2010-2011 Major Events Calendar
Opening Sunday Sunday, August 29
Regular services, forums, religious education and childcare resume with special introductions and a visioning of the year to come.
Members and Friends Potluck Sunday, September 26
This annual Membership Committee event celebrates good cooking and fellowship and the sharing of summer stories the new church year gets underway.
Fall Circle Dinners Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Oct. 1-3
Members sign up for potluck dinners at other member homes for community-building events of fellowship, not fundraising.
Association Sunday Sunday, October 3
Scholarship Breakfast Sunday, October 31
This social event is one of two annual breakfasts that are fundraisers for the Austin Scholarship Program, a core social action for the past 30 years.
Anniversary Sunday Sunday, November 7
The journey since the founding of our progressive congregation in 1868 is recalled, while creatively reflecting on where we are going.
Donald H. Wheat Annual Lecture Sunday, November 7
This year the guest lecture honoring our Minister Emeritus Wheat, who served as minister from 1969 to 1996, will be given at the Anniversary Sunday service.
Committee Fair at TUC Sunday, November 7
Committees welcome inquiries and new member interest, providing an opportunity to live our covenant of "service" and "to help one another."
Progressive Dinner Saturday, December 4
The Holiday Season begins with joy and fundraising as three members open their homes to host in sequence appetizers, main course and dessert.
Intergenerational Winter Holiday Service Sunday, December 19
Christmas Eve with the Congressman Thursday December 24
The Honorable Danny Davis and his staff members join a congregational dinner at TUC as we all begin an evening of gift-giving and caroling visits to Austin shelters.
Martin Luther King Sunday Sunday, January 16
This is a high point in recalling the Civil Rights Movement and the historic and continuing commitment of TUC to the values of equality and social justice.
African-American Music Service Sunday, February 6th
Black History Month Celebration Sunday, February 20th
The history of African Americans in their quest for equality and social justice is celebrated with music and special events.
Women's History Month Celebration Sunday, March 27
Services are designed to call special attention to the history of challenges and successes experienced by women around the world.
Annual Auction Sunday, April 10
The auction is about fun, dedicated effort and major fundraising as the congregation organizes the collection and sale of much-sought-after goods and services.
Seder Dinner Saturday, April 23
The Jewish heritage of deliverance from bondage is honored and related to Unitarian values of freedom and tolerance through reflective readings and traditional Seder food.
142nd Annual Meeting Sunday, May 15
TUC begins the closing of the church year with special reports, discussion and votes in anticipation of the governance and funding needs of the year to come.
Scholarship Sunday Sunday, June 5
Along with other churches and in the presence of parents and friends, 10-15 Austin area high school seniors are honored and supported as they begin their college education.
Closing Sunday Sunday, June 20
We celebrate the joys and the good works of our year as we move to a lighter summer schedule and our minister receives a well-deserved break!