Hey!! Second Sunday Coming Up!! Don't forget potluck on April 12th.
Anticipating lots of good veggies, salads, entrees, desserts, and snacks. Please drop your contribution off in the kitchen from 10:30 - 11:00. Remember! We can keep it warm but not cook it from scratch.
Email potlucks@hvuuc.org with any questions.
Calling all musicians, singers, and lovers of music! Join us for a very important meeting about music where we will discuss how the budget for the upcoming fiscal year will affect our music program.
We invite you to grab your potluck lunch and then gather in the REZ to meet with Alesha, your Programs Trustee and Music Committee Chair, about the state of music for the upcoming year.
Email musicchair@hvuuc.org with any questions.
Join us this month for food and social engagement as we tackle some tasks Steven has lined out. We'll grab a quick bite and check in then knock out these tasks. Pizza will be provided. Please reach out with any dietary restrictions or choices. Bring a drink if you want something other than water.
Please bring small hand tools if you are able. A helping hand or words of encouragement are also appreciated.
Email mensgroup@hvuuc.org
The Public School Strong TN Campaign Organizer, Liv Cook, will be in our area to meet with the Tri-Cities PSS team.
There are about 30 PSS Tri-Cities team members. Liv will be discussing the education legislation, targeting immigrant children, as well as the voucher expansion bill.
All ukulele enthusiasts of any level are welcome to attend. Are you curious or just want to sing along for now? Join us. We might even have an extra ukulele to loan out at the meeting.
In 2026, we will meet at the building on the HVUUC campus up the hill on the left, and move to the main building if numbers outgrow the smaller building's rooms.
Information about the meetings and NUTS group is on the official web page: https://sites.google.com/view/northeastukesters/home
Check out the Music page for the upcoming month's playlist where you can download chord sheets, and review play-along videos.
NUTs Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/nuts.uke.group/
This is a community event, held at the HVUUC campus. It is not an HVUUC event. Email ukulele@hvuuc.org with any questions.
Join us April 25 at 5:00pm for a presentation on Astronomy & Extraterrestrial Life
Techno-signatures In Space:
The Universe contains hundreds of billions of galaxies, each with billions of stars and countless planets, many of which could support life. Given these numbers, intelligent civilizations should be common, yet decades of searching have produced no confirmed evidence. This contradiction is known as the Fermi Paradox, famously summarized by Enrico Fermi with the question,"Where is everybody?" Thinkers like Frank Drake attempted to estimate the number of detectable civilizations through the Drake Equation, while Cosmos emphasized both the vastness of space and the fragility of technological societies.
Advancing the Cosmos - Women’s Role in Astronomy:
For much of history, the night sky has been a canvas for human curiosity - yet the stories of many who shaped our understanding of the Universe have gone unheard. Women have played a pivotal role in Astronomy, often working in the shadows of institutions that did not fully recognize their brilliance. Despite barriers to education, limited access to scientific institutions, and systemic exclusion, women have made discoveries that transformed astrophysics, cosmology and space exploration, Their work laid the foundation for star classification, galaxy evolution, dark matter research and even the technologies that allow us to explore the cosmos today. Highlighting their achievements not only honors their legacy but also reminds us that scientific progress thrives where every mind has the opportunity to contribute.
From Mars With Love!
If each of the many robot explorers we have landed on the Martian surface could send a postcard back to Earth, what were the most significant accomplishments/finds they would tell us about? AND, in it's first billion years as a young planet, Mars was very Earth-like. It had water on the surface, an atmosphere containing oxygen and surface minerals containing most of the prime ingredients for life. One of the primary questions we have about Mars - does it have signs of early life and, have we already found it? Maybe we have!!
Email astronomy@hvuuc.org with any questions.
HVUUC will hold its Annual Meeting on Sunday, April 26th at 12:30 in the church sanctuary at 12:30. All members are encouraged to attend to vote on the proposed slate of officers for 2026-2027, as well as the proposed budget and other church business. Childcare will be provided.
Email president@hvuuc.org with any questions.
Email president@hvuuc.org with any questions.
