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HVUUC is sending four individuals to UUA's virtual General Assembly this year, June 14-21! If you are interested in leadership development and building connections with other HVUUC folks as well as the wider UU community then please submit your application here: https://tinyurl.com/HVUUC-GA2026
Learn more about UUA's General Assembly here: https://www.uua.org/ga
Email vp@hvuuc.org with questions
Join us for church on April 5, 2026.
9:30am Religious Education
11:00am Service
12:00pm Egg Hunt
12:30pm Security Listening Circle
This Easter Sunday Rev. Tiffany and Alesha Chaffin explore the different ways we Unitarian Universalists relate to Jesus and the symbolism connected to Christian belief and practice.
On 08/19/2025, the Board appointed a special task force to review policy around those who are survivors of domestic abuse. At a special Board meeting on 01/06/2026, the Safe Here Task Force reported back to the board with; a letter, a statement of conscience, a proposed Abuse Response Policy, appendices, and a proposed charge if the Board determined to create the suggested Survivor Care Collaborative. The Board reviewed the documents over the next two months, consulting with the UUA and an attorney. In an Executive Session at the Board’s meeting on 03/17/2026, the Board voted unanimously to move forward in the following ways to address concerns of survivors and those who are close to survivors, security, and covenantal living:
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· The April Fool
· New Men’s Group
· Security Listening Circle
· Easter Egg Hunt
· Astronomy Presentation
· Bocce Ball Clean Up?
· Annual Church Meeting
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The Annual Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 12:00 pm on Zoom after the Sunday Service. Registration link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqcOiopj4uHNIEB72aUYO8Gsvcx54_0mzR
The Religious Education Collaborative is actively working on programming to launch for our children and youth in the fall. Please take a moment and register your young ones so that the Collaborative has an idea of class sizes to plan for. This is an exciting time!
Please fill out the form below.
https://hvuuc.org/religious-education-registration-form
We are all thoroughly enjoying having Coffee Hour after church! Coffee Hour exists because of volunteers and a coordinator. We need someone who would take on the coordinator role and volunteers for each Sunday to make sure Coffee Hour happens. Mentoring will be provided so all volunteers and coordinator.
Please email Michele Markstrom-Frisch at membership@hvuuc.org to be part of a wonderfully interactive social opportunity.
Our April 15th Families Listening Circle has been cancelled. We still want to hear from you! Please register for the April 23rd Circle or contact Sarah at DRE@hvuuc.org to chat about your hopes and dreams for the program.
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.
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.
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!
GREAT NEWS. We will be in Risk Level 1 this week for Sunday Service! For more details on on Level 1 click here.
April 2022 nUUsletter highlights:
In Your Own Words
Church Work Day
Religious Education
Social Justice Initiatives
Family Listening Circles
Recycling Info
Treasure’s Note
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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.!
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Chaplain Michael Woods follows up his guest sermon with us, held Sunday March 27th, with resources for veterans and their families.
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.
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.
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.
Saturday May 14 from noon until 4pm, in-person.
Email minister@hvuuc.org to sign up.
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.
