This summer all Sunday lunches are potluck. Due to summer travels, in lieu of a more organized Sunday lunch, we will be switching to potlucks. Bringing items for lunch is an easy way to contribute to our fellowship on Sundays and foster community. We invite you to bring appetizers, casseroles, sandwiches, salads, sides, desserts, or whatever you like or just show up if you're really busy. Join us for this time of multi-generational community.

If you are looking for an opportunity to practice democracy (and aren’t we all?) here is a Nashville mayoral candidate forum being co-sponsored by a local clergy group of which I am part. The mayoral candidate field is so large this year; I know I plan to attend so I can place an educated vote. Click “read more” to see the flyer and more information regarding location and topics.

-Rev. Denise Gyauch

Join us this Sunday, May 28, for a few hours to spruce up our campus and enjoy a communal potluck lunch. This event is in leu of a Sunday service.

B&G Work Day: We are so happy to have Carol and Dan L. as our new B&G chairs and they have some volunteer projects for us!

Come anytime on Sunday 8:30 AM - noon and pick a volunteer task. If you are an early birder and show up at 8:30 AM, Nathanael will lead us in a short opening meditation.

It looks like it’s going to be a nice but cool day. Wear your work clothes, and bring work gloves and gardening tools if you have them. We will be concentrating on trimming shrubbery, weeding, mulching the garden trails, painting the outdoor furniture and cleaning out the shed…or does this seem too ambitious? We will have fun and enjoy each other’s company.

Potluck: The Potluck will be from noon - 1 PM.

We look forward to seeing you!

NO SUNDAY SERVICE THIS SUNDAY!

Join us for a family-friendly afternoon of festivities and fun! We’re going to transport you back to the late 60s, a time of peace, love, and music. Dress in your best tie dyes and join us. All are welcome!

The Annual Auction is our biggest fundraiser. Bid on fun events and items in the Live Auction or Silent Auction. Or buy items from our artisan and jewelry sale. Enjoy groovy throwback food from the late 60s and festivities like photo booths and music!

ONLINE TICKET PURCHASE, BIDDING, AND FOR SALE ITEMS IS OPEN!

Visit the Auction website to see current catalog items and to register!

If you can not attend the auction in person:

• There are several group activities with set prices you can purchase online.

• You can bid on items online as well.
  Note bidding stops at noon tomorrow and your bid will be the starting bid on the items, so if you really want the item, you can purchase online now at the “Buy It Now” price.

• For Live Auction items, I suggest getting someone to act as your proxy. Buy a ticket online to get a bid number and then your proxy can pick up your paddle. Make sure they know your top budget!

DATE / TIME / LOCATION

We look forward to you joining us!

DATE: SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023

TIME: 2 PM - 5 PM

Silent Auction & Food: 2 PM - 3:45 PM

Live Auction will start precisely at 4 PM. It should last about an hour.

LOCATION: 374 HICKS ROAD, NASHVILLE, TN 37221

TICKETS

Tickets include food & festivities. Adult/Teen Ticket includes bidder #.

Registration is now open! You can also register at the door.

ADULTS & TEENS: $10

12 & YOUNGER: FREE*

*Please add a "free" child's ticket to the cart so we can estimate numbers.

Live Entertainment

We are pleased to have such talent within our congregation.

Come between 2:00 - 3:30 for live entertainment!

• Amelie Conti

• Fran Gebuhr

• Rachel Sumner

• Ken Sizemore

Food

We have a fun spread of 1960s food planned.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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