Come join us as we share in a Ramadan Iftar Dinner with our friends from the Dialogue Institute. We will also have friends from University Christian Church join us. Ramadan is a time of reflection, gratitude, compassion, and generosity. This evening offers a meaningful opportunity to experience the spirit of Ramadan while engaging in heartfelt dialogue and friendship around a shared table.

Space is limited to 40 people, so please RSVP promptly if you hope to attend!

Contact Megan—motto@uumc.org—with any questions!

Come celebrate Shrove Tuesday with pancakes (including gluten-free and red velvet) and other breakfast goodies. ALL are welcome-bring your beads and empty stomachs!

Questions? Contact Jillian at jillian@uumc.org!

February 15th is the annual Austin Marathon.  Since the route runs right down Guadalupe we will all need to plan a little additional time for travel. 

As always, you can try using Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze. However, sometimes those applications don't work as well on these type of occasions. We’ve put together some handy tips for getting to church this Sunday!

Join us at 7 pm for a one-hour salsa lesson taught by AV, followed by music and dancing in the Fellowship Hall.

All ages, all people welcome to come learn, laugh, and be in community at UUMC. Bring some salsa or some sweet treats to share!

Questions? Want more information? Contact Natasha at natasha@uumc.org.

Come to the Fellowship Hall during Sunday school hour and join us in a hymn sing led by EunJoo. We'll close out the 2025 year together by singing some of our favorite Christmas hymns.

Join us for our annual Lessons and Carols service! The choir and congregation will join together to sing carols alongside choral compositions, interspersed with the traditional Lessons & Carols readings. Let's sing the songs of the season together!

We will only have one Lessons and Carols service this year. In the evening we be joined by University Christian Church and Trinity Church of Austin for a Festival of Carols to close our Musical Christmas Market Let's sing the songs of the season together!

All are invited to join us after worship for our annual Advent Festival! This is a cozy holiday celebration where we can all join together in fellowship during of the Christmas season. We’ll have a Chili lunch made by our community (still time to sign up), crafts and activities, as well as some other cozy treats. This is such a great way to celebrate the season. We hope to see you there!

Bring a Dish to Share!

Questions? Contact Jillian at jillian@uumc.org!

Dinner church is an opportunity to talk about things that are important to us while getting to know folks we might not interact with regularly. This December 1 we will do a special gathering for those who experience grief and loneliness during the holiday season. There have been many losses in our congregation this year and many in our own families. If this sounds like something you’d be interested in joining we hope to see you there.

$15/person. Click here to RSVP.

Questions? Want to RSVP? Contact Megan at motto@uumc.org.

Join us for our annual Fall Festival in the Courtyard and Fellowship Hall! We have fun planned for everyone. There will be games, photo booth, and all kinds of yummy food! Wear your costume to church and then head to the Fellowship Hall for Stewardship lunch from T Locs. Looking forward to celebrating the Fall season with you!

Questions? Contact Jillian at jillian@uumc.org!

We’ll conclude our commitment to service month by celebrating our gifts in the fourth annual UUMC talent show! You’re invited to a potluck lunch to celebrate the many talented humans who make up our congregation.

Sign up to share your talents, anything from dancing to poetry reading, singing, science demonstrations, recitation of your favorite dinosaurs: the more the merrier!

Email AV at av@uumc.org or find them after worship to sign up!

Wear your work clothes to worship!

We’ll be holding a workday after worship. We’re still finalizing our project list, but we think we have some organizing, cleaning and more to get done ahead of back to school!

Bring a brown bag lunch and we’ll gather in the Fellowship Hall for lunch together before breaking off into groups.

All are welcome to join Natasha and Jillian for Game Night! This is a group event–no need to bring your favorite board game–we'll play games like Family Feud and even Wolf (parents included!) in the Sanctuary. Pizza dinner provided!

Questions? Contact Jillian!

Lego fan? Love supporting members of UUMC? Just wanna hang out with some of your church friends?

Church member Justin Brady-Joyner is on the latest season of LEGO Masters! Come out and support him and enjoy this fun show on Monday, June 23 from 6:45-8:45pm. The show begins promptly at 7pm and will be followed by a time of Q&A with Justin.

LEGO Masters is a fun, family-friendly show hosted by actor Will Arnett. Justin and his teammate John were interviewed recently by GLAAD about their love of LEGO and representing the LGBTQ community. You can read the article here.

If you'd like to bring a snack to share that would be great! Hope to see you there!

Join us for this intergenerational singing event! Folks of all ages are invited to come with their children, parents, grandchildren, neighbors, and chosen families of all kinds. We will learn music in the aural tradition (by ear, and with call and response) and enjoy the magic of singing together as a family.

All participants are invited back on Sunday 6/22 at 11 AM to share music during worship.

All are welcome! Questions? Contact A. Villarreal!

On this last Sunday of May, join the Sanctuary Choir as we lift up several special choral anthems interspersed with congregational singing which celebrate God's gift of music in our lives. Don't miss your chance to enjoy the choir's offerrings in worship before they take a well earned summer break. Let's make a joyful noise together!

There will be an Open House for the Art Studio following worship on Sunday, April 27th.

Ginger Geyer, a UUMC member and a local artist, is using the 4th floor of the UUMC Education Building as an art studio and is in the process of planning art ministry opportunities. Plan to stop by after worship, see the space, and visit with Ginger. If you are interested in helping her plan possible events and classes you can contact her at gingergeyer@gmail.com.

We are excited to welcome our Wesley Nurse. We will have an introduction and blessing in worship followed by a reception in the courtyard. All are welcome!

UUMC is hosting a CPR & First-Aid Training class for some of our staff and have a few extra spots open! For $30 you can join us for the class, and a light lunch will be provided. This class covers all the requirements for Childcare Provider Certification, and is approved by the State of Texas Childcare Licensing, Foster and Adoption services as well as Child Protective Services. Upon completion of our class, you will receive certification cards at the class for CPR/AED and First Aid that are both valid for 2 years. We only have 15 spots available, so register ASAP!

Click Here to Register

MLK March Cancelled.
Festival Postponed until 2/1.

Due to inclement weather conditions, Monday's march has been cancelled. The MLK Festival @ Huston Tillotson has been postponed until February 1st.

Join us for a family-friendly intergenerational hang at Batch Kolache! They place have delicious treats for all ages, and a large space to run and play for littles (weather permitting). Hope to see you there! Questions? Contact AV @ alicia@uumc.org.

As we remember the gifts the wise men brought to the Christ child, we will join together in collecting gently used or new coats and jackets for Fig Leaf. Please bring your items to worship with you on January 5, 2025. You can leave them in the collection containers available in each narthex. Thank you!

Bring a cookie to share and let's sample each other's favorite holiday treats! We will join together in fellowship as a queer community.

Questions? Contact AV at alicia@uumc.org!

The best way to spread Christmas Cheer is SINGING LOUD for all to hear!

Join us for UUMC's annual Christmas Caroling Party! We will meet at AV, Kenzie, & Laura's place at 6 PM to grab some music packets, then we will carol from house to house around the neighborhood. We'll return to the house after singing and share cider, snacks, s'mores and cookies! Not up to walking around? Feel free to join for fellowship and snacks around 7!

RSVP for the Address!

Join us for our annual Lessons and Carols service! The choir and congregation will join together to sing traditional carols as well as more contemporary compositions, interspersed with the Christmas Story read by congregants and community leaders. Doors will open at 6 pm, at 6:30 pm, we’ll have a special set of prelude music, which will only be performed before the 7 pm service. Let's sing the songs of the season together!

An Election Connection Event!

Join us for a community dinner! This day of community building is an opportunity for us to connect, lean on one another, enjoy some fun and to remind one another that God is with us as we await election results.

We’ll have some soup and baked potatoes for dinner, and invite you to bring a side to share. After dinner, we’ll divide up into teams (making sure we have people from every generation on each team) and answer trivia questions!

We’d love to see you there!

An Election Connection Event!

Join us for a free yoga class in the chapel. This gentle yoga class is open to all ages and all levels of experience. Participants are encouraged to bring a towel or yoga mat, but not necessary. The main thing is to bring yourself and an openness to this experience that promises to ground us and center us on this momentous day.

Chris Leigh P. has been teaching hatha yoga for almost a decade and is one of Pastor Teresa’s favorite yoga instructors at Flow Yoga here in Austin. Chris received her Hatha teaching certification under the guidance of her beloved teacher Sat Nam Joti Kaur Khalsi at the Blue Cypress School of Holism in Wimberley Texas.

Join us for an intergenerational day of fellowship on Election Day, Tuesday November 5. Doors open at 11 am and we'll be here through the evening with cut off time for children and youth at 8 pm. This come-and-go day of community building is an opportunity for us to connect, lean on one another, enjoy some fun and to remind one another that God is with us as we await election results.

Schedule

11 am - Make Your Own Pizza Lunch
1 pm - Yoga with Chris Leigh Parker
2-6 pm - Crafts, Games and More!
6 pm - Community Dinner
7 pm - All Generations Trivia

Any questions? Contact AV at alicia@uumc.org or Natasha at natasha@uumc.org!

We will observe All Saints Sunday on November 3 at 11am in the sanctuary with a special worship service. The Congregational Church of Austin will join us for a worship service including a lighting of candles for All Saints’ Sunday and the Brahms Requiem. We anticipate the service being 90 minutes to 2 hours. Due to the length of the requiem, we will celebrate Communion on November 10.

Under the direction of A. Villareal, the UUMC Sanctuary Choir accompanied by Dr. Eun Joo Fierro, other guest musicians and the Congregational Church of Austin Choir will present the Brahms Requiem. The Brahms’ Requiem is a renowned work, composed by Johannes Brahms during a time of personal grief to provide comfort and peace to others experiencing grief and loss.