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San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Donation Clears Student Meal Balances in Georgetown ISD
GEORGETOWN, Texas — Families across Georgetown ISD are receiving meaningful financial relief thanks to a generous donation from the San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, whose members recently stepped up to help pay off outstanding student meal balances. The contribution, led by the Fellowship’s Social Justice Team, reflects a shared commitment to supporting students and ensuring every child has access to meals without added stress or stigma. “We believe that every p
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Habitat Team Meeting for Spring '26
Anyone interested in digging in the dirt in support of wildlife is invited to join the Habitat team on Thursday, March 19th at 11:00 on the deck at UU. (inside if it rains) Bring your lunch and we will visit and make plans for the coming spring months. You don’t have to know anything about native Texas plants or gardening. We just work together and have a good time! Contact Billye Adams at habitat@sangabrieluu.org
Mar 181 min read


The Art of Complaining by Jami Moore & Zach Hunter
Join us for an all-ages Social Justice Sunday where art and social justice come together to explore how artists, activists, and everyday people use humor, images, and handmade creations to call out injustice and inspire change. Inspired by the Guerrilla Girls, zine-making, and other creative practices, this interactive service invites us to complain about what we care about in a creative and unique way.
Mar 101 min read


Community Grief Circle
Grief is an integral part of life that requires our attention if we want to be fully available for life. In our culture, however, we have forgotten how to share our grief with one another. When we add to our personal losses the experience of economic instability, ecological degradation, the extinction of species, individual and collective health crises, and the unrest and turmoil within human societies, the burden of grief that we are carrying as individuals can begin to feel
Mar 42 min read


The Duties & Rights of Simone Weil by Eric Hepburn
For International Women's Day, we'll continue our exploration of the work of Simone Weil - moving from her work on attention as spiritual practice, to her social justice oriented work on the necessity of duties preceding rights.
Mar 31 min read


Soul's Attention - Simone Weil by Eric Hepburn
On the first Sunday of each month, we explore our Soul Matters theme. For this month, that's Paying Attention. Our teacher in attention is philosopher-mystic Simone Weil.
Feb 241 min read


US Detention of Immigrants by Eric Hepburn
I got on a bus headed south, past San Antonio to a community called Dilley, Texas. There is a modern day American internment / concentration / prison camp there, we call it a detention center. Let's talk about what I saw, what I learned, and what we might all need to learn if we want things to change.
Feb 31 min read


First Goal of Our Legacy Fund Campaign Now Complete
First Goal of the Legacy Fund Campaign Now Completed Thanks for the generosity of our congregation and the advanced gifts that have already been received, our church facilities now have new high-quality roofs installed. Replacing the roofs on our three buildings was the first goal of our capital campaign. As you will see in these pictures, the sanctuary now has a new green metal roof with a 30 year+ manufacturer's warranty on the material and a 5 year workmanship warranty b
Feb 31 min read


❄️CHURCH CLOSED - Warming Center Activation Friday Evening-Tuesday Morning❄️
Friday 01/23/2026 6:00 pm - Tuesday 01/27/2026 9:00 am We will do our best to accommodate everyone in need- because everyone deserves warmth and safety. The Warming Center will be located at Getsemani Community Center at 412 E 19th Street 78626. Pets are welcome. Animals must remain in a closed crate while indoors, and owners are responsible for their care. Crates, food, and sanitary bags will be available if needed. If you’d like to help out, we have several needs to fill, i
Jan 232 min read


We are following the upcoming Frigid Weather Forecast and plans for a Warming Center are underway...
PLEASE BE ON ALERT THAT SGUUF CHURCH MAY BE CLOSED ON SUNDAY DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER! WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION VIA EMAIL, SANGABRIELUU.ORG , FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM. The Warming Center (overnight freeze shelter) will be opening once again at the Getsemani Center at 412 E. 19th Street, starting Friday January 23. To better coordinate our efforts in providing meals, which are so appreciated by our unhoused neighbors, and a gift from many in our community, Helping Hands of G
Jan 221 min read


Near Enemies & Idols by Eric Hepburn
Could it be that one of the most effective ways to subvert a prophet is to turn them into an idol? There is a case to be made that this is what "the church" has done to Jesus. There is a case to be made that this is what American Culture has done with Dr. King. If we toss the idol, maybe we can ask what the prophet was trying to teach.
Jan 131 min read


Side With Love Statement on the killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE
Statement on the killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE: We grieve the killing of Renee Nicole Good, a 37 year-old mother and legal observer, by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis yesterday—an act of state violence that has stolen a life and reverberates through an already-wounded community. This is not an isolated incident, but the result of policies that criminalize immigration and enforce borders through fear, surveillance, and force rather than care. Side Wit
Jan 81 min read


Practicing Resistance (Soul Matters) by Eric Hepburn
On (or around) the first Sunday of each month, we explore our Soul Matters theme. For this month, that's Practicing Resistance.
Jan 61 min read


Looking For Light in a World Filled With Darkness by Lou Snead
In this Post-Christmas service we will be asked to reflect together on where we find the light of joy, peace, and love celebrated by Christians in the Jesus story when we are living in a world continuously filled with violence, suffering, and inequities.
Dec 24, 20251 min read


The Path to Wise Elderhood by Eric Hepburn
As I reach the midway point of my Doctor of Ministry in Social Justice program at Meadville Lombard — our UU seminary in Chicago — I want to share the heart of what has been unfolding. Stephen Jenkinson has said that we live in a time with more old folks and fewer wise elders than ever before. In this reflection, I’ll explore what it might mean to rescue wise elderhood from western history’s dustbin — to draw a clear, compassionate distinction between wise elders and old adol
Dec 9, 20251 min read


Choosing Hope (Soul Matters) by Eric Hepburn
On the first Sunday of each month, we explore our Soul Matters theme. For this month, that's Choosing Hope.
Dec 2, 20251 min read


When Religion Forgets Spirit by Eric Hepburn
When religion forgets its spirit, it becomes a shell — beautiful, perhaps, but hollow. Inspired by Christopher Wallis’s Near Enemies of the Truth, this service explores how both religion and spirituality can lose their way, mistaking form for life or freedom for meaning. Together we’ll remember what religion once promised: to bind us not in dogma, but in wonder — to help us remember the sacred light that first called us to belong. Livestream Available: https://www.youtube.co
Nov 24, 20251 min read


Beyond A Choice by Emily Hunter and Courtney Clark
From pre pregnancy through postpartum and beyond. Stories of women impacted by restrictive laws and hope of those working to change it. Watch the Full Video of Service Here:
Nov 11, 20251 min read


What It Cost$ to Give
What It Cost$ to Give At the request of a number of our members, we have recently added Venmo as a method of giving money to the Fellowship. A number of you have been taking advantage of this new payment method. However, while convenient, you should be aware that Venmo extracts a fee for every transaction because Venmo considers us a business, regardless of our being a church and 501c3 charitable organization. Venmo’s fee is 1.9% + $0.10 for each transaction. Here ar
Nov 4, 20252 min read


Final Report Letter for The Legacy Fund Campaign
November 4, 2025 To the Congregation of San Gabriel UU Fellowship, This past Sunday our congregation celebrated the conclusion of our Legacy Fund Capital Campaign with a party. As I reported at this celebration, our congregation has generously pledged $243,000 over the next three years. This amazing support from our membership surpasses by 35% the $180,000 goal the Board set for this capital campaign to replace our aging roofs, to pay off the remaining mortgage, and make
Nov 4, 20252 min read
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