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WORKER JUSTICE QUIZ
The National Interfaith Committee for Worker's Justice created this quiz. Try taking it. The answers appear later in the newsletter.
1. How many adults work full-time but earn poverty-level wages?
2. How many Americans are without health insurance?
3. What percentage of families go into bankruptcy because of health care costs?
4. Do sweatshops exist in the United States?
5. Who do 42 million workers say they would join unions if they could?
6. What percentage of workers are in unions?
In a recent sermon, I described the strong Biblical connection between observing the Sabbath, practicing compassion, and restoring justice. The weekly Sabbath, the seven-year Sabbath, and the Jubilee Sabbath established a time of rest for all working people, a time to remember and give thanks to God for God's liberating act in the exodus, a time to open up the land to the poor and disenfranchised, and a time to forgive debt, return land to those who lost it, and free all who fell into indentured labor. Sabbath observance, as spelled out in Israel's Torah, was specifically geared toward benefiting the poor, the disadvantaged, and the working people.
The fact that people with the means to "satisfy the needs of the afflicted" and to restore justice to the land instead "trampled on the Sabbath" created a controversy between God and the covenant people. God spurred Israel's prophets to rail against those who "oppress all your workers" (Isaiah 58). The Holy Spirit moved Jesus to launch his ministry from the synagogue in Nazareth with a reading from Isaiah in which he proclaimed "good news to the poor...release to the captives...recovery of sight to the blind...freedom for the oppressed...and the acceptable year of the Lord," that is, the Jubilee Sabbath (Luke 4:18-19). Sabbath--rest, remembrance, thanksgiving, compassion, and justice--are a foundation of our faith.
Labor Day weekend offers us the opportunity to reflect on how our nation is treating working people in our country. It's a time to ask questions like:
--what struggles do working people, especially the working poor, encounter in our increasingly globalized economy?
--what can people of faith do to remember and give thanks to the working people who supply us with virtually everything we eat, wear, and use?
--what can people of faith do to help working people achieve justice in the workplace?
These are not simply economic, sociological, or political questions. They are faith questions. They are Sabbath questions.
For the past several months, I have been participating in The Religion and Labor Network of Austin. While many working people are people of faith, and many people of faith work, the connection between faith and labor is not always explicit and strong. The goal of our network is to make this connection explicit and strong, and to draw on the traditions of both to press for justice in the workplace.
With the blessing and support of our Board of Christian Outreach and our Board of Deacons, I offered our church's participation in the Religion and Labor Network's Labor in the Pulpits program. On Labor Day Weekend, we'll be inviting Louis Malfaro to our pulpit to address our congregation. Mr. Malfaro is the President of the Central Labor Council and President of the union, Education Austin. He'll speak to the congregation during worship, and then field any questions you may have after worship.
The Board of Christian Outreach and I have committed our selves to an intentional exploration of economic justice issues, both global and local. This commitment has led us to the BARCA and Comite de Apoyo ministries on the Texas-Mexican border, to invest in the Calvert Social Investment Fund, to organize the public forum on the reorganization of Texas social services, and to explore possibilities for involvement in Austin-area justice issues. All of this work is motivated by our commitment to live out our faith in our time and place. Thank you for your support.
Tom
BACK BAY MISSION TRIP PLANNED FOR SUMMER OF 2005
AND WE'RE GETTING' READY NOW!
MEETING ON OCTOBER 17 AFTER WORSHIP
The Congregational Church of Austin won the Back Bay Mission Lottery, which means our church was one of the lucky churches from all across the United States selected to travel to Back Bay Mission in Biloxi, Mississippi, to participate in one of their famed work camps. Our work camp dates are June 26 to July 2. Church work groups are given a project like housing construction or rehabilitation. Groups can be no larger than twenty- four and can be as small as eight people. Youth are strongly encouraged to participate. While the project is geared for high school youth, mature, hard-working middle school youth are able to participate if the church provides adequate adult supervision.
We'll be holding an initial meeting to see who's interested in going on Sunday, October 17, immediately following worship. This is the chance of lifetime. If you're interested, please come to the meeting.
CONFIRMATION CLASS
INFORMATIONAL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 12
It's time to think about organizing another confirmation class. Tom will be offering a confirmation class for youth in the middle school age range beginning this Fall. All interested youth and their parents are invited to attend an initial meeting on Sunday, September 12, following worship. At that time, we'll decide the best time for the class to meet throughout the year, and discuss expectations for the course.
Trustees: John Moore & Pam Tucker
Deacons: Liz Nash
Christian Education: Marilyn Vaché
Christian Outreach: John Goff
A special thanks to everyone who donated for our year-long investment in the Calvert Social Investment fund - we raised over $1600! That money will be invested for one year in Calvert's International fund, where it will be used to make low-interest loans to small business entrepreneurs. After one year, it will be turned over to the Southcentral Conference, where it will be given in full to the BARCA ministry on the Texas/Mexico boarder, which promotes fair business practices on both sides of the border.
After Tom's recent visit to BARCA and Reynosa, Mexico, the Board is forming plans to arrange a trip down there for interested members - perhaps a long weekend in late October or early November. Other UCC churches have also expressed an interest in such a trip. The hope here is to establish a long-term relationship between a coalition of interested churches in this area and the BARCA ministry and its next generation of leaders. We'll send out more details when the date is firm.
Closer to home, we have begun an involvement with two local groups: the Labor Religion Network, and the Equal Justice Center, both of whom are involved with advocacy for migrant workers. The Labor Religion Network is presently involved with mediating among workers, contractors, the city and Home Depot regarding use of the St. John's Home Depot as a gathering area for day laborers. It is convenient for both the laborers and contractors, but Home Depot and the surrounding community oppose it. The city, meanwhile, is finding that its day labor center is not working well, and is considering establishing more locations. The Network is also arranging a "Labor in the Pulpit" program for Labor Day weekend. We'll be hosting Louis Malfaro, president of both the Central Labor Council and the Teacher's Union, who will provide the reflection that Sunday. The Equal Justice Center mediates pay disputes between migrant workers and employers - who sometimes fail to pay wages in the expectation that the worker is powerless to do anything about it. They also provide speakers, and we may seek to host a migrant worker one Sunday after church, who can speak to us about what the life as a migrant worker in Austin is like.
CHOIR STARTS
September 12!!!
The Sunday after Labor Day!!!
Frances Alford probably wins the prize for the congregation for traveling the farthest and the most this summer. She took a fabulous trip to Russia to Moscow and St. Petersburg. Karen Pope from UT's art department was the tour guide for the group. Her e-mail letters chronicling her trip were treasures--Frances, you should write a book. Here is an excerpt from one letter. "I am sitting in an Internet cafe around the corner from Lenin's tomb. It is in an elaborate mall with all kinds of psychedelic noise and lights. There was a couple outside that had iguanas on their heads. People were really taking them in and I was remembering that I actually like iguanas when I sort of noticed that the female had a boa constrictor draped around her neck. I am leaving by another exit tonight.... Later today, we went to St Basil's Cathedral. It looks like a candy factory from the outside with its multicolored spires and whirling domes. Inside, you have to climb steep circular stairs to get to the main floor. The whole inside is Iconoclastic art. Frescos of brightly painted flowers are everywhere. When it was time to go, the exit stairs looked like a steep cliff. I was prepared to sit and scootch my way out, but managed to stay vertical to get out. I already stand out enough without scootching around and having the back of my clothes dusty with several hundred years of dirt....In Russia, they have museum guard clones. They are all short stocky women with sturdy shoes, rolled socks, head scarves, and some kind of bulky vest with a fake fur edge. They have several tasks. One is to stare at people who are looking at art, sitting hunched in a chair. Another task is to yell at people who do dastardly things in the museums and the third is to shuffle things around and ask for tickets. There is a church lady model that appears to be interchangeable with the American WalMart clone." In addition to the Russia trip, Frances has been to Chicago for a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer convention and board meeting. She was able to get away to see Millennium Park and also the Seurat exhibit at the Chicago Institute of Art. She reports that husband John's health is improving rapidly. He celebrated his 76th birthday on August 1. Happy Birthday, John
On July 16th, Johanna Householder and Rizer Everett drove to San Antonio where they enjoyed lunch at the restaurant in the Hemisfair Tower. They then visited the home of Richard Plumly who is an art dealer who sells painting of Texas artists. Rizer was pleased to see four paintings done by his father before he died in 1948. They varied in price from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars per painting. On July 21st, he flew to Albuquerque, NM, to visit his daughter and her husband. His granddaughter, Kate, his great-granddaughter, Megan, and his great-grandson, Parker, were also there for a visit. They made interesting trips to the Indian Market, the Science Museum, and the Planetarium during his one-week stay in Albuquerque. Rizer's brother, Charles and his wife spent two nights with him at the Englewood Estates back home in Austin. They visited the Hindu temple a few miles south of Austin and had a fine dinner at the Siena restaurant on Highway 360. One of the new pleasures at his cottage is watching the wild birds feed at the squirrel-proof feeder that is constructed so that the weight of squirrels hanging on the feeder causes the feeding ports to be closed so that no feed can be eaten by the squirrels.
Mary Sinclair and Richard Jackson are going to be living in the Boulder, Colorado, area for the next few years since Richard's company didn't get the contract at Hanford. They have bought a house in Boulder County, about 8 miles north of the city of Boulder and they moved in on Aug. 6. Mary reports that it was a difficult move and that she was not at all pleased with the moving company It is a lovely house with an established garden and a three car garage. The address is 2210 Parkview Drive, Longmont, CO 80504 and their phone number is 303 485-9618. Richard's office is an 8 minute drive from the house in the nearby town of Niwot and he's busy drumming up work already. They really love Boulder, so it isn't a bad consolation prize. There are many parks and walking trails around town and in the foothills and even dog parks where the hounds can run free and cavort with their pals. Mary enjoyed having her sister Frances from Toronto in town for a week to help her unpack. Richard and Mary have friends who live in Longmont and have met lots of interesting people already. And they have found a great Congregational Church! It's a congregation of 400 with a dynamic minister named Ann Kean and they are in the process of hiring a Youth/Christian Ed. minister - full-time!! They sing all their favorite hymns , have a large choir with an organist, and a hospice care volunteer group. Though no book club........ yet. Mary says, "It's hard not to see all of you every Sunday and we think of our church family every day. Please give our love to everyone. Being with you was the best part of our time in Austin and we miss you more than anything else. Our home is ALWAYS open to visitors and we truly hope to see you here."
Another cherished member who has just moved, Brita Jenquin, reports that she and her husband made it to Stony Brook, Long Island. The U-Haul ride was bearable -- the cats only meowed for 4 hours each day. They drove in tandem, her husband driving the U-Haul and Brita driving their car with the cats. They got lost in Brooklyn because AAA gave them the wrong directions, but they stopped at a gas station and got back on track. They've been busy cleaning and unpacking and Brita is officially no longer on vacation . She's back at work from her new home office (which is the dining room table still surrounded by a sea of boxes). Their new address is 23 Lotowana Lane, Stony Brook, NY 11790. The phone company lost their work order, so their phone was late getting installed.
The Oakeses' daughters have managed to see each other this summer, not an easy feat as they live long distances away from each other. Mardie, who lives in San Francisco, was at a meeting in Minneapolis, and decided that she was half way across the country, so flew the rest of the way to Washington, D.C. and visited sister Sarah in Bethesda. A short time later, while Beth was in North Carolina running a music festival in Winston-Salem, Sarah drove down, picked up Beth, and drove her to western North Carolina for an overnight visit with their grandparents. Recently, Beth and her family (who live in Iowa) were in Oakland, CA, for a reunion of Eugene's family and Mardie and her fiance Tony were able to spend some time visiting with them. Eugene's brother Charles is the new UCC conference minister for the Hawaii Conference.
Flying from Austin on July 4, George Carruthers and Marilyn Gaddis escorted 8 family members on a trip to Alaska and Canada. From Anchorage, the group spent several days driving around the area and up to Denali National Park - saw Mt. McKinley 2 days! The grandchildren enjoyed visits to reindeer and musk oxen farms. At the Iditarod Trail Headquarters, they took a sled ride and held some sled dog puppies. They went back to Seward for a 7 day Inside Passage Cruise on the Celebrity "Summit." Everyone loved the White Pass & Yukon Route railroad out of Skagway. After spending several days in Vancouver, including 2 days at Stanley Park, the group boarded the Rocky Mountaineer Train for Kamloops and Banff. Since the train only travels during the daylight hours, the scenery was breathtaking! From Banff, it was up the Columbia Ice Field Parkway to see the Athabasca Glacier and to travel out on a glacier in an Ice Explorer vehicle. The family flew back home from Calgary after 17 days and some wonderful memories! George and Marilyn just can't stay put as they recently returned from Idaho after helping George's sister move and celebrate her 88th birthday!
John and Carol Burlinson drove to Missouri in mid-August to see Jake graduate from basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood. He is in the Army Reserve and, as it stands now, will not be deployed until he graduates from college. Jake got the highest marksmanship score in his company, and was one of only two recruits to achieve the rank of expert marksman. Congratulations, Jake. We are all so proud of you!
Dr. Andrew Ross (Andy to those of us who have known him since he was a little boy) has rented a house way out northwest near the intersection of Parmer and McNeil. Proud mom Sara Ross reports that Andy is going to be a real doctor! She can tell because he now has a bio that his group will hand out to patients when he starts in September. The bio tells us that he practices General Ophthalmology and treats a variety of eye conditions requiring medical and surgical management, including cataracts and glaucoma. Dr. Ross' training includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics as well as a Ph.D. in Atomic and Molecular Physics. He completed medical school at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, internship in Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, and Ophthalmology training at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA. Welcome back to Austin, Andy!
Doyal and Tommie Pinkard enjoyed 10 days in Santa Fe, NM, meeting artists gathered for the annual Indian Market, and then attending performances of the Santa Fe Opera.
Steve Domingue and Norma Hawes went on a 4600 mile road trip to Maine, where they camped in Acadia National Park and visited Bar Harbor and surrounding areas. Then they went to the White Mountains in New Hampshire and went up Mount Washington. From there they went to Niagara Falls and then to Chicago. The weather was great the whole time and never got above mid-70's, and it was sunny 90% of the time. They got back July 29, just in time to start the "new teacher" orientation with AISD. Norma taught in the Eanes School District for many years. (Did any of you see Norma's picture on the front page of the Metro & State section on Aug. 5th where she was shown as a new teacher performing an impromptu composition?) She spent a very busy 2 weeks trying to get her room ready at Pleasant Hills Elementary School for the first day of school and only set off the alarm twice. Norma has found the faculty to be very nice and supportive and is delighted with a wonderful principal. A project of the school is Neighborhood Walk, a first for Norma, who found it very interesting and very fulfilling as faculty went door to door to meet parents and children in poor neighborhoods who value education. The children were all eager to start back to school.
Julia Adams started fourth grade at City School (for City of God) on September 1st. LaVoye, Michael's mom, is progressing in her efforts to learn to walk again, and this past week, after four months of delay and fumbling, her State-funded home health aide started coming to the house again. Michael and Kerry are still cheerful in their losing battle with entropy. Jamie, Lauren, Julia and Michael Adams went to Schlitterbahn for the day and had a wonderful time. Michael had two vacations this year, Schlitterbahn and wrestling a big truck across the wilds of Arkansas to get Jamie's furniture and go to his wedding. After the drive across Arkansas, he got Bell's palsy. It is slowly improving and Michael is looking forward to another vacation.
Our sympathy and prayers are with Melanie Wilkinson, our wonderful singer and a dear friend of our church, who lost her mother, Audrey, to complications following surgery for pancreatic cancer. Her mom was Melanie's biggest fan and we all remember seeing her beaming with pride as Melanie shared her God-given gift with us.
John Moore and Suzanne Bradford have a foreign exchange student living with them this year--that is, if you call North Carolina foreign! John and Suzanne had discussed the notice in the church bulletin recently about hosting a foreign student, but decided against it. Their minds were changed when Suzanne's niece Lauren Krakauskas decided that she would like to establish Texas residency so that she can attend UT in the fall of 2005. This all came about rather suddenly and John and Suzanne rallied and got Lauren enrolled as a senior at Austin High School. Lauren and her mom, Suzanne's sister Betsy, drove through Hurricane Charley as they left Wilmington, NC, and arrived a hard day later in Austin. Sarah, a sophomore, was delighted to show her cousin around Austin High. Travis started the 6th grade at O. Henry. Suzanne and Betsy are both dealing with the illness of their mother who is fighting pancreatic cancer. Suzanne has a new job as a consultant with MGT of America, a company which works with prisons and the criminal justice system. She will be involved in the operational and fiscal management parts of the company and is looking forward to fewer hours and less travel than her previous job.
Pat and Mel Oakes had a great time in Miami attending Pat's 45th high school reunion. She had only attended one other, so it was quite surprising to see folks she had not seen in many years. How did they all get so old? They stayed a few days extra to catch up on old friends (ages 96. 90, and 89) and attended services at Plymouth Congregational Church in Coconut Grove where they were married (and Pat's parents were married and the 4 kids were christened). It is also the home church of Carol Barrett and Mary Charles Williams. They drove half way down to Key West one day--just days before the hurricane threatened the area. After a week at home they were off again to North Carolina to celebrate with Pat's siblings the 85th birthday of their mom. Mom Lois Winter is undergoing more chemo and is very weak and tired, but both Lois and Bob enjoyed the visit.
Karl and Andrea Putz, other cherished members who have graduated and moved, have a new address. It is 1664 Spruce Ave., Des Plaines, IL 60018. Their phone number is 1-847-297-1630.
Change of Address
Mary Sinclair & Dick Jackson
2210 Parkview Drive
Longmont, CO 80504-7700
303-485-9618
Ms Brita Jenquin
23 Lotowana Lane
Stony Brook, NY 11790-1801
Karl & Andrea Putz
1664 Spruce Ave
Des Plaines, IL 60018-2150
847-297-1630
September Birthdays
4 Weldon B. Scheel
7 Marilyn Pickens
8 Ava Jean Deisler
9 Alessandra Herrera
10 Tamya Isenberg
Bill Phillips
13 Seth Murphy
Chris Pinkard
15 Steven Miles
20 Earl Cornwell
21 Ellen Deisler
22 Larbi Sennour
24 Allison Cole Stutz
Mary Halladay
27 Rambie Briggs
You can contribute dollars to CCOA by buying groceries and gas? Yes, if you sign up for or have a Randall's Remarkable Card. Just tell them that you want to list CCOA as the recipient for the % that they donate to charities, then a percentage of what you purchase at Randall's will be sent to CCOA on a quarterly basis. It doesn't cost you a cent but you get savings from using the Remarkable Card in the store and by getting 3 cents/gallon off gasoline purchases!
THE MICAH 6 FOOD PANTRY NEEDS YOU!
The Congregational Church of Austin is a member of Micah 6, which sponsors a Thursday evening and Saturday morning food pantry at the University Baptist Church. They are in need of volunteers, and particularly "safety volunteers" on Saturday mornings, 9:30am -12:00pm, and Thursdays, 5:00-7:00pm. "Safety volunteers" greet recipients outside, hand out tickets to the food pantry, help order the line and answer questions (ask Tommie Pinkard and Cecile Adams more about their experiences). You do not need to have attended Micah 6's formal training program to volunteer. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact, for work outside the pantry as a "safety volunteer," Charles Locklin, 343-0782,chlocklin@austin.rr.com , and for work inside the food pantry, Harriett C. Hoffel, hchoffel@austin.rr.com Thanks!
1. Poverty wages are those at minimum wage or just above. These low wages are not enough to lift a family out of poverty. In 2003, poverty wages were those that paid $18,400-a-year or less. Even though $18,400 is the official poverty line guideline for a family of four, most people believe the government poverty line figures are inadequate because they do not reflect the high costs of housing, child care and healthcare. Nonetheless, using this poverty line figure, one in four workers earn poverty wages.
2. Approximately 44 million Americans, primarily low-wage workers and their children do not have health insurance. The numbers of people without health insurance coverage continues to increase each year.
3. Health care costs are a major cause of approximately 50 percent of family bankruptcies. In 1999, there were 1.1 million personal bankruptcies -- 326,441 were directly caused by illness or injury to family members, while 267,575 had substantial medical bills as a contributing factor.
4. A sweatshop is a routine violator of labor laws. It is characterized by low wages, unsafe working conditions and disrespectful treatment of workers. Sweatshops often rely on immigrant workers who are viewed as more vulnerable and less likely to complain about working conditions. According to the Department of Labor there are large industries in the U.S. that are routine violators of labor laws and many are characterized by low wages, unsafe working conditions and disrespectful treatment of workers. Industries in the U.S. that often fit sweatshop definitions include farm labor, landscape work, poultry and meatpacking, many nursing homes, garment factories, and many restaurants. Sweatshops appear to be increasing, not declining.
5. Workers represented by unions have higher wages, better benefits and an ongoing voice in what happens at work. Although studies vary somewhat, most show that union jobs pay roughly 20 percent more than non-union jobs. The difference between union and non-union wages is even higher for African American, Latino and women workers. Collective bargaining also makes a huge difference in worker access to decent pensions and health insurance coverage. Union workers are 53 percent more likely than non-union workers to get health insurance benefits through their jobs and are nearly five times more likely to have guaranteed, defined-benefit pension plan coverage.
6. Only about 13 percent of the total workforce is represented by unions -- a higher percentage in public sector jobs and a lower percentage in private sector jobs. Unfortunately, many workers who would like better wages, benefits and a voice in the workplace are afraid to organize unions because of anti-union messages in the workplace. Unions are an essential element for a just democracy and an important mediating institution for many workers, especially low-wage and immigrant workers.
Austin Area Interreligious Ministries
AAIM's Spirit of Austin speaker series, sponsored by Omega at the Crossings, brings internationally and nationally renowned religious teachers to Austin to enrich individual journeys of faith.
InterFaith Arts Festival - Artists Needed
What: InterFaith Arts Festival
When: October 9, 2004
Where: Downtown Austin
Artists' works are needed for the first annual InterFaith Arts Festival scheduled for fall. The mission of the InterFaith Arts Festival is to offer people of all faiths and beliefs an opportunity to be immersed in the transforming beauty of religious art, to continue the interface and dialogue between peoples of different faith traditions, and to raise funds to support the poor and the homeless.
The InterFaith Arts Festival is scheduled for October 9, 2004, in downtown Austin. It will be an exhibit of spiritual art displayed at Central Presbyterian churches. There will also be live music and entertainment throughout the day, special foods and nourishments, and a children's bazaar. The event will culminate in a Sacred Music Concert at 5:30 pm.
INTERRELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY ADDRESSES END-OF-LIFE ISSUES
AUSTIN, Texas Everyone is terminal, said the late Rev. Chuck Meyer, who was director of pastoral care at St. David's Hospital.
Agreeing with the concept and desiring to assist people with a variety of faith perspectives and practical aspects, Austin Area Interreligious Ministries (AAIM) has adopted this light turn of phrase to name its forthcoming dinner and workshop addressing end-of-life issues. The free workshop will be Tuesday, September 28, 2004, from 5:30-8 p.m. at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin, 4700 Grover. Donations will be accepted.
The featured speaker is Professor Whitney Bodman of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Additional speakers will include Rev. Tim Tutt, AAIMs board chair; Susan Wills, AAIM's executive director; Patty Speier, Seton Cove's executive director; Carrie Steward, one of AAIM's congregational delegates; and representatives from Austin Memorial Burial Information Society.
Rev. Rich Thompson, who hosts AAIM's weekly television program, Austin Faith Dialogue, will moderate the discussion. Attendees will gain information about completing living wills and durable powers of attorney, and low-cost burial options.
For more information, contact Susan Wills
Deadline for October VISITOR -- September 17
WANTED!
Hosts for the Sunday fellowship hour.
SIGN UP NEXT SUNDAY!
The signup sheet is on the counter by the stairs in the Fellowship Room._
There are some things that are needed at the Micah 6 Food Pantry which cannot be obtained at the Food Bank. If you wish to donate the following items they would be greatly appreciated. Please mark the items "for Micah 6 Food Pantry".
Mosquito Spray
Toothbrushes
Travel size toothpaste
Travel size soap
Disposable razors
Diapers (baby and adult sizes)
Feminine hygiene
Book of stamps
Small sewing kits
Plastic utensils
Mess kits
Small zip lock bags
Thick plastic bags (large)
Bibles
Jelly
Honey
Potato flakes
Baby food & formula
Liquid supplement
Peanut butter
Spaghetti sauce
Small canned meats
Women's Book Club
September 20. Chevalier, Tracy. GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING.
October 18. Cuelho, Paulo [also spelled Coelho], THE ALCHEMIST
Bereavement Group
SouthernCare, a hospice located in North Austin, hosts bereavement groups and seminary facilitated by The Rev. Liz Spencer. The group meets the 2nd Thursday of each month from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon at the SouthernCare office, located in the Lake Creek Festival Shopping Center on Highway 183 North (just south of the intersection of 183 and 620) right next door to Payless Shoe.
Throughout the year, guest speakers will enlighten the group on a variety of topics related to bereavement.
If you have questions or if you would like more information, please contact The Rev. Liz Spencer at 336-0170, or e-mail at revliz_2000@yahoo.com. Registration is not necessary. Please remember that anyone in the community is welcome to attend, regardless of whether or not your loved one was served by SouthernCare.
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