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This Week
Sunday, June 28, ONLINE at
10:00am
Share the Plate:
June's Share the Plate partner is Via Hope: Texas Mental Health Resource, which provides education, training, and consultation to individuals in recovery from mental illness, their family members, and mental health professionals throughout the state of Texas.
Reaching out to those on the front lines of mental health, and those suffering, has never been more important than during this time of forced isolation. All designated "share the plate" donations, and half of all undesignated donations, will be given the Via Hope for the month of June.
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A Few Words from the Minister...
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Managing Our Own Fears
Operating on a data-driven assumption helps me focus on what needs to be done, while not churning with anxiety.
Read more
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A Few Words from the DLFD...
(Director of Lifespan Faith Development)
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Faith Development 6.22 to 6.28.20
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New Worship Platform Begins This Sunday!
This Sunday, we move to a new platform for our Sunday worship services. Here's some
background on that.
Before Sunday, please read our
updated instructions for getting the most out of the Sunday worship and fellowship experience.
How it will work:
Sunday morning, go to
http://www.liveoakuu.org/ and click on the link for the worship service. That will take you to our Youtube Premiere page. Gathering will begin at 9:45, and the service begins at 10:00 am.
After the service, go back to
http://www.liveoakuu.org/ and click on the link to Fellowship Time. That will take you to a Zoom meeting room where we will gather in breakout rooms for a deeper discussion with a small group of members. (It's a great way to get to know other members.)
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New Sunday Teams - we need your help!
No need to make coffee for a crowd, but we still need Sunday morning teams. Please email minister@liveoakuu.org and let Rev. Joanna know if you can be one of the:
Producers: This is our most pressing need. We need a team of people who can take turns "stitching" the service elements into one movie, which will be uploaded to youtube and scheduled to premiere. Average time needed per week: 1 hour when it's "your" week. Zero time the rest of the month. Equipment needed: computer with internet. There are free video editors that will work just fine for this, and we'll teach you - no experience necessary.
Moderators: We need a couple of moderators each week who can remove anyone who "bombs" our service with inappropriate things in the chat. (This may never happen, but we need to be prepared.)
Vergers: Vergers post appropriate things in chat, e.g. links to donate, the link to fellowship time, etc.
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Virtual Fellowship
Wonder what is happening on Sunday during our virtual fellowship time? Stephanie Perdue shares her recent experience. Read more
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Live Oak UU Church Engagement Survey
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Just Mercy Film & Discussion
Links are on the What's Happening page
Taking a look at justice and mercy in our flawed judicial systems. 
On Sunday, June 28 we will be showing and discussing the film "Just Mercy" via Zoom. The film portrays the true story of Bryan Stevenson working as a lawyer defending those wrongly condemned and those not afforded proper representation. The film exposes the racism inherent in our systems of justice.
If you have not yet seen the film, you can join us at 3:00 to watch it on Zoom. Everyone who has seen the film (on their own or with us) can join us at 7:00 for a facilitated discussion. We will be discussing the film version, so if you have read the book, please watch the film to join our discussion.
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Board Confirms Wayne Gregory to Executive Team
At their June 21, 2020 meeting, the Live Oak Board voted to confirm Wayne Gregory as a member of the Executive Team. Wayne will be taking the "Community Outreach" portfolio and serving as liaison to the teams in that ministry.
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 Exploring Membership
You are invited to this Exploring Membership Zoom workshop, Sunday, July 5th from noon to 2pm. RSVP not necessary. Please join us. The link will be posted on the What's Happening page.
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Virtual Talent Show Postponed
Watch this space for a new date for the Talent Show!
We want to give ourselves, and everyone wanting to participate, more time to work on their acts, get a video made, and time for us to organize them all. The new date hasn't been decided on but will be announced soon. Stand by!
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We need photos and videos of your pets!
For an upcoming "pet blessing" service, we need your pets. Please email photos and videos to Rev. Joanna. She is also looking for a few people to speak about the importance, and the life lessons they've learned from their furry companions. If you would be willing to contribute a short piece, please email her for details.
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Live Oak Trading Post
Meet up here to offer, ask, or trade items
During the past 3 months of quarantine, I have never taken toilet paper, eggs, and toothpaste for granted as much as I have in the last 3 months. I have seen kindness, resourcefulness, and ingenuity when it comes to getting these everyday items. I'm excited to present to you our Live Oak Trading Post. This is where our members who are in need of items small or large, will be able to put it on the list with their preferred contact information. Other members will be able to look at the list and see if these are items that they can supply; or set up a trade for something else. This list is also set up so that if a member has something to offer, that can be put on the list also and just indicate it is being offered. Please take a moment to look at and use the Trading Post. now we don't have to wait for the next Zoom meeting to see if anyone needs anything!
- Heather Malkawi
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Tuesday Night Deep Dive
This regular 7:00pm Tuesday evening Zoom Deep Dive with Kiya is for those who need a deeper check-in and a supportive place to process. The link can be found on the What's Happening This Week page.
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Zoom!
We encourage you to connect with Zoom in various ways.
If you are planning a Zoom gathering for Live Oak members on your own Zoom account, please provide Diane with the date, time, link and title of the meeting. She will add it to the What's Happening page.
If you need a zoom meeting scheduled on the Live Oak account, send a request to Diane, and she will help you schedule it and provide the link.
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What's Happening This Week
Enriching Connections has become an even more vital part of all that we do. We want to make it as easy for you to stay connected as possible. So we encourage you to add something to your morning routine. As you sip your coffee or tea, go to this link:
http://www.liveoakuu.org/whats-happening-this-week/
It will have the most up-to-date information about connection events. Be sure and save the link! We want to enrich connections, but we are also putting safeguards in place so that we can feel safer when we gather in this way. (But if you have a friend who might want to join, feel free to privately send them the link.)
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Preparing to Get the Most Out of Sunday's Service
Get ready to worship in a completely new way! Read more
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Do You Usually Drop Your Pledge Check in the Offertory Basket?
Here's how to submit payments in the time of Covid-19:
By mail:
Live Oak UU Church
3315 El Salido Pkwy
Cedar Park, TX 78613
Online:
Click the Donate button on the website or follow this
link
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Have a great potential member? Concerned that someone is struggling to find their place? Contact the Membership Team and we can reach out. Email: membership@liveoakuu.org
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Additionally, we are planning to host an in-person Star Party at camp Aug 13-16. We have a few more private rooms available and camping is encouraged. Details about precautions we will take, registration and more are at https://ubaru.org/home/starParty
Friday Fellowship with UBarU
Every Friday, 6 to 8 pm Central time
We gather in this time between the week that was and the week ahead, to share, to contemplate and to meditate. Friday Fellowship is cosponsored by UBarU and Unitarian Universalist Free Range Ministry.
To join, you must register by following this link. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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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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