Ministerial Transition Our congregation is currently in a transitional period in terms of our ministerial leadership. Rev. Jami Yandle will be leading their last worship service with us in December and will start their new full-time position with the UUA in January. Over the next several weeks, we will have the opportunity to share our … Continue reading Ministerial Transition: Board of Trustees Update
Our Chalice Early in San Gabriel’s history as a congregation we rented space to hold our worship services on Sunday mornings. These rented spaces did not allow for an open flame, so a talented member, Pete Geiger, crafted a beautiful stained-glass lamp with the image of a chalice on it as a substitute. When the … Continue reading New Chalice Dedication This Sunday
We seek to create a community based on welcoming to all people, peace, and social justice. United in those values, we gather to say to the Williamson County Commissioners that the confederate monument does not belong on our Square. We invite people of faith, as well as those of no specific faith, to join us … Continue reading Move the Monument: An Interfaith and Community Gathering for Justice and Peace on Nov. 12
Update on Hospitality Hospitality appreciation grew and we believe it helps strengthen fellowship with all of the hardship around us. However, the enthusiasm is larger than the participation. About three months ago, we sent out an all call for more team members. We have some intermittent interest but no steady participation. Some of the interest … Continue reading Hospitality Team Update
The Installation Dedication Celebration at the UU Church of the Brazos Valley was a big success! On October 14th, the Reverend Kiya Heartwood was installed as the settled minister at the Brazos UU Church, and the new (not quite complete) church building was dedicated, as several ministers from around the country attended the event in … Continue reading Ministers Come from All Over to Celebrate!
SGUUF was represented at the recent “Boot the Voucher” Rally at the state capitol on October 7! Yellow Shirt attendees were: Susan Patterson, Frank Dunaway, Michelle Augustine and Heloise Shaser. It’s not too late to write, email, or phone your state legislators to support funding public schools and boot the vouchers.
The Board of Trustees of San Gabriel UU Fellowship wishes to thank Reverend Jami Yandle for their time with us. We deeply appreciate their strengths, the fresh insight, the uplifting and caring messages, and the gentle but firm boundaries that we all need. We have pressed ourselves to adjust and get with the times, and … Continue reading A Special Message from the Board of Trustees
When is LGBT History Month?October! LGBT History Month was created in 1994 by Rodney Wilson, a high school history teacher in Missouri. In 1995, a resolution passed by the General Assembly of the National Education Association included LGBT History Month within a list of commemorative months. October was selected to coincide with National Coming Out … Continue reading When is LGBT History Month? October!
In lieu of our regular Sunday Service, join us in our church parking lot for a Halloween Carnival of games, trunk or treating, a costume parade, snacks, and more..
Dear San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, It is with a mixture of sadness and joy that I inform you that I will end my time as your minister at the end of December of 2023. As of January, I will continue to serve this community and all of our UU Congregations in a different capacity … Continue reading Dear SGUUF, It is with a mixture of sadness and joy that I inform you…
