Please see Jon Anderson after the service if you’d be interested in a Camelot Foster Care yard sign from his work with foster children.

The signs aren’t very big. 24 inches tall and 32 inches wide.

Rev. Tiffany will be out of the office from 11/14 until 11/20.

And Jessica will be working from home instead of in the church office on 11/15 and 11/17.

Please plan accordingly, and contact your board members if you have an emergency.

Join us for in-person church on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.!

Join us for coffee 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

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

On Sunday November 6th, after church, non-binary and transgender adults are invited to come to an organizational meeting to determine interest in forming a fellowship group for people of diverse gender experiences. This meeting will be in the Fred Ball Room at 12:45pm.

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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

On our November 6th service we will be remembering those who have died in the last year (or more). If there’s a person or a pet you want to honor, please bring a picture or symbol or word to place on the table during the service.

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.

Michael Gillis of Hunger First will be speaking about our 5th Sunday offering on Sunday, October 30. Our 5th Sunday collection will help with his efforts to feed our community.

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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.

Please email all submissions for the November Newsletter by Monday, October 31st to newsletter@hvuuc.org.

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!

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John Robert Charles
February 28, 1939 - September 22, 2022

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)

Join us for in-person church on Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.!

Join us for coffee hour directly after the service.

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.