Please email all submissions for the February Newsletter by Monday, January 31 to newsletter@hvuuc.org.

The Social Justice Committee will be taking 5th Sunday Donations for our local Johnson City chapter of the NAACP. Please remember to write “5th Sunday Offering NAACP” in the memo line of checks if you would like to participate.

For more information about this local chapter, visit https://jcwcnaacp.org/.

Rev. Tiffany will be out from Monday January 24 through Sunday January 30 on study leave. But can be contacted for emergencies through church leadership.

During this same time Jessica, our Office Administrator, will be working from home instead of from the church.

Regular office hours will reconvene on Tuesday February 1st.

Join us for LIVE ZOOM church on Sunday, January 23 at 11:00 a.m. Pre-register for Zoom at this link:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJclcu2urjwuE9Sicdbxvk2y97cmlMGuoyE3

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

Sarah W and Cindi H will offer a UFO Pop Up in January as a demo! Come join us with your Unfinished Objects, and we can share our space as we work on those pesky crafts or tedious tasks that have been sitting around waiting to be finished. We can connect and chat and maybe even help each other, making it fun to finish together.

You can find all the details on the event page by clicking here.

Join us for LIVE ZOOM church on Sunday, January 16 at 11:00 a.m. Pre-register for Zoom at this link:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ucOmurTIpGdzTCKzk2wwJyal2PqnlJlsZ

There is so much happening this Martin Luther King Weekend! We hope you can make this more a "day on" than a "day off," where we honor the spirit of Rev. Dr. King's work by continuing it!

Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church will be officially participating in three events. Look for our HVUUC banner and walk with us! Feel free to join us for one, two or all three events, and if you’d like you can bring posters of support for peace and justice.

Sarah W. and Cindi H. will be offering a FREE Trauma Informed Care for Faith Communities next week on January 17th via zoom. This training will be particularly beneficial to those in leadership positions, but we encourage all interested in planting a seed for a more trauma informed culture to attend!

You can find more details at the event page here: https://hvuuc.org/events/2022/1/17/trauma-informed-care-for-faith-communities-training

Holston Valley UU Friends and Family,

Our congregation has a long history of supporting Hunger First and they have some unique emergency needs that have surfaced. Please read their message below for information on how to help.

With Gratitude,
Rev. Tiffany

Join us for LIVE ZOOM church on Sunday, January 9 at 11:00 a.m. Pre-register for Zoom at this link:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tdu-qrj4tHdbhGXfLn4fv70HpEowI5DnM

January 2022 nUUsletter highlights:

• New fellowship opportunities with RE Pop Ups

• Fiscal Flash

• Social Justice Committee Focus 2022

• 5th Sunday Details

Up to date church info is always available at www.hvuuc.org

Click here to read the full newsletter.

Click here for past newsletters.

Join us for LIVE ZOOM church on Sunday, January 2 at 11:00 a.m. Pre-register for Zoom at this link:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElf-6hqj0vHdw-1GjxvrYhpFyiba6Ujwgf

Sarah W. and Cindi H. will be offering a FREE Trauma Informed Care for Faith Communities on January 17th via zoom. This training will be particularly beneficial to those in leadership positions, but we encourage all interested in planting a seed for a more trauma informed culture to attend!

You can find more details at the event page here: https://hvuuc.org/events/2022/1/17/trauma-informed-care-for-faith-communities-training

Please email all submissions for the January Newsletter by Monday, January 3rd to newsletter@hvuuc.org.

Since our weekly service is a little different this week , you can find the announcement slides in this news blog.

Join us for LIVE ZOOM church on Sunday, December 26 at 11:00 a.m. Pre-register for Zoom at this link:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpf--oqjMvE9PaBQlqfo7uyYDoEfVwnvSn

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

The Tradition continues. We will meet January 1st for our New Year’s Day hike to Chimney Top Mountain.

Click here to find all the details on the events page.

If there are any questions call or email Greg Kramer. His contact info can be found in the directory.

Our office administrator, Jessica, will be out of the office the week of 12/26. If you need routine tasks done the week between Christmas and New Years (zoom links, announcements, reservations) please be sure to request them by 12/23.

If you have an emergency you can contact the Comm Squad at communications@hvuuc.org