Wado to Central Texas Cherokee Township for our Grow Corn, Grow Communities a Hominy Making Workshop
On Sunday, October 19, 2025, Doug Martin and his son spoke, taught, cooked, and shared stories with our Children and Youth Religious Education (CYRE) class and after church with the congregation and community in the Wildflower Community Room. What powerful (and yummy) indigenous lessons and wisdom corn offers about working together, identity, history, the future, and so much more.
Thank you to Central Texas Cherokee Township for this collaboration and mutual community support of our Three Sisters Garden.
Join us for an afternoon of transformation: it’s time to prepare and eat our community garden’s corn!
Sunday, October 19, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Community Room of Wildflower Church 1314 E Oltorf Street, Austin TX 78702
Doug Martin (Central Texas Cherokee Township Three Sisters Program) will show us how to make hominy and grits from field corn (grown in our Three Sisters Garden) and nixtamalization, and share 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. This is an intergenerational cooking demonstration activity open to all ages. Guests and friends are welcome!
Growing Faith and Wildflowers! Let us know you’re planning to attend! RSVP Here.
There is no charge to attend. This event is our gift to the community.
Hosted by BRAVE Communities, please join us at Wildflower Church and our Community Room on Sunday afternoon on June 29, for a compelling discussion with a dynamic panel of local leaders, advocates, and policy experts to break down the 2025 Texas Legislative Session – the good, the bad, and what it means for our future. Together, we’ll explore how recent policy decisions are impacting our communities, and how we can take BRAVE steps toward a more just, compassionate, and inclusive Texas. ✨
🏳🌈 In honor of Pride Month, we’re especially proud to uplift several incredible LGBTQ+ voices who continue to lead with courage and heart, even in the face of legislative challenges.
Whether you are a student, parent, activist, educator, tech professional, or simply a neighbor who cares, this event is for YOU! Let’s Build Relationships Awareness Voices and Engagement – together!
There are many ways to uplift the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other servant leaders of the Civil Rights Movement as we celebrate this annual day on, not a day off. Below are a few activities from our extended Wildflower community and friends to get involved in this week. (You can also read the Austin Statesman for additional activities and volunteer service projects in our region. Or watch programming from The King Center in Atlanta on YouTube or other platforms.)
Thursday, January 16th, 9 am to 12 pm Resist! Pre-Inauguration Kingian Nonviolence Workshop
Join Nonviolent Austin for a Kingian Nonviolence workshop to honor MLK’s birth & meet the moment of the upcoming presidential inauguration. Thursday, January 16 · 9am – 12pm CST. Doors at 8:45am at the Carver Library
Thursday, January 16, 7 PM TXUUJM Action Hour on Zoom
Join Texas UU Justice Ministry as we take action every week, over Zoom, as a community. We check-in and connect with folks around the state as we make calls to elected officials, write letters to the editor, send emails of appreciate to justice partners, and more. https://txuujm.org/
Sunday, January 19th, 11: 45 am MLK Worship Service at Wildflower
“Revolutionary Dreams” sermon by Simone Monique Barnes. Drawing inspiration from some of the music, poetry, and speeches of the civil rights movement and the liberation era, we’ll think about one of the most revolutionary prophetic dreams of all: normal life.
After the Sunday worship service, spend some time in Beloved Community by engaging in conversations and other moments of connection over popcorn and coffee in the Community Room, as we celebrate the life and legacy of Rev Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, and other servant leaders of the civil rights movement and beyond. Encourage a friend or neighbor who needs community this weekend to join us for the service at 11:45 am, or for coffee in the community room from 1 pm
Monday, January 20th MLK March and Festival, 9:30 am to 4 pm UPDATE: The March is cancelled due to inclement weather. Festival is postponed to February 1st
The Annual Community March celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy while uplifting diversity and multi-culturalism in our city. All are invited to march and celebrate Dr. King’s legacy.
The MLK Community March kicks off on Monday, January 20, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. on the south steps of the State Capitol for a rally.
At the conclusion of the program we will march to Huston-Tillotson University for the MLK Festival, from 11am to 4 pm.
The family friendly festival includes vendors and local musical artists to make this year’s celebration the best ever! Come prepared to have a great time. Marchers are asked to help by bringing can goods or non-perishable food items which will be donated to the Central Texas Food Bank. See the march and festival webpage for guidelines on what to donate. https://mlkcelebration.com/celebration-events/march-and-festival/
Monday, January 20th, 2-4PM BRAVE Communities Connection
“MLK’s Dream in Action”. This family-friendly event is a chance for all of us to embody MLK’s values and vision of a beloved community through community conversations, community service, and meaningful connections.
This free event is open to all, but pre-registration is required. Let’s honor Dr. King’s dream by coming together to create the beloved community he envisioned—a community where everyone belongs, and justice and love prevail. Rozco’s Comedy Club, 1805 E 7th St, Austin TX 78702
(Note: The event venue is a very short walk from MLK Festival held at Huston-Tillotson. Festival postponed until February 1.)
December is a special time in our congregation. Whether you’re looking for spiritual enrichment, a sense of community, a place to hold your joys and concerns, or simply some festive fun, there’s something for everyone. We invite everyone to participate in our diverse offerings, fostering connections and creating cherished memories. Whether you are a long-time member, a friend, or a first-time visitor, you are welcome to join us this season.
December Worship Services Theme: Many Lights
Wildflower’s blended services offer the opportunity to attend either in-person or on Zoom (Zoom link is posted on our website’s home page). 2nd Sundays and 5th Sundays, worship is Zoom only.
Sunday, December 1, 11:45 am, blended service – “This Little Light of Mine” — Simone Monique Barnes, Director of Membership and Spiritual Life (Pluralism and Interdependence)
Sunday, December 8, 11:45 am, Zoom only service – “The Peace of Defiance” – Rev. Carrie Holley-Hurt, guest worship leader
Sunday, December 15, 11:45 am, blended service – Bis Thornton, Chaplain. Special musical guest cellist. (Advent)
Sunday, December 22, 11:45 am, blended service – Simone Monique Barnes, Director of Membership and Spiritual Life. Special musical guest cellist. (Solstice)
Sunday, December 29, 11:45 am, Zoom only service – Susie Epstein, lay worship leader (Hannukah)
Sunday, January 5, 11:45 am, blended service – Fire Communion – lay led service
Community Gatherings for All Ages
Saturday, December 7, 1 pm – 3 pm – Crafternoon, in the Wildflower Community Room- bring your favorite arts and craft supplies, or use ours.
Sunday, December 15, 1:30 pm to 4 pm – Solstice Lantern Making, in the Wildflower Community Room – Drop-in to make a solstice lantern from paper art supplies, or bring an item to upcycle, such as a plastic soda bottle or a found object like a small tree branch, and shape your own solstice lantern to take home. Or bring it to the Solstice Parade the following weekend.
Saturday, December 21, 6 pm – 7 pm (meet at the Treehouse in Pease Park at 5:30 pm) – Annual Solstice Parade — Gather just after sunset and bring your solstice lanterns (no flames!) and lights as we walk, roll, or stroll in the parade. Bonus: we’ll see Malin, Pease Park’s troll sculpture, along the parade route. Note: Wildflowers are attending this free, family-friendly, public event hosted by Minor Mishap Marching Band. It is an outdoor, mobile procession, on ADA-compliant paths. We encourage attendees to process along the participatory parade route with the group, but of course, there is always to option to sit or stand and watch.
Sunday, December 22, 1:15 pm – 2:30 pm Drum Circle, in the Wildflower Community Room. Join in a Beloved drum circle to welcome the Winter Solstice. All levels are welcome. Bring a drum or other percussion instrument (we’ll also have some available for use).
