This is a meditation on writing and witness, seeing and being seen. Since the invention of writing, people have been writing their names on walls; this quotidian fact has some beautiful spiritual implications. Making our mark is all at once a primordial, common, and profound behavior. Sometimes the witnessing of such marks illuminates hidden places in our minds and lightens our hearts. Come along with me as I wander and wonder about memory, expression, and the gift of seeing.

During the service, the Rev. Ted Foote, Jr., Professor and Distinguished Chair of Pastoral Ministry and Leadership, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, will lead us in an exploration of how the often-emphasized topics of sin and suffering are qualified and even diminished by the Biblical subjects of Job, integrity, Jesus, and imagio Dei.

Women's History Month - We will highlight the role of women as pastors and how they are treated by the Bible and the Church. Rev. Terry Cummings returns as our guest.Women's History Month ​ ​ ​ ​ We will highlight the role of women as pastors and how they are treated by the Bible and the Church. Rev. Terry Cummings returns as our guest.

In times of personal stress and social upheaval, we often turn to music. Whether they’re songs of hope or songs of sadness, they connect us to deeper parts of ourselves, inspire us and summon our strength. Austin UU songwriter Steve Brooks performs some of the songs that keep him going and tells stories behind them. He invites us to contemplate our own personal playlists and how we weave music into the fabric of our lives.

On this Sunday now after the Inauguration, there is still good news. You just have to look in unusual places.

Past Perfect; Present Tense; Future Conditional - With the fresh “New Year” duly celebrated, Rev. Christine Tata wants to ask the real question: Who said it was a “New Year,” anyhow? Some folks with some machinery and an agenda, that’s who. But the times of our real lives are not governed by machinery or clocks or calendars. Our lives are stories, ongoing in real time, and each waking moment begins a new year. And each moment leads us into the greatest mystery of all: the mystery of Time.

In a culture focused on achievement, the humble is not often celebrated. Aspiring to humility even seems like a contradiction in terms. Shouldn't we aim high? And what do we do when we always seem to fall short? In this sermon, Rebecca shares some spiritual lessons from the 1993 movie Groundhog Day, with references to woodchucks, mindfulness, motivation, and dirt.

Since the beginning of time, we have sought solace during the darkness of winter. Our earliest ancestors gathered together to tell tales passed down from past generations and celebrate the strength and safety of community and love. Please join us as we celebrate the holiday season during our service of spoken word and voices joined in song.

Winter Solstice offers us the hope of ending darkness and regaining the light. We will give honor to the Winter Solstice, say goodbye to what we want to leave behind this year and what we want to carry into the new year. We, this Fellowship, are lighting the way to better times ahead.