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Live Oak
Unitarian Universalist Church
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June 5th 10:00am - In Person or online
Resilience: Being Tough in a Tough World While Maintaining Your Humanity
Jaquita Wilson-Kirby
In a hardened world, how can we persevere - yet refuse to lose the softness that makes us empathetic, that makes us human? Resilience can take shape in many ways, as I have seen in my life and those around me. Socio-economics, illness, racist systems, relationships, work, in all of these we must remain resilient in order to get through and create anew.
Bio: Jaquita Wilson-Kirby is a longtime community servant. She has lived in Georgetown, TX for a decade as a military wife, mother of five, and active member of the community. She dedicates her time to local advocacy, equity training, and grassroots politics. Wilson-Kirby received her Bachelor’s degree in English from Montclair State University, as well as passed her Secondary Education Praxis from the State of New York. With experience as a teacher and Education Coordinator for Casa Guadalupe, Wilson-Kirby taught locally with Rawleigh Elliott Head Start for several years before becoming Director of Liberty Hill Head Start.
Join us in person (or online) for Worship at 10:00am. The link will be on the Live Oak homepage: www.liveoakuu.org. Click the "Watch Now" button.
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Share the Plate
A landfill alternative
Our Share the Plate recipient for June is Austin Creative Reuse. This nonprofit puts art and crafting materials back into the hands of the community for very low prices, keeping it out of the landfill.
Creative Reuse's large location is in the Windsor Park area of Austin, well worth a visit and stocks a greater variety of materials than you can imagine. The group also offers educational programming and community events to support reuse.
Donate your dollars to help them pay operational expenses and see information elsewhere in this newsletter on donating your own unused materials conveniently at church.
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”.
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A Few Words from the Minister
Rev. Joanna will be on sabbatical through August 31. During this time, we will be sharing some of her writings.
Self-differentiation means being clear about what is your dance space and what is the other person's. Where you end, and they begin. It's about having clear boundaries for yourself AND respecting the other person's boundaries.
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Office Closed
The office will be closed until June 8th.
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Donate Crafting Materials
Clear out your reusable excess
Our Share the Plate recipient for June is Austin Creative Reuse. In addition to the usual sharing of the collection plate, we'll also this month collect reusable items in a designated box in the Narthex to be donated to Creative Reuse.
This is a convenient way to get rid of your excess paints, paper, fabric, pens, brushes, stickers, clay, yarn, hardware, tools – the list is almost endless. You can go to https://austincreativereuse.org/material-donations to find out the many categories they accept.
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Hands on Live Oak Returns June 12th
It's been a really long time since we've had a Hands on Live Oak! It's time to spruce up our building and grounds. We'll start after RE. Please sign up here if you can help. There will be jobs ranging from cleaning to painting to trimming bushes and rescuing playground rocks that have migrated to the parking lot.
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New web team forming
Your website needs you
There's a new website in town, and we need to form a team to help maintain it. We plan to create accounts on the site and let users maintain their own pages, but we will still need administrators to help users when they need help. Also, I suspect that we're going to find that there is content from the old website that's going to need a new home, although we're not quite sure what means at the moment.
So, if you know something about Word Press websites, we could use your help. If you want to learn about web sites, here's your chance. I don't expect this to be a time consuming job.
Mike Schultz
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DON'T READ THESE BOOKS!
This summer we will be spending some faith development time exploring banned books, thanks entirely to the Leander ISD school board!
These banned book discussions will be happening the third Sunday of each month: June 19, July 17, and August 21.
In June, the K-5th grade class will be reading “I Am Jazz,” “Jacob’s New Dress,” and “It Feels Good to Be Yourself.” In July, they will read “A is for Activist,” “Nasreen’s Secret School,” and “Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation.” In August they will read “This Day in June,” “And Tango Makes Three” and “Worm Loves Worm.” No pre-reading is required but parents are encouraged to read these books ahead of time if you wish to know what they are about.
The 6-12th graders are not expected to do any pre-reading but it is certainly encouraged. In June they will be discussing “Melissa” by Alex Gino, and “The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives”. The former book is recommended for the middle schoolers and the latter for high schoolers. In July, the two books are “New Kid” (recommended for middle schoolers) and “The Hate U Give” (high school). In August the selections are “Better Nate Than Ever” (middle school) and “Red at the Bone” (high school). The high school selections all include content warnings for adult language, violence and in some cases sex so you may wish to pre-read these with your child. Both books will be summarized and the reasons they have been banned will be discussed at the lesson but will be age-appropriate for ages 11 and up.
Adults, please pre-read the following books and come ready to discuss the reasons you think they have been banned in Leander ISD and other schools. In June, the book is “The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives;” in July the book is “Ordinary Hazards” by Nikki Grimes; and the August selection is “Red at the Bone.” While each of these books are young adult selections, there are content warning of adult topics.
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What Happened to the What's Happening Page?
The What's Happening page lives here now. The link is posted on the home page of the new website. Scroll down and click on the picture of the calendar.
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Live Oak’s Got Talent!
No judges. No audience voting. Just amazing skills to show-off.
All summer long, we will have time in service for any LOUUer to show off their talent. Sign up here to pick your day, and start practicing. One act per week (group or individual) and all ages and talents welcome. Acts should generally run under 10 minutes but if you need more time, just let us know. You can define the word “talent” any way you want, so be creative! Let’s show Reverend Jami what we have!
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Summer Camps at Live Oak
Did you know several groups hold camps at Live Oak? Support our renters while giving your kids something fun to do:
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Shalom Austin JFS - LGBTQ+ learning series
Join the Greater Austin Area Jewish Community for a series of five talks on gender and sexuality!
Shalom Austin Jewish Family Service is proud to present a series of five talks on gender and sexuality at five area Jewish Congregations! We’ll be covering topics like LGBTQ+ 101, LGBTQ+ and Judaism, and how to support LGBTQ+ kids. Our hope is that by learning together, we’re building a more inclusive and welcoming Jewish community.
Each session will be offered in person and on Zoom. The first one, LGBTQ+ 101: Understanding the Alphabet, is next Thursday, May 19th! The one meeting in the LOUU building on June 9th is Getting Nerdy with JFS: LGBTQ+ across cultures and history. Click here for more information and to register: www.shalomaustin.org/LGBTQSeries
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UBarU Events
UBarU Summer Youth camp dates:
Intermediate camp for campers age 12-14 or rising grades - 7-9th June 12-18, 2022
Senior camp camp - for campers age 15-18 or rising grades 10th-2022 high school graduates - June 19-25, 2022
* “rising” means this is the grade the camper will attend in the fall of 2022, not the grade they have just completed.
Detailed information can be found at https://www.ubaru.org/summer-camps where there is all the information about COVID precautions, expectations, and cost for this summer.
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Young Adult Weekend
Young Adults (ages 18-30 years) are invited to camp for a weekend of camp activities including swimming, archery, games, crafts, labyrinth walking and more! June 25-27 are the dates which is a Saturday to Monday. You are invited to participate in the youth Bridging ceremony to invite the 2022 High school graduates into young adulthood. Lodging will be in the Brown Center bunks and private rooms. Meals are included along with the activities. Early bird price is $125. Discount offered for adults chosen to be counselors for youth camp. See application and job description for Adult Camp counselors at the youth camps page.
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Genderfuul Retreat
Join us at camp July 8-10, 2022! The Genderfuul retreat is an affirming retreat where trans, non-binary & agender UU adults can build community with each other. From nature walks to spiritual discussions and crafts, we hope that each person is able to relax and connect with the sacredness of being genderful. Our chaplain will foster an environment where everyone is encouraged to acknowledge and value the wide variety of identities, experiences, feelings, vocabulary and traumas that come with existing in an often oppressively gendered world.
In addition to discussions, crafts, meals and lodging, the weekend will include swimming in the UBarU stock tank pool, walking the labyrinth, resting and renewing your body and spirit. Register at UBarU.org
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LiveOakUU.org Pages to Visit:
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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
(737) 240-3455 | 3315 El Salido Pkwy, Cedar Park, TX 78613
www.liveoakuu.org
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