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“The vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent you have in a democratic society. You must use it because it is not guaranteed. You can lose it.” (John Lewis)
Early voting has started in Nashville. Make a plan to vote in the critical midterm elections! Click Read More for voter information.
Read MoreEvery fall, NOAH (Nashville Organized for Action and Hope) holds its annual Public Meeting. These meetings are a time for accountability – from our city leaders and from ourselves. This year, NOAH will hold its first in-person annual meeting since 2019! We will gather at 3:00 pm on Sunday, October 9, at Jefferson Street Missionary Baptist Church, 2708 Jefferson St. Mayor Cooper and other decision-makers will be present to see how NOAH is "Building the Beloved Community" and to answer our questions.
Read MoreWe’ll be making snack bags for Room In The Inn (RITI) as part of our 5th Sunday Service Project. The snack bags will be provided to the RITI community members. They give out 150-175 each week. Creating snack packs is a simple way to provide practical help to an individual experiencing homelessness.
We will have a table set up with notecards you can write an encouraging note on to include in the pack as well.
Email gnuuc@gnuuc.org items you are able to bring, plus quantity so Kris T can make sure we have a variety of items.
Click Read More below to see a list of needed items.
Read MoreGreater Nashville UU has been a longtime Room In The Inn partner, and we need to decide whether or not to continue our work as a host congregation, providing overnight accommodations and meals to a small group once a month.
Read MoreA big welcome back to the Sai Group, who will be renting the RE building on Sunday afternoons starting at 2:30pm. They love our updated space and have already had a work day to weed and clean up our grounds. They are excited about possible joint projects we might do with our space in the future. If you see them, introduce yourself and say, "hi!."
Read MoreIn the last couple of weeks of August, we are finishing our Summer Song Series. In September, we’ll continue with our Soul Matters series. September’s theme is “The Path of Belonging.”
11 AM: Join us for an interactive service that introduces the Soul Matters theme. This service is designed for all ages and contains short, interactive components. We also encourage those of all ages to participate. If you would like to volunteer, contact Kristin R.
Light brunch after Service: Stay after the service for a light brunch.
Join us for Worship service at 11 AM. The board will be sharing its “Vision of Ministry” for the new year.
Children and Youth - join us for the new academic year in Children’s RE! Classes start on September 11. First, join the Worship service through the Time for All Sages. Then continue to the CRE building for class. Registration information coming soon.
Potluck after Service/Classes: Join us for a celebration potluck lunch after the Worship service and CRE classes.
Read MoreUse our new Campus Incident Report Form to help us monitor what's happening on our campus.
Read MoreWhen Dr. Levine suggested in her recent Sunday homily that we probably all have had moments of shamelessness, this memory was sitting there waiting to be shared.
Read MoreCOVID cases in Davidson County are currently high. Please do not attend in person if you have any symptoms OR test positive, or if you have had direct exposure to someone with COVID in the past week. If we receive several self-reports from attendees of the prior Sunday, we will move Sunday services to virtual only.
Per our policy, please let our Office Administrator, Kris T., know if you have COVID symptoms or test positive for COVID-19. Email gnuuc@gnuuc.org or call 615-673-7699 and leave a message. (Both of these go directly to Kris T’s email.) All self-reports will remain confidential.
When attending in person, make sure to sign in at one of the two doors to the Main building, or at the door to the RE building.
Masks when inside the building (Main or RE) are required.
Read MoreThe directories are here! You may pick up a copy on Sunday mornings, if you want one or we can email a pdf. Contact gnuuc@gnuuc.org for information.
Read MoreRelationships enrich and inform my learning about nature.
Read MoreThe Unitarian Universalist General Assembly is this week!
General Assembly is Wed, June 22 to Sun, June 26!
Did you know you can watch the General Sessions and all the daily Worship Services via livestream? If you want to watch the livestream of GA (no registration required), go here: https://www.uua.org/ga/off-site/2022
You can also follow posts that attendees share and chat among us about GA in our NashvilleUU Slack channel. See #ga2022. If you need an invitation to Slack, let Kristin R know (kristin.reveal@gnuuc.org).
Click Read More below for a schedule of events.
Read MoreUpdate: This is the final week to submit address changes and photos for our Members and Friends photo directory. We’ve had Breeze send Members & Friends an email to you with your current contact info. Confirm the information is correct. If it is not, reply to the email with changes.
If you don’t see the email, check your spam folder. Or contact Kristin R and she can email you directly (kristin.reveal@gnuuc.org).
We would like to distribute new paper copies of our Members & Friends directory soon!
Existing Members & Friends: You can also check your information in Breeze. If you would like to update your photo, you can do so in Breeze OR get a new photo on Sundays after the service - find Kristin R.
New Members & Friends: (or those who can’t remember how to log into Breeze) You can also click Read More and fill out the Directory Information Card to give us your information, if you would like to be included. You can upload a photo using the form, or ask Kristin R. to take a new photo on Sundays after the service. Kristin R. will also then send you an invite to Breeze.
Read MoreAs the weather heats up, the garden stays cool in the shade.
Read MoreInvitation to learn about the Parables of Jesus from Dr. Amy-Jill Levine
Read MoreThe Auction & County Fair Raised $10,901!
A BIG THANK you to all those who donated events, items, and services!
A BIG THANK you to all those who spent countless hours organizing display tables, making bid paddles, entering items and bidders into Auctria, cooking food for the BBQ dinner and bake sale, and more!
A BIG THANK you to all those who attended the auction, on-site or online, and to those who placed bids!
We could not have pulled this off without ALL of you! THANK YOU!
The Auction Catalog is Live! To get to the Auction website choose from the following:
Go to our website https://www.nashvilleuu.org/worship and from the Members menu, choose “Go to 2022 Auction and Country Fair Website”
Register for an Account and start bidding on Silent Auction items now! The Silent Auction will be open through April 30 at 3:30 PM.
If you can not attend the auction live, consider asking someone to be your proxy to bid for you. Determine your budget and ask them to bid up to an agreed upon amount. If you have registered online, you will have a bid number and they can pick up your bid paddle at the live auction.
Read MoreAdmission tickets are $15 for adults and teens. Youth 12 and younger free
The ticket price includes a Country Fair BBQ Dinner with all the fixins’ (vegetarian option available) and three tickets for Popcorn / Games / Bake Sale Area. You will also receive a bidding number for Silent Auction and Live Auction.
Read MorePlease come ready to celebrate Barbara’s life. Traditional dark clothing is not required.
The memorial service will begin at 3:30 pm on Saturday, April 23. We will be visiting the church’s Still Spring Memorial Garden after the service to plant a tree in her honor. The service will be available via Zoom for friends and family unable to attend in person. You will need to register with your name and email to join.
A reception will follow at the Vanderbilt Bridge Club, 85 White Bridge Road, Nashville, TN.
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