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.
Click through for a collection of upcoming news and events at HVUUC. Click the images to be directed to more information.
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 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)
Join us for church on November 24, 2024!
NO RE this week
11:00am Sunday Service
12:00pm Coffee Hour
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.
There’s a lot going on this Holiday season, here’s everything we know of at the moment!
Thanksgiving Potluck, Thursday November 28th at 2:00pm
Email thanksgiving@hvuuc.org. Come early to help with setup!
(office will be closed Thanksgiving Day)
Decorating The Giving Tree, Friday November 29th at 11:00AM
Tree #113 in Kings Commons Park, Johnson City.
Email givingtree@hvuuc.org
Tree Lighting Ceremony, Saturday November 30th at 6:30PM
Meet at The Giving Tree #113 in Kings Commons Park
Cookie Exchange during coffee hour Sunday December 1st
Bring a batch of favorite cookies to the kitchen before church and we’ll all get cookies during coffee hour. Email fellowship@hvuuc.org
A Giving Tree Women’s Night, Friday December 6th at 6:30PM. We will be packaging items for the Giving Tree and enjoying snacks.
Email womensgroup@hvuuc.org for location.
Green Arts Fest, Sunday December 8th at 12:00PM. Come ready to shop and support local craftspeople at this fun annual event.
Email greenarts@hvuuc.org
Greening of the Sanctuary, Saturday Dec 14th 9:30AM-12:30PM
Help us decorate for Festivals of Light. Email rosemary@hvuuc.org
Festivals of Light, Sunday Dec 15th at 11:00AM
Join us for our favorite, pluralistic holiday tradition. This service is a must see!
Christmas Caroling, Sunday December 15th at noon.
After Festivals of Light stay for soup and then we will carpool to sing Christmas Carols for some of our members and friends.
Email minister@hvuuc.org
Christmas Eve, Tuesday December 24th time TBA
We will gather for cookies, carols, and candlelight again on the night before Christmas.
Pancakes and Jam, Sunday December 29th at 11:00AM
Our favorite casual “service” where we leave the sanctuary for the Fred Ball room to eat breakfast and enjoy some open mic music.
Email pancakesandjam@hvuuc.org if you’d like to sing or play.
Streaming LIVE February 16, 2022 1:45 - 2:30 pm PST on Facebook/YouTube/Twitter accounts for the National Center for Youth Law
Join us for LIVE ZOOM church on Sunday, February 13 at 11:00 a.m. Pre-register for Zoom at this link:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqf-2qqTotHNyaMHsNABWv2YV2kqqrhq46
Religious Education is continuing to offer opportunities for fellowship for both children and adults. Our next RE Pop Up is a Game Day in February for all ages! We will have two spaces set up for adults, one space for youth, and one space for elementary aged kids.
Game Day Pop Up will be on February 19th from 1:00-3:00.
Please BYOG (Bring your own games)
Masks are required!
Click here to reserve your free tickets today. Registration deadline is Feb 13th.
Remember, that our Church has two AED's. (Automatic External Defibrillator). One is located as you enter the sanctuary on the right hand far wall. The second is in the REZ (Religious Educational Zone) as you enter on the left-hand side.
Click here to watch the helpful video called “AED DEFIB Demonstration”. The short 4-minute clip could save a life!
There's been a little confusion about submitting info for the newsletter.
The forms on our website called "news" and "events" are for submitting items to be published under the “Congregational News” and “Featured Events” sections of our website hvuuc.org. These forms are not for submitting information to our monthly newsletter.
However, if you'd like the info submitted on these forms to also be included in our newsletter be sure to say so in the "note to office" section of the form. Otherwise it will only be published to the website.
To share information for the monthly newsletter, email our office administrator Jessica at newsletter@hvuuc.org .
We hope this clarification helps! If you have further questions email office@hvuuc.org.
February 2022 nUUsletter highlights:
Listening Circles
Church Work Day
Social Justice Committee
Volunteers Needed
Click here to read the full newsletter.
Click here for past newsletters.
Up to date church info is always available at www.hvuuc.org
Join us for LIVE ZOOM church on Sunday, February 6 at 11:00 a.m. Pre-register for Zoom at this link:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArcemqrT4vH9w8X06J--cpfwSSM6jUsQNp
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
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.
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.
You can find full details and the link to register at the event page by clicking here.
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.
