Better known as “Pastor Kris”, Kris Cervantes has served as UUWaco’s minister since September 2014. She is a lifelong UU and native Texan. She also serves the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Waco, Texas. She received her MDiv (with honors) and a certificate in Sexual and Gender Justice Studies from Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth. She serves on the board of the Greater Waco Interfaith Conference and the Clergy Advisory Board for Planned Parenthood of Central Texas. Kris lives in a little brick house with her husband Robert, son Gabriel (17), and a variety of four-legged family members, as well as lots of books (and dog hair)! Her older son Jack (19) studies print-making and fine arts at UNT. In her spare time, Kris reads (everything), paints, sings, talks to her garden, and drinks far too much coffee with friends.
Join Pastor Kris Cervantes for a special message from Texas UU Justice Ministry director the Rev. Erin Walter, followed by an update and message of hope from Pastor Kris. You can feel free to forget the Alamo–but do remember your friends! Community UU isn’t alone in our state, and we aren’t alone in our faith. … Continue reading Y’all Means All: Texas UUs & the Fight for Justice
Texas leads the nation in the number of banned and challenged books in its public and school libraries. White Christian Nationalist extremists don’t just target particular books, they have gotten librarians fired, publicly smeared them on social media as pornographers and “groomers” of children for pedophilia. But don’t give up hope! For one thing, all … Continue reading Banned Books: We’re Already There
Improvisational comedy, like life itself, can’t be done solo. It requires the interactions of at least two people—and often many more. The Golden Rule of real, active, happening-right-now improv is “Always Yes—And!” It means, support the idea of your partner in comedy, then expand on their creation. We’ll ponder what our real-life interactions—even our conflicts—might … Continue reading Yes, And: Zen & the Art of Improv Comedy
In the span of two weeks, the United States Supreme Court has launched our nation far backward in time, in freedom, and in credibility. Amid our fear and anger, we are called together for a service of lamentation: for the earth, for women and other uterus-bearers, for the marginalized openly in the cross hairs of … Continue reading State of the UUnion: Lamentation
Fifty days after Passover and the death of Jesus, the Holy Spirit rushed through the apostles, giving them the gift of languages, but much more: the divine spark that necessitates action. For rational thinkers and science lovers, such a tempestuous wind, such “tongues, as of fire” may smell suspicious, of frenzy or ecstatic madness. But … Continue reading The Mothers of Invention Have Tongues of Fire
Join us as we celebrate the Flower Communion, an annual ritual that celebrates beauty, human uniqueness, diversity, and community. What a perfect pairing with Mother’s Day!
