{"id":133777,"date":"2019-10-07T16:34:34","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T22:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/?p=133777"},"modified":"2019-10-07T16:34:37","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T22:34:37","slug":"celebration-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/celebration-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebration Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4804\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-133777-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2019-09-22_Celebration.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2019-09-22_Celebration.mp3\">http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2019-09-22_Celebration.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2019-09-22_Celebration.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/?powerpress_pinw=133777-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2019-09-22_Celebration.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2019-09-22_Celebration.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Text of the sermon is not available. Listen to the sermon by clicking the play button above.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Rev. Meg Barnhouse<br \/>September 22, 2019<br \/>First UU Church of Austin<br \/>4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX 78756<br \/>www.austinuu.org<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><i>It&#8217;s Celebration Sunday. This is our 65th birthday as a congregation. We kick it off with a celebration of faithful giving, dedicated leadership, and maybe just a bit of cake.<\/i><\/p>\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"4\" width=\"300\" \/>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Chalice Lighting<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">We light the fire of Truth and ask to be clear, wise, and humble enough to admit when we don&#8217;t know. We kindle the warmth of community and ask for open heartedness and patience. We are grateful to the Spirit of Life and ask to learn the secret to loving and being loved.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Call to Worship<\/b><br \/><i>from Book of Micah in the Hebrew Bible<\/i><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">How shall I enter the Eternal&#8217;s presence. Shall I come with sacrifices of yearling calves to offer. Would the Eternal care for lambs in the thousands or for oil flowing in myriad streams. What does the eternal ask of you but to be Just, Kind, and live in quiet fellowship with your God.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Affirming Our Mission<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Together we nourish souls, transform lives, and do justice to build the Beloved Community.<\/p>\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"4\" width=\"300\" \/>\n<p align=\"left\">Most sermons during the past 19 years are available online through this website. Click on the index link below to find tables of all sermons for each year listed by date (newest to oldest) with topic and speaker. Click on a topic to go to that sermon.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/category\/sermons\/indexes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>SERMON INDEX<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Podcasts of this and other sermons are also available for free on iTunes. You can find them by clicking on the podcast link below or copying and pasting this link. https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/first-unitarian-universalist\/id372427776<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/first-unitarian-universalist\/id372427776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>PODCASTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Text of the sermon is not available. Listen to the sermon by clicking the play button above. Rev. Meg BarnhouseSeptember 22, 2019First UU Church of Austin4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX 78756www.austinuu.org It&#8217;s Celebration Sunday. This is our 65th birthday as a congregation. 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