Jessica Bowman

August 25, 2026

September Newsletter Deadline

Jessica Bowman

August 25, 2026

Please email all submissions for the September newsletter by Monday August 31 to newsletter@hvuuc.org.

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August 25, 2026

September Newsletter Deadline

August 25, 2026

Please email all submissions for the September newsletter by Monday August 31 to newsletter@hvuuc.org.

August 25, 2026

August 23, 2026

Church Yard Sale, Men's BBQ, & Women's Night

August 23, 2026

Upcoming News and Events

Click through for a collection of upcoming news and events at HVUUC. Click the images to be directed to more information.

August 23, 2026

August 21, 2026

Water Communion

August 21, 2026

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

“Water Communion”

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.

August 21, 2026

August 20, 2026

Bring Your Water This Sunday for Water Communion

August 20, 2026

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!

August 20, 2026

August 19, 2026

Religious Exploration at HVUUC | August 23, 2026

August 19, 2026

💜 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

August 19, 2026

August 18, 2026

Church Picnic Ukulele Sing Along

August 18, 2026

The NUTs group will be hosting a sing-along at the church picnic on Saturday, August 22nd between 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 in the sanctuary. Everyone is encouraged to bring their ukulele and their voice and sing along.

August 18, 2026

August 16, 2026

Church Picnic, Nursery Worker Substitutes, & Solidarity Summit

August 16, 2026

Upcoming News and Events

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August 16, 2026

August 15, 2026

Fifth Sunday August 30th

August 15, 2026

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.

August 15, 2026

August 14, 2026

Unshaken

August 14, 2026

Join us for church on August 16, 2026.

9:30 am Religious Education
11:00am Service
12:00pm Potluck
1:00pm Flamy Grant Concert!

“Unshaken”

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.

August 14, 2026

August 13, 2026

HVUUC Annual Church Picnic

August 13, 2026

Join us next Saturday, August 22, beginning at 400 to celebrate the end of summer with an afternoon filled with great food, laughter, games, and fellowship!

Hamburgers (beef, vegan, and vegetarian options) & hot dogs

Fruit Dessert Bake-Off Competition

Cornhole

Backgammon/Checkers

Bocce Ball

Jump house and bubble area for the children

Dunk Tank (weather permitting) – Ever wanted to soak your minister or a few brave church volunteers? Here’s your chance!

Door Prize Drawings

Email fellowship@hvuuc.org with any questions.

August 13, 2026