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Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church

About
Minister & Staff
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Values
Unitarian Universalism
Sunday Schedule
LGBTQ+ Welcoming Congregation
Nature Trail
Location
Contact
Rentals
News & Events
News
Events
Church Calendar
Newsletter
Zoom Meeting Information and Form
News and Events Submissions
Church Life
Church Life Overview
Religious Education Classes
Learning Together
Making Music
Membership
Fellowship
Worship
Getting Involved
Getting Involved Overview
Committees & Teams
Affinity Groups
Covenant Groups
Social Justice
Special Events
Stewardship
Stewardship Overview
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Service Auction
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Karyn Cross
February 18, 2018
Rev. Jeff Briere

Stick Together

Karyn Cross
February 18, 2018
Rev. Jeff Briere

The value and the challenge of living in community. And the cost.

Karyn Cross
February 11, 2018
Rev. Jeff Briere

True Love

Karyn Cross
February 11, 2018
Rev. Jeff Briere

Love and all that kinda stuff.

Karyn Cross
February 4, 2018
Rev. Jeff Briere

Moral Foglamps

Karyn Cross
February 4, 2018
Rev. Jeff Briere

Those who would make abortion illegal have created a fog. The way to see the issue clearly is to turn on your foglamps.

Karyn Cross
January 28, 2018
Social Justice Committee

Hope In Action

Karyn Cross
January 28, 2018
Social Justice Committee

We are often a hopeful bunch. Hope is the fertile ground in which ideas about justice and social action can grow. Join the social justice committee as we explore the concept of hope. We will look at the concrete ways we as individuals, as a congregation, and as a community manifest our aspirations as action. And we will challenge ourselves to dream bigger.

Karyn Cross
January 21, 2018
Rev. Jeff Briere

Being White

Karyn Cross
January 21, 2018
Rev. Jeff Briere

White Supremacy and White Privilege

Karyn Cross
January 14, 2018
Rev. Jeff Briere

The Next 95 Theses

Karyn Cross
January 14, 2018
Rev. Jeff Briere

What's in the future for Unitarian Universalists?

Karyn Cross
December 17, 2017
Rev. Jeff Briere

A Duty and a Gift

Karyn Cross
December 17, 2017
Rev. Jeff Briere

The root of "forgive" also provides us with the words, "duty" and "gift." How do you suppose these three words are tied together? 

Karyn Cross
December 10, 2017
Rev. Jeff Briere

An Uncertain Faith

Karyn Cross
December 10, 2017
Rev. Jeff Briere

Religious liberalism involves a willingness to affirm faith without certainty. This is not the same thing as faith without conviction. Religious liberals tend to hold faith claims with a certain tentativeness, which reflects a commitment to open-ended inquiry and the realization that truth is not given once and for all time. 

Karyn Cross
November 26, 2017
Margi Peterson

A Dark in the Lightness

Karyn Cross
November 26, 2017
Margi Peterson

In preparation for the darkest time of the year and the Festivals of Light that celebrate the return of the sun, we'll look at the benefit of darkness, physically and spiritually.

Karyn Cross
November 19, 2017
Rev. Jeff Briere

Gotta Serve Somebody

Karyn Cross
November 19, 2017
Rev. Jeff Briere

Service to humanity is absolutely critical to an enjoyable life. 

Karyn Cross
November 12, 2017
Rev. Jeff Briere

Coyote and Stuff

Karyn Cross
November 12, 2017
Rev. Jeff Briere

A conversation with Coyote the Trickster about the stuff in our lives, and how it can pervert our motives during the holiday season.

Karyn Cross
November 5, 2017
Rosemary Kleske

Fellowship & Community: What Good is the Auction Anyways?

Karyn Cross
November 5, 2017
Rosemary Kleske

A look into what a Service Auction accomplishes beyond just fundraising for everyone in the church community, as well as, a personal perspective on this community as chosen family.

Karyn Cross
October 22, 2017
Rev. Jeff Briere

More Church Words

Karyn Cross
October 22, 2017
Rev. Jeff Briere

The second in a series of services about the language we use in church. Is there any room for atonement? How about grace? What about sin and salvation?

 

Karyn Cross
October 15, 2017
Rev. Jeff Briere

3 Profits of Religious Liberalism

Karyn Cross
October 15, 2017
Rev. Jeff Briere

We are visited by William Ellery Channing, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Theodore Parker. What do you suppose they left us in their writings and philosophies?

 

Karyn Cross
October 8, 2017
Rev. Jeff Briere

Covenant 2

Karyn Cross
October 8, 2017
Rev. Jeff Briere

Why do we need a covenant? Why bother?

Karyn Cross
October 1, 2017
Rev. Jeff Briere

Theology According to Calvin & Hobbes

Karyn Cross
October 1, 2017
Rev. Jeff Briere

Calvin & Hobbes contemplate the big questions in life.

 

Karyn Cross
May 21, 2017
Rev. Jeff Briere

3 Questions About Religion

Karyn Cross
May 21, 2017
Rev. Jeff Briere

What Is the Meaning of "Sacred"? How and Why Did Three Monotheistic Religions Arise in the Same Inhospitable Area? Why Do People Need Religion? This sermon was won by Neal Sanders at the Fall Service Auction.

Karyn Cross
May 14, 2017
Rev. Jeff Briere

A Reason to Party

Karyn Cross
May 14, 2017
Rev. Jeff Briere

The pre-Christian orgins of some aspects of our culture are clea.  But their meaning may be lost to us.  Nonetheless, they give us a reson toparty.

Karyn Cross
May 7, 2017
Sandy Phillips

Life in Foster Care

Karyn Cross
May 7, 2017
Sandy Phillips
Karyn Cross
April 30, 2017
Debi Brewer

Equanimity vs. Non Attachment

Karyn Cross
April 30, 2017
Debi Brewer

Can I be truly calm or should I just not care anymore? What can Buddhist teaching offer me in my struggle to maintain a sense of compassion without completely shutting down?

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Jul 29, 2018
Dr. Samuel Elolia
Expressions of Christianity in Africa with Particular Attention to Indigenous Voices
Jul 29, 2018
Dr. Samuel Elolia
Jul 29, 2018
Dr. Samuel Elolia
Jul 8, 2018
Various Speakers
Soapbox Sunday
Jul 8, 2018
Various Speakers
Jul 8, 2018
Various Speakers
Jul 1, 2018
Rev. Jeff Briere
What the Evangelists Meant
Jul 1, 2018
Rev. Jeff Briere
Jul 1, 2018
Rev. Jeff Briere
Jun 17, 2018
Rosemary Kleske
Bloom Where You Are Planted
Jun 17, 2018
Rosemary Kleske
Jun 17, 2018
Rosemary Kleske
Jun 10, 2018
Denee Mattioli
Hospitality: A Core Virtue and Spiritual Practice
Jun 10, 2018
Denee Mattioli
Jun 10, 2018
Denee Mattioli
Jun 3, 2018
Michelle Treece
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Joke
Jun 3, 2018
Michelle Treece
Jun 3, 2018
Michelle Treece
May 27, 2018
Rev. Jeff Briere
Resistance and Survival
May 27, 2018
Rev. Jeff Briere
May 27, 2018
Rev. Jeff Briere
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