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Live Oak
Unitarian Universalist Church
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January 9, 10:00am - online or outside (weather permitting)
“Goldfish and Ghosts”
Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford
We begin our January “Ted Lasso” sermon series with an interactive, ritual-based service called the “Fire Communion.” Come in person Sunday at 10 am for an outdoor service at Live Oak (also Livestreamed) where we honor the past, and let it go. Please bring your own lawn chair/blanket and wear a mask.
Join us online for Worship at 10:00am. The link will be on the Live Oak homepage: www.liveoakuu.org.
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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.
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A Few Words from the Minister
Today's Covid Reality
So here we are again, trying to figure out what the current reality is. Not last month’s reality, but today’s, with all the information that the best minds have figured out about omicron. Read more
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A Few Words from the DLFD
(Director of Lifespan Faith Development)
Faith Development 1.3 to 1.9.22
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Worship Change Effective Immediately
In light of the omicron surge and in keeping with our Austin Public Health-based gathering policy, Live Oak will be moving to one 10:00 am service. When the forecast is 55 degrees or above, and dry, we’ll have an outdoor worship service that is live-streamed. Otherwise, the service will be live-streamed from the sanctuary; only service participants will be allowed in.
Outdoor worship will be followed by faith development classes for all ages in our outdoor spaces. When there is livestream worship only, there will be no classes for children and youth. Some adult classes will have the option to join via zoom. You will find information about that on our What's Happening Page and Facebook. Check LiveOakUU.org every Saturday night to confirm plans for the next day.
Based on what we are seeing in other countries, we are hopeful this change will be temporary. Thank you for all your efforts to stay connected with your fellow Live Oak members.
Rev. Joanna and C.T. Goss, President
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2022 Social Justice and You
A little or a lot, whatever you got.
Join the Live Oak Social Justice Ministry Team on Sunday, January 9, 2-3pm on Zoom as plans are envisioned for activities and actions in 2022. Learn about developing activities as our Voting Rights, Anti-racism/Anti-oppression, Reproductive Freedom, Environmental Awareness and Share the Plate teams gather momentum for the coming year. Bring your ideas, experience and enthusiasm to help map any or all of these team adventures. The meeting agenda includes updates from each of these teams, so if you are not on the SJM Team mailing list, contact Wayne and he'll make sure you get a copy. The Zoom link for the meeting is on the What’s Happening page. See you there.
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Women's Labyrinth Group
Sunday, January 9, 2022, 6:30-9 p.m.
NOTE: Due to the rise of the omicron variant, our group will be on Zoom in January. In the future, we will make decisions on a month-by-month basis to decide whether we’ll be on Zoom or in person at the Live Oak Church.
Please join us for a sharing circle followed by a finger labyrinth walk. This time, we are focusing on our hopes and visions for 2022, including Tarot insights. No Tarot experience is necessary. The group is open to women high school age and older. The Zoom link with be sent via email for those who are on the email list for the Women’s Labyrinth Group, as well as more information about the Tarot Year card. If you need a copy of the Live Oak Labyrinth graphic and/or the Zoom link, contact: Linda Webster.
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Bookworms
The next Bookworms meeting will be on January 19, 2022, at 7:15pm. We will be discussing “Educated,” by Tara Westover. The Zoom link will be on the What's Happening page.
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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. B e 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.
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Registration for SWUUWCon 2022 is now OPEN!
Early Bird Registration ends January 28, 2022
Conference information here.
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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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