Over twenty-five years ago, when Corinna and her husband decided to marry, they found the First UU Church of Austin and never left. Having been raised without a religious tradition, Unitarian Universalism is the only faith she has ever known. Corinna served First UU in many different capacities during her years there, and taught Sunday school classes for five. In early 2016, she decided to pursue becoming a Religious Educator as a vocation and interned both at First Church Austin and Live Oak UU for a year. In February of 2017, we commissioned Corinna as our first Director of Religious Education. It’s been a joy to have her bring her knowledge and skills to our San Gabriel community. She is currently in the UUA’s credentialing program, scheduled to become a Credentialed Religious Educator in April 2020.
How beautiful is it that we have one another? This All Ages Service will explore the beauty of interconnection that nurtures and inspires. We’ll engage interconnection in many different layers – in our relationships and families, in our fellowship with one another, with our faith and our larger world. And we’ll have opportunity to express … Continue reading The Beauty of We
Our children and youth have been busy all summer making, building, failing, helping, trying, tinkering, and doing! Join us for a service that captures the spirit of Unitarian Universalism as the faith we create together. This service will engage all your senses with music and movement, drama and imagery! Developed during our two-day theater camp, … Continue reading Building Our Faith
Today we will experience the time-honored Unitarian tradition of the Flower Communion in which we will learn about its origins and meaning. Most importantly we will experience the essence of the Flower Communion in our Beloved Community in Story, Poetry, Song and Sermon. Please bring a cut flower with you to the Service where we … Continue reading The Flower Communion
How is each stage of our life important? Do we grow and learn at some stages and not others? How are we transformed by the journeys we take, both inside and out? Join us this Sunday for one of our engaging, interactive All Ages Services, where families stay together for the entire Service. Using as metaphor … Continue reading A Journey of Ages and Stages
Our theme for October asks “How are we a people of Sanctuary?” Sanctuary is a place of security and safety – sometimes it is a physical space, and yet it can also be a feeling we carry inside of us. If that is true, how do these two concepts interact? Time I recently spent on … Continue reading A Sense of Place
At this special annual service we will celebrate the fact that we humans share our planet with animals. All lives depend on community and today we will celebrate it with the animals in song, story, touch and joy. (Animals on-leash or crated please) Please bring memorabilia from your deceased animal pet for a Memorial Table.
How does our UU faith help us explore, respect, and understand wisdom from around the world? Come join Corinna Whiteaker-Lewis, Director of Religious Education, for a lively All Ages Service as our children share what they’ve learned in their travels with our summer curriculum so far! We’ll share with you our lessons from across cultures, … Continue reading Passport to the World, Passport to our Principles
In today’s multi-generational Service our Children and Youth will lead us in an exploration of our monthly theme of Emergence. Together we will tell and hear stories of the promises and resurrection of the Spring and our own Human Spirit. A String Quartet will share the inspiration of music as we celebrate together as a … Continue reading Easter Stories
In this special Multi-Generational Service for the Holiday Season we will celebrate together in story and song. Let’s plan to share the magic of the Holidays!
The theme of today’s All Ages Service addresses our Families and especially that “We are Family!” Our entire Congregation will be invited to join together in our Sanctuary throughout the Sunday Service to celebrate Family and to Dedicate our Children in a formal ceremony. Plan to join us in story, song and sermon for this special service!
