January 20, 2022
This Week
Worship
January 23, 10:00am - online or outside (weather permitting)
“Believe”
Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford
Who are the “teammates” in your life? And what does it mean to be optimistic in 2022? We close out the Ted Lasso series by looking closer at some of the wisdom shared in the Ted Lasso show to see what we might find helpful in the upcoming year.



Join us online for Worship at 10:00am. The link will be on the Live Oak homepage: www.liveoakuu.org.

Join us for Fellowship Time immediately following the service (approx. 10:15/10:30 or 12:15/12:30): https://link.liveoakuu.org/FellowshipHour
Share the Plate
New year, same needs at HCCM
Please dig as deep as you can and give to Hill Country Community Ministry, our Share the Plate recipient for January. HCCM is a Live Oak partner organization and it supports our important Fresh Food for All project.

The nonprofit is critical for many in Williamson County, where it's important to remember that a third of the population is Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed (ALICE). In addition to food, HCCM provides clothing, eye exams and glasses, shoes to children and referrals for other needs.

Covid-necessary shifts to our Sunday services mean we can't always pass the plate around in person, so please remember to give online. 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”. Half of all undesignated gifts in January also will go to the fund.
A Few Words from the Minister
The Big 3-0!
This October, Live Oak will celebrate its 30th Anniversary!!! Read more


A Few Words from the DLFD
(Director of Lifespan Faith Development)
Faith Development 1.17 to 1.23.2022
This week's news...read more


Special Notices
Help Build the New Website!
If you have photos of church activities, we'd love to showcase them on the upcoming new website. Email your photos to Audrey McCann

Affirmations
At our "Fire Communion" worship service, viewers in person and online were asked to write an affirmation to share with Live Oak members. Here are those affirmations. Video: Edith Waters. Music: Ted Lasso Theme by Marcus Mumford, performed by Bill Dower.
Live Oak UU Endowment Grants
Do you know an organization that might benefit from an outreach grant from our Church? The Endowment Committee has voted to accept new grant proposals with a deadline of April 30, 2022. The expectation is to fund any approved grants by August 1, 2022. This is an opportunity for you to help the Endowment Committee by reaching out to your favorite charitable organization and spread the word.

Proposals may be from UU congregations, community organizations, or their affiliated groups. Organizations do not have to be UU to apply but need to support or advance UU values.

The Endowment was created with the mission of providing grants that support UU values through congregational growth, as well as social and environmental action initiatives.

As a reminder, grants are not awarded for the following purposes: debt reduction, bridge financing, or matching funds for other grants.
More details and the grant proposal application are on the Live Oak UU Church website at - http://www.liveoakuu.org/endowment/

Senior Coffee
Join Rev. Joanna on Zoom for the Senior Coffee. The link is on the What's Happening page. Here are the discussion topics coming up:
February 3 Best Trip You Ever Took
February 17 Marriage and Other Partnerships
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, January 21st @ 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.

To RSVP or for any questions please contact Donna Durbin at: HCCM@liveoakuu.org
2022 Spring Campout April 8-10
Let's gather at Cedar Breaks Park on Lake Georgetown for our first church campout since fall of 2019!
All Live Oak members and friends are invited! Camp for the weekend or join us just for the day and the evening potluck on Saturday April 9. Our campouts are casual and unstructured, except for our traditional potluck supper on Saturday evening, hopefully followed by a campfire if there’s no burn ban. If you’re not a camper but want to be, or if it’s been a while since you’ve camped, join our camping facebook group and ask all your questions!

Make reservations here. Be aware that sites are filling up quickly, especially for the spring. Some of us already have lakefront sites reserved from #12 – 26 and maybe past that. If you have a national parks pass, you can use it at this Corps of Engineers park!

Feel free to contact me, Jen Swan, with any questions.
Registration for SWUUWCon 2022 is now OPEN!

Early Bird Registration ends January 28, 2022

Conference information here.
LiveOakUU.org Pages to Visit:
Worship Service & Fellowship Hour: http://www.liveoakuu.org/
Community Outreach & Social Justice: http://www.liveoakuu.org/justice/
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: editor@liveoakuu.org