Jessica Bowman
Preview Auction Items

To review items for sale at the upcoming service auction go to the main page: 

HVUUC 2025 Service Auction

a) Click on the blue link at the top, Auction, to view the silent auction items. 

b) Click on the blue link at the top, Live, to view the live auction items. 

c) You can view all the services with DATES listed in one place (PDF).

Then join us this Saturday at 6:00pm for the auction! If you’d like you can bring a snack to share!

Email auction@hvuuc.org with any questions.

Preview Auction Items
Jessica Bowman
November 2025 Newsletter

Headlines

• Our Covenant

• Trans Day of Remembrance

• New Frontiers in Astronomy

• HVUUC Thanksgiving

• Service Auction

• Choir

• Facilities Volunteers

• Giving Tree Donations

Click here to read the entire newsletter.

Click here for past newsletters.

You can also find a few printed copies at our visitors table in the sanctuary.

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

November 2025 Newsletter
Jessica Bowman
Auction Hors D'oeuvres Needed

Please bring heavy hors d-oeuvres, finger foods, or a snack to share. Someone will be available in the kitchen beginning at 5:00 to help do whatever you need to prepare and present your contribution.

It's always fun to have a plateful of tasty treats while browsing the silent auction offerings and vying for special live auction items.

PS: Potluck Sunday happens to be the next day, November 9.  Maybe prepare for two events at one time!

Email auction@hvuuc.org with any questions.

Auction Hors D'oeuvres Needed
Jessica Bowman
Gone But Not Forgotten

Don’t forget Daylight Savings time is this Sunday!

Join us for church on November 2, 2025!

  • 9:30am Religious Education

  • 11:00am Sunday Service

  • 12:00pm Coffee Hour

“Gone But Not Forgotten”

This time of year many religious traditions take time to honor their dearly departed, and the Remembering service here in our church has become an annual tradition. During this service Rev. Tiffany names and honors the people connected to this congregation that have died this year, as well as important figures in the world. And then we share a ritual of remembering together. You are invited to bring photos or mementos of your departed friends and loved ones to place on the altar during this service.

Gone But Not Forgotten
Jessica Bowman
Service Auction, Festivals of Light, Locks ...

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.

Service Auction, Festivals of Light, Locks Changed at Church

COVID Reflection and Community Mural Pop Up

The Religious Education Collaborative is offering a COVID Reflection and Community Mural Pop Up on Saturday, March 12th. This seems especially appropriate since we first suspended in-person services on March 15, 2020 and are planning to resume them on March 13, 2022!!!

This is an all-ages, intergenerational opportunity that will allow participants to examine individual and community COVID feelings. Children and youth are encouraged to create in a different room from their own adults so everyone gets to participate fully in the process.

RSVP

To reserve your spot, select the quantity for the time you would like (one ticket per person) and click the "RSVP" button. Click here to reserve your spot now.

This event will involve RE programming and ART!

There are two time slots available.

  • 12:00-2:00PM

  • 2:30-4:30PM

Supplies provided AND…

…we welcome your creative contributions that reflect some part of your COVID experience.

  • Child-sized masks your kids outgrew

  • Cloth masks you no longer use

  • Take-out menus

  • Magazines/calendars from the last 2 years

  • Photos, photos, photos! Photos of how you have grown/changed, things you’ve been doing, pod gatherings, and outdoor HVUUC events you’ve been at

We also will have paint, crayons, colored paper, March 2020 church newsletters, markers, glue, double-sided tape, etc—more than enough stuff to get our art on!

Remember that masks are still required. We hope to see you all at this meaningful community Pop Up!

Volunteers Needed for Reopening!

Volunteers Needed for Reopening!

IT TAKES A VILLAGE!

To resume in-person services, we need some cheerful volunteers. If you’re planning to join us in the sanctuary on Sunday mornings, please consider being part of the action. We need volunteers for the following activities:

  • Outdoor greeter—take touchless temperatures, make sure folks have masks & sanitize their hands, direct parents with children under 5 to Childcare

  • Indoor greeter/usher — hand out bulletins, help folks find seats, collect offering at end of service & direct folks to the deck for Social Hour

  • Video camera operator/tech — record the service, help Rev Tiffany prepare it for on-line use

  • Child Care Coordinator — help find & organize Child Care workers

  • Child Care Workers — ANY leads for these paid positions will be most appreciated!

Contact

If you’re looking forward to in-person church, & are willing to lend a hand to make that happen, please email reopeningtaskforce@hvuuc.org today. Tell us which of these activities you’d like to do—or ask questions. Details & training will be provided.

New Hospitality Covenant Group

New Hospitality Covenant Group

New Covenant Group beginning Tuesday March 1.

Hospitality as a Spiritual Practice

  • Facilitators: Denee Mattioli and Beth Calvert

  • Dates: March 1, 8, 22, 29 and April 5 and 12.

  • Place: In person at the church

  • Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM

  • Sign up: By e-mailing denee@hvuuc.org

The term “radical hospitality” can be defined as the practice of putting an emphasis on making people feel welcome and focuses on breaking down barriers which prevent people from participating in any effort, event or community.

Like most other universally desirable virtues, we are never done with hospitality. It requires commitment and practice. It is a central and inaugural event in the world’s great wisdom traditions. Most religions share a sacred commitment to hosting the stranger.

At each group meeting, an anecdote about radical hospitality with the view of hospitality as a spiritual practice will be read This will be followed by group members sharing experiences with receiving or being denied hospitality or giving hospitality.

Important Survey for those Staying Online

Important Survey for those Staying Online

As we prepare for our dual-platform reopening we want to continue to meet the needs of those in our community who need to stay online.

Because our location does not provide strong enough internet to allow streaming of our in-person services, we expect to hold a "Zoom Watch Party" with some interactive elements later in the day using recorded elements of the morning in-person service hosted by Rev. Tiffany or one of our service leaders as well as a recording posted on Youtube.

If you plan to attend online instead of in-person please take this short, two question survey. Your feedback is important so we can better serve you.

Survey closes Tuesday March 1st.

Important Survey for those Staying Online

Important Survey for those Staying Online

As we prepare for our dual-platform reopening we want to continue to meet the needs of those in our community who need to stay online.

Because our location does not provide strong enough internet to allow streaming of our in-person services, we expect to hold a "Zoom Watch Party" with some interactive elements later in the day using recorded elements of the morning in-person service hosted by Rev. Tiffany or one of our service leaders as well as a recording posted on Youtube.

If you plan to attend online instead of in-person please take this short, two question survey. Your feedback is important so we can better serve you.

Survey closes Tuesday March 1st.

Updated Covid-19 Response Plan

Updated Covid-19 Response Plan

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.

Youth Conventions at The Mountain in March

Youth Conventions at The Mountain in March

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.

REGISTER: RE Game Day Pop Up

REGISTER: RE Game Day Pop Up

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.

How To Submit Items for Newsletter

How To Submit Items for Newsletter

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.