Friday Flash!

Join us March 21-23 for the Southwest UU Women annual conference “Sacred Spaces, Sacred Place,” at the Houston Hilton NASA in Clear Lake, Texas. The conference begins with an opening on Friday and continues through Sunday.  Your registration includes access to all the workshops and vendors, and lunch and dinner on Saturday. There are twelve…

MESSAGE FROM REV. ERIN ABOUT TXUUJM LEGISLATIVE ACTION DAY:Good morning, Texas UUs and our justice-seeking friends! The Texas UU Justice Ministry team is so excited to gather at the Capitol with you and with our partners on Monday, March 17!I know you are eager for the registration link. Please know it’s on the way. We…

Several SMUUFmembers recently attended a Zoom conference whose theme was “Rewilding Planet B.”  There were climate scientists, including Gerard Wedderburn Bisshop, and speakers from groups who have experience in rewilding the land areas from India and Scotland. Since some of our SMUUF members are in areas subject to wildfires and others flooding and our Texas Railroad Commissioner is concerned…

Join SMUUF for a small Group Meeting on January 16, Sunday at 2:30 pm. We meet every third Sunday of the month and are led by Carmen Rumbaut for an investigation into our own experience of the great mystery.

Several of the Environmental/Climate Small group just attended a Zoom conference whose theme was “Rewilding Planet B.”  There were climate scientists, including Gerard Wedderburn Bisshop, and speakers from groups who have experience in rewilding the land areas from India and Scotland. One speaker is Shankar Narayan of the Ghat Forest in India who shares his style of rewilding. Since some of…

We are always looking for appreciated donations of coffee hour items for the church! We will be starting a sign up sheet for members  to bring goodies to the coffee gathering after church soon!

Members are invited to bring their ideas to the Board meetings held in the Fellowship Hall on the fourth Sunday of the month.  Open discussion with the board is encouraged regarding concerns and suggestions for improvement to create positive change. Our recent successes include: We ask that communication with the Board be respectful. Please address any email…

As the Caldwell/Hays Examiner releases our February print edition, which will contain a remarkable essay by Elle Cross, who has spent the last three years researching the intersection of mental illness & the legal system, we are partnering with Latino Justice to hold a community dialogue to discuss the criminalization of mental illness in Hays…

Food Healers  had a wonderful day  serving soup, lentils and baked apples with raisins and couscous on Monday  Jan. 13 at the Southside Center in San Marcos for people who are food-insecure. They loved it and we loved them. Servers from SMUUF Food Healers this week were Becky Allen, Judy Telford, Rasmey Raymond, Barbara Jacobson,…

One of our long time members, Rebecca (Becky) Allen, will be emcee for the Vegan Convergence of the Peoples #20 this coming weekend. She would like to invite you to hear any and all of the twenty speakers. Our SMUUF friend Joya Wesley will be one of the speakers. Unitarian Universalist Abraham Oort, retired world renowned meteorologist,…

You are invited to come to the SMUUF Environment / Climate Justice Team meeting at 9:30 am on Zoom Sunday January 19, 2025. We will ask for your ideas and options as we move forward with education, adaptation, climate grief or planting trees and making food. We will hear from everyone and check in with…

As is SMUUF’s tradition every year, our SMUUF congregation is invited to participate in the MLK March / Walk on MLK Day.  This year, MLK Day will be celebrated on Monday, January 20 at 9:30, beginning with a Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Crossroads Memorial at the corner of MLK Drive and LBJ Drive in…

We will be reading; Our Mothers’ War: American Women at Home and at the Front During World War II by Emily Yellin. Ross will be leading our discussion and has come up with these questions for Sunday morning – January 5, 2025 9:30 am. See you then!

On the second Monday of each month from 4:00-5:00pm, SMUUF Food Healers serve fruit and a main dish, using a recipe from the Universal Meals program, to people who are food-insecure.  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 food. In December,…

Due to the holidays and other conflicts, the SMUUF Board of Trustees will not have a quorum for the regular Nov 24th Meeting. We are postponing it until Dec 8th. Please reach us at board@smuuf.org if there are any questions or concerns. We hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving week!

Join the SMUUF Outreach Committee for the 2024 Toy Drive. We will meet Friday, Dec. 13th at KZSM on 216 N. Guadalupe st. San Marco, Texas at 6:00pm. Bring all the toys you want to donate during church services or on December 13th! A group photo will be taken at KZSM. For questions call or…

Serving in November were Lisa Cradit, Rasmey Raymond, Jeanne Garthwaite, Judy Telford On the second Monday of each month from 4:00-5:00pm at the Southside Community Center in San Marcos, SMUUF Food Healers serve fruit and a main dish to people who are food-insecure, using a recipe from the Universal Meals program.  Universal Meals recipes avoid the top nine food allergens in…

The Spiritual Exploration small group is meeting at 2:30 this Sunday, November 17th, the third Sunday of the month, in the Fellowship Hall.

Our November 9 Fundraiser was a great success thanks to all who donated items, provided snacks and volunteered! It was a gorgeous day and Gayle Gaston’s beautiful front yard and porch were the perfect location. Thank you Gayle for letting us into your space and Lee Bricker for allowing us the use of her garage…

Job Opportunity: Web/IT Administrator at San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (SMUUF) Position: Part-Time Web/IT AdministratorLocation: San Marcos, Texas (with some remote work flexibility)Hours: 10-15 hours per week (approximately 40 hours per month)Pay: $17.00-21.00/hrApplication Deadline: Until FilledContact: admin@smuuf.org About Us: The San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (SMUUF) is a thriving community in San Marcos, Texas, dedicated…