On May 5 and 6, nonprofits throughout Middle Tennessee will be participating in The Big Payback, a 24-hour, online giving event sponsored by The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Nonprofits can earn cash prizes by having the most donors in a certain time block. Please help NOAH in The Big Payback by donating at this link, starting at 6:00 PM today. Read more>>

In lieu of our Share the Plate program in May, please donate to the Minister’s Discretionary Fund. 100% of the funds will go to help with the housing needs of our asylum-seeker from Ukraine.

You are invited to a Zoom meeting celebrating Americans United for Separation of Church and State - Nashville Chapter - 20th Anniversary - You must register to obtain the link.

Please send your song ideas that inspire your “Story” for the May Soul Matters themed services. Email gnuuc@gnuuc.org with your ideas.

I write today with guidance from the UUA about planning for safe operations in alignment with our UU values. The significant disruptions to life in our congregations and communities over the past year has been traumatic. There is, understandably, a deep yearning to gather again in person. Unfortunately, we are in an “in-between” transition time that continues to be risky. Our first concern continues to be safeguarding the well-being of our people and the public.

If you happen by the church on a sunny spring day, you may come across our newest member. This lady seems very interested in the comings and goings and frequently checks the front and back doors. We appreciate her keeping the property secure until the congregation’s return to in-person services.

In order to sustain our mission we count on your support. Help us meet our goal of $100,000 for the current Fiscal Year (July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022)! https://www.nashvilleuu.org/pledge Click to read a letter from our Pledge Drive Chair.

Our Share the Plate partner this month is Stop AAPI Hate. In response to the alarming escalation in xenophobia and bigotry resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Pacific Planning and Policy Council, Chinese for Affirmative Action, and the Asian American Studies Department of San Francisco State University launched the Stop AAPI Hate reporting center on March 19, 2020.

Second Harvest is working to meet extraordinary pandemic needs. “The impact of the pandemic was felt immediately. Demand for our services increased by 50% as food resources became harder and harder to secure. Second Harvest had to reevaluate our programs and completely adjust our distribution models to provide no-contact distributions and ensure the safety of our staff, volunteers, and clients.”

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Nashville is suffering an ongoing affordable housing crisis. Through three upcoming events, you can learn about the history of housing inequity in our city, the current struggles of Nashvillians to find affordable housing in the city they work in, and hopes for the future of fair housing.

We, the Board of the Greater Nashville Unitarian Universalist Congregation, condemn the March 16th Atlanta-area massage business shootings that left eight people dead, including six women of Asian descent.

Come August 2021, Greater Nashville will most likely be welcoming a new minister to our pulpit. Rev. Cynthia met with the Board and let us know that she'd like to retire in July of this year to make way for a new cycle of ministry. A post-pandemic cycle of ministry.

We have excellent partners at the Transitions Office at the UUA. They are the team that facilitates the matching of UU congregations and UU ministers. They know who all the UU ministers are, where they are, and who's looking for work. They know who all the congregations are, what their ministerial history is, and the hard work of maturation they have done.

My recent visit to Still Spring Garden felt as if it were my first.

Blooms in the Late Winter Garden

It was icy and cold outside, but Mary talked about visions of the garden that reminded me Spring is on the way.

See the signs of spring!

On Thursday, February 18, at 7:00 pm, the Temple’s Social Justice Team will host a virtual panel discussion on the death penalty considering the issue from four perspectives. Participants include the Rev. Stacy Rector, Executive Director of Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, federal public defender Kelley Henry, Rolanda Holman, sister of Pervis Payne, and exoneree Sabrina Butler-Smith.

Have you enjoyed the recent reflections by Sandy, Jane, Theresa and Ev?

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