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Please Note: Due to the Easter Festival, the Littlefield Parking Lot will NOT be available for parking this Sunday. Please help us continue to leave the UUMC Lot for those with difficulty crossing Guadalupe. Thank you for your understanding. |
Featured Events |
 | Easter FestivalSUNDAY!! | 12 - 2:30 pmJoin us for our Annual Easter Festival at UUMC full of fun and fellowship. There will be an easter egg hunt, games, prizes, and more! We will provide barbecue and lots of fun but we could still use your help with a few more sides. Sign up here to bring something. |
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 | Holy Week ServicesMarch 28 - 30
Maundy Thursday Held in the Sanctuary at 7 pm, this service will include communion, optional prayer stations (including foot washing), hymns, and a brief meditation by Megan Otto.
Good Friday At 12:15 pm in the chapel, we’ll have a service designed with families of children in mind as well as working persons who are able to get away from the office for a brief noon service.
At 7 pm in the sanctuary, we’ll have a moving and reflective service featuring congregational singing, special music, scripture readings, and other selected readings. In keeping with our congregation’s ongoing work in Anti-racism, the service will include readings from James Cone, founder of Black Liberation Theology and Cole Arthur Riley, author of Black Liturgies. Special music will also include the song “Strange Fruit” written by Abel Meeropol and covered by Billie Holiday.
Saturday Vigil Held in the chapel at 7pm, this service includes a time of prayer and special music as we hold vigil for the return of Christ. We will sing the Holden Evening Prayer liturgy together, and have space for meditation and prayer by candlelight. | |
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 | Worship | Sunday @ 11 am
Online or In-PersonJoin us for worship as we celebrate Palm Sunday! At our 11 am sanctuary service we will have palm branches for worshipers to wave and the children’s choir will sing. Our pre-recorded online service premiers at 11 am on our YouTube channel and the recorded sanctuary service will be ready to view on our YouTube channel by Tuesday. All our invited to the Easter Festival following worship with food and activities for all ages. Palm Sunday begins in celebration and transitions to the sorrow of Holy Week ahead. You can read more about our Holy Week services above. | “Hope has two daughters: Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.” – St. Augustine of Hippo
Blessed Is the One Blessed is the One who comes to us by the way of love poured out with abandon.
Blessed is the One who walks toward us by the way of grace that holds us fast.
Blessed is the One who calls us to follow in the way of blessing, in the path of joy. — Jan Richardson |
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News |
Eclipse GlassesOn Monday, April 8, Austin will experience a total solar eclipse. The partial eclipse will start at 12:17 pm, and at 1:36 pm the moon will completely block the sun and it will get dark for a minute and 45 seconds! Make sure you have scratch- and hole-free eclipse glasses that meet the ISO 12312-2 standard. Not all on Amazon are from reputable manufacturers, so find safe sources of glasses here. The parks department and libraries will give out glasses but have a limited supply, so plan ahead. If you have eclipse or glasses questions, contact Robyn Ross. |
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Lenten OfferingOur Special Offering this Lent will go to the UT Outpost at the University of Texas. Funds will be used to stock the on-campus food pantry in the Office of the Dean of Students, supplying food-insecure students with free food. To DonateYou can donate by cash, check or online to help us support the UT Outpost. Please write “Lenten Offering” on your offering envelope or the memo section of your check. If you are giving online, visit uumc.org/give and select “Give to Special Offerings.” Thank you for your generosity. |
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Upcoming Events |
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Saturday Family FunOn March 23, there’s something for the whole family! Parents, drop kiddos and youth off a the church for PNO and Easter Festival decorating then join the Joneses and Ulacks for a happy hour! |
| Parents’ Night Out3/23 | 5 - 8:30 pm*LAST DAY TO SIGN UP!! | |
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| Youth: Easter Prep & Pizza3/23 | 5 - 8 pm | |
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| Parents’ Happy Hour3/23 | 5 - 8 pm | |
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| Easter Festival3/24 | 12 - 2:30 pm | |
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| Stations of the Cross3/28 @ 6 pm - 3/29 @ 8:30 pm | |
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| Maundy Thursday3/28 | 7 pm | |
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| Good Friday - Afternoon3/29 | 12:15 pm | |
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| Good Friday - Evening3/29 | 7 pm | |
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| Easter Sunday3/31 | 11 am | |
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| Newcomers Brunch4/7 | 9:45 am | |
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| Bluegrass Sunday4/7 | 11 am | |
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| Caregivers Support Group4/9 | 6:30 pm | |
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| Seasoned Supper Club: Afternoon Tea4/10 | 2 pm | |
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| Youth: Garner State Park Campout4/13 @ 10 am - 4/14 @ 2 pm | |
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Get Connected |
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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 Pastor Heather. | |
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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 Alicia. | |
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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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