JAMIE’S POST
If you didn’t know, I teach a section of Dying and Death Education at Baylor on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I offer my students a standing semester-long assignment: as you go about your life, notice what makes you feel particularly alive.
Irvin Yalom has likened death to the sun—that which illuminates and gives shape to the world yet, if you stare directly at it, hurts.
I ask my students to notice what makes them feel alive to offer balance to that pain and insight into that illumination.
On Tuesdays, I ask them to share their insights with their classmates. You’d be surprised what you’ll find when you are actively monitoring for what makes you feel alive.
At Ubc, we talk about Lent as a season of attending the question of what it means to live life to the fullest—who am I/what am I for?
There is an element of this sacred task that is creative—what kind of lives are we building? To what might we aspire? From what might we repent?(in a turning away sense, not the vague shame sense)
But there is another element to this sacred task that is more like remembering. We used to know who we are and what we are for. We’ve always known. We were just better at it when we were babies.
I have a sense that I’ve seen my students getting glimpses into remembering this sort of thing after being open to what makes them feel alive for several months on end.
And so I want to offer you this as a Lenten practice: Notice what makes you feel particularly alive. Keep a list if you’d like. Then, when you’re ready, share it with someone and speculate wildly about what it might mean.
THIS WEEK.
CCMS Movie Night- Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 6pm
We are going to host a movie night at UBC for our CCMS students on Wednesday, March 4 from 6-8 pm along with the Youth Group. Brazos Kids Dental is sponsoring pizza and we will have drinks and popcorn. We will be showing Remember the Titans.
Youth Group- Wednesday, 6pm
Lent Book Study- Sundays at 9:30 (beginning February 15th)
We’ll be reading Walter Brueggemann’s Interrupting Silence.
Sunday Liturgy- Sunday, 10:45am
Small Group Leaders Lunch- Sunday, March 8, 2026
Please join us for lunch as we roll out the updated vision for our small groups. We will offer support, training, and an opportunity for feedback. Email andie@ubcwaco.org for details.
GIVING
UBC survives on the generosity of our congregation. Your financial contributions allow us to continue to create a space that is welcoming to all, embraces beauty, and seeks to live life to the fullest.
You can give, as you’re able, on Sunday mornings or set up a single or recurring online 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.
CHURCH NEEDS
Keep Waco Beautiful Trash Dash and Bash Team!
I’m putting together a team of UBCers to participate in this Waco River clean up event! You pick up trash, then you bash. Interested?
Let me know here!
https://ubcwaco.churchcenter.com/people/forms/1165205
Wanted: Small Group Hosts!
We have a veritable slew of potential Small Group participants waiting in the wings and we are looking for hosts and/or facilitators. Our small group format is communal, so you can trade off facilitating or pick someone to lead discussions/activities for the week or season. If you are interested in hosting a new group in your home or in facilitating one at the church, please email Andie at andie@ubcwaco.org. If you are interested in joining, same email, different subject line!
Prep Parties//Meals Available
After the Congressional Budget Bill passed in July of 2025, we knew that we had to respond with radical hospitality through practical means. The bill cut food assistance funding significantly, and will have lasting impacts on SNAP eligibility and work requirements. With so much food insecurity already in our community, we launched Prep Parties at UBC. Prep Parties are a chance for small groups of people to gather together, cook freezer meals, and stock the freezer in our kitchen. The meals are free to anyone in our congregation or broader community who may need them, whatever the reason. Too much month at the end of the money? Busy weekend protesting and advocating for policy change? Hosting a MiCasa and don't have time to cook? Please grab a meal!
If you are interested in joining our next round of Prep Parties, please email andie@ubcwaco.org. The plan is to restock on a quarterly basis, and we need shoppers, cooks, and hosts.
Feed the Youths
Part of our youth group’s Wednesday gatherings is eating dinner, and you can sign up to be the source of said dinner!
KIDS CAMP
Nicole has reserved 4 girl spots and 4 boy spots for Passport Camp July 19-22nd @ Lake Brownwood. Cost per spot is $408. This is for completed 3rd grade- completed 6th graders! We will also take a male and female chaperone and need drivers.
Some scholarship money may be awarded through Passport and fundraising through UBC. Nicole has applied for the money and will be able to disperse what we are awarded and what we raise on an as-needed basis.
More info on camp here:
https://passportcamps.org/project/lake-brownwood/
If you’d like to claim a spot for your child(ren) or have questions, email Nicole@ubcwaco.org.
UPCOMING EVENTS
ubcUniversity- POSTPONED (you can still sign up)
Special interest? Burning curiosity? Join us for ubcUniversity! You can present on your area of expertise and/or hear from fellow ubcers on theirs. Sign up here or in the lobby.
UbcKids Volunteers @ CG Woodway- Saturday, March 14th, 10-11am
Come hang with the UbcKids Volunteer crew! Whole family welcome. Coffee on UBC!
St. Patrick Liturgy- Tuesday, March 17th, 5:30pm
A liturgy built from the words and story of St. Patrick. Childcare available.
Try Your Luck Game Night- Tuesday, March 17th, 6:15pm
Freddy’s Profit Share for Ubckids- Thursday, March 19th, 4-9pm
Eat dinner @ Freddy’s in Hewitt and mention UBCKids to go towards kids camp costs!
Palm Sunday Picnic at Miss Nellie’s Pretty Place, Sunday, March 29th, 12-1pm
Save the Date: All-UBC Campout with GTG Outdoors April 17-19 at Meridian State Park
The cost will be $50/adult and $25/kids. This includes gear, food, and classes led by GTG!
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PREACHING SCHEDULE
3/8- Andie
3/15- Kerri Fisher
3/22- Andie
3/29- Andie
COMMUNITY BOARD
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)
Hannah Kapitaniuk, Volunteer College Director
(hannah@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