Martin Luther King Day was VERY cold in the area – so the Kingsport MLK Parade was postponed until THIS Saturday, February 5.

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

WHEN AND WHERE
Saturday, February 5 at 11:30am

We’ll meet at the corner of Center & East Sevier Street in Kingsport for the parade or you can meet at the church no later than 10:45am if you want to carpool.

Email us at showup@hvuuc.org to let us know if you're coming or want to carpool.

To act with caution and allow Covid infection rates to recede (we hope), the start of the Men’s Gathering Covenant Group will be delayed a couple weeks.

Our first meeting will be Tuesday, February 15, 6:30-8:30pm in the sanctuary. We will gather in person, and adhere to the relevant church guidelines. Subsequent Tuesday meetings will be March 1 & 15, April 5 & 19 and May 3.

People committed to participating in the group will hear from us before the 1st meeting when we’ll email a prompt, a quotation, or a question for your consideration.

Contact George or Tom with questions at gatherings@hvuuc.org

Click here for more info about the group.

If you are interested in books related to undoing systemic white supremacy, click over for two recommendations from the social justice committee.

Join us for LIVE ZOOM church on Sunday, January 30 at 11:00 a.m. Pre-register for Zoom at this link:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctde-trTooHta-YR5jMvZZWYcor3NVYB4V

George Cross and Tom Burns are starting a Covenant Group for men beginning Feb. 1 and meeting for 6 sessions, scheduled the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays in February, March, and April.

Our general theme is social justice, but our process will focus on personal experiences, our own complicity in various problems, but also our evolution in awareness and change--including resistance to change--around social justice issues.

Jonesborough Area Ministerial Association (JAMA) is looking for one volunteer to give out food on the second Thursday of each month. HVUUC already has 2 volunteers that Thursday and is looking for one more. Hours are all or part of 8:30-12:00. Please contact Mary Williamson.

Join Rev. Tiffany and your church leadership for Listening Circles.

This is a facilitated experience designed to allow all attendees to speak and listen to each other in an atmosphere of safety and equality. We want to hear from you about our pandemic responses and your understanding about how we live our vision. Your thoughts and your story are welcome here. Share where you’re at without worries about cross-talk or judgement.

Reserve Your Free Ticket

You can find full details and the link to register at the event page by clicking here.

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