Events
It's our monthly game night! Bring a snack and your own games if you want, and we'll play!
The RE Collaborative is hosting a Teacher Appreciation Dinner, catered by Poblano's, on Saturday, April 27, from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at HVUUC to recognize and thank our RE teachers, OWL and Stellar facilitators, and nursery volunteers.
If you have volunteered in one of these areas in the past year please RSVP to Justin Ridley, dre@hvuuc.org with your plus one so we can get an idea of how many people to expect. Childcare will be available and pizza for those 11 and under.
Our Annual Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday, April 28th immediately following the church service in the sanctuary. Childcare will be provided.
Anyone who has been an official member of HVUUC for at least 60 days as of April 28th is eligible to vote at the meeting. Items on the agenda will include:
A congregational vote on adding a new Trustee position: Membership Trustee. This Trustee position is being added as we are splitting the Fellowship Trustee into two (Fellowship Trustee and Membership Trustee). The Fellowship Trustee position alone has become unwieldy for one person.
Vote on the slate of Nominees for Board of Trustee positions recommended by the Nominating Committee.
Vote on the 2024-2025 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 on the agenda, please submit it to president@hvuuc.org by April 8th. 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 for 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 meeting. Additional nominations may be made by members provided that notice of the nominees has been given to the President (president@hvuuc.org) at least ten (10) days in advance of the Annual Meeting.
We are not sure at this time if the Annual Meeting will be set up for a hybrid Zoom/In-person Annual Meeting so that members who do not want to attend in-person meeting will still be able to be involved. We’ll let you know about that option as soon as possible. Please contact Dottie Blades if you have any questions at: president@hvuuc.org
Where: the home of Denee M. in Elizabethton. (For safety, the address is not published publicly, but an email to WomensGroup@hvuuc.org or contact Rosemary K.)
Focus: spring cleaning 'stuff swap', optional
Our monthly First-Friday Women's night is for all those who identify as women. It is for fellowship and to lift each other up and to be lifted.
The date is My 3rd, at the beautiful hillside home of Denee M. in Elizabethton. If weather is good we can be both in and outdoors. Reach out to WomensGroup@HVUUC.org or the office for the address. Parking is pretty good, but carpooling is always encouraged. Carpooling "the party before the party."
You are welcome to bring a snack or beverage to share, but if that is a barrier for you coming, just come as you are and enjoy.
The focus for this event is a "Spring-Cleaning Stuff-Swap'. Since many are doing some level of spring cleaning, it is a fun idea to have us bring something you no longer need or want for gifting or trade. Participation is optional and you don't need to bring something to be able to pick up something. The only rule being nothing is left behind at the host’s home. 6:30 as usual.
CUUPS will host a ritual of Beltane celebrating the beginning of summer. Activities will include a ritual observation, a bonfire and dancing at the maypole.
Preparation and decoration begins at 5 pm and doors open at 7 pm
Please bring a dish to share for a potluck dinner.
Email cuups@hvuuc.org with any questions.
Award-winning singer/songwriter, guitarist and poet from northern Virginia's Blue Ridge. Nationally-acclaimed singer/songwriter and guitarist celebrates rural America, weaving his masterfully crafted songs, humorous stories and poetic drama into a musical soundscape sketched with shades of Appalachia, tasteful slide and jazzy blues, feisty anthems, and rustic folk.
Venue: The sanctuary will be set up with tables to create a coffee shop ambiance.
Food: The kitchen will offer Mexican-style cuisine such as quesadillas, nachos, and possibly burritos. Beverages will include coffee, water, tea, and potentially virgin margaritas.
Venue: Main Building, Sanctuary, and FBR
Doors: Open at 4pm.
Donations: We'll be accepting donations at the door, with a suggested amount of $20-30 (excluding food, which will be purchased separately). No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Music: The music will start at 4:30pm and continue until around 6pm.
Service: We're aiming to have servers attending to the tables as well.
HVUUC, the RE Collaborative, and RISE: Healthy for Life invite you to a documentary film screening of Under G-d, on Sunday, May 5, at 1:00 pm. A light meal will be provided after the service before the screening begins.
Under G-d
A film by Paula Eiselt
Under G-d is a documentary short about the national Jewish response to the Dobbs Decision woven through the lived experiences of impacted women and the various lawsuits currently being launched by Jewish and interfaith leaders to challenge the overturning of Roe v. Wade, state by state.
We will watch the film together, then facilitators from RISE will lead a discussion on the film and what actions we can take together in our community/state/country.
See the trailer below and visit the Facebook page to RSVP:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1137351984178387/?ref=newsfeed
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4aB-3Bxw3c
For questions or more information contact Justin Ridley - dre@hvuuc.org
Adam Dickson of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Alliance is back with us to lead us in a workshop designed to help us think about our own Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work within HVUUC and how we can support this vision of inclusiveness for our Tri-Cities area. A free light vegan meal will be provided at 6:00pm, and the workshop will begin at 6:30pm. Let us know you're coming at showup@hvuuc.org
For more information about the DEI Alliance visit https://deialliance.org/
If you want to go deeper into this learning, join Rev. Tiffany and our Social Justice Chair for the 2024 DEI Summit on May 17th in Kingsport: https://deialliance.org/summit/
Dance, Pray and Eat for Peace
All are invited to dance, pray and eat for peace. Come for the entire evening OR just the parts that speak to you.
DANCE: 5:30-6:30: We will gather on the back porch to learn the Universal Dances for Peace. These are fully accessible intergenerational dances: there are modifications for people who have movement limitations and children are very welcome! Dances are taught and led by Rebecca Nunley. Please consider bringing a minimum of $5 donation in gratitude for Rebecca and her musicians
PRAY: 6:30-7:00: Join us in the Sanctuary to offer prayers and songs for peace. There are currently 114 wars throughout the world, and we will be praying for everyone effected by those wars.
EAT: 7:00-8:00: Revive the time-honored tradition of finding peace by gathering around a shared table with a simple meal. Let’s share some vegan soup, bread and gluten-free crackers as we create peace between ourselves and envision peace for the world.
Email minister@hvuuc.org with any questions.