The Annual Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 12:00 pm on Zoom. The items that are being voted on at this meeting can be found here.
Let's Chat Covenant Group Looking for New Members
Let's Chat is an ongoing Covenant group also known as Small Group Ministry.
We discuss a variety of topics. OOPs moments, Integrity and Humor are our next three topics. The group can have up to 4 more participants, please come. Our present group has some very new members and old timers.
Please come join us. We meet at the church for 2 hours on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 Please contact Greg Kramer at letschat@hvuuc.org if interested, there are limited spaces.
Sierra Club Meeting
Musical Activism Sunday Service and Announcements
Music is the universal language that crosses cultural boundaries; which goes to show that music would be a key element in political, environmental, and social justice events. When language, custom, or opinion has built a wall between us, a few notes with an intention behind them can breach even the strongest defenses. This Musical Activism service will touch on a few key songs that have changed us as people and the world as a result.
WETS-FM Spring 2022 Fund Drive
If you usually donate to WETS-FM or plan on donating this year, consider allowing your donation to help the church as well. We can continue to be an underwriter for programming which allows us to get our message out in the community. WETS gets 100% of the money, you still get the tax benefits, and our church gets our name out in the community. You can help two great organizations!
Risk Level - Low!
GREAT NEWS. We will be in Risk Level 1 this week for Sunday Service! For more details on on Level 1 click here.
Coffee Hour is Back!
Congregational Meeting April 24
April 2022 nUUsletter
April 2022 nUUsletter highlights:
In Your Own Words
Church Work Day
Religious Education
Social Justice Initiatives
Family Listening Circles
Recycling Info
Treasure’s Note
Click here to read the full newsletter.
Click here for past newsletters.
Up to date church info is always available at www.hvuuc.org
The Question Box (4-3-2022 Service)
The Question Box
In our never-ending quest for truth and meaning, come participate in a well-loved Unitarian Universalist tradition, the question box! Submit your questions to the ushers on the day of the service, or email minister@hvuuc.org with the subject line "Question Box". Rev. Tiffany will pick out some questions to explore on the fly. Answers are not guaranteed and "hard" questions are encouraged!
Join us for in-person church on Sunday, April 3 at 11:00 a.m.!
Click for for more info.
Resources for Veterans and their Families
Chaplain Michael Woods follows up his guest sermon with us, held Sunday March 27th, with resources for veterans and their families.
UPDATED Nominees for Board of Trustees
The Nominating Committee, consisting of Joy Boyd, Cynthia Goodman, Tish Kashdan, Lance Klosterman, and Judy Tucker (Chair), began working in January to ensure the strong history of HVUUC Board Governance.
The nominees to be presented at the annual meeting on April 24, 2022 are:
Past President: Dave Kashdan
Vice President: Dottie Blades
Secretary: Michele Markstrom-Frisch (serving one year to fill in for Dottie Blades, current secretary)
Treasurer: Deb Helmer
Facilities: Doug Chaffin
Membership: Cynthia Goodman
Nominating Committee:
Joy Boyd (Chair)
Tish Kashdan ( returning member )
Linda McCoy ( serving a one-year term to
replace Cynthia Goodman)
Josh Beckett ( new member two-year term)
Alicia Culbertson (new member two-year term)
Thank you to the current Board of Trustees for working so diligently these past two years to help our church community navigate a global pandemic.
Women’s Night this Friday
This Friday night, April 1st, 6:30, is Ladies night at Mary Williamson’s.
Ladies night has been a long time coming. Let’s hope this is the first of many in 2022.
Mary will be making a big pot of pumpkin soup. As always, please bring a snack or drink to share. Parking is rough. People are encouraged to carpool. Limited parking is available at the house, additional parking on the culled sac.
We will have fires on the porches for those of you who wish to socialize outside.
If you are unable to take a short and steep hike, please park at the house. Otherwise, bring a flashlight, park at the top of the driveway, and come on down. Please respond to womensgroup@hvuuc.org for further information.
The Shared Pulpit Seminar
Do you have something to say? Maybe it's time to say it during a Sunday morning service.
The idea of public speaking can be intimidating, but it can also be quite a feeling of accomplishment to communicate your ideas in a way that can get your point across, sharing it with your religious community.
Rev. Tiffany will be hosting a "Shared Pulpit Seminar" to give you the tips and tools you need to put together a 15 minute message. Attending this seminar does NOT obligate you to do any speaking, but it might be a great opportunity to think about the possibilities. We can only accommodate 12 people in this seminar so sign up soon.
When
Saturday May 14 from noon until 4pm, in-person.
Email minister@hvuuc.org to sign up.
Family Listening Circles!
To our wonderful Holston Valley UU families,
Religious Education and Rev. Tiffany want to hear from you. We are offering two Listening Circles in April to give you an opportunity to share what you would like to see in our future Religious Education programming.
Friday, April 15th from 6-7:30
Saturday, April 23rd from 10-11:30
Both of these will be hosted on Zoom. Please mark your calendar and get registered!
Once on the event page, pick the time slot you would prefer and then click "RSVP"
Emails dre@hvuuc.org with any questions.
Minister Out of Office
Appalachian shOUT Listening Circles
We invite youth in our congregation to participate in this wonderful opportunity:
Appalachian shOUT, which stands for Appalachian Sexual Health Outreach, is a collective impact initiative that aims to engage community systems to support youth wellbeing and sexual health. Listening circles are the first step in this work.
Click to read more.
April Newsletter Deadline
Nominees for Board of Trustees
The Nominating Committee, consisting of Joy Boyd, Cynthia Goodman, Tish Kashdan, Lance Klosterman, and Judy Tucker (Chair), began working in January to ensure the strong history of HVUUC Board Governance.
The nominees to be presented at the annual meeting on April 24, 2022 are:
Past President: Dave Kashdan
Vice President: Dottie Blades
Secretary: Michele Markstrom-Frisch (serving one year to fill in for Dottie Blades, current secretary)
Treasurer: Deb Helmer
Facilities: Doug Chaffin
Membership: Cynthia Goodman
Nominating Committee:
Joy Boyd (Chair)
Tish Kashdan ( returning member )
Linda McCoy ( serving a one-year term to
replace Cynthia Goodman)
Josh Beckett ( new member two-year term)
Alicia Culbertson (new member two-year term)
Thank you to the current Board of Trustees for working so diligently these past two years to help our church community navigate a global pandemic.
Adult RE 1 Has Resumed in a NEW LOCATION!
Religious Education is thrilled to announce that Adult RE 1 has resumed!
The group will meet from 9:30-10:45 n the first floor of the REZ, second room on the right.
Some important things to know about this:
The curriculum is The Great Courses. The group will watch a short video related to religions, science, philosophy, etc and follow it with a group discussion.
The facilitation will rotate among the group members. This means that each week someone is responsible for unlocking the building, turning on the DVD, encouraging discussion from the provided guide, taking attendance, and locking the building back up.
Please contact Sarah White at DRE@hvuuc.org if you have any questions!
We are so happy to be in person with our community!