Please bring heavy hors d-oeuvres, finger foods, or a snack to share. Someone will be available in the kitchen beginning at 5:00 to help do whatever you need to prepare and present your contribution.
It's always fun to have a plateful of tasty treats while browsing the silent auction offerings and vying for special live auction items.
PS: Potluck Sunday happens to be the next day, November 9. Maybe prepare for two events at one time!
Email auction@hvuuc.org with any questions.
Don’t forget Daylight Savings time is this Sunday!
Join us for church on November 2, 2025!
9:30am Religious Education
11:00am Sunday Service
12:00pm Coffee Hour
This time of year many religious traditions take time to honor their dearly departed, and the Remembering service here in our church has become an annual tradition. During this service Rev. Tiffany names and honors the people connected to this congregation that have died this year, as well as important figures in the world. And then we share a ritual of remembering together. You are invited to bring photos or mementos of your departed friends and loved ones to place on the altar during this service.
No need to wear yourself out making an entire meal. Join us at HVUUC for a Thanksgiving potluck from 2-5pm on Nov 27.
Sign up in the sanctuary or by emailing thanksgiving@hvuuc.org to tell us who’s coming & what you’re bringing.
Everyone is welcome!
Please email all submissions for the November newsletter by Monday November 3rd to newsletter@hvuuc.org.
At our recent Listening Circle, it became very clear that choir deserves more energy and attention than it has been given. This coming Sunday, November 2, will be the first official rehearsal for our re-booted choir program! Please assemble in the sanctuary by the piano at 12:30, after relaxing for a while at Coffee Hour. Rehearsal will last approximately an hour.
This Sunday we will begin working on two songs for the upcoming Festival of Lights: Pass on the Light and De Noche. If you have never joined the choir or are hesitant to sing, you are invited to sit with the choir and simply observe! New voices are always welcome.
Email musicdirector@hvuuc.org with any questions.
This Sunday after the service we will be hosting a Trunk or Treat event!
Currently only 7 cars have signed up to participate.
Please email Justin at DRE@hvuuc.org if you’d like to decorate a trunk and hand out candy this Sunday.
Let’s make this a great event for our kids! Don’t forget to wear your costumes!
The auction is quickly coming upon us, Saturday November 4th at 6:00PM!
Things you may need to know:
Sunday October 28th 2:00PM Auction Donations Closed!
If you can't be at the auction, you can request a proxy bidder!
Please update your name and emails on the Auctria Website. Find link under Auction News or Stewardship Tab on the website and then Auction.
Drop off Auction Items Friday Evening 2 to 8.
Drop off Auction items Saturday noon to 4.
Auction Doors open at 5.
Email auction@hvuuc.org with any questions.
We are also in need of folks to bring snacks to share to help make this a fun time of fellowship. Email fellowship@hvuuc.org with questions about snacks.
Who has been working to save the Nolichucky River?
Who has been serving justice issues for over 40 years?
Who has been holding a MLK gathering for decades?
Who won the Gorbachev/Schultz Youth Leadership award?
Appalachian Peace Education Center and Yogev Von Kundra!
Please support this important local organization!!!
Halloween is going to be a blast this year at HVUUC! Join us for several fun events.
Join us to carve pumpkins and watch family friendly Halloween movies. A limited number of pumpkins and tools will be provided. We recommend bringing your own materials to be sure you have the opportunity to carve. Feel free to bring a snack to share, as well! Email cuups@hvuuc.org with questions.
We are combining our youth RE classes for a fun mask making event in the Fred Ball Room / Deck. Email DRE@hvuuc.org with any questions.
Please be encouraged to wear a costume for this fun service as Rev. Tiffany brings us a Halloween message.
Directly after the Halloween service we will be hosting a Trunk or Treat event in our parking lot. Please contact our DRE to let him know if you will be decorating a trunk for this event. A prize will be awarded to the favorite trunk, as voted by our kids!
Join CUUPs to celebrate these two pagan traditions. Click here for more info.
Join us for church on October 22, 2023
9:30am Religious Education
11:00am Sunday Service
12:00pm Coffee Hour
1:00pm Intersexion Film Screening
All of us have certain habits of thinking when it comes to problem-solving, brainstorming and discussions. But we don't all think the same way, and that's a good thing. The Six Thinking Hats, a tool developed by psychologist and philosopher Edward de Bono, invites us to consider the what we bring to the table, and the perspectives that can benefit group work.
Every auction we have a special item that we ask the bidders to donate to. This year we had two items that the Board could not decide on. So, we are asking you, the bidders, to decide!
We will have two items to donate to and which item gets the most donations will be the item that gets all the money. These items were suggested by our facilities Trustee, these are the things that he gets the most questions about during the last year.
The first item is: The front garden is a lively collection of flowers and plants, that is high maintenance and not much maintenance is happening. Would you like to have a professional designed garden with native plants to attract native pollinators.
The second item is: The Covered Deck has no lights nor any sockets to plug fans or other equipment into, limiting our ability to keep bugs at bay.
Which item interests you? By donating to the item you choose will determine which is chosen.
Last year new furniture for the deck was the item selected for the donation.
Do you make homemade food, art, or craft items you'd like to offer for sale?
Our Green Arts Fest will be held from noon-2 on Sunday, Nov 12 at HVUUC. (Set up 8:30-10:45 AM)
No fee to vend or attend--vendors are asked to donate 10% of any sales to the church's Green Initiative.
Interested in a table? Or have questions? Contact Kim greenarts@hvuuc.org
Join us for church on October 15, 2023
9:30am Religious Education
11:00am Sunday Service
12:00pm Coffee Hour
12:30pm Generational Strengths Workshop
Life keeps moving in an endless flow, and as it does, the torch of humanity is passed from one Generation to another. Churches are one of the few Intergenerational places left in American society. Here at Holston Valley UU, five generations work side by side: The Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z. What does each generation have to offer our community, and what can we learn from each other?
We will devote a segment of the service on November 12 to the induction and welcoming of new members.
If you have taken the Path to Membership classes and would like to sign the book, become a member, and participate in this ceremony, please email membership@hvuuc.org by or before Sunday, October 22.. Include a three or four sentence (50 word) introduction of yourself, written in third person, to be read to the congregation.
For anyone who has taken the Path classes and would like to join, but cannot or does not wish to participate in the New Member Ceremony, a private signing of the membership book can be arranged.
We are so pleased you have found this church. We welcome you to become a member of our congregation.
The Social Justice Committee will once again decorate and supply gifts for “The Giving Tree” this upcoming holiday season in downtown Johnson City. Last year was our first Giving Tree and it was enthusiastically supported both by HVUUC and others in our community. Our larger community heard about it on the news and in the newspaper. They came baring gifts and put them on the tree. Also area businesses helped out as well. The presents are bagged in clear plastic and hung on the tree for those in need to take.
Click through to read more about specific items needed.
Join us for church on October 8, 2023
9:30am Religious Education
11:00am Sunday Service
12:00pm Coffee Hour
Our Minister Emertis Jeff Briere retired two years ago. What's he been up to? As the has-been minister, does he have anything worthwhile to share with us? Attend this service or watch on YouTube and find out.
HVUUC Service Auction coming in less than a month, on November 4th. This page and email offers some important links for your convenience in finding information about the auction and the donation submission form.
The HVUUC Service Auction is November 4th. It is time to start submitting donations.
The link to the 2024 online donation form: auctria.events/2023HVUUCauction
To learn more about the service auction and see past items submitted visit:
https://hvuuc.org/service-auction
Read more about the basics in the "What is a Service Auction" article:
https://hvuuc.org/congregation-news/2023/9/12/what-is-a-service-auction
Headlines
Minister’s Note
Covid Risk Assessment
Auction Donations Needed
Generational Strengths Workshop
The Giving Tree
Trunk or Treat
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You can also find a few printed copies at our visitors table in the sanctuary.
Up to date church info is always available at www.hvuuc.org
You can now add Donations to the auction catalog!
We would encourage you to donate items that can be redeemed during the next year. All donations will be collected using the Auctria website. This is the same website we have used for donations the past few years.
As items are donated, they will appear in the catalog on the Auctria website. You can review the catalog to consider what you would like to target the evening of the auction.
If you need assistance, please email auction@hvuuc.org.
