ITLOTC
(In The Life Of The Church)
Pentecost
Great Things
Hello friends – Taylor here. I have found myself missing all of you very much lately and so I thought I might share some things that have been giving me life lately in the hopes that you will also share some things that have been giving you life lately. And then, perhaps, we might all have a little bit more life.
1) Your answers to the welcome questions during worship on Sunday! Truly every week it brings me so much joy to see all of you interacting in our comment section. It makes me feel a little more as if we are all together!
2) The Cooking with Cade Instagram account and particularly this video. I cried laughing at the chaotic energy that this video has! I have watched it multiple times at this point and watching Cade’s grandma try to corral him into baking cookies cracks me up every time.
3) This old Youtube video that always hypes me up. This video is from SIX YEARS AGO which is nuts but a perpetual thanks to Kristen Howerton and Brianna Childs for showing it to me in the Collins lobby one time while they were working the desk because it ALWAYS pumps me up.
4) Cooking! We have been doing a lot of cooking lately and it has been so much fun! Here are some of the recipes we made: Baked Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls with Cilantro Lime Ranch, Garlic Butter Creamed Corn Chicken, and Crockpot BBQ Beer Chicken Taquitos with Street Corn Salsa! It’s been so much fun and so delicious.
I would love to hear some of the things that have been giving you life lately! I have found that, for me, thinking about the things that make me happy and give me life has been such an important way to work towards maintaining a healthier mental state – and allows me to continue to be present to the things that are happening in the world around me. But I’d love to hear from you about what has been life-giving for you lately! Comment here or email me at taylor@ubcwaco.org!
Meet Our Newest UBCer
Name: Thomas Hugh Clark
Birthday: 9/12/2020
Birth Height: 21”
Birth Weight: 7lbs 11oz
Enneagram #: 1 w 9
Staff Favorites
Because our newsletter has grown thin of late, i’ve added a new feature called, “staff favorites.” The instructions are as follows. Draw a line, either on a piece of paper that you printed this on or in your mind, connecting the correct individual with the corresponding category. After you venture your guesses, you can view the solution here.
Special Guest Preacher
This Sunday we will be led in worship during the preaching portion of worship by our very own Liz Lagawa. Please be in prayer for Liz as she prepares to bring the word to the herd this Sunday.
Brand New Podcast
OMGosh you guys, there is a brand new podcast out and it will blow your hair back. UBC champions Josh Carney & Taylor post have teamed up for a COVID project of the most epic kind. We will be discussing life, culture, pop culture, a little bible/theology & the NBA on the brand new podcast extravaganza “It Was Either This Or …” which can be found on iTunes and our church website. Rate and review us and be entered for a chance to win our eternal, undying affection. Subscribe now:
Cesar Chavez Middle School Encouragement
CCMS started school this past week, and we want to send them some encouragement. We would like to have a note to give to every teacher, faculty, and staff at CCMS, and we need your help. Would you consider writing a note of encouragement to the folks at CCMS? There are 105 employees at CCMS, so feel free to write several notes. We will be collecting these notes this week, help us encourage the wonderful faculty and staff at CCMS. You can drop your notes off anytime at UBC, just put them through the mail slot on the front of the building if no one is at church. If you have any questions, please email toph@ubcwaco.org
Sign up for Sunday school!
Sunday school returns September 13th! Both classes (see below) will meet via zoom at 9:30am on Sunday’s, and you can sign up by emailing jamie@ubcwaco.org.
The Making of a Psalmist (led by Bri Childs)
Join us as we journey through the Psalms, especially focusing on the main structures and types that the psalmists followed. With each type we study, you’ll get the chance to be a psalmist yourself, writing in the style that most resonates with you.
Book Study: Inspired by Rachel Held Evans (led by Craig Nash)
Rachel Held Evans invites readers on a journey of rediscovery as she explores the magic of the Bible, engaging the old, familiar stories in new ways that honor the past and enlighten the present. Drawing upon recent scholarship and literary analysis, Evans creatively retells our favorite Bible stories, explaining their contexts and possible interpretations, and then connects these ancient stories to our present-day ones. Readers are invited to fall in love with Scripture all over again without checking their intellect--or their imaginations-- at the door
UBC Masks
Look stylish, support our youth, and love your neighbor by wearing a mask. Use the link below to get you very own custom UBC masks. Please use the donate link at the bottom of the page to support the youth. If you have any questions, please contact toph@ubcwaco.org
https://ubcwaco.org/store/ubcmask
Parishioner of the Week
Andy and Emily Clark for bringing a baby into the world.
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