Sunday, July 3
Preacher: Dr. Brad King
Scripture: Matthew 11:2-11
This week's curious question is, "Why does this fellow speak this way?"
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9:00AM and 11:00AM | Sanctuary
Austin/Travis County's community COVID level has returned to medium. At this time, masks are recommended during worship at FUMC Austin. Masks are also required for staff and children (age 3 and up) in Childcare. They are also required for adults and recommended for children participating in Children’s Sunday School. For more information about this community of faith's approach to masking, visit our website.
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Lunch & Learn: Voting as an Act of Love and Anti-Racism
Sunday, July 3 | 12:15-1:45PM
FLC Garrison Chapel or Zoom
What better way to celebrate our nation's independence than to join us for a Lunch & Learn discussion about Voting as an Act of Love and Anti-Racism? We are focusing on voting issues in July to equip us to use our votes and voices to advance God's kin-dom in Austin and around the world. Lunch will be provided by our Mercy & Justice team. Donations are welcome. Zoom link sent when you register here>
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One Person, No Vote
Tuesdays, July 5-26
6:30-8:00PM | Zoom
Join Pastor Cathy Stone to read and discuss Carol Anderson’s book, One Person, No Vote. Anderson chronicles the rollbacks to African American participation in the vote since the 2013 Supreme Court decision that eviscerated the Voting Rights Act of 1965, known as the Shelby ruling. In gripping, enlightening detail she explains how voter suppression works, from photo ID requirements to gerrymandering to poll closures. With vivid characters, she explores the resistance: the organizing, activism, and court battles to restore the basic right to vote to all Americans. Zoom link will be sent with registration. Sign up here>
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Coffee Talk
Sundays, June 19-July 24
10:00-10:45AM | EDU Murchison Chapel
Come as you can to Coffee Talk, a brief, casual time of connection this summer. On Sunday mornings, we will meet in Murchison Chapel to meet new people, learn, and share together. This week's theme is "Freedom." Whether you are in town one weekend or all summer, you are welcome to this chance to meet people and help us dream about how to help our community flourish. For more information, contact Pastoral Intern Becca Edwards.
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Caregiver Support Group
Wednesday, July 6 | 8:00-9:00PM | Zoom
Caring for a loved one in their season of need is a sacred trust and holy work. At the same time, it can be isolating and exhausting—no matter how much we love the recipient! Often, caregivers need a brief time away to renew their spirits, to just be themselves, and to connect with others in similar circumstances to receive support and encouragement. Pastor Cathy Stone and member Judy Breckbill are the hosts for this time that is open to those currently caring for a loved one or who have recently been in this role, whether in-home or miles apart. For our July gathering, you are invited to email Pastor Cathy a picture of the person you are or were caring for. Please email Judy Breckbill with questions or for the Zoom link.
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Community First! Cinema:
A Goofy Movie
Friday, July 8 | 8:00PM
9301 Hog Eye Road
Nestled into Community First! Village, the cinema is one of the coolest outdoor venues in town, even in this heat. The Mercy & Justice Team invite you to make a night of it. All proceeds help the residents of the Village earn a dignified income. Purchase tickets>
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Volunteer Training for Vacation Bible School
Sunday, July 10 | 12:15-1:30PM
SAN Wesley Hall
It's time for volunteers to learn of our noble quest for this year's Vacation Bible School: Knights of North Castle. This training is for any youth or adult interested in volunteering the week of July 25-28. Adult leaders are required by Rio Texas Conference Policy to complete a three-step background check and safety training certification process. For more information about this process, visit our website or contact Emily Buchanan. Save your seat at the round table by making a reservation here>
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TOAST Happy Hour
Sunday, July 10 | 4:30PM
SAN Scholz Garten
This community of young adults and young professionals meets regularly to dig into faith and life. 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. For more information about this or any FEAST event, contact Pastor Brad King.
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Cheers to Visit Michaelangelo's Sistine Chapel: The Exhibit
Thursday, July 28 | 6:00-7:30PM
Paddock Events Center | 9201 Circuit of the Americas Blvd.
Join the Cheers Ministry, a community for those young-at-heart who are recently retired and semi-retired, as they visit Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition. This exhibit allows guests to admire Michelangelo’s masterpieces up close like never before. Purchase your senior tickets ($22.60) and register with the church so we know to expect you. Contact Dick Young with any questions. Find all the links you need and register here>
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Table for 8, please! Whether you are picnicking, potlucking, hosting, or dining out, it is hard to beat a shared meal as a way to make new friends and reconnect with old ones. Just think of all the ways Jesus used meals to invite all kinds of people into deeper relationship with God and one another!
Table for 8 is a casual, fun way to spend one meal a month connecting with people from FUMC in a relaxed atmosphere. Whether you participate solo, with a spouse or partner, or with a family of any age, the goal of Table for 8 is to bring a small group of adults who live in the same general geographical area together for fellowship and a meal. We hope groups will meet three times in the fall and three times in the spring. Once created, your group will organize the details of those meals based on the needs and preference. The goal is to meet new people or deepen connections with people you don’t know well. Sign up with a sense of adventure! Do continue to see your longtime FUMC friends, but please don’t request that we put you in a Table for 8 groups with specific people.
As you sign up, you can indicate whether or not you are interested in being in a group that also includes children. Groups will be notified in mid-August and will begin meeting in September. When you register, consider volunteering to help coordinate your group’s first meeting. Questions? Email Emily Buchanan.
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For 15 years, FUMC Austin has partnered with Pickle Elementary School, finding fun ways to empower and care for students like hosting the annual book sale. It is no secret, though, that the last few years have been extra challenging for teachers and staff, so we put our heads together with Pickle Principal Rosa Waters to create some new ways to support the Pickle community.
This summer, our goal is to raise $8,000 to transform a space into a teachers lounge and welcome the staff back to school in style. Want to know how far your gifts will go?
- $20 provides a gift card to go into the Back-to-School care packages our VBS children will put together.
- $50 provides a reading lamp to help make the teacher’s lounge a warm and inviting space.
- $100 provides coffee for tired teachers on their first day back in the classroom.
- $200 provides a coffee station for
- all the days after that or a rocking chair for tired staff.
- $500 provides a cozy couch or yummy snack station for the teacher’s lounge.
- $1000 provides a fresh coat of paint for the whole lounge.
Teachers and staff return to work on August 8, and we will celebrate them with breakfast tacos and other treats. If you would like to help host that breakfast or you have a decorator’s eye and are ready to transform the teacher’s lounge, contact Pastor Cathy Stone at cathy@fumcaustin.org.
Help us lean into love this school year by sharing your gifts in ways that make a difference to those who share their gifts with Pickle students! Your gifts, marked “Pickle,” may be brought to worship, mailed to or brought by the church office, or made online by typing “Pickle” in the optional memo box on the giving page of our website.
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Submit a prayer request online.
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Within Our Congregation
The Drazic Family, Pat Freeman, Melissa Maluski, Sallie Novinger, and Dan Wood.
Condolences to H.W. Perry on the death of his cousin, Sheila Stephenson.
Condolences to the family and friends of Carl Wallingford on his death.
Beyond Our Congregation
Jo Rene Altenberg, sister of Fay Brown; Samuel Cutrone, father of Jason Cutrone; Crissie Donato; Becca Gordon, daughter of Kristin Robertson; Mackey Greene, father of Bert Greene; Nancy Hartman, cousin and friend of Howard and Marijo Hartman; Glen Holt, brother of Robbie Ausley; Johnnie Houston, mother of Marcia Houston; Bill and Genie Kilday, parents of Dan Kilday; Elissa Marek, friend of Curt Ashmos; J. J.; Reverend James Mayfield, friend of Molly Drazic; the Maynard family, friends of Caroline Jones; Robert McCarroll, son of Virginia McCarroll; Mitzi Moore and Vickye Patrick, friends of Jan Ashmos; Will Niels, newborn child of Dick and Ann Young’s friends; Olivia, daughter of Sue Maple; Spencer Pace, friend of Alan Stephens; David Potts, father of Annemarie Potts; Lauren Stafford, niece of Cheryl Bias; Susan, friend of Cindy Gunderson; Tonya Basler Stout, sister of Grady Basler; Jacqueline Vidal and family, friends of Scott Cook; Dr. Robert Wootton, friend of George Gaston;
Condolences to the family and friends of Phil Dunne on his death.
Condolences to the family and friends of Rev. Susan Sprague on her death.
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Contact Us
First United Methodist Church
1201 Lavaca St. Austin, TX 78701
(512) 478-5684
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