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Trinity is a Reconciling congregation who welcomes and affirms all people. Trinity's clergy support Creation Spirituality, a movement that draws on ancient spiritual traditions and contemporary science to awaken authentic mysticism, revitalize Christianity and Western culture, and promote social and ecological justice. Creation Spirituality teaches that God permeates all things and that humanity is created blessed, not tainted by original sin. For more information please visit www.tumc.org
The Children's Program utilizes traditional Bible stories as well as secular stories to teach moral lessons such as being a good friend, telling the truth and embracing diversity. Children learn through games, arts and crafts and other fun hands on activities.
Hours are Sunday mornings from 8:45-12:45. Occasional extra hours are available Wed or Fri evenings or for special events. Compensation is $9 per hour. Please email JennyPerk@gmail.com with any questions
Friday, November 10, 2006
1:09PM
CMA is trying a new thing for PNO this month: Pagan Game Night! Bring games, snacks, and drinks, get to know your fellow Austin Pagans, and most importantly, this meeting we will decide where and when we want our PNO in the future so bring your opinions! You don't have to be a member or a Pagan.
Especially if you've never come to PNO or haven't come in a long time, I urge you to come and help us make this event something that everyone really wants to go to.
It's Monday night at the First UU Church in Room 13
4700 Grover Avenue
Austin, TX 78751
The room is reserved from 7-9. I hope to see as many of you as possible!
Candyce
Wednesday, November 1, 2006
so we (the psa-ers) are wanting to do a ritual for new years. here is the basic plan:
group cleansing
invocation
we are thinking of calling on an allbeing sort of divinity as apposed to calling on a god goddess
call quarters
grounding
guided meditation
group naming
here each person who comes proclaims an aspect of divinity (like love, or comfort), or an archetype (mother, warrior), or a concept( death, rebirth) that they feel they want to represent. so each person is representing something of the divine. as each person takes his or her turn , he or she will light a candle. when we complete the circle the person who started will step forward and place his or her candle on the alter in the middle.
moving chant
releasing the corners and thanking divinity
affirmation of self out of the circle
so thats the basic outline. anyone who is interested is welcome, more than welcome, the more the merrier. so post here or give me a call if you think you can make it and/or have any suggestions for a location.
Monday, October 30, 2006
1:39PM
Hey, everybody! Check this out:
CMA Austin Community Garage Sale
November 11th (2nd Saturday of the month), we will be hosting a CMA Community Garage Sale. We're putting out the call for member donations: get a head start on your spring cleaning! Anything and everything you don't want or need any more will be welcome. Got some books you've read several times? A couch you're no longer enamored with? Too many trinkets and statues cluttering your house? Bring them out to the CMA Community Garage Sale! All proceeds will go to the Principle Payment Fund to pay off our land.
Day: November 11th
Time: 9am - ?
Location: 1206 Hackberry St
Austin, TX
Distribute at will.
If you can come up with some stuff to donate, we can arrange to get it from you. This is an easy way to help out CMA for those of us that lack the time and/or money but do have tons of excess crap. Also, there is bound to be some interesting stuff there so please come out and take a gander. Your money goes to a good cause.
Saturday, October 28, 2006
5:12PM
Okay, okay, okay, okay. I know parties have been discussed in the last couple of months, but I'm bad at keeping track of these things. And we didn't have a meeting this week, so I wasn't able to bring this up here. So, everyone fill me in: what parties and similar Halloween and/or Samhain events are happening since tomorrow? (I have been and will be too busy to attend anything before then)
Also. I need face paints. Any ideas?
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Hey everyone,
I was wondering if a few of you, in the Austin area, would be willing to help me out with my Advertising Research class project. My group is having to hold a focus group on energy drinks. I would love it if 2-3 of you very nice people would be willing to part with some time, at the moment Monday in the evening-ish (after 4p), and participate in this focus group.
I hope some of you can help me :), just comment here and tell me if you would be willing to do this wonderful thing.
EDIT: I totally spaced, it is Monday, not Friday. Grr, and I wonder why no one responds....
Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Some of you may know this by now, but I thought I'd put it out there:
Natural Magic is closing at the end of the month. I will be going over there tomorrow afternoon if anyone wants to join me for some serious sales and to wish Cedar and Sarah luck in their next ventures.
<( Cedar and Sarah's Announcement )
Monday, September 25, 2006
10:41AM
A little while ago I had posted that I almost got hit by a train and asked who to call. I thought I would share with you what happened after that since that may not be the only crossing that's completely retarded.
The lights were not malfunctioning... they've never worked at all. They're turned inwards to indicate this, but nobody notices that unless they look really closely... like after they've almost hit by a train.
I reported it to the appropriate department in DPS and they said they would take care of it, but after a couple of weeks they hadn't done anything about it. So I made a complaint with them and they passed the buck to the railroad company that owns the crossing. I asked if they could verify if the railroad company was ever informed, and if they could give me the information for the railroad company so I could file a complaint with them, and I got no answer.
At that point I contacted Fox news, thinking of a "7 on your side" type thing, but they have a segment called "Tattletales" they sent me to instead. They interviewed me at the crossing and then investigated, and the story aired this morning. (I hope you didn't see it, I look like such a dork.)
Anyway, Capital Metro owns that crossing and claims that it's still "new" and that's why they don't work (it's been there since at least April, I have no idea how long before that), and rather than cover the lights with bags to indicate they're not working, they decided to just turn them inward so people would know. Unfortunately, people really don't notice. They said that they're waiting for the proper permissions and funding but that "eventually" the lights will work and there will be bars and bells and everything.
Everyone be careful at railroad crossings, particuarly the one at Adelphi and Water's Park. Keep in mind that Capital Metro is in no hurry to assure your safety. (How fast do you think that crossing will be up and running when a minivan full of family gets hit there?)
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
When/Where: Saturday the 23rd at 6:30 pm in Zilker Park.
Theme: Balance, to celebrate the equinox and the eclipse that weekend
Wear: grey. Or if you do not have grey, a combination of black & white.
Bring: a story/myth/poem about balance or the equinox, or the sun and moon, or the eclipse, if you want to. Also, a flashlight. And probably some water. And bug spray.
The ritual is to have 2 leaders- a male & female. Oooh balance. Plus 4 element callers and a drummer.
Ritual format (so you know what you're getting into)
*Cleansing
*Calling archetype of Great God and Great Goddess, to be done by opposite gender
*Calling quarters
*Circle around telling our myths/poems/things
*Drumming meditation, which will lead into our
*Chant
*Closing
*Reaffirmation of self
*Oreos
How to get to where we are meeting: Make a left onto Robert E Lee, there will be a baseball diamond on the right with a parking lot. And a giant oak tree. We'll be meeting at the tree before we go find a nice ritual spot.
Hope to see people there!
Katya
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
12:43PM
I finally got a room confirmation for our meetings this year. We've got SZB 286 (same room as last year) reserved every WEDNESDAY from 7 to 9. Dani & I had to switch the meeting day since we both have schedule conflicts, hope Wednesday is equally good for everyone. I did not save the room for tomorrow though, I figure we're all going to be doing things like standing in line for course packets.
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
11:45AM
So I'm a lazy paper pusher and I haven't done all the beginning of the year PSA stuff. I need to know a couple things.
1. Do we still want to meet on campus? There was some talk last year about not meeting as often or changing the meeting time or meeting at people's houses or meeting at cafes etc etc. Who is still planning on coming to meetings and where/when do you want them?
2. If we're going to meet on campus I need 2 students to volunteer up their EIDs
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Please get the word out:
A group in Houston and I'm sure elsewhere are meeting tomorrow. Sunshine dearly wishes she could be here to act on the recent news, but since she can not I am acting in her stead. There will be a meeting tomorrow night for all those in the Austin community that wish to attend. This will be to discuss the recent drama and to determine a position we can unite behind as a community and bring forward to the rest of CMA. This will be partly a bitching meeting but mostly an action meeting - because some kind of action is needed. We can not continue to bitch and expect things in this organization to change.
I don't know many of you but Sunshine requested this and I deeply respect her. Because I'm not fond of trying to talk in bars, I will host this at my, Lance and Alex's house. I know this is short notice and north and all, but I hope many of you will make an effort to come together and communicate ideas and opinions with an aim towards resolving the disputes in CMA for the good and harmony of us all.
We live at 3105 Leaf Circle. Please be here at 7:30, and please bring your own munchies and drinks as I will not have the time or money to provide for everyone. Children are welcome, I have plenty for them to watch and play with, however, animals are not welcome as I have a quite finicky cat.
I hope to see as many of you as possible tomorrow night, and I hope that all this is resolved as quickly as possible.
Saturday, May 6, 2006
12:23PM
I just got this announcement from my interfaith group & thought some of you might be interested.
I heard of an event going on this weekend held by the Austin Area Interreligious Ministries called "Celebrating Divine Sisterhood". It is a gathering of women from many spiritual backgrounds to connect with each other and to offer support for one another's religious leadership and spiritual contributions. The schedule is:
Sunday, May 7: 4-6 PM Worship Service and Reception
Monday, May 8: 8-12 pm Networks of Support
Monday, May 8: 1:30 PM Golf Lessons (If you really want to learn :)
The events are at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 1010 East 11th St., Austin,
78702.
For more information or if you are interested in going, call 386-9145
Wednesday, May 3, 2006
6:22PM
Announcing...
J & Katya's Bad Film Fest/Birthday Party! Our birthdays have already passed, but no chance for a party. So come celebrate J's 23rd and Katya's 21st birthday by coming over anywhere from 2pm to 2 am this Saturday to watch bad movies and MST them with us. Please bring your favorite bad movie. Feel free to bring snacks, drinks, or money to chip in for pizza too. Katya shall be wearing pj's...if you want, you can wear yours too.
Saturday, April 29, 2006
4:01PM
Just a reminder that Monday is the last PSA meeting of the semester. Therefore it is party day! Bring food/drinks/cups/napkins if you can :)
Sunday, April 23, 2006
hey all,
me mum's going to be at psa tomorrow talking about creativity in art, hope you can come.
Friday, April 21, 2006
11:09AM
If anyone has any mirrors they would like to get rid of, I will be happy to take them off your hands. Not looking for small, compact-size mirrors, but wall mirrors, even/especially if they are cracked or broken. Please email candyce AT lycos DOT com. Thanks!
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Howdy,
My name is Colin Kalmbacher and as you may or may not know, I am running for City Council Place 5 here in Austin.
( Read more... )
As your City Councilmember I will:
* Fix Austin's broken and bleeding affordable housing mess
* Combat gentrification and economic stalemate in East Austin
* Increase Public Transportation and walkability across the City
* Keep developers off the Edwards Aquifer and away from Barton Springs
* Oppose toll roads with every ounce of fight in my soul
Those are just a few of my plans for Austin, but I can’t do it alone. To seriously take on McCracken’s Machine I’m going to need your support.
First and foremost I need you to get out to the polls on May 13th. Better than that, I'm asking you to get to the polls EARLY and vote Kalmbacher. Early voting is May 1-9.
But we also need your financial support.
The incumbent is a lawyer with huge coffers that we can't hope to match. But we can make a dent.
Please click on the following link to make an on-line contributionusing a credit or debit card.
http://colinkalmbacher.com/contributors.htm
Thank you and Godspeed,
Colin Kalmbacher
City Council candidate Place 5
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