ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Garden Workday a Great Success on April 27
Take a stroll through the Memorial Garden. Look for new color!
Sunday Lunch Updates - Did you know you can prepay on Breeze?
We’re changing the way we do a few things to better align our lunch practice with our UU principles! Please read for important details. Contact Annie Terrell if you have any questions or to volunteer! In addition, you can now prepay for your lunch on Breeze! You can even setup recurring payments. Click to read more…
FLUSH Campaign Update: Only $505 to go to replace toilets!
The current FLUSH total is $1,745.00! We have $755 to meet our first goal of $2,500 to replace all the toilets in the main and RE building. We are over 1/2 way there!
Directory: Check Your Info & Sign up for Hard Copy Now!
The final copies of the directory will be printed next week. Please check your information in Breeze to make sure it is correct. If you don’t have an individual or family photo you can add it in Breeze, or email it to Kristin. Click More to order a hard copy or PDF directory.
"How Removing Asphalt Is Softening Our Cities" in Yes! Magazine
Hey, read about GNUUC's playground depaving project in Yes! magazine, here:
Thanks to all who made this possible!
Cards for Judy Goetz
Please send cards and correspondence to Judy at her home address while she recovers from her recent accident.
Mindfulness Meditation will replace Soul Matters
Effective this Sunday, March 17, Mindfulness Meditation will replace Soul Matters as the third Sunday morning Adult RE offering. Please follow this link (https://www.nashvilleuu.org/events/2018/9/16/are-soul-matters-covenant-group-tjg5c-8k3m5) for more information.
March color is bustin' out in the Memorial Garden!
Visit the Memorial Garden to see the beautiful new blooms of spring.
Update on Bella
Bella heads to Vandy Children's for today through Saturday for another round of chemo.
2019 Auction Raised $13,034!
The 2019 Greater Nashville UU Auction raised $13,034! That is the most we have ever raised during an auction. A BIG THANK YOU to all the donors and bidders who helped make this happen. HATS OFF to all of you who brought food, helped set up, provided childcare, entered in bid sheets, and helped clean up. Also, a SHOUT OUT to the Auction Team for their hard work, countless meetings, and dedication to making this happen: Lindyne Bailey, Sandy Blanz, Ryan Davison, Denise Graves, Sarajane Powell, Kristin Reveal, Theresa Tarkington-Kersey, and Kris Thresher.
For those of you who provided an event or service, we will be emailing out the winners of your event / service by this Sunday. The Auction software should have sent out everyone an email receipt. This has gone to some people’s spam folders. If you did not receive a receipt, let us know and we will send you a PDF copy
February Colors in the Memorial Garden
Our memorial garden is beginning to show signs of spring.
You are invited to Credo February 17 to hear Dr. Kalai Mugilan
Dr. Kalai Mugilan is a practicing Humanist, Sociologist, Writer, Motivational Speaker, Human Resources business consultant, and Emotional Quotient trainer
Speak to a Friend about Darwin Day
The anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth, February 12, is celebrated by some as Darwin Day. Darwin, of course, is best known for his theory of evolution through natural selection.
Update on Bella
Bella’s RE class has another fundraiser coming up on February 10 when they offer you delicious treats at their bake sale.
Lunch Fundraiser an Overwhelming Success!
The children prepared and served the food, while congregants gave heartily to the Bella family fund. Together, we raised $450 for Bella! Way to go GNUUC!
Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019: The Explorers Class Bakesale
The Explorers Class will be hosting a bake sale on Sunday, Feb. 10!
Sunday, January 6: Gloria Hausser will be a guest at the Credo discussion
Gloria Hausser will be a guest at the Credo discussion this coming Sunday.
Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, Pantry Clean Up and Organization
Please join us in cleaning and organizing the pantry on Saturday the 29th from 10-12 noon.
2018 In Review - Still Spring Memorial Garden
In addition to the four workdays held by the Land Stewardship Committee in 2018 in the Still Spring Memorial Garden, gardeners were out weekly throughout the spring and summer, weeding and pruning.
Room In The Inn: To Volunteer Contact Jesse Spencer-Smith
One of the ways Greater Nashville UU provides sanctuary to our community is through the Room at the Inn Winter Shelter Program. Room In The Inn’s Winter Shelter program runs from November through March each year, in coordination with almost 200 congregations throughout Middle Tennessee. The program provides safe shelter, warm meals, and fellowship for our neighbors struggling with homelessness during the coldest months of the year. We need volunteers: Click to see different opportunities. Contact Jesse Spencer-Smith to volunteer.