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Weekly Newsletter for November 15, 2024
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Sunday Service
Sunday, November 17 at 11:45 am
Service Leader: Nesheema Alheem
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Comfort and Edify Yourself
In light of recent events that have affected the current media climate and how we all relate to each other, it’s important to remember the principles of community and comforting one another through these times.
We will also have Noah Lemoine’s child dedication in this service!
Children and youth in grades kindergarten through 12th will be meeting in person in their classes after being present in the sanctuary for the first part of the service. The nursery is available for babies and children from 6 weeks to 5 years old during the entire service period. You may choose either option for your child if they are 5 years old.
Bio of Service Leader: Neshama Alheem, The Self-Love Minister, is a Self-Love & Success Coach, speaker, and best-selling author. She is also founder of The Self-Love Church, her online community where she helps people own their personal power and completely transform the way they see themselves – through greater self-love – so they can create their BEST lives. She primarily works with ambitious women entrepreneurs & leaders, helping them learn to show up more powerfully online & in-person, put themselves and their desires FIRST without feeling guilty or overwhelmed, and build their business around their lives versus the other way around. Neshama believes that we can all create and manifest our ideal lives, but we need to have the confidence to make self-honoring choices for ourselves that align with those goals.
She recently co-authored the Amazon best-seller – which is part of an anthology series – "We Are Women of Substance Volume 2: Confident and On the Move". Currently, she has a workbook available for download “The Loving Yourself More” Workbook, which can be found at theselfloveminister.com/free-workbook.
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Noah's child dedication this Sunday
During the worship service on Sunday, November 17, at the request and delight of his parents Adrian and Cory Lemoine, and his older sibling Eliza Rose, we will join together in community for the joyous dedication of Noah James Lemoine. |
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Wildflower Seeks a
Part-time Director of Children and Youth Religious Education & Children's RE Teacher
You Can Help!!!
Wildflowers, as you know, Piaf Azul, our beloved Director of Religious Education since 2018, has resigned from this position. She has graciously agreed to stay to help us transition a new person in to that position. Kim Rodriguez and Dee Adams recently were appointed by the Board as a hiring team to fill this position.
We need your help! If you know of anyone who might be interested in this position, please pass the posting below along to them:
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Part-Time Director of Children’s and Youth Religious Education & Children’s Teacher
Wildflower Church is a small intergenerational Unitarian Universalist community where we strive to support parents by providing a meaningful religious education program that makes a positive difference in children’s and youth’s lives. Our children and youth religious education (CYRE) program serves babies and children through 18 years. We are looking for someone to direct and teach in our CYRE program while modeling and embodying Wildflower’s mission of growing spiritually together, spreading love, justice, and joy.
Click here for job description
Click here to apply
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Honoring our Native American Community
The Austin Powwow and Native Market
Saturday, November 23, 9am - 9pm
Travis County Expo Center
7311 Decker Lane, ATX 78724
https://wildflowerchurch.org/director/austin-powwow-november-23-2024/
Purchase Tickets: $7 per person
Wildflowers have the opportunity for honoring Indigenous people in our community and across the country by supporting the Austin Powwow, through attendance, food donations, and volunteer activities. This is joyful way for all to celebrate the heritage and culture of our Indigenous community and to honor those whose land we are on.
You can use the above links to purchase tickets and sign up to volunteer and donate.
At the Annual Austin Powwow, many different Native American communities come together for the largest one-day powwow in the country. For over 30 years, this unique Austin event has featured literally hundreds of Native American dancers, singers, musicians, artists and craftspeople. The songs and dances are not only based on ancient traditions but are also living cultural expressions of creativity and innovation. |
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Community Recharge Day Music Playlist
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Save the Dates: 2025 Budget Q&A Forum - December 5 on Zoom
6-8:30 pm Via Zoom
https://zoom.us/j/92635108376
In preparation for the December 8 congregational meeting, in which we will be voting on the 2025 budget, the Board will host a budget Q&A Forum on December 5 at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom. The draft budget will be sent to the congregation no later than December 1 (and hopefully sooner). You are not required to attend the forum, but it gives you an opportunity to ask any questions you have ahead of the congregational meeting. The Zoom link for the forum is https://zoom.us/j/92635108376. The forum will start on time at 6:30 p.m., and Board members will leave if nobody shows up within 15 minutes, so please arrive on time if you plan to attend.
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Save the Dates:
Congregational Meeting December 8, 2024
Please save the date for our ZOOM-ONLY Winter Semi-Annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday, December 8, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. We will be voting on the 2025 budget, and we need a quorum of our membership to attend in order to conduct important votes, so please plan to be there! Voting members will receive more information by email. Contact board@wildflowerchurch.org if you have any questions.
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YOU Have an Opportunity to Sponsor Community Groups Who Use Our Community Room!
Being a sponsor is a wonderful way live our Wildflower mission and to be in relationship with the many community groups who are “bending the arc toward justice”! Some of the recent and more frequent users are the City of Austin’s Equity Office for providing Undoing Racism and Latinx Challenge trainings for adults and youth, the Austin Sanctuary Network for advocacy meetings, other groups like Jewish Voices for Peace and Undoing White Supremacy Austin for teach-ins, meetings, and retreats, BASTA (Building and Strengthening Tenant Action) to support our neighbors in Travis Park Apartments in advocating for their rights, and Texas Trans Futures for a camp.
We need to have a member present to support the groups who use our space in the day or evening. Any new sponsor will receive support in implementing this role which does not require special skills or abilities. It is great for people who work from home (can work from Lin’s office), have evening and weekend availability, or are retired. If interested email Dee Adams at worship@wildflowerchurch.org or Allen Fisher at facilities@wildflowerchurch.org. |
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Adult Religious Education Seeks New Chair
Adult Religious Education (ARE) is seeking a new chair. Curious? Email: Susie at ARE@Wildflowerchurch.org
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Coffee and Conversations
Wednesdays at 10 am
https://zoom.us/j/93681478930
Meeting ID: 936 8147 8930
Hi, Wildflowers! Come check in about life, the universe and everything with other Wildflowers, Chaplain Bis, and the Pastoral Care Team. Chaplain Bis is also available 1:1 Zoom sessions, which you can sign up for at calendly.com/wildflowerpastoralcare
Ideas Worth Contemplating
1st and 3rd Sundays at 9:30 am
Zoom link at top in shaded box
Ideas Worth Contemplating is an ongoing group led by Wildflower Mike Ignatowski that uses inspiring and thought-provoking TED Talks to generate discussion about important topics.
Wildflower Book Club
1st Wednesdays at 7-8 pm via Zoom
Contact susie: ARE@wildflowerchurch.org if interested.
Tarot Circle for Intuitive Transformation!
Third Wednesdays at 7pm via Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81959828225
Come and explore your spiritual life through the lens of the Tarot. Contact MelissaOMeeks@gmail.com with questions and to register.
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Regional and National Information
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Register for our last few events of the year!
November 14th- Thursday Night Action Hour
November 20th- We Cry Justice
November 21st- *Last* Thursday Night Action Hour
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Austin Youth River Watch Volunteers Needed
Austin Youth River Watch is looking for volunteers to help with meal deliveries to their students and families. The commitment is about 4 hours on Fridays starting between 10am-2pm (depending on your availability). You'll pick up meals at Cook's Nook in East Austin and deliver them to student's homes. Please fill out our Volunteer Meal Delivery Driver Form and Emma Walsh will reach out to you afterwards to go over the details.
Why We Need Your Help
Food security remains a concern for many of the students we work with. Each year, we hear from students who do not have consistent access to nutritious food. That's where our meal delivery program comes in!
For the past four years, our staff has been handling the delivery routes, but as our program grows, we’re hoping some of our awesome supporters (like you!) can step in to help out. This would really ease the load on our team and keep this program running smoothly.
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