ITLOTC
(In The Life Of The Church)
Pentecost
The Future You Can Change
I have favorites. It’s not hard for me to identify them. It is for my wife. Not me. I rank everything in my head. I was thinking about some of my favorite years of my life so far. I loved years 17 & 18. I had my license, so I had some sense of freedom, but my sense of responsibility was very low. My parents were pretty much still providing everything. I started dating Lindsay and that seemed like a fairy tale and the rest of my emotional effort centered around football. It is, looking back, a pretty self-absorbed life, but I don’t think more so than most teenagers. I loved being 17 & 18 in my highschool. It was so much fun.
I sometimes fantasize about traveling back into time into that body and situation, but with what I know now (and a sports almanac). I think about how I would engage my teachers differently. How I would treat people differently. What I would value differently. What college I would have picked to go to. What I would have majored in. Flying to Vegas to make some cool cash on the UConn/Duke upset and then putting the winnings on a little company called Amazon. It’s a fun mental exercise.
I had a dream saturday night/sunday morning that I did just that. You know how dreams work … logic and rationality were suspended. I was in my sophomore year english room, but with what I know as a 38 year old. Somehow my dream self didn’t question that state of affairs, I was just excited to get my wish granted. My sage self made the discussion about Romeo & Juliet very exciting. My teacher was impressed with the depth of my analysis. At one point, I looked at my classmates and thought, “Wow, we are really here! We are living this! Let’s not take this for granted!” They didn’t get it. They wanted their license and highschool to be over and “to get out of this stupid town.”
Now I want to tell you about a graphic I once saw on the internet that really impacted me. It said, “When people think about traveling to the past, they worry about accidentally changing the present, but no one in the present really thinks they can radically change the future.”
Of course the critical difference there is the bit about your sage self and the sports almanac, but still that’s kind of powerful isn’t. This also had me thinking that it’s likely one day say, in 20 years I may reflect on when I was 38 and wish for a time travel machine to go back to this moment with what I know then. Perhaps the real truth has never been laid out so succinctly as when Andy Bernard dropped this truth bomb, “I wish there was a way to know you are in the good old days before you leave them.”
Well maybe nobody will wish to come back to 2020 because of Corona, racism, murder hornets and Kobe Bryant, but still there’s something powerful about drinking deeply from the middle of the life that you are in. So I encourage you to stop, look around you, think about what you will wish for from your present life in 20 years and thank God for being in the middle of the good old days and make changes for justice for those who aren't. Because the future can be different. It can be what you wished for.
Meet Our Newest UBCer
Abigail Joyce Sculliln
Birthday: April 11, 2020
Birth Weight: 8 lbs 4 oz
Birth Height: 20 inches
Enneagram Number: 4w3
THE ORDER'S SUMMER PLAN:
This summer, our youth group will continue to meet via zoom. We will meet Wednesday nights for check-ins and hangouts, and on Sunday afternoons for a time of formation. Every few weeks, we’ll add a powerpoint party, virtual talent show, or game night! Email Hannah (hannah@ubcwaco.org) or Kieran (kieran@ubcwaco.org) for more info.
Family Resource Pantry
Thank you to everyone who has been donating so far, and for those who have volunteered. We served 53 families last week! We are trying to make sure we get the necessary items each week, so below you will find a new resources needed link, and when you are going to purchase something you can check it off the list as bought. If you have any questions, please contact toph@ubcwaco.org You can also use the second link to volunteer if you would like to serve in the pantry and driving meals to families.
Pantry needs list:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084EACAE2AABFF2-community
Volunteer signup:
https://bit.ly/communityfoodpantry
Parishioner(s) of the Week
Josh Chatham, Brandon Glover, Andrew Hays & David Van Leeuwen for building a rocket ship that sent two men into space.
Work is Worship
Greeters: No Greeters this week
Coffee Makers: no coffee makers this week
Mug Cleaners: no mug cleaners this week
Money Counter: no money counters this week
Leadership Team
If you have a concern or an idea for UBC that you’d like to share with someone that is not on staff, feel free to contact one of our leadership team members.
Chair: Kerri Fisher: Kerri_Fisher@baylor.edu
Luci Hoppe: lhoppe@gmail.com
Jeremy Nance: Jeremy.J.Nance@L3T.com
Joanna Sowards: jo.sowards@gmail.com
Kathy Krey: kathykrey@gmail.com
Jose Zuniga: jzgrphix2002@yahoo.com
Taylor Torregrossa: Taylordtorregrossa@gmail.com
Student Position: Davis Misloski
Student Position: Maddy O’Shaughnessy
UBC Finance Team
Do you have a question about UBC’s financial affairs? Please feel free to contact any of your finance team members.
Catherine Ballas: catherine@refitrev.com
Jen Carron: jen.carron78@gmail.com
Mike Dodson: financeteammike@gmail.com
George Thornton: GeorgecCT1982@gmail.com
UBC HR Team
If you have concerns about staff and would like contact our human resources team, please feel free to email any of the following members.
Erin Albin: erin.albin1@gmail.com
Sam Goff: samuelgoff92@gmail.com
Rebekah Powell: rpowell671@gmail.com
Kristen Richardson: wacorichardsons@gmail.com
Craig Nash: Craig_Nash@baylor.edu