Upcoming Events
From fun, community building activities to educational and spiritual growth opportunities, there are always great events happening at UUMC. If you want to stay in the loop about upcoming events, sign up for our newsletters!

Back to School Sunday
Join us for Back to School Sunday! There’s something for everyone.
Parents, children and youth will all meet in the chapel at 9:45 (don’t forget backpacks to be blessed in service). We’ll send children and youth to Sunday School classes and Natasha and Jillian will hold a parent meeting with tacos and coffee.
Stay for Ice Cream after worship!
If you have any questions, or are unable to make the parent’s meeting, please don’t hesitate to reach out for all the info!
Can’t wait to see you there!
– Jillian (jillian@uumc.org), Children’s Ministry Director
& Natasha (natasha@uumc.org), Youth Ministry Director

Trans Clothing Swap
Trans, gender nonconforming, intersex, nonbinary folks of all ages, shapes and sizes are welcome at the Trans Clothing Swap! This is an affinity space for gender non-conforming folks to freely share clothing, community, and resources with one another. Please bring items to swap AND any donations you may have for our neighbors on the street (they especially need jeans, caps, and shoes).
Allies - We can use your help to make this event a success! If you’re interested in helping out as a greeter, sorter, clean-up crew, or have another skill you’d like to offer, please contact AV!
Feel good, look good, do good. Questions? Want to volunteer to help? Contact AV at av@uumc.org.

Queer Fellowship Brunch
Join us for an intergenerational queer fellowship event! All LGBTQIA+ and questioning folks are invited to this community-building event to share our joys and concerns, and eat tasty pancakes. Colored batter will be provided, and an opportunity to design your own pancake as unique as yourself. We’d love to see you there!
Questions? Contact AV at av@uumc.org!

Level Up Camp
This camp is made just for our tweens (4th and 5th) and young Middle Schoolers (6th and 7th) to get to know our new crew. We'll have a service project at the church every morning and a fun adventure every afternoon. The cost is $170/ kiddo for the week. This includes snacks, lunch and all adventures. Can't wait to see you there!
Ready to RSVP? Have Questions? Contact: Jillian (Tweens) or Natasha (Middle Schoolers)

MYF & Tween Time: Summer Adventure @ Emma Long
Tweens (outgoing 4th & 5th graders) and Youth (outgoing 6th - 12th graders):
Join Jillian and Natasha for a summer adventure to Emma Long for picnic and swimming. Pack your lunch and swimsuit–we will leave straight from church. Pick up and drop off at the church!
Ready to RSVP? Have Questions? Contact: Jillian (Tweens) or Natasha (Youth)!

Teen & Young Adult Choir Rehearsal
High Schoolers through Young Adults are invited to join this one-rehearsal one-performance pop-up choir! We will sing Shawn Kirchner's timeless choral bop "Unclouded Day.”
Bring a friend, bring your roommate, bring your partner, and get ready for some good clean choir fun! We’ll rehearse on Saturday 7/12 from 2-4 pm, followed by Ice Pops and fellowship. We will sing in worship on 7/13 at 11 AM (call time 10:15).
Questions? Contact AV!

Vacation Church Camp 2025
You are invited back to Wesley Falls for a week of exploring stories of Jesus’ leadership, learning about community leaders and celebrating our place in this ever-changing, beautiful world.
Come to Wesley Falls and join our town’s efforts to grow leaders who will go out into the big wide world and live out Wesley Falls’ newest mantra: On Earth as it is in Heaven. In our world, love is needed more than ever. We have it here. We want YOU to be you, be a learner, be a servant, be a voice and be a leader. We’ll see you there,
It will take place June 2-June 6 from 9 am to 12 pm. Extended care from 12 to 4 pm also available! Parents welcome to volunteer. Email Jillian with any questions and make sure to register your child ASAP!

MYF & Tween Time: Park Cleanup & Pool Party
Tweens (4th-5th graders) and Youth (6th - 12th graders):
Join Natasha and Jillian in the Fellowship Hall after service. We'll head to the park for a picnic and cleanup. Then we'll go down the street to swim in Chad Jones' pool and celebrate the end of school! Please bring lunch! Pickup at the church at 2:30!
Questions? Ready to RSVP? Please email Jillian (Tweens) or Natasha (Youth).

Senior Sunday
We would like to recognize all UUMC graduating High School Seniors during the service with a small gift and a moment in front of the congregation. Parents of Seniors, please reach out to Natasha to help us prepare for this special event.

Youth: Summer Shareholders
Every Sunday in May, the youth will be fundraising in the courtyard. They’ll use the money for a service week in Bentonville, Arkasas, learning about economic justice!
They’re asking people to buy shares in the youth program at $10 a piece before or after worship for the next three weeks. The youth will cook and host a special dinner to thank all our shareholders and share photos of their week later in the summer!

Confirmation Sunday
It’s Confirmation Sunday!
During worship, our confirmands will profess their faith and join as full members of University UMC.
To celebrate, confirmands and their parents are invited to gather in the Fellowship Hall during the Sunday School hour (9:45 - 10:45 am) for brunch.

Methodist Youth Fellowship & Tween Time: Kayak Adventure
Tweens (4th & 5th graders) and Youth (6th - 12 graders):
Meet Jillian and Natasha at church! We'll eat dinner together, then head out together for kayaking on Lake Austin, please bring water bottle and $10! Pick up at 8pm at the church!
Ready to RSVP? Have questions? Email Jillian (Tweens) or Natasha (Youth)!

MYF & Tween Time: Church Workday
Tweens (4th - 5th graders) and youth (6th - 12th graders), join Natasha and Jillian in the Fellowship Hall for lunch and fellowship. Then we'll work with rest of the church on projects to keep the church nice and looking great for Easter. Pickup at the church at 2:30!
Questions? Contact Jillian at jillian@uumc.org or Natasha at natasha@uumc.org

Youth Lock-In
Youth! Join us for a lock-in. We’ll also take a haunted tour of Littlefield House!
Questions? Contact Natasha!

MYF & Tween Time: Open Door Sorting and Fashion Show
Tweens (4th-5th graders) and youth (6th - 12th graders), join Natasha and Jillian in the Fellowship Hall for lunch and fellowship. Then we'll sort and organize clothes for Open Door ministries with a fashion show thrown in! Please bring lunch. Pickup at the church at 2:30!

Methodist Youth Fellowship & Tween Time - Justice Scavenger Hunt
No school! Tweens (4th-5th graders) and youth (6th - 12th graders), we'll search through the neighborhoods of Austin to learn about some of the most important social justice events that have happened right here in our city. We'll have a tweens vs. youth hunt with clues and historical context at each stop. Looking forward to learning all about our city. See you there!
Questions? Contact Jillian or Natasha at jillian@uumc.org or natasha@uumc.org!

MYF & Tween Time - Game Night
Tweens (4th-5th graders) and youth (6th - 12th graders), join us for the most fun we'll ever have! We'll get dinner together and then head to a game show inspired experience. Please plan to bring $15 for dinner. Pick up at the church at 8:30pm!
Questions? Contact Jillian!

Confirmation Retreat
Confirmands!
Join Natasha and Jillian for a confirmation lock-in at the church! We'll meet there at 5pm, sleepover and then mentors will join for breakfast and the MLK march at 9am. Pick up at 1pm!
Questions? Contact Natasha at natasha@uumc.org!

Methodist Youth Fellowship & Tween Time - Outdoor Movie Night
Tweens and Youth: It’s Movie Night!
Tweens will get to hang out at the Jones House (78752) while Youth will have their own movie night at the Stimpert House (78723). Join us for dinner, hot chocolate and a movie! Bring a blanket to snuggle up. Drop off and Pickup at the houses!
RSVP to:
Jillian (Tweens) @ jillian@uumc.org
Natasha (Youth) @ natasha@uumc.org

Children & Youth Caroling
Families and kiddos are invited to gather together to bring comfort and joy to our community members who live in retirement and care homes! We will gather in the Fellowship Hall after worship to eat pizza and configure our carpools, and then we will depart to visit three care homes in the area to sing Christmas Carols for their residents.
Questions? Contact AV at alicia@uumc.org, Jillian at jillian@uumc.org or Natasha at natasha@uumc.org!

Lock-In & Fig Leaf Volunteering
All youth from 6th-12th grade are welcome to join us for our annual Christmas lock-in. We'll head out for dinner, play games & enjoy each other. Bring a pillow, sleeping bag, toiletries & PJs.
Questions? Wanna RSVP? Contact Natasha at natasha@uumc.org

Methodist Youth Fellowship & Tween Time: Crepes and Cocoa
Tweens (4th & 5th graders) and youth (6th - 12th grades), join Natasha and Jillian at the church at 4:30.
We are taking a holiday field trip to Crepe Crazy, where almost all of the employees are deaf and the hearing people are required to know sign language. We’ll get some yummy food, grab a hot chocolate and walk the trail together for our last gathering of 2024.
Pick up at the church at 7:30pm!

Methodist Youth Fellowship & Tween Time: Backyard Olympics
Join Natasha and Jillian right after church in the Fellowship Hall to eat lunch before we head to our host's house for our annual Olympic games. Tweens vs. youth- we'll see who wins this year! Please bring lunch and play clothes. Pickup is 2:30 at the church!

Lunch & Learn: Faith and Politics - Christian Witness in Turbulent Times
In this chaotic and polarizing presidential election season, it can be hard to discern a way forward. Rhetoric escalates into shouting. Disagreements degenerate into fights. Sometimes Christian voices in these disputes seem to be not very Christian. How does our faith have an impact on our voice and vote? Should it have an impact? This Lunch and Learn, lead by Dr. David Jensen, will focus on the variety of ways Christians can engage in politics and suggest some ways of navigating disagreements in our broader society.
Questions? Contact Pastor Earl at PastorEarl@uumc.org
About Dr. David Jensen
A professor at Austin Seminary, Dr. David Jensen’s teaching and research focus on Reformed theology, interfaith dialogue, and the interconnections between Christian theology and daily life. He received an MAR from Yale Divinity School in 1994 and a PhD in theology from Vanderbilt University in 1999. Dr. Jensen is also the editor of “Compass,” a book series that encourages theological reflection on everyday practices.


Queer Fellowship Dinner - September
Come join us in a time of Queer Fellowship! We will break bread together, share our joys and concerns, and enjoy each others company.


Methodist Youth Fellowship & Tween Time: Trampoline Trip
It’s time for our first Methodist Youth Fellowship and Tween Time of the Year! Parents, drop your youth and tweens off at the park at the Triangle at 5pm. We’ll grab dinner then head to Altitude Trampoline park. Pick up at 8pm at the same place in the Triangle! Please provide $15 for dinner. Can't wait to see you there!

Summer Shareholders: Thank You Lunch, Presentation & Open House
All shareholders are welcome to come to a lunch prepared and served by the UUMC youth. Enjoy yummy food, good company & photos of our 2024 "Be the Neighbor" Mission Trip to St. Louis.
Questions? Contact Natasha!

Back-to-School Orientation
Parents, Children and Youth meet Jillian and Natasha in the chapel. We’ll send Children and Youth to their Sunday Schools then hold a brief parent meeting. Parents, we’ll make sure you have time to attend the Sunday School Meet and Greet as well!
We’re gonna have a whole day of events, for a UUMC Sunday Social. We hope to see you at a few of them!

"Be The Neighbor" St. Louis Mission Trip
Youth in 8th-12th grade are welcome to join us for our "Be the Neighbor" mission trip in St. Louis, where we will learn about race & reconciliation. The focus will be on the Delmar Divide and how it is both a real division in the city, and a symbol of racism and its effects on the life of a community and individual lives. The cost is $350 per attendee.
Email Natasha for more information!

Youth: Schlitterbahn Social
2023-24 Youth! Meet Natasha & Jillian at the church for a day at Schiltterbahn to celebrate the year. The cost is $50 per attendee which includes park ticket & dinner. Attendees will need to pack a sack lunch, towel & sunscreen.
Questions? Contact Natasha!
