THIS Sunday, April 16: Last Sunday to Turn in Auction Donation Forms & Bring Auction Items
Join us for the 2023 Greater Nashville UU Congregation “Feeling Groovy Auction & Festival!”
The Auction is our largest fundraiser and we count on your donations of events/items/services, as well as festival items and food. A BIG THANK YOU for donating!
Bring donated items in this Sunday, April 16. Kristin will have a setup to photograph them during lunch. We’ll store items on the stage. Valuable items can be stored in Kris’ office. All donation forms due by April 16.
Donations needed:
- Live Auction Events or Services (Dinners, Tickets, Subscriptions, Community Events)
- Live Auction Item (Donation Total $100 +)
- Silent Auction (Donation Total $10 - $100)
- Artisan/Jewelry Items (Fixed cost)
- Festival Activity (Ideas: Perform live folk music, Perform slam poetry, photo booth items, etc.)
- Food Table Item (please make enough for 10 people):
We have a fun spread of 1960s food planned and need donations!
Bring out your favorite 1960s food favorites. See the form for categories.
Please consider filling out a Donation Form.
Online 2023 Feeling Groovy Auction & Festival Donation Form. Hard copies are at Greater Nashville UU Congregation.
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Sun., Apr. 9, 2022, 11:00 AM: Community Spring Festival: Building a Community Garden, Egg Hunt, Oasis Center Emergency Shelter Drive, & Potluck. Outdoors. (No Zoom this Sunday.)
Come celebrate Spring with us! During this combined Worship/CRE event we will have the following fun events planned:
A short meditation.
Let’s take a moment to bless and celebrate our Still Spring Park.
Planting a community garden! Plus garden-related crafts & activities.
We are planting raised bed gardens. Nathanael R. will be making the beds. Join us during the Spring Festival to get them installed and plant some seedlings. This will be a fun multigenerational event! Plus we’ll have garden-related crafts & activities.
An egg hunt.
For our children and teens. If you would like to contribute bags of wrapped candy BEFORE April 9, let Kristin R. know.
A Community Service Project.
We are having a drive for the Oasis Center’s Emergency Shelter for teens aged 13-17. Click “Read More” below to see their wish list.
A Shared Lunch.
Everyone bring a potluck item! We’ll eat at the tables near the gazebo.
Outdoors at GNUUC. No Zoom service this Sunday. Rain location: Sanctuary/Fellowship Hall.
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Bereavement Notice for Judy Goetz
The family will receive friends on Saturday, April 8, 2023, from 1 pm until 4 pm at West Harpeth Funeral Home located at 6962 Charlotte Pike in Nashville.
Please “click more” for Judy’s obituary.
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Wed., Apr. 15, 6 PM: Adult Religious Education 2023
Join us in person at Greater Nashville Unitarian Universalist Congregation 374 Hicks Road, Nashville, TN or online via zoom https://uuma.zoom.us/j/92840637625
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Room In The Inn was a big success!
A BIG THANK YOU to all involved with Room In The Inn this year. We hosted 32 people this winter season with dishes including shrimp stir fry, baked potatoes, a Trifle dessert, breakfast casseroles, and homemade cookies. Yes, my mouth is watering too! I would like to thank Sandy and Larry B., Jesse, Mike M., Mirabelle, Sheri F., Theresa and Wayne T-K, Jane S., and everyone who gave donations.
We made a difference!
Nathaniel B.
Room in the Inn Coordinator
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Spring in the Garden
Blooms have arrived in the Still Spring Garden! The next time you visit the church, please take a few minutes to walk through the garden and see all the lovely blooms that have come up.
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Continuing on February 23: Sign-up For Listening Circles
Sign up now to participate in a Listening Circle about GNUUC! Choose one from among two Sunday afternoons and two Zoom gatherings and plan to spend an hour or so sharing your transformative experiences and dreaming some dreams for our future.
Each group will be facilitated by one of the following trained leaders: Thena B, Tina C, Nathanael R, Jesse S-S, Rev. Denise.
To Sign-up, click Read More below.
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General Assembly 2023: Hybrid Portland, Pittsburgh, PA/ Zoom. Are you interested in attending?
Hybrid: Pittsburgh, PA/ Zoom. June 21 - 25, 2023. Are you interested in attending GA this year? GNUUC will pay the registration fees for its 2 voting delegates. Plus, members can apply to the Larry Romans Leadership Fund if they are not a delegate and interested in attending for assistance with registration fees. If you are interested in attending or learning more, click Read More below.
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Sat. Feb. 4, 2023: 1 PM - 3:30 PM Auction Planning Session at GNUUC - Join Us!
Join the Auction Team! We need many different strengths in our Auction team: volunteers to plan the silent and live auction, volunteers to organize food, volunteers to organize entertainment, volunteers to help with marketing, and volunteers in charge of decorations.
Come on Saturday, February 4, from 1 PM - 3:30 PM for our next planning session. We will finalize the theme, and start working on organization, publicity, poster/flyer, decorations, and more.
Questions? Contract Kristin R.
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Feb. 19, 2023, 9:45 AM: Join us for Choir Practice! All Are Welcome
Choir is starting up again! We will meet on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month from 9:45 - 10:30 AM, beginning February 5. Everyone is welcome to join. Please contact our music director Fran with any questions.
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Thur., Feb. 2, 2023, 7 PM: Forum on Nashville’s Affordable Housing Crisis
West End Synagogue will present a forum on Nashville’s affordable housing crisis on Thursday, February 2, at 7:00 pm. WPLN News Director Chas Sisk will moderate. Panelists will address the need, what is being done, some challenges to moving forward, and what more we can do. Audience Q&A after the presentation, with a dessert reception to follow.
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TONIGHT! Wed, Jan. 18: 6 PM: Adult Religious Education 2023: Spiritual Practices
Starting January 18, 2023, Greater Nashville UU Congregation will offer a new Adult Religious Education series on Spiritual Practices. Each month, we will explore a different spiritual practice – both learning about and then experiencing the practice. The practices chosen are aligned with the Soul Matters monthly theme.
The January theme is Finding our Center and the spiritual practice we will explore is the Labyrinth where we will have hands-on experience navigating to the center of a Labyrinth. Join us tonight at 6 PM in person at Greater Nashville Unitarian Universalist Congregation 374 Hicks Road, Nashville, TN or online via zoom https://uuma.zoom.us/j/92840637625
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Feb. 2, 2023: Room In The Inn Winter Shelter Volunteers Needed to Make Breakfast
Our next scheduled Winter Shelter is Wednesday, Feb. 1st. We need a volunteer to serve breakfast at 5 AM on Feb. 2nd before the men are taken back to Room In The Inn. Please contact Nathaniel B. for more information.
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GNUUC Credo Group
Our Credo group is a discussion group addressing ethical and moral issues of current interest and events. We meet every Sunday from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM via Zoom. You can Zoom from your home or from the RE building at church.
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THIS Sunday, Jan 8, 12:45 PM: Auction Team Interest Meeting - All Welcome!
At GNUUC, the Auction is more than just a fundraiser. We decorate, have food and entertainment, and have a great time! Last year our theme was “Country Fair.” In the past, we’ve had themes like “Broadway” and “Mardi Gras.”
The Auction is traditionally in late March to late April.
We need many different strengths in our Auction team: volunteers to plan the silent and live auction, volunteers to organize food, volunteers to organize entertainment, volunteers to help with marketing, and volunteers in charge of decorations.
Come on Sunday, January 8, after lunch, to figure out the best way for you to help. We will pick our Auction date top choices, and brainstorm themes and other auction ideas.
If you are interested in joining via Zoom, let Kristin R. know. Questions? Contract Kristin R.
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Campus Incident Report Form Now on Website
Let’s all help take care of our community!
We’ve added the Campus Incident Report Form to the nashvilleuu.org website under the Member’s menu so that you can let us know about any incident, damage, or trash you have seen on the campus.
The form is also accessible in Breeze to all members now.
Check it out: Campus Incident Report Form
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First RITI Tonight! December 7, 2022
If you signed up to volunteer for RITI Winter Shelter tonight, please check your email for information from Nathaniel B.! Wednesday, December 7 is our first night to host for the season and we are looking forward to meeting our guests.
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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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$1,494.50 Was Raised by GNUUC for Nashville Cares, Sept. 2022
Thank you for your extraordinary generosity toward Nashville Cares this year. At GNUUC we have a long-standing tradition of generous support for Nashville CARES through our enthusiastic participation in its annual AIDS Walk fundraising. Their mission is to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Middle Tennessee.
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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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