Upcoming News and Events
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Click through for a collection of upcoming news and events at HVUUC. Click the images to be directed to more information.
Join us for church on April 20, 2025!
9:30am Religious Education
11:00am Sunday Service
12:00pm Egg hunt and Open Mic
4:00pm Youth Group
An Easter celebration highlighting the diverse perspectives present within Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church. This member-led service offers us an opportunity to hear about Easter, past and present, from four of our members, Denee Mattioli, Deb Helmer, Charlie Miller, and Lee Sinnot.
Our annual Flower Communion service is on Sunday, April 27th! Please plan on bringing a flower for this very special service: store bought, from your garden, or a roadside wildflower: all are welcome!
If you'd like to volunteer to bring in an entire vase-worth of flowers to share with people who didn't bring a flower, email minister@hvuuc.org to volunteer!
Registration closes April 30th, limited rooms still available as well as camping. INFO & REGISTRATION HERE: Www.tinyurl.com/hvuucwomen
THEME:
Radical Joy in Hard Times
PLACE:
The Peace Pentagon (www.peacepentagon.net)
88 Oracle Way, Independence, VA
We will have access to the entire campus which includes New River frontage, a babbling creek for water ceremony, turtle labyrinth, medicine wheel and peace pole as well as the picnic pavilion, bathhouse and, of course, the Peace Pentagon chapel.
CONVENER:
Rev. Becky Suzik, UU Peace Fellowship (https://uupf.org) Raleigh, NC;
Rev. Becky’s personal charity: www.joyfuel.org
The purpose of our gathering is to persist in bringing the frequency of JOY into our lives as we face difficult times. The greatest antidote to fear and separation is community, heart resonance and kindling JOY. And, yes, better together!
This gathering is flexible. Come Friday evening for a bonfire, drumming and stay on campus – rates ranging from $25/night camping to $100 for a private King bed and bath. Another option it to rent the whole house and share costs. Plus taxes.
OR – come for just Saturday.. arrive at 10 for a full day of JOY immersion.
PLANNING:
Are you interested in planning the details for the gathering? For example, food committee, leading a JOY activity, other?
REGISTRATION:
Fee: By Donation – No One Will be Turned Away;
INTERESTED? – More details as they are developed.
Email Noel: VP@hvuuc.org
Join us for church on December 17, 2023 and stay after for coffee hour!
9:30 Religious Education
11:00am Sunday Service
12:00pm Coffee Hour
The Grinch started out with poor values. He hated other creatures being happy. Everything had to conform to his desires. Would his values have been better with UU parenting and a UU religious education?
Come on out and re-stock Giving Tree in Kings Common, park JC. This is a great way to boost your holiday spirit. This involves placing items on the tree several times in one week. Packages are already available and ready to go. Volunteers needed through January 7. Email thegivingtree@hvuuc.org to volunteer.
Join us for church on December 10, 2023 and stay after for coffee hour!
9:30 Religious Education
11:00am Sunday Service
12:00pm Coffee Hour
1:00pm Caroling
There's an odd demarcation in the 3rd and 4th Sources of Unitarian Universalism. The third names "wisdom from the world's religions" as a source of inspiration and ethical guidance, while the fourth names "Jewish and Christian teachings" specifically. It seems strange to separate those out. But when you look at Unitarian Universalist history, it makes a certain kind of sense. And it challenges us with an important question, "Are we truly a post-Christian religion?"
In August of this year, a congregant had testing for Radon completed in the basement of the church. It was found to have a Radon level of 5.4 pCi/L. Subsequent testing found 3.6 pCi/L. Remediation is generally advised if the long-term level is above 4.0 pCi/L in homes. Tish Kashdan, Vice President, called the Radon Hotline with our radon numbers and the exposure times. They suggested we do a long exposure test but that since the exposure duration is short and Radon levels are relatively low, exposure is not great enough to be a problem.
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Minister’s Note
Christmas Caroling
The Giving Tree
Women’s Group
Pancakes and Jam
Endowment
Music Director Note
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The Giving Tree is Back!
Join the Social Justice Committee in restocking and supplying gifts for “The Giving Tree” in Kings Common park in Johnson City. The HVUUC Giving Tree has items on it for those in our community who are in need. We will be restocking the tree until January 7. If you would like to be involved with restocking the tree, please contact givingtree@hvuuc.org.
The collection box is in the Fred Ball Room.
Items needed (new please):
caps
gloves
scarves
underwear
socks (all sizes)
men and women’s hygiene products
Please leave items unwrapped. You may put items in clear ziplock type bags (this helps) or leave them in the box unpackaged.
Also, monetary donations are also accepted. Please put money or check in an envelope in the box. One of our elves will happily do the shopping for you.
If you know of a business or group that would like to donate, please have them contact us at givingtree@hvuuc.org
Join us for church on November 26, 2023 and stay after for choir practice!
11:00am Sunday Service
12:10pm Choir Rehearsal
Guest Speaker from our own congregation, Steven Roberts, will share a brief history and lyrical explanation. The service will include a few video presentations, a Quaker style contemplation and an in-service HVUUC discussion time. In Steve's own words "Guaranteed not boring!"
There will be no Religious Education on Sunday, November 26, due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Please contact the DRE, Justin Ridley, if you have any questions.
Also the office will be closed Thursday November 23 for Thanksgiving so if you have anything important to communicate please do so by Tuesday Nov 21 during regular office hours.
Join us for church on November 19, 2023 and stay after for coffee hour and choir practice!
9:30am Religious Education
11:00am Sunday Service
12:00pm Coffee Hour
12:10pm Choir Rehearsal
History education has been a contentious topic recently. Having taught history for a few years, and having spent two weeks with history teachers across the nation, Bradley has some thoughts to share on how our country is choosing to teach our past.
Wednesday night supper for November is a post-Thanksgiving healthy feast.
Join us on Nov 29th at 6:00PM. Be sure to make your reservation by Sunday, the 26th.
All are welcome for this time of simple fellowship and good food.
$15 for two
$8 for one
$5 for children under 12
Cash only please.
Reservations are REQUIRED.-by Sunday, Nov. 26th.
Email WNS@HVUUC.org or sign up on the sheet in the Fellowship Hall.
November 19 @ 12:10PM
November 26 @12:10PM
Join us after the service on November 19 and 26 as we prepare for our annual Festivals of Light service, a beloved celebration of many traditions around this time of year from many faiths. All interested are welcome to join! Even if you've never sung with HVUUC Choir before, this is a great opportunity to come join us!
On a rare occasion we have the opportunity to hear a guest speaker that cannot be recorded and posted on YouTube. We try to keep this to a minimum because we really value our Members and Friends who cannot be with us in person, but occasionally we have a very good reason to make that choice.
This coming Sunday, November 19th, will be one of those Sundays.
We would like to propose that our Members and Friends who cannot make it to the in-person service on Sunday, November 19th use this Sunday as an opportunity to make a virtual visit to another Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Here are a few congregations that Rev. Tiffany can personally recommend for this exploration, along with their YouTube links:
The Unitarian Congregation in Baton Rouge: https://www.youtube.com/@UnitarianBR/streams
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville: https://www.youtube.com/@UUCRockville/videos
Unitarian Universalist Church of Augusta: https://www.youtube.com/@uucamedia/videos
If you're able to be with us in-person on November 19th, we hope you come be with us in-person. But if you're not, we hope you'll enjoy the offering of your choice from one of these congregation instead!
A Gathering of People to Mourn the Deaths in Palestine and Israel and to call for the end of the killing in the Middle East. It is hosted by the Appalachian Peace Education Center (APEC) and will be held Thursday evening, November 16 at 6:00pm at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church Fellowship Hall, 124 East Main Street, Abingdon, Virginia.
The program will include prayers, music and reflections from both the Jewish and Muslim communities. You are invited to bring a donation for the UNICEF-USA Urgent Humanitarian Appeal for Gaza.
"On behalf of all the children caught in this nightmare, we call on the world to do better" ~UNICEF Executive Director
More details and directions are available at the APEC Facebook Event page: https://fb.me/e/1fJYLIZEm
Contact Buckey Boone with any questions: 276-475-3191.