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Speaker: Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford

Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford joined Live Oak as our minister in August 2014.

Love Abides: Candlelight Christmas Eve Service

Friday, Dec 24, 2021 at 6 pm Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford

Join us Christmas Eve for a night of classic Christmas readings, carols, and candlelight.

The Ancient Yuletide Carol

Dec 19, 2021 at 9:30 am and 11:30 am Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford

Whose holiday is it, anyway? Historians point out the pagan roots of Yule amidst voices calling for a more religious and less inclusive Christmas. In truth, the holiday has always been a melding of traditions, a pluralistic celebration of humanity and the world in which … read more.

Welcoming In the Yuletide

Dec 5, 2021 at 9:30 am and 11:30 am Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford

Thousands of years of evolution have wired us for a winter holiday season … and this past year has amplified the need. It’s a time for celebrating transformation, hope, and joy.

The Crowded Common Table

Nov 21, 2021 at 9:30 am Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford

Multiplatform – Outdoors and Livestreamed on YouTube, 9:30 am

We gather again as we have in years past for our annual Bread and Cider ceremony. Please bring a bread from your heritage, or that is significant to you in some way, to share.

Public Education is Under Attack

Nov 14, 2021 at 9:30 am Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford

Multiplatform – Outdoors and Livestreamed on YouTube, 9:30 am

Across the United States, people are showing up at school board meetings to protest various recent controversies. But there is an underlying battle that has been waged since 1848 when Unitarian Horace Mann said “Education … read more.

Still Rejecting Calvinism After All These Years

Nov 7, 2021 at 9:30 AM Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford

Multiplatform – Outdoors and Livestreamed on YouTube, 9:30 am

There is one thing you can change in your theological thinking that will allow you to live a happier and more fulfilled life and will also make you more effective at designing a world that you want … read more.

Hooray for Halloween!

October 31, 2021 at 9:30 am Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford

Multiplatform – Outdoors and Livestreamed on YouTube, 9:30 am

We complete our month’s theme of “Design Your Life” by lifting up an important part of living: FUN. Wear your costume and come ready to celebrate!

Who Even Are You?

October 24, 2021 at 9:30 am Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford

Multiplatform – Outdoors and Livestreamed on YouTube, 9:30 am

The pandemic has brought new revelations to us … about us. Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Do you want the same things you wanted before spring of 2020? Who are you, and more importantly … who do … read more.

A Radical Idea: 8-8-8

October 17, 2021 at 9:30 am Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford

Multiplatform – Outdoors and Livestreamed on Youtube, 9:30 am

The labor movement worked for a vision of a life designed to hold meaningful work, adequate rest, and joy-filled living. As we design our own lives, are we honoring what they fought for?

Design Your Life for Victory

October 10, 2021 at 9:30 AM Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford

Multiplatform – Outdoors and Livestreamed on Youtube, 9:30 am

This month, we’re talking about how to design a life worth living. Unitarian Universalism is a faith that knows we do not live for ourselves alone. Our theology is one of collective liberation and collective salvation. What … read more.