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
February's Wednesday Night supper will showcase the delicious casserole that our church makes for Kitchen of Hope once a month, accompanied by salad, bread and desserts as usual.
Must RSVP by this Sunday February 25th.
Email WNS@hvuuc.org or fill out the sign up sheet in the Fellowship Hall.
The price for this delightful time of fellowship and good food :
$8 per person
$15 for two people
$5 for kids under 12
The Let's Chat Covenant Group is looking for new members.
Previous sessions were Praise and Flattery, Shame and Scorn, Joy, Laughter, and the ever present Change. The topics are always varied and interesting!
We meet 2nd and 4th Monday's at 6:30 to 8:30 in the REZ.
Email letschat@hvuuc.org if you are interested.
Join us for church on February 18, 2024!
9:30am Religious Education
11:00am Sunday Service
12:15pm Music Committee
12:15pm Garden Club
12:30pm Social Justice Committee
What do you think of, when you think of those "Wow" moments we experience in life? Do you want to whoop and cheer and clap? Or do you want to sit in awestruck silence? Come explore with your community how both of these approaches work, and both do something important for the human experience.
Church family, it appears that someone is phishing again: pretending to be a leader in our congregation in order to access sensitive information. This time, pretending to be our board President in order to access our directory. Please don’t ever give out passwords or buy gift cards for anyone in our congregation via email. Please always make a phone call to verify, or just ignore it!
During Sunday, February 25th's service we will have a speaker presenting from the Final Exit Network. There will also be a presentation following the service with a slideshow and question and answer time.
Please bring a brown bag lunch if you plan to stay for the session after the service. For more information on the FEN please visit their website: https://finalexitnetwork.org/
Email dre@hvuuc.org with any questions.
Join us for church on February 11, 2024!
9:30am Religious Education
11:00am Sunday Service
12:15pm Choir Rehearsal
Lent has traditionally been a time of contemplation and fasting in the Christian tradition. Unitarian Universalist Christians have taken a broader view of this time, with the #UULent photo-a-day spiritual practice. Last year Rev. Tiffany managed to participate in every day of the observance, taking photos and writing reflections based on the key word given for the day. She shares what she learned last year as she gears up for another season of practice, and reflects on how times and practices of intentional contemplation can be beneficial to people of every belief and no belief.
For our UU Christians and for those who are just curious, we will be having an Ash Wednesday gathering with ashes and communion on Wednesday 2/14 from 5:45pm to 6:45pm. The liturgy we will be using was created by Unitarian Universalist Minister and UUA Board Member Rev. Sam Trumbore, and is designed for small group contemplation.
For more information contact Rev. Tiffany at minister@hvuuc.org
Join us for church on February 4, 2024!
9:30am Religious Education
11:00am Sunday Service
12:00pm Coffee Hour
1:00pm Religious Trauma Workshop
There’s no question: 2024 is going to be a year of change. Of course - what year isn’t? When change feels unsettling or scary, how do we shift our relationship with anticipation of change? Our faith calls us to the work of transformation. How can we work to embrace the change that is coming? How can we learn from our own relationship and reactions to change how to deepen our call to transformation within ourselves and our faith communities?
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Volunteer Choir Leader, Rachel Reece, will be hosting Bi-weekly Choir Rehearsals for a 3-month trial period from February to May on the 2nd and 4th Sunday following Sunday Services. Grab your coffee and hugs then head over to the piano with your hymnals for some exercises and fun community time with other music lovers as part of our Music Program.
Join us for church on January 28, 2024!
9:30am Religious Education
11:00am Sunday Service
12:20pm Special Presentation by Amerika Grewal about the injustice at the Texas border.
Annual Social Justice Sunday: Mark will speak about the significance of having a spiritual foundation for our civic activism and the intersection of UU Principles with our civic responsibilities.
Social Justice Sunday - January 28th
On our annual Social Justice Sunday – January 28 – we welcome Mark Mohundro from the Tennessee Valley UU Church in Knoxville, speaking on “Activism as a Spiritual Practice.” Mark is a well-known speaker at Churches across the state and is the organizer of the TN State UU Action Network, an embryo network coming together for state collective action by TN UUs on matters of significance, including advocacy in social justice matters. His message will highlight the significance of having a spiritual foundation for our civic activism and the intersection of UU Principles with our civic responsibilities.
League of Women Voters – 5th Sunday Collection
Our intended 5th Sunday Collection for December will be postponed to January 28, when we will show our support for the good work of the Northeast Tennessee Chapter of the League of Women Voters. Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy. This is the non- partisan mission of the League. Many believe American democracy is on the ballot in 2024. League President Gywnn Mettetal, a UU supporter, will be with us, along with other League members, to chat with us during Coffee Hour.
Interested in joining our Social Justice team? Email any questions to sjchair@hvuuc.org
Holston Valley UU Church is collecting photos of Gerald Keep for a slideshow that will play during his Memorial Service on February 3rd.
If you have any digital photos to share, please share them to this Google Drive folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VzqRZtK93cj3gl0qA40pYai-g5OQxHHD?usp=drive_link
The deadline for photo sharing in order for them to be added to the slideshow is Tuesday, January 30th.
This Sunday, January 28th after the service at 12:20PM
Amerika Grewal will host a 30-minute interactive presentation with Q&A session, totaling about 1 hour. Attendees will emerge with a better understanding of the situation at the US border in Texas, as well as a solid plan to counter hate at home and in the community.
Amerika is a former HVUUC member who has lived all over the world. She currently bears direct witness to injustice at the border and Texas policy. The influx of asylum seekers and economic refugees into Texas coupled with the defiance of the State of Texas towards Homeland Security and numerous lawsuits about this have the potential to radically reshape the culture, economy, environment, and politics of the United States. The arrival of militia groups in Eagle Pass only underscores the need to address these issues in public forums and work on identifying and acting on our values.
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