September 22, 2021: Fall is Coming!

Dear ones, 

Can you feel change coming? I get a bit of a lift every year when cooler mornings reassure some deep part of me that heat and humidity are not the only modes of Tennessee weather. Similarly, church life in September has a cheerful busy-ness around the making of plans and startups of programs, this year even more so than usual, as we (congregation and new minister) are meeting each other and learning how our work patterns and imaginations mesh. 

This past week, I chatted with Caren S-S while moving tables and chairs into the breezeway between our buildings, and a few days later was able to enjoy morning breezes while meeting (in person!) with a team leader and then a prospective new member. (You, too, might plan to meet a friend for a chat in the breezeway or the garden, you know.)

The leaders of our congregation have been meeting to cook up all sorts of good things for the fall. Keep an eye out for outdoor gatherings for religious education and worship and service, and for Picnic with the Minister signups (woo hoo!). We plan to enjoy the mild fall weather, and our dedicated tech folks are already working out what we will need, when colder weather arrives, to move part of the congregation into our building while connecting remotely with many others. We are embracing as many possibilities for connection as we can!

Sunday’s worship service will celebrate the possibilities found in good questions. We’ll have a classic story about questions and, instead of a sermon, a classic Unitarian Universalist favorite: The Question Box. You are invited to submit questions which I will do my best to answer during the service. What are you wondering? About me, about Unitarian Universalism, about ____? Our “question box” is actually a Google Form, which you can find here. (It’s open now, if you want to submit your question early, or you can do it during the service.) Serious questions are welcome, but send some fun ones, too, please! 

Until Sunday, I remain
Yours in connection and possibility,
Rev. Denise

Rev. Denise Gyauch
Minister, Greater Nashville UU Congregation
RevDenise@gnuuc.org