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Weekly Newsletter for June 4, 2026
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Sunday, May 31, 2026
In Person and Zoom
11:45 am
https://zoom.us/j/95255929970?pwd=RjI2VCtOWExwT01ib1dDUHFXbjVsdz09
CrafterChurch - Building Community
This Sunday, join us for a crafting-centered community service. We’ll meet from 10:30-12:30 in the Community Room (the sanctuary is being renovated) to craft, drink coffee, and enjoy time together. You can bring your own craft - if you're not currently working on anything, we'll have supplies for all. A casual worship service will start at 11:45, featuring a time for all ages and small group discussions. If you would like to participate remotely, we will have Zoom going throughout this time.
After CrafterChurch concludes, we’ll have sandwiches for lunch, followed by the reporting session and conversation led by our conflict transformation consultant, Rockie Gonzalez.
CrafterChurch Leaders: The Wildflower Spiritual Life Team
Children and youth in kindergarten through 12th grade will be a part of this intergenerational experience and will not be meeting in their classes.
Reporting Session and Conversation with Our Consultant
As our consultant, Rockie Gonzalez, finishes up individual and group interviews with Wildflowers this week, we are moving into the next phase of our work with her. Our conversation this Sunday, May 31 from 1:30 - 4 pm will focus on Rockie’s initial observations and how we make sense of those as a congregation. The goals of the time together are to understand the main themes that have emerged and to begin discussing those observations together. We will spend time in a large group and time in smaller discussion groups as well.
Joining in person is preferred and Zoom attendance is available for any who need or want this option. Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/95255929970pwd=RjI2VCtOWExwT01ib1dDUHFXbjVsdz09)
(same as the one for CrafterChurch - usual service link)
Please RSVP so we can plan for this part of the day.
In May and June, our spiritual life theme is Sacred Trust.
It is difficult to understand how to trust without a supportive spiritual life. Sacred trust begins with having faith in our sources of spiritual nourishment. In Unitarian Universalism, we recognize sources that include sacred texts, a range of spiritual practices, scientific investigation, and ongoing direct revelation of the divine mystery we share.
Trust does not exist in a vacuum; rather, it is an engaging act of commitment that helps us imagine how to work together. The practice of sacred trust, extended from moment to moment rather than granted wholesale and then revoked, helps to break down our attachments to binary outcomes and all-or-nothing ways of thinking about others. It is faith that gives us the courage to be present together in the unknown. When people of faith practice being vulnerable with each other to ask for what we need, good friends listen and respond by taking those needs into account. When we have the capacity, we change what we do so that we can meet our friends’ needs.
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The Sanctuary is being renovated through June 20.
Services on May 31st and June 7th will occur in the Community Room.
The second Sunday, June 14th, will be on Zoom. |
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Congregational News and Events |
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Celebrating Sonia June 7th!
On Sunday, June 7th, we will be saying goodbye to Sonia. As a way to thank her for all she has done during her time here, we would love for people of all ages to make or bring cards for her. We would especially love for the children to draw pictures or write her little notes. We are also collecting money to give her as a gift to help with her move back to California.
If you would like to contribute, you can Venmo me at @Laura-Miller-1039. Thank you so much to all of you who have donated already and thank you for helping us celebrate Sonia by sending her off with love! |
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Lin will be out of the office next Thursday, June 11 and Friday, June 12.
The 12 pm Wednesday newsletter content deadline will need to be honored as a volunteer will be graciously handling the newsletter in my absence. If there are any questions or concerns, please email office@wildflowerchurch.org
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Game Night is BACK on June 11th! Join us in the Community Room starting at 6:30 pm for a game of Dixit. Not into board games? We’ve got puzzles a-plenty! 
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June Group Hike returns to the Violet Crown Trail on Saturday, 6/20
This month we’ll be starting at the 360 entrance and making our way up towards Zilker Park. This is an easy-moderately difficulty trail with some rocky areas; children and leashed dogs are welcome!
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Call for Nominations to the Board of Trustees
At our congregational meeting on June 14th, we will elect four new members to the Board of Trustees. These servant leaders, along with the three current trustees who will retain their roles, are charged with managing the business, property, and affairs of the Church in a 2-year term that will begin July 1st.
We are so excited about the future of Wildflower, and know there are so many incredible people in our congregation with talents to offer.
If you have any interest at all in serving Wildflower in this capacity, Samantha & Shiloh are open and available for conversation. Please reach out when you see them or by emailing nominating@wildflowerchurch.org
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Everyone is invited to the Central Texas Interfaith Leaders Retreat, Saturday, June 6th at Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church! Our focus is on the challenges facing our institutions, our city and our state in this politically divisive time. What is the power behind our politics? And how can we become a diverse, power organization with the power to respond? How we can talk to each other in these politically divisive times? Specific topics include an analysis of the political state of our city, a look at the repercussions of Austin's 1928 master plan that are still affecting us today, what's behind the mass detentions of immigrants, and the money behind immigrant detention centers. It will be well worth your time on a Saturday to attend!
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Second Offering for Second Quarter 2026
The second quarter donation will go to Doug Martin's Organization, Central TX Cherokee Township, a community of Cherokees dedicated to Cherokee history, language, culture, heritage, tradition and fellowship. For those who don't know Doug, he has been in partnership with us through our Three Sisters Garden. He generously spent one Sunday sharing wisdom about the community garden, food sovereignty, and the importance of growing food as a community, interspersed with Cherokee stories and culture, and indigenous foodways. Find out more about the Central Texas Cherokee Township and events at the Facebook page. https://m.facebook.com/groups/121821744545503/?ref=share
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Ways to give to Wildflower 2nd Offering
“Second offering” in the memo line
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Recruiting Volunteers for Sunday Services
Wildflower's Sunday Services are completely volunteer run! If you are interested in volunteering, but not receiving the weekly volunteer recruitment emails, please get in touch with Shiloh Venable (shilohwf@gmail.com) to be added to the email list. |
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Calling all Makers!
Wildflower Church will be holding a Makers Market in June or July! Nothing is set in stone, but we want to give you a heads up so you can start making things. If you are interested in selling your creations, please fill out the following form. (You aren't committing to anything yet): https://forms.gle/AjaXoXhpmDLLoAyMA
If you want to help plan the event, please email us at giving@wildflowerchurch.org. (Yes, you can help plan *and* be a vendor.) Finally, give us some feedback about what items you would like to see at the market at this link: https://forms.gle/dreixkKXyEeA9geL7 |
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Newsletter Content Submission Guidelines
The link to submit newsletter content has been updated.
Please submit content for weekly newsletter using this form.
Content should be submitted no more than (approximately) 2 weeks in advance of event.
Weekly Newsletter content deadline is Wednesday by 12 pm
Submissions received after the deadline will go in the following week’s edition.
NOTE: Please refrain from using ALL CAPS or “quotation marks” when submitting content.
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Regional and National Information |
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Out & About | Oak Hill Community Pride Festival
Sunday, June 7 | 5-8PM | SHPC
We are excited to invite you to the first-ever Oak Hill Community Pride Festival on June 7! This collaborative event between Shepherd of the Hills, Oak Hill UMC, and Abiding Love Lutheran is a visible expression of our shared commitment to inclusion, hospitality, and love.
The festival will include live performances, activities for children and families, community partners, and opportunities to connect. This is more than an event—it’s a chance to embody the kind of community we believe God calls us to be. We hope you’ll join us and invite others to experience this day of celebration.
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UU the Vote is excited to partner with the Positive Women’s Network Chapter of the Greater Houston Area for a June Weekend of Action!
PWN is already doing deep, community-rooted organizing.
Join us June 6 and June 7 to plug into PWN’s existing canvassing program! to reach low propensity voters in Greenspoint.
PWN’s work has always been grounded in integrated voter engagement: building relationships, connecting issues to people's lived experiences, and creating long-term pathways into leadership and civic participation. UU’s joining us will get the chance to knock some doors, get trained on canvassing and using the miniVAN app, and supporting organizing that is rooted in trust and community power.
Join us!
Join us for one or both days!
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Sat, June 6th, 9:30 AM- 1:30 PM CDT
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Sun, June 7th, 3:30- 7:30 PM CDT
Where: NorthView Park, 921 Northacre Dr Houston, TX 77073
Questions/Feedback? Contact Samm Pheiffer: spheiffer@uua.org
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UU the Vote is excited to partner with the Positive Women’s Network Chapter of the Greater Houston Area for a June Weekend of Action!
PWN is already doing deep, community-rooted organizing.
Join us June 6 and June 7 to plug into PWN’s existing canvassing program! to reach low propensity voters in Greenspoint.
PWN’s work has always been grounded in integrated voter engagement: building relationships, connecting issues to people's lived experiences, and creating long-term pathways into leadership and civic participation. UU’s joining us will get the chance to knock some doors, get trained on canvassing and using the miniVAN app, and supporting organizing that is rooted in trust and community power.
Join us!
Join us for one or both days!
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Sat, June 6th, 9:30 AM- 1:30 PM CDT
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Sun, June 7th, 3:30- 7:30 PM CDT
Where: NorthView Park, 921 Northacre Dr Houston, TX 77073
Questions/Feedback? Contact Samm Pheiffer: spheiffer@uua.org
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Explore Camp Wildflower Roots
Camp Wildflower Roots has reserved space in our Community Room for their Innagural Summer Day Camp for children and youth ages 8-13. Shannon Mercer is a special education teacher and UU living in the area. She and other teachers are launching this camp and describe it as “creating an inclusive, welcoming space where all youth — especially queer youth — feel safe, supported, and free to be themselves. Living in Texas can feel especially hard right now, and kids need affirming community more than ever.” The camp website [https://www.campwildflowerroots.org/] offers a way to register for the camp (June 8-12, 22-26). Shannon would love to have Wildflowers or others we tell about the camp be a part of this experience. |
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TXUUJM ACTION HOUR INVITATION: Happy Pride month from the Texas UU Justice Ministry! 
