Greater Nashville UU News Update
May 14, 2025
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Minister’s Note

“You rarely have time for everything you want in this life,
so you need to make choices. And hopefully,
your choices can come from a deep sense of who you are.”
~Fred Rogers

Friends,

In this season of pledges and budget-making and congregational elections and budget approval, just a small reminder (above) from everyone’s friend Fred Rogers that moving forward always requires making choices and that attending to the depths of our joint and individual values makes choosing sacred work. I hope you will plan to join us for our annual meeting this Sunday immediately following the worship service.

Yours in love, faith, and the practice of democracy,

Rev. Denise
RevDenise@gnuuc.org

THIS WEEKEND AT GREATER NASHVILLE UU

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Sun., May 25, 2025, 11 AM: Sunday Service, Rev. Denise Gyauch "Leaning into our GNUUC Covenant: Pt. 3"(Hybrid)

Topic: To seek the life of the spirit, as it is known by each person (Leaning into our GNUUC Covenant: Pt. 3)

This hybrid service will be in the Sanctuary at Greater Nashville UU Congregation and on Zoom. See How to Join a Virtual Service at GNUUC. The Wiggle Room is available off the sanctuary for those who need it.

After service, please join us for a potluck lunch.

CONGREGATION ANNOUNCEMENTS

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In Person Rise for Freedom Meetings Canceled

We will no longer be hosting Rise for Freedom trainings in person at the church.

Join us at the Bellevue Picnic. Many members of the congregation have volunteered at our booth, which will be open 10 AM to 7 PM. Come by and visit us!

May 17th, 2025: Bellevue Picnic

In the recreational area behind Bellevue Middle School

10 am until 9:30 pm!

655 Colice Jeanne Road Nashville, TN 37221

To learn more about the Bellevue Picnic, visit: https://www.bellevueharpethchamber.com/bellevue-community-picnic/

This month we are honored to share our offering with Free Hearts, a Tennessee-based organization led by formerly incarcerated women. Rooted in Nashville, Free Hearts works to support and reunite families impacted by incarceration through education, advocacy, and grassroots organizing.

In partnership with the National Bail Out collective, Free Hearts is participating in the 2025 campaign to free as many Black mothers and caregivers as possible in time for Mother’s Day—offering not only release, but reunion, dignity, and healing.

Free Hearts also leads Nashville’s Participatory Defense Hub, a powerful community initiative where families and loved ones come together each week to learn about the court system and advocate for justice. Since 2017, these efforts have resulted in more than 1,100 years of incarceration avoided—a testament to the transformative power of collective care and resistance.

Your generosity today helps Free Hearts continue this vital work: reuniting families, shifting power within the criminal legal system, and imagining a world where love and liberation prevail.

To learn more about Free Hearts, visit https://freeheartsorg.com/.

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NOAH Annual Banquet May 29

This year’s banquet will again take place at the Boone Center at Trevecca Nazarene University, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Charlane Oliver, District 19 Senator in the Tennessee legislature, will be our keynote speaker. Tickets may be purchased here. The deadline is MAY 15 for ticket purchase. GNUUC folks can share a table. For information about NOAH and some of its recent accomplishments, opportunities to purchase ads in the banquet program, as well as different levels of sponsorship, click here.

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