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Our January Share the Plate partner is the Southern Alliance for People and Animal Welfare. SAFPAW is a non-profit organization serving Davidson County by improving the quality of life for people and pets in need. SAFPAW provides free pet food, supplies, and veterinary care to pet owners who are homeless or living at or below the poverty level, and so much more.
Read MoreThis month we will share the plate with the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee’s Guest at Your Table program. Through the Guest at Your Table program, congregations provide vital support to those who need it most. GNUUC has been honoring and supporting our Guests since 1995! The GAYT theme this year is “Pursuing Liberation.”
Read MoreLease with the New Leaf Preschool: The members discussed updates regarding the proposed use of the RE Building by New Leaf. This continues to move forward appropriately. It was proposed that liaisons be appointed from the congregation and New Leaf, with Rev. Denise potentially being the representative from the congregation, as she was already in contact with the school.
Share the Plate Conversation: As part of her monthly report to the Board, Rev. Denise briefed the board on the pastoral care issues related to conversations about the November Share the Plate partner.
Parking Lot Concerns: We discussed the few incident reports regarding the parking lot. These discussions were focused on addressing the challenges posed by the parking lot's location and its potential attractiveness as a secluded spot. Solutions such as improved lighting and security measures were discussed, but the consensus was that we are doing all that is appropriate at the moment. Non-police intervention will continue to be used, with police intervention used as appropriate.
Read MoreOn Friday, November 17, “elves” Jane S. and Jane W. kindly delivered 17 large bags of coats to The Nashville Rescue Mission. Thank you to everyone who made a contribution to this much-appreciated Congregational event!
Read MoreTennessee Unitarian Universalists are invited to attend an in-person Tennessee Cluster Gathering on November 11th, from 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM Central Time, at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville. We hope you'll join us!
Learn more about the schedule of events, workshops offered, AND register/RSVP here: https://uua.wufoo.com/forms/me4asnb1xqj5fu/. Download a shareable flyer here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FKSaesBphRKgNcw4ARlUoGhTMenR6UQD. Please share this information with your congregation's members.
Advance registration is required - please RSVP using the registration form link above to let us know if you plan to attend! Registration will close on November 9th.
Read MoreNashville is home to many labyrinths. Come join us as we explore two of them on Saturday, November 4. We will begin with a classical-style labyrinth located at Glendale United Methodist Church, meeting there at 10 am. Then we will travel to a Medieval style labyrinth located at Scarritt Bennett.
Those who purchased this event at the 2023 Auction and have not attended can attend for free. Suggested ticket donation for others is $12 to GNUUC. Please RSVP to Rev. Michelle P.
Read MoreMy Brother’s Keeper International’s mission is to restore hope and create educational solutions for children and families living in poverty and conflict zones in Israel. MBKI has been on the cutting edge of community and school-based program development and delivery since 2005.
Read more, including a pastoral note from our minister.
Read MoreNOAH will be holding a special "Power Planning Training" this Saturday, Oct. 28, from 10 AM to 3 PM, at West End United Methodist Church (2200 West End Ave). Lunch will be provided. All are welcome!
This training will dive deep into one-on-ones -- and also look at specific ways to take action to win on the issues that were identified by the NOAH congregations and groups. These are the fundamentals of organizing and extremely useful for where NOAH is right now. There will be specific breakouts for Affordable Housing, Education, Criminal Justice, and Economic-Equity-and-Transportation.
Please come and be with us! Register ahead of time at bit.ly/metro-power-plan, so there will be enough materials and food!
Read More- Claire will send a list of small congregations in nearby states to Carol to potentially reach out to about governance models. The goal is to learn how other small congregations operate and make decisions.
- A New Leaf preschool representative visited to view the rental space for a potential lease. Discussions are ongoing.
- A job description was created for hiring a bookkeeper on a contract basis for around 7 hours per month. The board approved hiring someone and will use contingency funds to pay them.
- The board agreed to spend the last 5 minutes of each meeting reviewing and approving a summary of the meeting to be shared with the congregation. This will be sent to Kris for the weekly eblast and also printed for the bulletin board.
- The board reviewed the monthly finance reports. Pastoral care funds may need to be supplemented given low remaining balance. A bookkeeper will be paid from contingency funds, not added to the budget.
- The healthy congregations team currently includes Jane Spears and Gene Bryant. Reverend Denise works with the team.
- The board formally created a 2 person task force of Caren Spencer Smith and Reverend Denise to continue the dialogue on assessment.
- There was discussion around a UUA request for assistance for a program to support transgender individuals traveling through Nashville. Reverend Denise will inform the congregation of this opportunity.
Overall, the meeting focused on improving transparency through posting board meeting summaries, making progress on important administrative needs like hiring a bookkeeper, and having generative discussions to support the congregation's mission and needs.
Read MoreSunday, October 29 is going to be a spectacular Sunday for us to gather together, in person, at GNUUC at 11 a.m. CT. All ages are welcome.
We are planning a community event to celebrate our UU Heritage. Events include a community activity, a service activity building Room in the Inn lunches, and a heritage potluck.
For the heritage potluck - bring dishes that are special to your family. If you are moved, include a title and/or description along with your dish.
For the service project - bring items to help us build Room In The Inn lunches - click Read More to see who has volunteered to bring what and additional needed items. Email Kristin R if you can contribute more!
Read MoreCheck out our Greater Nashville UU Team Page.
Here you can:
1) Join our team to walk - no need to donate, just click the “Join Team” button and when it asks for a donation say “Skip Donation.” Caren S-S will be coordinating our walking team. Reach out to her to get details.
2) Continue to donate directly to our team!
Read MoreThe GNUUC choir will resume practices on October 15 at 10 a.m. in the fellowship hall and will continue on the 1st and 3rd Sundays at that time. For more info call or text Fran G., Director at 615-498-3913.
Read MoreVolunteers are needed on Dec. 36 2023, to set up the air mattresses on Wednesday afternoon and take them down on Thursday morning along with washing linens. Please contact N. Berle 615-878-9517. NJBerle@gmail.com.
Read MoreOur Women’s Group is sponsoring a Winter Coat Drive through the month of October.
Please bring your gently used men’s, women’s, and children’s winter coats, hats, and gloves. You will find a designated area for donations in our fellowship hall. These items will be given to the Nashville Rescue Mission as they provide assistance to individuals and families facing adversity.
Read MoreSocial Action chose Room In The Inn as the October share-the-plate organization recognizing their comprehensive programs that emphasize health, education, employment, and housing. Please give generously to our October Share the Plate to help Room In The Inn, to help the homeless. Here are links to major programs:
Read MoreDate & Time: Sat., Sept. 16, 7:00 PM
Location: Greater Nashville UU Congregation, 374 Hicks Road, Nashville, TN 37221.
Tickets: $15* Tickets can be purchased at GNUUC on-site on September 16. For more information, contact Kristin R. at kristin.reveal@gnuuc.org.
Movie: The movie will be chosen once we see who shows up (for rating limitations). We’re thinking maybe Barbie, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Into the Spider-Verse, or Coda.
*All funds are 100% tax deductible and go towards the Greater Nashville UU Congregation General Fund.
Read MoreThe Women’s Covenant Group welcomes you to use the new Lending Library which is located on one of the book shelves in the Wiggle Room.
Bring a book, in good condition, that you have enjoyed reading and would like to share with others. Take a book from the shelves that you would like to read. If the bookcase becomes overcrowded, we will donate books to the Bellevue Library.
Members & Friends Directory: We're updating our info!
Please update your info in Breeze, with Kristin R. on Sundays in September, or fill out the Directory Information Card online (see link below).
We would like to distribute new paper copies of our Members & Friends directory in October. If you would like a paper copy, please let us know. We can also send a PDF via email to save paper.
Read MoreSaturday, September 9, 2023
4:00 PM 5:30 PM
Greater Nashville UU (map)
Date & Time: Sat, Sept 9, 4:00 PM for 1 1/2 hours.
Location: Greater Nashville UU Congregation, 374 Hicks Road, Nashville, TN 37221.
Tickets: $25* Tickets can be purchased at GNUUC or onsite on September 9. For more information, contact Kristin R. at kristin.reveal@gnuuc.org.
Open to the Public.
*All funds are 100% tax deductible and go towards the Greater Nashville UU Congregation General Fund.
Read MoreNOAH is looking forward to its 2023 Annual Banquet on Thursday, August 17, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Millenium Maxwell House Hotel. Our keynote speaker will be Dr. Adren Wilson, Vice President, Youth Opportunity Programs and Executive Director of My Brother’s Keeper Alliance at the Obama Foundation. Our theme is In Times Like These.
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