Join us for LIVE ZOOM church on Sunday, February 20 at 11:00 a.m. Pre-register for Zoom at this link:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMpf-GvpzotH9LUeZekWwH67pgGdvgUYfRY

On Wednesday February 16th, 2022, Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church's Board of Trustees voted to approve a new Covid Response Plan recommended by the Reopening Task Force.

These changes reflect new recommendations issued by the Unitarian Universalist Association on January 21st, and our desire to give our congregation members more choices as people's risk tolerances and safety needs vary widely during this phase of the pandemic.

Click below to read more.

Food City and Ingles grocery cards are available and can me mailed or delivered to you!

We will happily accommodate your needs so that we can continue to generate a wee bit of income for the church. If you are interested, please email grocerycards@hvuuc.org for more information.

Thank you for continuing to participate!

Youth Conventions or “CONs” are weekend long events planned by youth with adult support for youth from third grade to high school. At heart, a youth con is an experience in building covenantal community and empowering youth leadership.

Supported by the larger work of The Mountain, each con has a different theme and focus, but they all incorporate community building, fun, worship, and exploration of spirituality. Each event has its own covenant and is in covenant with The Mountain’s safety policies. Youth experience both the safety of being in a covenantal community and the responsibility to repair relationships when difficult situations arise.

Youth have the opportunity to serve in leadership roles to help plan events, help run events, help the CON community live in covenant, or be peer chaplains for emotional support.

When

• Intermediate (6th – 8th graders): March 4 - 6 -2022

• Elementary (3rd – 5th graders): March 18 - 20 - 2022

• Senior High (9th – 12th graders): March 25 - 27 -2022

Registration deadline: February 25th 2022

Click here for more information or to register.

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!

Register Now

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.

News and Events Forms

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.

Submitting for Newsletter

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

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/.