💜 A Note from the DRE
🤝 Religious Exploration Collaborative (REC)
🎃 HVUUC Annual Trunk or Treat!
🌟 Youth Group — Big Ideas Are Brewing!
❤️CPR Certification Training — Participant Reminder
🧸 Nursery Families — Please Register Your Littles!
🌎 Adult 1: Curious Conversations — An Exploratorium of Their Own!
🎂 Happy October Birthdays!
💜 Gratitudes Across the Bridge
If you have served and would like your name to be on our veterans plaque, please email veterans@hvuuc.org with your name, dates of service, and military branch.
Click through for a collection of upcoming news and events at HVUUC. Click the images to be directed to more information.
We are setting up a meal train for one of our new members, Kat. She fell and has a cast on both her right arm and leg, and we're trying to drum up support for this meal train since they are so new.
Here is the meal train link: https://mealtrain.com/w5dglq
Join us for church on Oct 18, 2026.
9:30am RE
11:00am Service
12:00pm Coffee Hour
4:00pm Youth Group
Is the story of Persephone and Hades just an ancient myth explaining the reason for changing seasons, or something deeper? Join Erin Jenkins in discussing this ancient story, and what we can learn from its strong female archetypes even in our modern world.
💜 A Note from the DRE
🤝 Religious Exploration Collaborative (REC)
🎃 HVUUC Annual Trunk or Treat!
🌟 Youth Group — Big Ideas Are Brewing!
❤️CPR Certification Training — Participant Reminder
🧸 Nursery Families — Please Register Your Littles!
🌎 Adult 1: Curious Conversations — An Exploratorium of Their Own!
🎂 Happy October Birthdays!
💜 Gratitudes Across the Bridge
If you have served and would like your name to be on our veterans plaque, please email veterans@hvuuc.org with your name, dates of service, and military branch.
We are setting up a meal train for one of our new members, Kat. She fell and has a cast on both her right arm and leg, and we're trying to drum up support for this meal train since they are so new.
Here is the meal train link: https://mealtrain.com/w5dglq
Join us for church on Oct 18, 2026.
9:30am RE
11:00am Service
12:00pm Coffee Hour
4:00pm Youth Group
Is the story of Persephone and Hades just an ancient myth explaining the reason for changing seasons, or something deeper? Join Erin Jenkins in discussing this ancient story, and what we can learn from its strong female archetypes even in our modern world.
The Auction Website is ready for you to enter your items! If you have registered before go straight to "Donate Items" If you have never used the Auctria Website before go to "Register" and then "Donate Items".
Donate Items and Services Now:
🌉 RE Bridge Weekly | Balance & Beauty | Youth Group Gathering
💜 A Note from the DRE
🎃 HVUUC Annual Trunk or Treat!
🌟 Youth Group Gathering — This Sunday!
🌎 Adult 1: Curious Conversations — An Exploratorium of Their Own!
🎂 Happy October Birthdays!
🌈 Celebrating Our Newest HVUUC Members!
💜 Gratitudes Across the Bridge
Planning to attend this year’s Service Auction? We’d love for you to bring a finger food to share! After all, bidding wars are much more fun when there are snacks involved.
Bring your favorite appetizer, nibble, libation or tasty little something—and come prepared to bid, laugh, and have a great time!
Our Giving Tree will be in need of items for children, women, and men such as:
handwarmers
warm socks
undies
hygiene items (shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothpaste)
feminine products
gallon-size freezer/storage backs (double zipper only)
We currently have a large supply of hats, gloves, and scarves and are not in need of those items at this time. The Giving Tree donation bin will be in the Fred Ball room. You may leave items as they are, packaged or not. We will collect items all through the holiday season to keep the tree replenished.
Join us for church on Oct 11, 2026.
9:30am RE
11:00am Service
12:00pm Potluck
1:00pm More Than Words Pronoun Workshop
As religions are often keepers of tradition, it's natural to assume that most religions are not LGBTQ+ friendly, and this is supported by the vocal components of many world religions that equate their own bigotry with the tenets of their faith. And yet, there are strong, beautiful, and sometimes ancient queer voices in most world religions that say otherwise. This day after Tri-Pride Rev. Tiffany explores a few world religions and the LGBTQ+ voices within them.
MORE THAN WORDS: A Pronouns Workshop
Sunday, October 11 • 1–3 PM Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church 136 Bob Jobe Rd, Gray TN 37615
Pronouns may be small words, but they can carry a whole lot of meaning — and sometimes, a little curiosity can open the door to a whole lot more understanding.
More Than Words is an interactive workshop for anyone who wants to better understand pronouns, and explore how the words we choose can help people feel seen, respected, and affirmed.
Headlines …
TriPride
Church Dance Party
Pronoun Workshop
The Giving Tree
Service Auction
Trunk or Treat
Women’s Night
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Planning to attend this year’s Service Auction on Nov 7? We’d love for you to bring a finger food to share! After all, bidding wars are much more fun when there are snacks involved.
Bring your favorite appetizer, nibble, or tasty little something—and come prepared to bid, laugh, and have a great time!
Email fellowship@hvuuc.org with any questions.
What is a Service Auction?
Great question! A service auction is a Fun Raiser in which friends and members donate services. We, all the members and friends of this HVUUC community, can bid on these services to win them. The winning bidders will pay the church, while the donor of the service provides the service.
What does a service mean? ….
