THANKSGIVING POTLUCK GUIDELINES (PLEASE READ): Eating together  is a time-tested way to strengthen the bonds of community, so please bring a dish to share if you are willing and able. All are welcome at table, regardless. There are some parameters for the potluck below, please read them! We will have buffet style tables setup  in Mark's Place prior to service. You may bring your dishes in when you arrive at church. We will have a time after service to setup tables and put foo

You remember the children's rhyme, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Sometimes this landed as good and helpful advice, not to take on the harm that others wanted to inflict on us with their words. Other times, it just feels deeply untrue. For many of us some of the most painful hurts we've ever received have been delivered mostly through words. So, we'll spend some time with this worthy paradox - and hopefully leave with a deepened sense of

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

What if AI isn't our impending digital overlord, what if it is the catalyst we've been waiting for? A helper as we work to collect, integrate, and practice human wisdom? My journey down this path started at the Peace Summit at Southwestern University a few weeks back, I look forward to sharing some of the early fruit. Listen to the Sermon Here: Or listen here: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/FOf7O0PNbYb

We honor our ancestors on Dia de los Muertos with the beautiful Ancestor Altar our community has put together this month. This is such a special time of year and such a special honor for us all to love and remember our departed together as a beloved community. Podcast of the Sermon Available on Youtube

On (or around) the first Sunday of each month, we explore our Soul Matters theme. For the month of November, that's Nurturing Gratitude. Full Video of Service Available on Youtube : Podcast of the Sermon Available on Youtube  and Spotify : Youtube:

Of the Completion of the Legacy Fund Campaign Sunday, November 2nd A Catered Luncheon Will Be Provided Immediately After the Service with Special Live Entertainment The Capital Campaign Committee and the Board of SGUUF are hosting a congregational party to celebrate the overwhelming generosity of our congregation in surpassing the $180,000 Legacy Fund campaign goal. All members and friends of our congregation are invited to attend this luncheon to hear the results of our cap

Applying lessons from the prison abolition movement to unbuild walls and imagine the future of a more just and human-centered immigration system. Full Video of Service Available on Youtube :

So much of the news we watch is about what's going wrong, take an hour out this week to watch these stories of  compassion and gratitude...

This Sunday we'll ask how our Soul Matters theme, of Cultivating Compassion, intersects with our call to Generosity, Generosity of spirit. Generosity with our time, energy, talent and treasure. Podcast of the Sermon Available on Youtube  and Spotify : Youtube: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1rPFerU2tkkVohiVPZ3ygj?si=fhmDuQ2-Rj6EmGJ20HTEUQ

On Sunday, October 5 th , our congregation will be invited to join the Board of SGUUF and two dozen advanced donors in supporting a capital campaign aimed at keeping our UU presence in Georgetown for years to come.  This campaign is designed to build upon the legacy of the 53 members who raised $175,000 in 2013 to purchase our current church facilities.  The goal of this Legacy Fund Campaign is to secure financial commitments of $180,000 from our members and friends over the

If you’ve been visiting San Gabriel and want to learn more about membership — what it means, what we expect of one another, and to have...

For the ENTIRE month of October we will be honoring our beloved departed Ancestors and Friends!   Please bring Any Photos or decorations that you would like to include on the Ofrenda! We have been hard at work setting the space for honoring our loved ones! The only rule is that there can be no photos of the living, so pics with you and your loved one should be avoided! The last time we did this was during Covid several years ago and, together, we created a beautiful space! T

Dawn Goodall and Keith Hutchinson will be at the back of the sanctuary (after the service) to Register voters and Share details on the 17 Constitutional Amendments that are on the November ballot   The  League of Women Voters  have compiled a comprehensive, yet easy-to-follow  guide to understanding the 17 Constitutional Amendments  (including videos) in this link: https://www.lwvtexas.org/#gsc.tab=0 Key Upcoming Election Dates Last Day to Register to Vote Monday, October 6,

SGUUF Adult Education Opportunity  Lou Snead and John Ray will teach a six-week Adult Education course on UU Spirituality in the...