All food, drinks, and desserts will be provided. Please do not bring any food, as there is no need or room. Vegetarian and vegan options will be available.

Sunday morning at 9:00 AM, assistance is needed to put out the food and clean up after lunch.

Please, can you let Mirabelle S. know if you’re available.

April 5, 2025, is the deadline to apply or recertify for Nashville’s Tax Relief and Tax Freeze programs for 2024. These programs are for those 65 and older, the disabled, and disabled veterans and widow(ers). This is the first year that the qualifying annual household income limit has been raised to $60,000 for the tax freeze program; the income limit for the tax relief program is $36,370. You can find more information about the two programs here and here. Download a flyer here.

Mark your calendars now for NOAH’s annual banquet on May 29 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. This year’s banquet will again take place at the Boone Center at Trevecca Nazarene University, with Charlene Oliver, District 19 Senator in the Tennessee legislature, as keynote speaker. More details to come. Watch this space!

The picnic is on May 17 and runs from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Please see Bonnie G. to select a two-hour period in which you would be willing to help out. We will have GNUUC brochures to hand out and encourage guests to come check us out!

Join us on Sunday, March 30, 2025, for the GNUUC Fiesta 2025! Our annual lunch & auction is our biggest fundraiser of the year.

Tex Mex Taco Lunch: 12:15 PM
Live Auction: 1:30 PM
Location: 374 Hicks Road, Nashville, TN 37221
Cost: $10 for Tex Mex Taco lunch and bidder number
Guests and children eat lunch for free.

Visit the Auction Website to See the Catalog and buy Tickets!

The Auction Website is LIVE! Go to the Auction website to register and purchase tickets to the auction and to see the Auction catalog. Tickets can also be purchased at the door.

Can’t Make the Auction?

If you can't make the Auction date/time:

• Consider using a Proxy bidder.
  Peruse the online auction catalog and your proxy can make bids for you. You will be sent an invoice after the Auction, which you can pay online. Need help or a proxy? Contact Kristin at kristin.reveal@gnuuc.org.

• Some "Intermission" concerts/events can also be purchased online right now!
  There are upcoming concerts and events that are discounted if you purchase tickets at the Auction. 

• Or consider making a donation to Greater Nashville UU with "Auction" in the memo.
  Go to the Donate page at our website and choose "Give to the Auction" in the box.

John Brown, a founding member of GNUUC, died early this morning, March 5, 2025, after a year-long battle with a rare form of leukemia. John and his wife Loretta moved to Perth, West Australia, several years ago to be near their only daughter Kristen, her children, and grandchildren. Kristen was with John at his passing. Two sisters of John from eastern North Carolina, John’s home of origin, have been in Australia to be with John at the end. Many will remember John as the blind bagpipe and penny whistle player at GNUUC. John was always ready with a good tale or arcane fact. He was blind from birth and, for more than 25 years, held the record for the lowest-weight surviving birth in North Carolina. To John’s great fortune, he met Loretta early in life, and they had been married for more than 50 years.  Our dear Loretta has welcomed messages from her church family. You will find her contact information on Breeze.

At GNUUC, the Auction is more than just a fundraiser. We decorate, have food and entertainment, and have a great time! This year our theme is “Fiesta 2025.”

We are planning for a Live Auction and set price Intermission items/events.

Tickets are $10 and include a Tex Mex lunch and bidder number. Children/Teens 18 and under are free but must have a Teen/Child’s ticket to attend.

Lunch is Tex-Mex taco bar. (Meat and Vegetarian)

We need Auction Donations Now! Click Read More below to learn how to donate to the live auction, intermission items/events, and Tex Mex taco lunch. Please let us your donations as soon as possible. Donations are accepted until Sunday, March 23!

Go to the Auction Donation Page and fill out the Auction Donation Form.

We will be having a themed “Souper Bowl” Sunday Potluck Lunch after ther service on February 9. We are asking for 4-5 soups and sides you would bring to a Superbowl Party. We are also hosting a canned soup drive for the food pantry at the same time. Any questions, contact Gina.

⁸The Faith Forward program out of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas is excited to offer an online session of our Biblical Literacy series for all congregations. We will offer this 11-week course in two parts, one in the winter and one in the fall. Part I includes the sessions "Approaching the Bible;" "Many Books, Many Sources," "God and Covenant," "Jesus in the Gospels," "Kingdom of God Parables," "Creation Stories," and "The Bible and Our Lives." This is a unique opportunity to view the Bible through a Unitarian Universalist lens.

Commemorating National Religious Freedom Day

Thank you to all who contributed to the GNUUC Vision of Ministry for this year!

GNUUC Vision of Ministry 2024-25 (as stated and approved by our Board):

Cultivating a safe space in our community by welcoming & caring for each other, both inside and outside our walls, and celebrating the unique gifts of each person.

Hurricane Helene is now the second deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. and has left a trail of devastation across the southeastern states. Just days later, Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 Hurricane. Communities are grappling with catastrophic landslides, historic flooding, and relentless rainfall. Millions of people remain without power, and homes, streets, and businesses have been damaged or destroyed.

You may have recently received a text from Breeze asking you to OPT IN to receiving texts from GNUUC. To continue getting text alerts for church events and announcements, please text YES to 87447 or STOP to no longer receive text notifications.

Board Service Discussion: went into more detail about the specifics of the service

-Creating a framework of the vision of ministry to bring to the congregation

-Reflecting on last year’s vision

Discussion of Policies

-Alcohol use policy: What do we want to put in the policy, how specific do we want it to be? Emphasized need for responsible adult around if minors and alcohol are present, all Board members will play a part in crafting a policy

-Building Usage Policy: There was a motion for the Board to authorize the ability for the Minister and Administrator to negotiate prices for building usage, seconded and passed with unanimous approval

Enacted outside of the meeting: The Board approved the Restatement of the UUA Retirement Plan (to take effect 1 January 2025) on October 29.

Dear Greater Nashville UU Members & Friends,

Our building exterior was in dire need of repair and painting. In September, those repairs were made. It was $10,000 to pressure wash, repair damaged wood, paint the exterior of both church buildings, doors, gutters, and soffits, RE building rear ramp, and the breezeway. The buildings look amazing now!

Even with a generous donation from a congregant, paying this bill depleted our Building Capital Fund.

We need to raise $2200 more to replenish the fund. With your help, we can continue to maintain and upgrade the appearance of our buildings and grounds.

As of Oct. 2, we raised $1,800!

This leaves $2,200 to go! We need you to help donate now. Every dollar counts!

To donate, do one of the following:

1 - Go to https://www.nashvilleuu.org/donate . In the donation box, change the 1st drop list to “Give to Building Capital Fund” and continue through the wizard.

2 - In Breeze, click the “Give Now” menu. In the donation box, change the 1st drop list to “Give to Building Capital Fund” and continue through the wizard.

3- Mail a check made out to GNUUC with “Building Capital Fund” in the memo to GNUUC, 374 Hicks Road, Nashville, TN 37221.

4- Put a check made out to GNUUC with “Building Capital Fund” in the memo in the Sanctuary Donation box on Sunday.

THANK YOU for helping take care of our space!

GNUUC Finance Team

 Nashville has been divided into three different Congressional Districts in hopes of suppressing the voice of the people - specifically people of color. But this Sunday, October 20th, at 3:00 pm, NOAH is bringing four districts together to prove that Middle Tennessee voters will not be silenced! 

 Join NOAH for a US Congressional Showdown where you will hear straight from five candidates on the issues that matter to you. This is about all of us! Share the flyer, post on your social media, and invite your network to register at bit.ly/NOAHshowdown.

GNUUC will be sharing the plate with Room In The Inn in October. Last year, we resumed our hosting of overnight guests as part of RITI’s Winter Shelter program, which includes sending guests on their way with a sack lunch. We will be assembling the lunches for this winter after church on October 20. 

The program provides safe shelter, warm meals, and fellowship for our neighbors struggling with homelessness during the coldest months of the year. In the 2023-24 season, congregations provided more than 15,000 beds.

SATURDAY, Nov. 16, 2024
4:00 - 8:00 PM
FELLOWSHIP HALL.
Pizza provided

Join us on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 4PM for Game Night! Bring your favorite board game to share.

All ages are welcome.

Questions? Contact Kristin R.

Turn out to NOAH's second public meeting on October 20th!

NOAH will host a Candidate Showdown on October 20, for US Congressional Districts 5, 6, and 7 - all of which include a portion of Davidson County. Location is TBD.

Although NOAH focuses on city-level work, it is important that Nashvillians know where ALL their representatives stand on key issues. Join us on Sunday, October 20, at 3:00 pm to hear directly from your candidates!

Spread the word by sharing the flyer and the registration link: bit.ly/NOAHshowdown