Sunday morning your Minister, Board President, and Facilities representative will assess whether we feel it is safe to have church open or not. IF we decide to close church, you can find out about the closure in two ways:
-Our Facebook Page
-In the text of our Home Page at www.hvuuc.org
We are unable to share this timely information via ENews when it happens because of a delay built into our ENews system. So please monitor these other sources of information on Sunday morning.
If church is cancelled we will post an abbreviated version of the church service to YouTube by Sunday night, you can access our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/HolstonValleyUnitarianUniversalistChurch/featured
Join us for church on January 12, 2024!
9:30am Religious Education
11:00am Sunday Service
12:00pm Potluck
How do we make principled decisions? Can we create a solid foundation so that we can go beyond reactions and triggers and live the life we want to live? Today Rev. Tiffany explores how Systems Theory approaches to life and community can help us in navigating the big questions of life.
We are watching the weather and want to inform you about how you can find out IF church is cancelled on Sunday morning. Read on for more detail!
Sunday morning your Minister, Board President, and Facilities representative will assess whether we feel it is safe to have church open or not. IF we decide to close church, you can find out about the closure in two ways:
-Our Facebook Page
-In the text of our Home Page at www.hvuuc.org
We are unable to share this timely information via ENews when it happens because of a delay built into our ENews system. So please monitor these other sources of information on Sunday morning.
If church is cancelled we will post an abbreviated version of the church service to YouTube by Sunday night, you can access our YouTube channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/HolstonValleyUnitarianUniversalistChurch/featured
We’ve had several reports recently of HVUUC emails ending up in spam folders. If you’re missing communication from us please check your spam folder and mark HVUUC as a a safe sender.
Interested in learning and discussing Unitarian Universalist history?
George Cross and Bryan Kleske are facilitating a Small Covenant Group, starting on
February 4th, and meet on 1st and 3rd Tuesdays through April for a total of six meetings.
The first meeting will be at HVUUC. We will discuss further meeting format to possibly include
an in person and zoom combo.
We will be watching Long Strange Trip, a six-part video series by Ron Cordes, that explores
the history of Unitarian and Universalist thought and practice from the early, liberal strands
in faith at the beginning of the Christian era to what we know today as Unitarian Universalism.
The video parts will be emailed out for viewing prior to the planned 2 hour meetings.
Only 8 spots are available so email uuhistory@hvuuc.org to claim your spot before the class fills up!
HVUUC will be hosting Comprehensive Sexuality Education for 3-5 graders beginning in January during normal RE hours. The program will begin with a Guardian Orientation on Sunday, January 12, from 9:30 - 10:45 AM in the Meditation Hall of the REZ. Subsequent workshops will begin on January 26 from 9:30 - 10:45 am. Please see the registration page for more information and full details and schedule. Registration is free and we are limited to 15 spaces so please sign up as soon as possible.
Please follow the link to the registration page: https://hvuuc-3.betterworld.org/events/our-whole-lives-sexuality-educat
If you have questions or would like more information please reach out to our DRE, Justin Ridley dre@hvuuc.org
Join us for church on December 24, 2023! No RE this week!
11:00am Sunday Service
Come join us at our regular Sunday morning time to celebrate Christmas Eve the UU way with some classic Christmas stories and songs, and maybe something new that you haven't heard before!
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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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!
