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Room In The Inn Winter Shelter coming to GNUUC - Volunteers Needed for January 2023

Nathaniel B. is our coordinator for Room In The Inn Winter Shelter for the 2022-2023 year. We will be acting as hosts to eight guests on the first Wednesday of each month, from December to March. Those dates are December 7, 2022, January 4, 2023, February 1, 2023, and March 1, 2023. Click Read More for volunteer positions needed and a sample schedule. Contact Nathaniel B. with questions or to volunteer.

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Bereavement notice for Geoff A.

Friends,

With great sadness, I write to inform you of the death of Geoff Achtmann last night, Monday, October 17, at 9:20 p.m., at Alive Hospice. His beloved wife, Gina, was with him.

We will gather sometime soon to celebrate Geoff’s life and the gift of his presence at Greater Nashville UU Congregation; details will follow when that celebration is planned.

In grief and gratitude,
Rev. Denise

Rev. Denise Gyauch

Minister, GNUUC

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Early Voting Continues!

“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.

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CommunityKris Thresher
Sun., Oct. 9 at 3 PM: Build the Beloved Community! NOAH Public Meeting (Offsite)

Every 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.

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Oct. 30 Fall Festival Service Sunday: Bring RITI Donations for Snack Bags

We’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.

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Welcome back, Sai Group!

A 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!."

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CommunityKris Thresher
Upcoming September News: Welcome to "The Path of Belonging"

In 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.”

Sunday, September 4: Interactive Service introducing Soul Matters Theme: All Ages Welcome

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.

Sunday, September 11: “Vision of Ministry” service, CRE starts, potluck!

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.

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COVID Symptoms? Please let us know for contact tracing!

COVID 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.

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General Assembly is Wed - Sun: Free Livestream /Follow on Slack

The 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.

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Members & Friends: Final Week to Submit Directory Info and Photos

Update: 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.

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