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Service Auction
The Giving Tree
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Don’t forget to turn your clocks back this Sunday!
In honor of All Souls Day and Samhain, we will be remembering family, friends, and important figures who have passed away in the last year. Please bring photos or mementos for anyone you wish to honor, to place upon our altar.
Join us for church on November 3, 2024!
9:30am Religious Education
11:00am Sunday Service
12:00pm Coffee Hour and Youth Bake Sale
12:15pm Choir Rehearsal
All Souls Day, Samhain, and Dia de Los Muertos all happen around the first of November, and are different culture's ways of remembering those who have passed away but are still very much in our hearts. During this service we specifically remember those who have passed away since last year, both in our HVUUC community, and in the world at large. Please bring photos of departed loved ones for our altar.
Don't forget to come in costume this Sunday!
Join us for church on October 27, 2024!
9:30am Religious Education
11:00am Sunday Service
12:00pm Coffee Hour
12:00pm Trunk or Treating!
The porch light is on and bowl of candy is prepared, who will come knocking on our door this year? We never know who is going to show up, but we know we always learn something when we see who we connect with enough to dress up as them! Come in costume and bring your kids, make sure to stay for the Trunk or Treat afterwards.
The Social Justice Committee is reminding everyone that it's the time of year for collecting Giving Tree items. Our tree will be in need of items for children, women, and men such as:
gloves
hats
scarves
socks
underwear
feminine hygiene items
washcloths
soap
lotion
shampoo and conditioner
On Sunday, November 3, the Giving Tree donation bin will be in the Fred Ball room next to the grocery card table. You may leave items as they are packaged. Or, if you choose, you may put items in ziploc bags, just not the zippered bags. We will collect items all through the holiday season to keep the tree replenished. Additionally, monetary donations are welcomed and we will do the shopping for you!
Everyone is invited to help decorate our tree on Friday, November 29 at 11am. A tall ladder would be a great help, as well. The tree lighting ceremony is at 6:30 on November 30.
If you have questions, please feel free to talk with Mary Williamson or Michele Markstrom-Frisch. Our email address is givingtree@hvuuc.org.
Join us for in-person church on Sunday, October 30, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.!
Join us for trunk or treating directly after the service!
Risk Assessment Team has determined that we can move our Risk Level back to Low. Masks are no longer mandatory during services if you are fully vaccinated. For full details see here: https://hvuuc.org/level-1-low
The HVUUC Women's BrUUnch Bunch schedule is cancelled for November and December 2022.
We wish you happy holiday and family time during this break and look forward to a new year of fellowship with you.
Join us for a delicious potluck brunch on the 2nd Monday of each month starting January 9, 2023. All who identify as women are welcome!
For more information or to sign up please email brunch@hvuuc.org
Auction items are needed; please consider what you can donate. You can donate items, services, and experiences. The auction provides both the benefits of income for the church and an opportunity to engage as a community. Please go to https://auctria.events/2022HVUUCauction now to enter those donations! If you would like help entering your items, please send a description of you item including the value to the auction committee by emailing auction@hvuuc.org please.
Join us for in-person church on Sunday, October 23, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.!
Join us for coffee hour directly after the service and the Voter Postcard Signing Party.
3 VOLUNTEERS for coffee hour October 23 and 30th needed at HVUUC.
For further information & all details please email coffeehour@hvuuc.org today!
Many Thanks to all the volunteers who help create community through Fellowship at our church.
Our first ever Trunk or Treat is happening on October 30th, immediately after the service. Such spooky fun!
We would love to have a few more trunks involved! Please email Sarah at DRE@HVUUC.ORG if you can participate. RE will be sponsoring a prize for the trunk voted most favorite!
John Robert Charles was born in Rogersville, TN on February 28, 1939. A professional artist for six decades, John refined his skills from New York City to Hollywood then settled in Northern California before returning to East Tennessee. He died at age 83 in Kingsport, TN of cardiac arrest on September 22, 2022.
John is survived by his daughter DonnaTina Charles, son Vincent, younger brother Edwin Barrett Charles (Barbara), step-sister Josie Ruth Starnes and step-sister-in-law Helen Weems along with many treasured family, cherished friends, admired classmates, esteemed colleagues, and dear neighbors.
John Charles was a friend of Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church for well over a decade. While a fall in 2019, and then the pandemic kept him at home in his last years he has stayed connected with us through YouTube and visitation. We grieve the loss of John Charles, and we also express deep gratitude for his children, DonnaTina and Vincent, who have done so much to care for him. We will miss John Charles' artistic spirit and his wry sense of humor.
Celebration of Life will take place on Saturday, October 22 at 11 am at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park (Visitor Center, Gathering Room) in Elizabethton, TN. A potluck will follow at noon, and all are welcome to bring a dish to share (and a serving utensil)
The next meeting of the HVUUC bUUk Club is this coming Tuesday Oct 18th at 10 a.m.
If the weather is good we will meet on the back deck, if it is cold we can meet in the Fred Ball Room which allows for a bit of room to spread out. If we are inside, it might be a good idea to wear masks.
Our book is Bewilderment by Richard Powers and our Facilitator is Jo Anne Medlin.
Please email buukclub@hvuuc.org with any questions.
Below is our reading selection for the upcoming year.
Do you believe every body is sacred? Are you interested in organizing on the side of love for LGBTQIA+, gender, and reproductive justice?
Join Side With Love for the official launch of our latest organizing campaign, UPLIFT Action! This virtual event will be held on Thursday, October 13th at 5pm PT / 6pm MT / 7pm CT / 8pm MT. Register at https://bit.ly/UpliftActionLaunchParty.
You can also find a few printed copies of the newsletter on the visitors table in the sanctuary.
Click here to read the entire newsletter.
Click here for past newsletters.
Up to date church info is always available at www.hvuuc.org
Next week we have some absences and changes:
Rev. Tiffany will be out of the office from 10/3 until 10/9.
Sarah White will be out of the office from 10/4 until 10/7.
Charis Carter will be out of the office from 10/8 until 10/15.
And Jessica will be working from home instead of in the church office on 10/4 and 10/6.
Please plan accordingly, and contact your board members if you have an emergency.
Due to expected heavy rain this coming weekend the church work day planned for Saturday has been cancelled.
An alternate work day for outdoor tasks including weeding, picking up limbs, raking leaves, and general cleanup of the grounds will take place TOMORROW September 30th. Anyone that can help with outdoor chores is welcome to join around 8:30 am or anytime you wish.
Contact Doug at facilities@hvuuc.org for details or questions.
