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| Fall Festival & Stewardship LunchOctober 26 | 12 - 2:30 pmJoin us for our annual Fall Festival in the Courtyard and Fellowship Hall! We have fun planned for everyone. There will be games, trick-or-treating, line dancing and all kinds of yummy food! Wear your costume to church and then head to the Fellowship Hall for Stewardship lunch from T-Loc’s. We’re looking forward to celebrating the Fall season with you! |
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| Tuesday Night Lights: Faith & Art A Conversation on Beauty and the SacredTuesdays | 7 pm | Fellowship Hall
Each Tuesday evening, we’ll welcome a different artist or art expert from within our congregation to explore the meaningful intersection between art and spiritual life as they share their stories and lead a conversation.
For last week’s Faith & Art, we shared a video interview with Sonja Kever where she talked about her art project, Street Stories, part of which hangs in our Fellowship Hall. You can watch that video here. |
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| October 28 - Kathleen Brady Stimpert |
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| Kathleen Brady Stimpert has over two decades of experience within the cultural sector. She has held leadership roles at the National Academy Museum (NYC), the Blanton Museum of Art (Austin), and the City of Austin Cultural Arts Division, among other organizations. Kathleen currently serves as deputy director of Landmarks, the public art program of The University of Texas at Austin. In this position, she leads strategic planning, and oversees daily operations including administration, |
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collections management, education, and communications. Kathleen and her family (Richard and Sawyer) joined UUMC in 2015. |
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| New Moms Group: Moms of Emerging AdultsNovember 1 | 3 pm | Julia Hoke’s House (78757)
Moms of emerging adults are invited to join us for a social time on Saturday, November 1, 3-5 pm at Julia Hoke's house. RSVP for the address. Please bring an appetizer, snack or dessert to share. For more information, contact Julia Hoke, juliahoke1975@gmail.com or Kathy Green, kathygreen@live.com. |
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| Service of Worship Sunday @ 11 amScripture: John 15:12-17
This Sunday is Commitment to Giving Sunday! In worship, we will be invited to return our pledge cards and pray for the people and ministries of UUMC. Thank you to all those who have already returned their pledge cards! Pastor Teresa’s sermon is entitled “Living the Dream” and she will be sharing highlights from the last year made possible because of UUMC’s generosity. The sermon text is John 15:12-17. The Sanctuary Choir will sing “Ripple Effect” by Sarah Quartel which includes these words by Mother Teresa: "We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But if that drop was not in the ocean, I think the ocean would be less because of that missing drop." Worship will be followed by our annual Fall Festival complete with food and fun for all ages. Children (of all ages!) are invited to wear their halloween costumes if they’d like. |
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| “God waits for God’s partners – we! And God has a dream: God has a dream of a world that’s different, a world in which you and I care for one another, because we belong in one family…. God says, can you help me realize my dream?” – Desmond Tutu |
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Stewardship Cartoon from John Bridges |
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A Message ahead of Commitment to Giving Sunday |
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This Sunday, we will consecrate our 2026 financial commitments to UUMC – and then celebrate with a Fall Festival.
On behalf of our Finance Committee, I invite you to prayerfully consider your 2026 pledge and return a financial commitment card during Sunday’s service.
UUMC members have shared their dreams for our church this month — dreams of a growing multigenerational community that serves its neighbors and battles injustice. Those dreams become reality with our work and our financial commitment.
Our Finance Committee has set a “Dare to Dream” goal of $850,000 in commitments for 2026, which would be an increase of about 8% from our current-year pledged giving of $787,995. Reaching this goal will allow us to continue to grow our ministries for children and youth, more fully fund our Open Door mission to unhoused neighbors and ensure living wages for our wonderful staff.
Commitments made via pledge cards Sunday are critically important to our ability to prepare a budget and plan our spending for next year. Put simply, we will not plan to spend money that we don’t have, so a shortfall in financial commitments will result in cuts to beloved programs or missions—the opposite of daring to dream big.
We hope to see you Sunday as we celebrate our commitments and our dreams. You may turn in a pledge card then, and, if you can’t be at worship, you can communicate your plans to finance director Cindy Reeves at finance@uumc.org.
— John Bridges, finance chair |
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Musical Christmas Market: Vendor Call
This December UUMC will host our very first Musical Christmas Market! At this market you can find unique gifts, sip hot cocoa and enjoy the merry sounds of local musicians! Booths are open from 12 pm - 6 pm. The closing concert and carol sing begins at 6 pm in the Sanctuary! Our hopes are high for this new outreach fellowship event, talk it up with your friends and plan to attend!
We need YOUR help! We are looking for vendors of handmade or curated vintage goods including: home goods (candles, kitchenware), art prints and stationary, wearable art (jewelry, accessories, clothing) & more!
Sound like you? Please apply! Know someone in your network who would love the opportunity? Please share the link! |
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Sanctuary Flowers
We have filled all 2025 Sundays! If you’re interested in sponsoring the flowers in honor or in memory of a loved one in 2026, please contact Renee at renee@uumc.org! |
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| Diversity Fellowship DinnerOctober 25 | 4 pm |
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| Parents Night OutOctober 25 | 5 pm |
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| Parents Happy HourOctober 25 | 5:15 pm |
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| Fall FestivalOctober 26 | 12 pm |
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| Youth: Halloween Costume Party October 31 | 6 pm |
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| Eternal Light: A Requiem by Howard GoodallNovember 2 | 11 am |
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| Children’s Ministry: Juniors Day CampNovember 4 | 9 am |
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| Youth Musicians in WorshipNovember 9 | 11 am |
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| MYF & Tween Time: Interfaith ExplorationNovember 9 | 12 pm |
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| Land & Legacy: Town HallNovember 10 | 7 pm |
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| Seasoned Supper Club: Thanksgiving LunchNovember 12 | 11 am |
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| Godly Play TrainingNovember 14 | 5:30 pm |
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| High School CampoutNovember 15 & 16 |
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| Guest Preacher: Bishop HarveyNovember 16 | 11 am |
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| Tween Time: Scavenger HuntNovember 16 | 12 pm |
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| Children’s MinistryIf you have kiddos that you’d like to get involved in our children’s ministry, or just to learn more, reach out to Jillian |
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| Youth MinistryIf you have youth that you’d like to get involved in our youth ministry, or just to learn more, reach out to Natasha. |
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| College & Young AdultCollege Students and Young Adults, we have programs for you too! Contact Megan to get involved. |
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| Music MinistryUUMC is proud of its rich tradition of outstanding music. We offer opportunities for anyone, of any age or skill level. To get involved, contact AV. |
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| Continuing Adult EducationUUMC provides a variety of Sunday School groups, classes, and mission and justice ministries. Contact Pastor Earl to learn more. |
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| Worship & AdministrationThere are a lot of moving parts to operate this wonderful place. If you'd like to learn more or potentially volunteer, contact Pastor Teresa. |
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