(In The Life Of The Church)
Easter
Listening to Our Community
Hello friends!
I’ve been thinking a lot about summer lately. I’m actually normally thinking about summer so it isn’t particularly out of pocket for me to be thinking about summer. I was born in May and I really love being in/beside any and all kinds of bodies of water and so I think I was just born loving summertime. Even in Texas. Even in 100+ degree heat. It’s the best I love it.
And so, I’ve been thinking, especially, about this summer. As a pastoral staff we’ve been careful this year to plan and provide moments that provide both relational capacity and spiritual formation. We want to provide moments that are meaningful and help all of us get a chance to come together as a community. Moments that help us love God. Embrace beauty. And live life to the fullest. All the good stuff.
This summer one of the ways. we are going to do that is by listening to voices from within our community during our worship hour. We have a great list of preachers and worship leaders lined up from within the UBC community who will help lead us as we move through this season and learn from each other.
And one of the reasons I’m so excited, one of the reasons I think listening to each other is so important right now is because I think one of the most important questions we can be asking each other right now is, “Who is UBC?” Not because we don’t know the answer. But because it’s always good to do a check in when big moves are being made. To say “who are we?” and “how can we live that out?”. We might find things we like, things love, things we’ve taken for granted, and we might find things we want to change. But who better than our fellow community members to walk with us through this process.
So I’m excited about laying by a body of water, about it being sunshiny and warm and I’m really excited to spend time with all of you as we hear from and are formed by our fellow community members and as we spend time together getting to know each other well
-Taylor
This is 40ish
This group is for those who identify as female, who are out of college and the young professional world, who are closer to 40ish and older, and are looking for a place to connect with other UBC women. Also, as with most groups at UBC, age is relative, so if you are keenly interested please reach out to us. The next gathering will be this Saturday, May 21 at 7, at the new Slowrise on MLK Blvd on the river. If you would like more information, please contact Noel Carlson (612-801-5831) for more information.
Summer Calendar!
We have many exciting events coming up this summer and you can find our full calendar of events here on our website if you’re looking to schedule which events you want to attend this summer! We’ll also be printing a hard copy for you to take home and keep on your fridge or wherever you keep your calendar! So be on the lookout for that!
Summer KickOff - Hawaiian Falls!
Our first Summer event as a community will be June 3rd at Hawaiian Falls! We’ll meet there and have a super fun day in the sun! If you have any questions please email Taylor at taylor@ubcwaco.org.
Pastoral Associate Applications
If you are interested in serving as one of our Pastoral Associates in the coming year you can find the application here: PA Application So please go check out the application and let us know if you have any questions!
Parishioner of the Week
Kathleen Post and Emily McDonald for helping make Kid’s Sunday run smoothly this past Sunday!
Preaching Schedule
One of things the leadership team asked Josh to do before he left was schedule preaching through May. Here’s a reminder of that lineup for y’all.
5-22 Ericka Graham
5-29 Ericka Graham
6-5 Interim Pastor
6-12 Craig Nash
6-17 Lilly Ettinger
6-26 Kerri Fisher