NICOLE’S POST
First Annual Halloween Fun Run!
We are excited to announce our first annual Halloween Fun Run on Saturday, October 24 at Poage Park! This will be a one mile or 5K fun run/walk benefitting our Embrace Beauty Fund (givebutter.com/ubcwaco)! We’d love to see Ubcers and the community come out, so please share with friends!
We will have pie, coffee, trick or treat stations, some games and activities. Wear your Halloween costumes, and be ready for a spooky good time!
Some donations we could use to help make this a success:
— Halloween candy (bring to kids check in office any day before the 24th!)
— baked goods for cake walk (on day of!)
— volunteering of your time help on the day of (email nicole@ubcwaco.org)
More info and registration is here!
https://ubcwaco.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3921624
THIS WEEK
St. Francis Brunch Church!- Sunday, October 4th, 10:45am
Church is brunch! Brunch is church! Ubc will provide coffee, mimosas, and a bunch of scrambled eggs. Bring a dish to share! This is the feast day of St. Francis, so we’ll share a meal and participate in an adapted version of our annual St. Francis liturgy. Sign up here so we have an idea of what folks are bringing.
CANCELLED DUE TO MUD- Ubc Pumpkin Patch Meetup @ Western Belle Farm- Sunday, October 4th, 12pm
Coffee Hour w/ Nicole @ CG Franklin- Wednesday, 10/7, 10am
Youth Group- Wednesday, 6pm
GIVING
UBC survives on the generosity of our congregation. Your tithes and offerings allow us to continue to create a space that is welcoming to all, embraces beauty, and seeks to live life to the fullest.
Would you consider establishing a recurring donation to our community? Recurring donations allow us to have a sense of how much money we are working with each month, which as you might imagine is extremely helpful in budgeting. We are of course open to one-time donations as well :).
You can set up a recurring or individual gift here.
If you ever have trouble with giving online or have a question about how to give, feel free to email administrator@ubcwaco.org.
EMBRACE BEAUTY FUND
As we’ve navigated changes and created a new vision for Ubc, we have found that we have an increasing need for meeting our budget goals. The Embrace Beauty Fund is a way you can share about our community with family and friends and invite them to join their support to yours.
You can donate and read more about the giving campaign here.
CHURCH NEEDS
ubcYouth needs
Hey friends! Greer here! UBC's Youth Group has grown in recent months, and we are finding ourselves in need of more helping hands on Wednesday Youth Nights. The dream is to have two volunteers every Wednesday night to help with setup, discussion time, and cleanup afterwards. Youth Night ends at 8pm, so cleanup should be completed by 8:30pm if there are enough hands on deck! Eventually, we would also like to have volunteers facilitate a small group of students for more intentional discussion after lessons, but at this point, we need clean-up help and crowd assistance with the larger group of students. If you're interested, let me know, and we can set up a time to talk over next steps!
The Youth Ministry typically feeds about 25 students along with the volunteers every week, and this thrives with incredible volunteers that prepare meals. We are also looking for those who are willing and able to help continue making this happen for our kids that come into the church!
Interested in either or both of these opportunities to help? Fill out these forms or email greer@ubcwaco.org
UPCOMING EVENTS
All Church Retreat- October 9-11
All Church Retreat is happening this fall. We are headed back to Meridian State Park with GTG Outdoors October 9-11.
This retreat will be for the campers & the glampers. We’ve reserved some of the indoor shelters & the indoor dining hall! If tents aren’t your thing, you can choose one of these instead. GTG provides gear, meals and their expertise, and we get a fun fall camping trip together (and s’mores. Always s’mores!) REGISTER HERE.
Pinewood Pub with Andie- Thursday, October 15th, 7pm
Fall Farmer’s Market Meetup- Saturday, October 17th, 10am
College Power Point Night- Saturday, October 17th, 6pm
College Night In- Tuesday, October 20th, 7:30pm
Pizza & Pints @ Shorty’s Woodway- Monday, October 19th, 5:30pm
Hocus Pocus Movie Night (Coco for littles)- Wednesday, October 21st, 6pm
Ubc Fun Run @ Poage Park- Saturday, October 24th, 9:30am
Small Group Leader Training Lunch- Sunday, October 25th, 12pm
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Find more details and our full calendar of events on our website. This calendar is updated frequently, so check back often!
PREACHING SCHEDULE
10/4- St. Francis Brunch Church
10/11- Andie
10/18- Craig
10/25- Andie
11/1- All Saints Liturgy
CONTACT INFO
Pastoral Staff
Andie Pellicer, Lead Pastor
(andie@ubcwaco.org)
Jameson McGregor, Worship & Arts Pastor (jamie@ubcwaco.org)
Nicole Dizdar, Kids Pastor, Community Engagement Coordinator
(nicole@ubcwaco.org)
Greer Rutt, Youth Pastor (greer@ubcwaco.org)
Leadership Team
Maggie Griffin
Adam Moore
Travis Cheatham
Mary Ellis
Brooke Reich
Staff Support Team
Jim Wren
Betsy Bracken
Finance Team
Brandon Glover
Jonathan Hill
Ben Rose