CUUPS will be leading a workshop on Ecstatic Trance as described by Felicitas Goodman's work.
This will include a short lecture and set up.
Participates are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing, bring mats, pillows, and journaling items.
There is no potluck with this event but participants are encouraged to bring a snack.
Email cuups@hvuuc.org with any questions
Casual open-mic style music jam on the back deck during our regular Easter festivities after church service.
Calling all musicians to join us for a very laid-back musical jam, directly after church on Easter during our usual coffee hour time. The kids can hunt eggs, anyone can sing or play an instrument, and we might get a visit from a furry long eared friend to dance with us!
Email alesha@hvuuc.org with any questions.
Join us on Sunday, April 20, at 12:00 pm after the service for an Easter Egg Hunt!
The RE Collaborative is hosting an Easter Egg Hunt for kids on Sunday, April 20, at 12:00 pm following the service. Kids should meet on the back deck after the service to get a bag and wait for the hunt to begin. Come ready for a good time and a possible appearance by the Easter Bunny!
The Youth Group will hold their monthly meeting Sunday, April 20, from 4:00 - 6:00 pm upstairs in the REZ. We will be doing part 3 of the UUA Common Read book Authentic Selves.
Please come even if you haven't read the whole book (copies are available). The parents, guardians, and adults will not meet this month, but will pick up with a final session in May.
Email dre@hvuuc.org with any questions.
All voting members of Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church are invited to attend a special Social Justice Call to Action Meeting to vote on a Public Statement in support of U.S. Immigrants.
According to our bylaws, in order for the church to make a public statement about a social justice issue, that statement must be approved in a special Call to Action meeting by three-quarters of the members that attend the meeting.
The meeting will be on Zoom on April 22 at 7:00PM. Here is the zoom link if you wish to attend:
https://zoom.us/j/91821080851?pwd=j06ZMSMOjCpc6My4TbSQFswqizYWHe.1
Members who cannot be present at the meeting but want to make a statement about the public statement to those of us gathered to discuss and debate may do so by submitting a statement of 300 words or less to sjchair@hvuuc.org
Click below to read the attached statement:
HVUUC Statement of support of U.S. immigrants facing oppression, violence, or alienation.
HVUUC has an opportunity to help with the ongoing Hurricane Helene disaster recovery. On April 25-26, we are gathering a group of folks from the congregation to work with the Appalachia Service Project. They have received a grant to work on 200 houses in Northeast TN and Western NC, and we can be a part of that effort.
The ASP is looking for folks at all skill levels from raking leaves to hanging sheetrock to painting or building a deck or front porch. In years past, HVUUC participated frequently with the ASP, and several members of the congregation still talk about what a great opportunity it was to provide service to our community. Now, you are needed!
We won’t know until a week before the 25th as to where we will be located, and what we might be doing. Please join us!
Please go to asphome.org, and click on “Volunteers” at the top of the page. When it drops down, choose “Group Members” and then complete the registration information. Our group number is 16422. You will be prompted to complete a medical form as well as information about your skills and the tools you may be able to bring to the work site. You will also need to have a background check completed.
On that website, you will see a typical day outlined. That only applied to those folks coming from out of our area who will be housed near their work sites.
Please let Dottie (pastpresident@hvuuc.org) or Emily Hand (sjchair@hvuuc.org) know as soon as possible if you are able to join us in this great project to help provide some needed transition after Helene!
NUTs (Northeast Ukesters of Tennessee) Community Ukulele group’s next meet up is Saturday April 26th at 10:00am.
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.
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 upcoming month's playlist where you can download chord sheets, and review play-along videos.
We also have a Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/nuts.uke.group/
This is a community event, held at the HVUUC campus. It is not an HVUUC event.
Our Annual Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday, April 27 in the Sanctuary, following the church service (12:20pm). Childcare will be provided. Anyone who has been an official member of HVUUC for at least 60 days as of April 27th is eligible to vote at this meeting. Over 50 voting members will need to be present in order for there to be a quorum (enough people to conduct business).
Items on the agenda will include:
· Vote on the slate of Nominees for the 2025-2026 Board of Trustee positions recommended by the Nominating Committee.
· Vote on the slate of Nominees for the 2025-2026 Nominating Committee.
· Vote on the 2025-2026 Budget.
Any other items as needed.
HVUUC’s by-laws allow members to add items to the agenda at the Annual Congregational Meeting. If you have an issue you feel should be added to the agenda, please submit it to president@hvuuc.orgby April 7th. Please submit items in the form of a motion (“I move….”). It would be helpful to discuss your motion with the President to develop wording that makes it actionable with the fewest possible modifications.
You will receive a complete agenda, as well as a finalized budget of congregational approval at least 10 days prior to the meeting.
The slate of nominees for Board positions and Nominating Committee will be sent out at least 20 days prior to the April 27th meeting. Additional nominations may be made by members provided that the notice of the nominees has been given to the President (president@hvuuc.org) at least ten (10) days in advance of the Annual Meeting.
Please contact Tish Kashdan at president@hvuuc.org, if you have any questions.
Congregants are invited to share their art work for the month of May!
This is an open invitation to any friend or member of our church who creates "hangable" art to bring one or several of your works for display in our sanctuary during the month of May.
Paintings, drawings, collages and photographs are all encouraged. Be sure that the work is original, hangeable and consistent with our UU principles and values.
If the work is particularly valuable, be check that your insurance will cover it while it is out of your home for a month.
We will be at church on Saturday, May 3 from 10am to 1pm to welcome your creations. They will be hung that afternoon and will remain on display until Saturday, May 31.
Thank you for brightening our sanctuary for a while!
Queries and questions should be addressed to art@hvuuc.org
We have tons of old photos we'd like to label and digitize, but the problem is a lot of us don't know who are in the photos, when the photos were taken, and what events were going on in the photos. So we need some help from our church elders!
If you've been a part of the church for 20+ years, your experience is required on May 10th from 10AM-1PM in the Fred Ball Room. You all can look at old photos and reminisce while the Archiving Task Force writes down your observations.
Email history@hvuuc.org with any questions.
