camping Group on Facebook, or invite someone to join, for Q&A and more info.
In the Community
Save the Date! 2023 Senior Expo

Saturday, August 12, 9am-1pm

Hosted by the City of Cedar Park and the Treasure of the Hills Senior Center, the expo will feature vendors geared toward senior lifestyle as well as pneumonia and flu shots from H-E-B.
Save the Date! Southwest UU Women's Conference 2024!

Join the Fun and be Inspired in the Piney Woods of Camp Allen, Navasota, Texas February 9-11-2024

Special Promotion - Space is Limited: Send $100 by June 30, Save your space and receive 15% discount on Registration fee. 
Have a Great Week Everyone!
For our Pagan and Witchy UU friends - wasn't the Moon gorgeous Tuesday night?
LiveOakUU.org Pages to Visit:
Worship Service & Fellowship Hour: http://www.liveoakuu.org/
Community Outreach & Social Justice: http://www.liveoakuu.org/justice/

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