Join us for church on June 21, 2026.
9:30am Religious Education
11:00am Service
12:00pm Coffee Hour
4:00pm Youth Group
People try so hard to be remembered--to have a legacy--after their death. No other creature on the planet cares about this except humans. Guest speaker Bradley discusses his thoughts on humanity's fight against natural law, why we do it, and is there any point to it.
Due to the July 4th holiday weekend, the July first Friday Women's Night is cancelled. The Women's Nights will resume in August: save the date of August 14th, the second Friday for women's night at the Kingsport home of Tish.
✨ A Note from Jess
🌟 All Ages, All In: A Summer of Community Connection
📚 RE Book Sale Fundraiser
🎬 Family Movie Night Fundraiser
🌈 Summer RE Class Updates
🦴 This Sunday: Fossil Exploration!
📱 Coming Soon: Simplified RE Sign-In & Sign-Out
Please email all submissions for the July newsletter by Wednesday June 24th to newsletter@hvuuc.org.
The deadline is a little shorter this month as the office will be closed the following week.
Join us for church on June 21, 2026.
9:30am Religious Education
11:00am Service
12:00pm Coffee Hour
4:00pm Youth Group
People try so hard to be remembered--to have a legacy--after their death. No other creature on the planet cares about this except humans. Guest speaker Bradley discusses his thoughts on humanity's fight against natural law, why we do it, and is there any point to it.
Please email all submissions for the July newsletter by Wednesday June 24th to newsletter@hvuuc.org.
The deadline is a little shorter this month as the office will be closed the following week.
Join us for church on June 14, 2026.
9:30am Religious Education
11:00am Service
12:00pm Potluck
12:15pm Music Committee (all welcome!)
How do we, as Unitarian Universalists, talk about God? The Unitarian Universalist hymn "Name Unnamed" offers us several metaphors for exploring and understanding concepts of the sacred. Rev. Tiffany will reflect on how our lives are interwoven with sacredness.
For $1500 HVUUC can get 125 radio spots aired on WETS during the year. We are $500 short. If we can raise the needed amount by June 20 we can get information about our church to a wide audience of radio listeners.
HVUUC has usually managed to raise enough money to get a yearly contract with WETS. Then we hear something like this on the radio:
"Support for WETS comes from Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, a religious congregation working together as a church to share love, pursue justice, and seek wonder."
This year we are $500 short of our goal. Can you donate before the June 20 deadline? Pay by cash, check, or Zelle--just be sure to designate it for WETS. Thank you!
This report highlights accomplishments, challenges, and plans for 2026-2027. Our leaders are guided by HVUUC's Vision of "We work together as a church to transform ourselves, our community, and our world by sharing love, pursuing justice, and seeking wonder."
You can find the annual report in the “Members Area” of our website. If you need to password to the Members Area, email office@hvuuc.org.
Join us for church on June 7, 2026.
9:30am Religious Education
11:00am Service
12:00pm Coffee Hour
12:30pm k-5 Service Option Meeting
What do we do with the word "evil." Many of us, who may have been called evil ourselves because of who we love or what we do or don't believe, probably want to shy away from the word altogether or claim that evil isn't real. But life in 2026 might be inviting us to name what evil actually is, and to consider what we might do about it. Rev. Tiffany offers her reflections on one of the big questions of life.
Here are some dates to keep in mind this summer involving staff absences and holidays.
Rev. Tiffany will be out June 15-July 13th.
Jess, our, DRE will be out June 14-June 20th and also July 6 - July 12th.
Our office manager will be out Tuesday June 30th and Thursday July 2 and our office will be closed that week.
No RE July 5th!
Headlines .…
Flamy Grant Concert!
K-5 Options During the Service
New Service Group
Family Game Night
Litha Ritual
Path to Membership
Ukulele Jam
Click here to read the entire newsletter.
Click here for past newsletters.
You can also find a few printed copies at our visitors table in the sanctuary.
On May 31, Justin Hall, President of TriPride, will be speaking to the congregation about TriPride, the organization's significant work in our communities and inviting the HVUUC community to again participate in this Fall's activities and to financially support the TriPride mission.
We will be collecting our traditional Fifth Sunday collection for TriPride, which will hopefully fund a “sponsorship level” status with TriPride’s Fall Parade and Festival. Your donations are greatly welcomed. An envelope will be provided in the Order of Service for this purpose.
If you cannot contribute at church on that date and want to donate electronically, to go to HVUUC’s website at https://hvuuc.org/donate to donate via PayPal and designate special instructions that it’s for 5th Sunday. People may donate one week prior and one week after May 31. There is a 3% fee to the church for PayPal, so please increase your donation by 3%.
Join us for church on May 24, 2026.
NO RE
11:00am Service
11:15am Wonder Worship
12:00pm Coffee Hour
The images we typically associate with women experiencing domestic violence focuses on bloody and violent acts. What if we could change that narrative to become reflective of what the day to day life of a woman experiencing domestic abuse actually entails? Using a mix of empirical data, and personal experience our guest speaker Sophia aims to demystify the discourse around domestic abuse, and encourage ongoing dialogue around supporting survivors.
TW: Domestic Violence, Gun violence, Reproductive Coercion
Wonder Worship activity will be available for youth ages kindergarten and up, during this service. It will start just after the chalice lighting.
