ITLOTC
(In The Life Of The Church)
Pentecost
A Way to Be in the World I Can Get Behind (by Jamie)
Greetings.
In case you missed Josh’s announcement on Sunday, I’m going to be on a mini-sabbatical of sorts for the month of October. As I prepare to be gone for that, I’m mindful that one of the things I’d normally be doing in October (this Sunday, in fact) is our St. Francis Liturgy. I remember sitting in our garden in April thinking about how strange it would be to do a livestream St. Francis liturgy alongside the sizable Francis statue we have in the middle of one of the paths. Stranger still to be here now preparing to not do that liturgy at all. Perhaps on another week, I would regale you with a reflection on the life of Francis and the themes of simplicity and rest found therein, but I have to finish my contributions to the new Ubcmusic EP before Thursday and don’t have that kind of time. Instead, I will offer you this benediction that we typically use to conclude our St. Francis Liturgy. I think this short collection of words has within it a vision for a way to be in the world that I can get behind, and I hope you’ll join me in carrying it with you for a while.
May God bless us with discomfort at easy answers,
half-truths, and superficial relationships,
so that we will live deeply in our hearts.
May God bless us with anger
at injustice, oppression, and exploitation
of people and the earth,
so that we will work for justice, equity, and peace.
May God bless us with tears to shed
for those who suffer,
so that we will reach out our hands
to comfort them and change their pain to joy.
And may God bless us with the foolishness to think
that we can make a difference in the world,
so that we will do the things which others say
cannot be done.
Amen.
Annual Meeting
UBC’s finance, HR, and leadership teams will be meeting this Sunday after church. If you have an questions or concerns you’d like to pass along you can do so by contacting any of the individuals listed at the bottom of this blog (or if you are viewing this on the email, click the “here” link above and scroll to the bottom of the blog post).
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.
Women’s Book Club
"Hello! We will soon be starting our Women's Book Club for the Fall Semester! If you like reading and friends and talking about books then you should definitely join! If you are interested please email Taylor at taylor@ubcwaco.org. We'll be starting next Monday, September 28th, at 7pm."
Parishioner of the Week
Syler Richardson for a big win with the Tennyson Tigers.
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