Sunday, October 25
Trunk or Treat is coming to HVUUC! 🎃🚗✨ Start dreaming up those costumes—and those
decorated trunks!
We'll soon be sharing a sign-up for anyone who would like to enter a vehicle in our Trunk
Decorating Contest , complete with prizes and plenty of Halloween fun. Whether you're
decorating a trunk, dressing up, bringing the family, or simply coming to enjoy the festivities,
save the date and join us!
More details and sign-ups coming soon!
💜 Note from the DRE
🎉 We’re Back! Regular RE begins this Sunday.
🎤 Youth-Led Service This Sunday!
🌱 Teacher Commissioning
🌿 Path to Membership
📦 Small Boxes Needed!
🎃 Save the Date: Trunk or Treat!
💜 With Gratitude
Click through for a collection of upcoming news and events at HVUUC. Click the images to be directed to more information.
Come join HVUUC for a day of celebrating inclusion, diversity and a safe place to be your own unique self at the Seventh Annual Tri-Cities TriPride festival and parade in Bristol, TN/VA.
Saturday October 10, 2026
Mark your calendars to be part of “YOU MAKE PRIDE: Unbreakable-Unshakable-United” Tickets are free.
Come enjoy a day of fun and inspiration!
Interested in volunteering? Email Elizabeth at pride@hvuuc.org.
Sunday, October 25
Trunk or Treat is coming to HVUUC! 🎃🚗✨ Start dreaming up those costumes—and those
decorated trunks!
We'll soon be sharing a sign-up for anyone who would like to enter a vehicle in our Trunk
Decorating Contest , complete with prizes and plenty of Halloween fun. Whether you're
decorating a trunk, dressing up, bringing the family, or simply coming to enjoy the festivities,
save the date and join us!
More details and sign-ups coming soon!
Come join HVUUC for a day of celebrating inclusion, diversity and a safe place to be your own unique self at the Seventh Annual Tri-Cities TriPride festival and parade in Bristol, TN/VA.
Saturday October 10, 2026
Mark your calendars to be part of “YOU MAKE PRIDE: Unbreakable-Unshakable-United” Tickets are free.
Come enjoy a day of fun and inspiration!
Interested in volunteering? Email Elizabeth at pride@hvuuc.org.
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Men’s Annual BBQ
Wednesday Night Supper
Paid Nursery Substitutes
Church Yard Sale
Path to Membership
Potluck
Women’s Day Retreat
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You can also find a few printed copies at our visitors table in the sanctuary.
Join us for church on August 30, 2026.
9:30 am Religious Education
11:00am Service
12:00pm Coffee Hour
What if the joy, healing, and clarity we seek are not something to be given to us, but something we already hold within? Join Jess Ox for an experiential service exploring The Journey Home—the movement from unconscious living to embodied wisdom. Through original music, guided breath, reflection, and insights drawn from multiple spiritual traditions, we'll explore how awareness transforms the way we experience ourselves, one another, and the world around us. This service invites us to pause, listen deeply, and remember the wholeness that has been within us all along.
Our internet service has been interrupted at the church due to reasons out of our control so the office will be closed this week and until further notice. We are hoping that the issue will be resolved soon. Thank you for your understanding. You can still reach the office with any church needs at office@hvuuc.org.
🎉 All-Ages RE Kick-Off on the Deck — August 30!
🌱 A New Adventure for Our K–5 Explorers!
🙌 Volunteers Make This Possible!
🔥 Teacher Commissioning & Blessing
📦 Save Those Dryer Sheet Boxes!
🎶 “This Joy” — Time for All Ages
🏕️Youth Group Heads to Wilderness at the Smokies!
🧭 Adult 1: Exploratorium Continues!
🎤 Youth-Led Service — September 13
🎵 Heartstrings & Harmonies
🗓️A Quick Schedule Reminder
🤝 REC Meeting — September 6
Don’t forget your water for Water Communion this week!
Join us for church on August 23, 2026.
9:30 am Religious Education
11:00am Service
12:00pm Coffee Hour
12:30pm Social Justice Meeting
Our annual interactive and intergenerational Water Communion service where we celebrate our interconnectivity. Many people bring water from their travels throughout the year, or from another water source that holds meaning for them.
Our annual interactive and intergenerational Water Communion service where we celebrate our interconnectivity is this Sunday. Many people bring water from their travels throughout the year, or from another water source that holds meaning for them.
If you’d like, please bring your water for water communion this Sunday!
💜 A Note from the DRE
💧 This Sunday: Water Communion
✨ Wonder Worship: Celebrating Our SHINE!
🌻 August 30: RE Kickoff on the Deck!
🎶 August 30: The Journey Home
🚌 Youth Group Trip: Wilderness at the Smokies
🎙️ September 13: Youth-Led Service!
🗺️ Curious Conversations: Exploratorium!
📚 Regular RE Begins September 13 — Please Register!
🙌 Your Gifts Belong Here: Volunteer With RE!
🎵 Heartstrings & Harmonies: What's on Your Soundtrack?
💜 Gratitude from the Bridge
Kitchen of Hope in Kingsport is this month’s Fifth Sunday offering recipient. The Kitchen of Hope, where teams from various local organizations prepare and serve meals to anyone who needs them, has been operating since 1998. Everyone is welcome. On average, the kitchen serves 153 meals per day.
If you would like to learn more about the Kitchen of Hope, a video is available here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJMiT_zn8QU
If you would like to contribute, please place your gift in the envelope included in the bulletin on Sunday morning August 30th. If you cannot attend that Sunday but would like to participate, you can give electronically through our website at https://hvuuc.org/donate. Designate in the instructions that your contribution is for the “Fifth Sunday” collection. This option will be available August 23rd through September 6th.
Join us for church on August 16, 2026.
9:30 am Religious Education
11:00am Service
12:00pm Potluck
1:00pm Flamy Grant Concert!
Where do we find the courage to be ourselves? How can we stand unshaken in the midst of circumstances that rattle us? Join us for a service full of art and music that can help us connect to the courageous human spirit that dwells within each of us.
