Jessica Bowman
Holiday Closures

The office will be closed on the following dates:

  • Thursday, November 28

  • Tuesday, December 24

  • Thursday, December 26

There will be no RE on the following Sundays:

  • Sunday December 15 (Festivals of Light)

  • Sunday December 29 (Pancakes and Jam)

There will also be no Youth Group meeting in December.

Holiday Closures
Jessica Bowman
Decorating the Giving Tree

Holiday Greetings!


We are continuing to collect items for the Giving Tree.  Our donation bin is in the Fred Ball room at HVUUC.   Suggested items are for children, men and women are:

· gloves

· hats

· scarves

· socks

· underwear

· feminine hygiene items

· washcloths

· soap

· lotion

· shampoo and conditioner


We have been given our specific spot for The Giving Tree at Kings Common, in front of the JC library.  We are tree number 113, best accessed from W. King St., but Millard St. is good, too.  This will be easy access for both decorating and restocking the tree.   The Giving Tree will be decorated on Friday, November 29th, 11:00.  We will have decorations, presents, and ladders coming.   We just need volunteers with giving spirits.  


We also need volunteers to restock the tree daily from November 29th to January 7. We will supply you with packages and the timing is up to you.  Please email us at givingtree@hvuuc.org with dates that you’d like to volunteer for restocking. Consecutive dates would logistically be easier than scattered dates throughout the season.  see you Friday!  Thanks for your generosity.

 

Decorating the Giving Tree
Jessica Bowman
Giving Tree Decorating, Cookie Exchange, and ...

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.

Giving Tree Decorating, Cookie Exchange, and other Holiday Happenings
Jessica Bowman
Policy on Plastic Kitchen Utensils

Proposal: HVUUC disposes of all plastic kitchen utensils and use the Green Sanctuary Fund to purchase non-plastic kitchen utensils to replace them.

Sources:

The study: From e-waste to living space: Flame retardants contaminating household items add to concern about plastic recycling - ScienceDirect

The news story reporting the study: Black-colored plastic used for kitchen utensils and toys linked to banned toxic flame retardants | CNN

The news story with Dr. Leonardo Trasande: Black plastic items could contain harmful chemicals, study finds (youtube.com)

Policy on Plastic Kitchen Utensils
Jessica Bowman
Touch the Wounds Service - NO RE this week

Join us for church on November 24, 2024!

  • NO RE this week

  • 11:00am Sunday Service

  • 12:00pm Coffee Hour

“Touch the Wounds”

We can only become our truest selves, our most holy and hopeful selves, when we touch the wounds of God not by turning away from suffering but by confronting it. Join us this Sunday as Chaplain Michael Woods shares his thoughts on this important topic.

Touch the Wounds Service - NO RE this week

New Office Administrator!

New Office Administrator!

We are excited to announce the newest staff member at HVUUC! Jessica Bowman has joined the team as our office administrator. Jessica, her husband, and four children moved to the tri-city area in the summer of 2019. She enjoys hiking, various fiber arts, and craft beer.

Jessica will be keeping strict work hours so it’s important to keep that in mind when communicating time sensitive information moving forward. She will be in the office Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 - 2:30. You can reach her by phone during those hours at (423) 477-7661 or by email at office@hvuuc.org.

Rev. Luck OK--and Disaster Relief

Rev. Jacqueline Luck, our minister emerita who served at HVUUC from 2008 to 2015, lives in New Orleans, as does one of her sons and his family. They all are safe and well in Dallas, TX, and soon will move to a hotel in Shreveport, LA. They are not able to return to NOLA at this point and do not know whether their home has taken on water, but she says the exterior is in good shape.

Rev. Luck would also like to congratulate us on our new settled minister.

We at Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church hold the people who are suffering the effects of Hurricane Ida in our hearts. If you wish to send financial help, please consider donating to the Unitarian Universalist Association's Disaster Relief Fund at https://giving.uua.org/disaster-relief

Hurricane Ida as it made landfall—NASA

Hurricane Ida as it made landfall—NASA

Rev. Tiffany Sapp on "Conversations That Matter"

On Thursday, August 12th at 7:00 pm, Rev. Tiffany will be one of the featured individuals on the online series “Conversations That Matter” from the McKinney Center.

Learn more about the program and register to attend the series on Zoom by clicking this link.

Conversations That Matter featuring Rev. Tiffany Sapp & Edward Wolff

Conversations That Matter featuring Rev. Tiffany Sapp & Edward Wolff

You may have heard...

…we had a minor break-in at the church in July. The perpetrator damaged two doors and stole petty cash and old keys from the office. The minister’s and DRE’s offices were untouched.

This incident was reported to police. Facilities Trustee Greg K had the locks changed and updated the security code.

If you need access to the church please email facilities@hvuuc.org.

Please discard old church keys.