Posts from August 2024

Learning Edge Tutoring is looking for volunteer tutors  Volunteer with Learning Edge on Monday nights at Fair Oaks! The program began in late September, and tutors are still needed. The program runs through the school year (holidays excluded). Learning Edge provides free one-to-one tutoring for students who primarily live in the Austin neighborhood. It’s a special program that aims to make a positive impact in students’ lives, and many student-tutor pairs form strong, rewarding relationships. Tutors are matched with a…

Help us celebrate 100 years of Fair Oaks by placing a yard sign in your own yard! To help cover the costs of the signs, we’re asking for suggested donations of $20/per yard sign. To get your sign, click here, or pay via the Realm app, or leave a check or cash in the church office.  Order yours today!

The weekly class meets Thursday mornings from 9:30-10:30 in the parlor or on the patio weather permitting. All are welcome and now is a great time to join as they’re beginning a new book, Compassion, Justice, and the Christian Life: Rethinking Ministry to the Poor by Robert D. Lupton. Contact Hailey for a copy. Click here for the syllabus.

Mark your calendars for next year’s trip to Nashville, Tennessee: July 18-25! Rising ninth graders through graduating high school seniors recently spent a week volunteering in Pensacola, Florida. Like last year’s mission trip to Colorado, this year’s trip focused on environmental justice.