Please email all submissions for the August Newsletter by Sunday, July 31st to newsletter@hvuuc.org.
CUUPS Celebration and Discussion
Tri-Pride
After a couple of years of pandemic absence, the TriPride Festival and Parade IS BACK!! It will be held this year on August 27th for the first time in Bristol. Once again, HVUUC will be a sponsor.
As TriPride says, this will be the first city-wide public Pride Parade and Festival in Bristol. We are making history again this year by having the parade down State Street in both Bristol, TN and Bristol, VA. We are the first Pride event in the nation to occur in two states simultaneously! The parade begins at 11:00 a.m. and the festival begins immediately after, around 12:00 p.m. The TriPride Festival, presented by Eastman, is a FREE, good for all ages event that will feature live performances, vendors and exhibitors, health services, food trucks, and beer and liquor drinks. Previous years in Johnson City (2018) and Kingsport (2019) had an estimated 10,000 attendees!
So, what does all of this mean for HVUUC? It means we need to get a group of volunteers to spend time at the HVUUC booth, march in the parade and generally just have a great time as we have in past years. For those who plan to march, you may bring your well-behaved dog this year! Please contact the Social Justice Committee or Dottie Blades to sign up for this great event!
Offerings of Hope from Science Fiction Service
Let's Chat Group Looking for New Members
Covenant Groups are a great way to meet others, you don't have to be a member of the church to join us.
“Let's Chat” topics are very variable. The next sessions are:
Hospitality
The Positive Side of Darkness
Centering as a Spiritual Practice and Healing.
We meet 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. We meet in the REZ (Religious Education Zone) the building up the hill from the Sanctuary. We have a covenant which describes on how we are to interact with each other, so you can feel safe.
Email letschat@hvuuc.org with any questions!
Music Listening Circle
Rev Tiffany and our music director Charis Carter are planning a listening circle to discuss MUSIC at HVUUC after the service on July 24th.
We would love your feedback on your experience of music in the service in general. Hymns, Special Music, style, amount of music. Do you feel that music during our services offers a level of fulfillment to you? If so, how fulfilling on a scale of 1 to 5? In what ways is it fulfilling or not fulfilling?
In what ways would you be willing and interested in participating in music making at HVUUC? Choir? Music Committee? Special Music? Other ways? Do you feel like you're getting enough opportunities to contribute? Do you feel like you're being asked to contribute too often?
DRE Vacation
Kirtan Concert
Kirtan is a Sanskrit word that has many loose translations in English. The music that comes to life in a Kirtan is designed to effortlessly guide a group of people through songs or mantras designed for storytelling, meditation, and a praise and worship to divinity.
This musical concert is designed to be an interactive experience for everyone in the family. It can just as easily be enjoyed solely through the listeners experience but encourages participation in its repetitive and meditative sounds.
The band's name is "Nambhava". Nam references the holy names and Bhava means bliss of existence generated from Bhakti
Sound healing is a practice that has been used for as long as we know and the activation of our inner divinity is at the core of this event. Please join us as we sing together and celebrate this sacred life <3
Suggested sliding scale for the concert is $1-$20.
Stay after the concert for coffee hours! Email any questions to musicdirector@hvuuc.org
July 2022 Treasury Report
The financial summary for the fiscal year 2021/2022 is shown below. Our income was above the budgeted amount due to strong support of the auction and pledges. Our expenses were only 82% of the budgeted amount giving a surplus for the year of $27,122. This surplus is critical for funding major spending that is not part of the annual budget. This year it was divided between the Capital Repairs fund ($14,000), the Capital Projects fund ($8,122), and the Board Discretionary fund ($5,000). Clearly the support of the congregation has us in a very strong financial position.
Reimagining Radical Faith Community Sunday Service
Minister Out of Office 7/11-7/18
Note from the Minister
Beloved friends and members, it's been quite a year! By the time this note goes out I will have been the minister here for 11 months. With ongoing pandemic concerns, and all the work around reopening, and the urgent-feeling need for a more just world, it has been a whirlwind!
Understanding that things will never completely "settle down" (and that I'd be bored in a job that did), I'm recognizing the need to visit more of you all at your homes or parks or on the back porch of the church. Especially for those of you all who have been unable to join us in person.
If you would like me to swing by and see you, could you let me know by emailing minister@hvuuc.org, or calling the office during office hours to set up a time?
I'm so grateful to be a part of this community, and a part of the living tradition that is Unitarian Universalism. And I'm so grateful for each of you. As we begin to move into year 2, please let me know if you'd like a visit.
With joy and thanks,
Rev. Tiffany
COVID Risk Level - Medium
MASK UP!
We’re at a Medium risk level for COVID, due to rising case numbers in our area. This means everyone over 3 will need to wear a well-fitting face mask while in the church. Thank you for helping to keep each other safe and healthy, and allowing us to worship together in beloved community.
You can read more about Risk Level Medium by clicking here.
If you have any questions please direct them to reopeningtaskforce@hvuuc.org.
July 2022 nUUsletter
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Soapbox Sunday Service
Spam Email Alert
Lost Item of Value in REZ
Scent-Free Zone
Did you know that we have people in our community who have fragrance sensitivities that make it very difficult for them to be in spaces where there are perfumes and other scents?
For that reason we have designated the side of the sanctuary closest to the Fred Ball Room as a "Scent-Free Zone" If you wear perfumes or scented lotions please sit on the other side of the sanctuary. There are signs marking the "Scent-Free Zone."
Backup Childcare Volunteers Needed
Sometimes our paid childcare staff have to cancel on us last minute due to life or sickness, and we're looking for a few volunteers to be on a "backup" list. If we have a cancellation we will call down the list to see who is available. Because these things happen last minute, we'd love a long list so we have a variety of people to contact.
If you can help us in this way, please email childcare@hvuuc.org for a background check and to get on the list.
