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. We will only have one Lessons and Carols service this…
Join us for a Musical Christmas Market! We’ll have vendors from UUMC, Microloan Recipients, and across the city coming to share their products for you to shop! Food will be for sale from vendors and as an Open Door fundraiser. Live music all day… Read More
Christmas Eve
December 24 | 3, 5:30 & 10:30 pm | Sanctuary
Join us for worship as we celebrate and remember the birth of Jesus. All of our services will feature communion, music and candles. We’ll have a family-focused service at 3 pm—please note this service has moved to a new time—and at our evening services at 5…
Join us for worship this Sunday at 11am as we celebrate the beauty of the season with 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 nine scripture readings recounting God’s coming to us in Jesus. This year, our guest readers are from the University of Texas at Austin community. Let's sing the songs of the season together! Stay after and join us for our Musical Christmas Market! We’ll have booths with vendors from the UUMC Community and beyond. Open Door will even have a booth selling quesadillas and soup to raise more money to help our unhoused neighbors. We hope to see you there!
Let all mortal flesh keep silence,
and in awe and wonder stand;
Ponder nothing earthly minded,
for with blessing in Her hand
God the Holy Flame eternal,
comes with blessing in Her hand.
– from the song “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence,” a 17th C. French Carol
If you are struggling this season you are not alone. We’ve complied some of our favorite resources about grief during the holiday season as well as some other kinds of loss. You can find them at uumc.org/longest-night-resources. Read them and share them with a friend who might need them.
Advent Offering
This year’s Advent Offering will go to The Immigration Law & Justice Network, the parent organization of Austin Region Justice for Our Neighbors (ARJFON). This UMC-affiliated non-profit is passionately engaged in serving immigrants as they seek legal status in the United States, by providing free or low-cost expert legal counsel, advocacy, and support services. Through affiliated sites across the country, Immigration Law & Justice Network pursues justice for all those they serve, while offering a sense of safety, trust, and belonging. Learn more on their website.
If you would like to contribute to this year’s Advent offering, write “Advent Offering” on the offering envelope or memo section of your check. You can also give by visiting our website and donating to the “Advent Offering.” At this time of the year when we remember the birth of Jesus, we also acknowledge that he was a refugee and recall the journey of his parents who fled their home in search of safety. We are grateful for organizations like ILJN who are committed to the work of justice for immigrants and refugees. Their vision is, “a nation where every immigrant has access to justice in an anti-racist immigration system that honors the dignity of all people.” Amen!
Village People Directory Photos
Help us achieve our 200-person goal to publish our Village People Directory!
In an effort to help make new friends and strengthen our overall church community, we’re expanding our online church directory! We’re calling it “The Village People.” Every Sunday in Advent we’ll be in the courtyard taking photos for the directory. Take a photo, fill out the questionnaire, and make an account to access the directory! Once we get 200 people enrolled, we’ll start printing copies for those who would prefer a printed version. Questions? Contact Natasha at natasha@uumc.org.
Fig Leaf needs paper bags with handles (like the ones you might get while grocery shopping) to use on Saturday mornings. If you have any, you can leave them in the donation barrels by the elevator!
♥Market this Sunday!!♥ Our vendors are ready to bring you gifts to make your Christmas so special! We're so happy to have a few of our micro-loan recipients representing as well including @kidschemcook @sharafinadesigns & @earthplushand !
Don't miss the chance to shop all our vendors this Sunday, 12/14 from 12-6 PM! ❤️🎄✨❤️
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