Friday Flash!

Lucy and Laura will be away from church for sporting events on the following dates: September 21st and 28th, Oct 12th and 26th. They usually help set up coffee and snacks in the fellowship hall on Sundays. In their absence, we need some volunteers to help set up for and then clean up after the…

Several years ago, when our ICUUW Tuesday zoom sessions were new, I was in a group with Melinda Simo. She is a Transylvanian Unitarian. We were talking about freedom. In her country, there was an oppressive government. She said, “My mind is always free. No one can take that away from me.” I realized then,…

The Board will be unable to meet this month.  There will not be enough to meet a quorum, due to members’ travel plans. Meetings will resume in August, as previously scheduled, unless an update comes out stating otherwise.

On the second Monday of each month from 4:00-5:00 pm, SMUUF Food Healers serve fruit and a main dish, using a recipe from the Universal Meals program, to food-insecure people.  Universal Meals recipes avoid the top nine food allergens in the US.  We have fun and are grateful to be able to provide this nourishing…

Thank you to all who made it out to attend both the Service and the Congregational Meeting at the proposed new location. Please make sure to reach out to give feedback about this location. We like to send out our gratitude to all of our Outgoing Board Members – Karen Timme, Carmen Rumbaut, and Michael…

SMUUF Food Healers served Burrito Bowls at the Southside Community Center on Monday, June 9.  We received many compliments and thank yous, as well as appreciation for there being no meat in the meal.  Patrons particularly enjoyed the Sunflower Seed Dressing we served, recipe here.  On the second Monday of each month from 4:00-5:00 pm,…

The Annual Meeting of ICUUW Members will take place virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. All who have been members of ICUUW for at least 60 days are invited to participate and vote in this Zoom meeting. ICUUW members will elect 5 board members, along with 1 member of the Nominating Committee. Non-members…

Pictured Servers May 12th: Willow, Becky Allen, Barbara Jacobson, Rasmey Raymond, and Yeongrae Lee We will be serving Burrito Bowls at the Southside Community Center on Monday, June 9, at 4 pm.  Please join us if you can. For more information and to sign up, use this Signup Genius page or ask Lisa (lcradit@tlu.edu) to…

The SMUUF service will be held at First Lutheran Church, 130 W. Holland St, San Marcos, TX, at our regular time of 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 22.  The purpose is to hold a trial service at that location to give our congregation a better idea of whether we want to begin having our services…

We will soon be holding elections/confirmations for new Board of Trustees members at our annual congregational meeting, postponed to June, 22nd.  For years now, we have sought people out and then had them confirmed at this meeting. We would like to embrace our UU values regarding democracy, so we are inviting all members, founders, and freshmen…

SMUUF Bookclub’s next book is Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston. The 1st discussion will be held on the first Sunday in June at 9:30 am on Zoom. Feel free to join us as we look forward to welcoming anyone interested.

The Donate the Plate charity this month is SMUUF’s Building Fund. The funds raised will help us to qualify for a loan, to construct our very own church building on the land that SMUUF already owns along Craddock Avenue. Checks should be made out to SMUUF, with Donate the Plate or SMUUF Building Fund listed…

After the discussion at their last meeting regarding the best time to have the gathering, they have decided to compromise. They will gather at 10:30 am Eastern Time in the US. Find your local time below. They have not finalized their topic yet. Join in the discussion to share your thoughts and feelings. Everyone may…

There has been a report of a fake email being sent to a person from a fraudulent email address pretending to be Carol Horton, our choir director. Please report any emails you find suspicious directly to either the SMUUF Admin <admin@smuuf.org> or The Board <board@smuuf.org>. Thank you all for your attention. For any further questions,…

After the Voices at the Table presentation on June 1, the Building and Land Committee invites you to a special meeting on an important item. This meeting is not connected to the Voices at the Table presentation, which begins at 1:00 p.m., but will happen immediately afterwards, at about 2:15, also in the Fellowship Hall…

Lucy and Laura will be taking the summer off from church to travel starting May 25th. They are asking for temporary replacement volunteers in the kitchen to make coffee, put out donated snacks, and clean up after coffee hour while they are gone for the summer. They plan to start up again in the fall…

Hospitality, connection, and community are at the heart of both San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship and AFS-USA. By welcoming an exchange student into your home, you have the chance to share daily life, build lifelong connections, and live out the values of compassion and service. Whether for a semester or a school year, hosting is…

UU members and friends are welcome to attend the monthly Pet Loss Support group once or many times. The first Wednesday of each month on Zoom.  Email Reverend Ellevan at relleven@gmail.com. If you are interested in joining a UUAM group, please let Rebecca know by texting 512-787-8390 

Find out more about how amazing chickens are. For example, chickens protect their young, recognize people, they dream, they have better color vision than humans, and they have a large array of sounds to communicate with each other.  All creatures deserve fundamental respect, and the chicken is no exception. Our UU friend Kaitlyn said, “As…