Jessica Bowman
Religious Exploration at HVUUC | August 23, 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

Religious Exploration at HVUUC | August 23, 2026
Jessica Bowman
Church Picnic Ukulele Sing Along

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.

Church Picnic Ukulele Sing Along
Jessica Bowman
Church Picnic, Nursery Worker Substitutes, ...

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.

Church Picnic, Nursery Worker Substitutes, & Solidarity Summit
Jessica Bowman
Fifth Sunday August 30th

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.

Fifth Sunday August 30th
Jessica Bowman
Unshaken

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.

Unshaken

Support Black Businesses

Support Black Businesses

One way to be an ally with our black brothers and sisters is to support black-owned businesses.

The Social Justice Committee is dedicating the first quarter of 2022 to Undoing Systemic White Supremacy. One way to be an ally to our black neighbors is to support their businesses. Here is a handy list to help you.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Sf4kWaA0wyzLsJyIPcsbBwj8-EwvThpVczhy2TFnIgw/htmlview

For questions or comments contact socialjustice@hvuuc.org

Stewardship Committee Volunteers Needed

Stewardship Committee Volunteers Needed

The Stewardship Committee needs volunteers to help plan and execute the Stewardship Campaign for the spring. This is an opportunity to facilitate a critical process for the church. The tasks primarily involve communications to promote congregant involvement, such as distributing pledge cards, follow up by phone/email, and contributing to announcement design.

The peak activity is January through March, with most time spent in preparation and follow up. For more information and to volunteer, please contact Charlie at stewardship@hvuuc.org

Pancakes and Jam 2021

Pancakes and Jam 2021

Our beloved community event, Pancakes with Jam, will be live on Zoom this year, December 26th, and will be a combination of live performances and some pre-recorded videos.

We can all make pancakes for ourselves on December 26th, and enjoy them from the comfort of home, while we watch our community of performers - of all levels and ages - share their talents with each other. Start working on your contribution now! Engage your family or budding young talent in your family!

You can find more details, including deadlines, on the event page here:

https://hvuuc.org/events/2021/12/2/virtual-pancakes-and-jam-2021

Reflections on Gratitude and Grief

Reflections on Gratitude and Grief

Join us on December 5th at 3pm to reflect not just on Gratitude, but also how Gratitude interweaves with Grief at a very special gathering across all faith communities. United Religions Initiative - Northeast Tennessee Cooperation Circle has traditionally hosted an in-person community Gratitude Dinner. This will be the second year in a row that URI NE-TN will be holding our “Gratitude Dinner” on Zoom due to concerns around Covid-19 transmission.

You can find further details and the zoom link at the event page here: https://hvuuc.org/events/2021/12/5/reflections-on-gratitude-and-grief

Auction Statements

Auction Statements

You may see additional auction statements in your email. We expect this, and it should provide any updated information. Please review these communications, and let us know if you see any inaccuracies.


If your statement is updated, it is automatically sent, and this may occur for a couple reasons. Due to the extended session of the auction, additional items may have been won and added. Also, as payments are received, this is recorded, and the balance is updated. Ideally you will receive statements to indicate this activity. If something is incorrectly recorded, you will see it in your statement, so please review these communications.

We can fix any inaccuracies and appreciate your notification if they occur. Thank you!

Email auction@hvuuc.org with any questions