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Community Announcements

Announcements can be added to this list, to the weekly e-blast, or to the Order of Service by submitting the Communications Form - Add Announcement form.

Featured

October Share the Plate Partner is Room In The Inn

When someone experiences hospitality and safety and a feeling of belonging, they experience sanctuary. ~ Charles Strobel, founding director

In October, GNUUC shares our plate with Room In The Inn, celebrating 40 years of hospitality to Nashville's unhoused neighbors. This winter, GNUUC once again hosts overnight guests through RITI's Winter Shelter program, offering dinner, breakfast, and a sack lunch for the road. Year-round, RITI provides showers, laundry, mail, legal and ID clinics, recuperative care, and pathways to permanent housing, along with Hope University's education and workforce programs. Please give generously!

How to give
Each Share the Plate gift is divided evenly: half supports the current Share the Plate recipient, and half supports GNUUC's general fund. To direct your gift to Share the Plate, use the keyword "share":

In the Sanctuary: cash or check in a provided envelope (memo: share)
Online: visit nashvilleuu.org/donate, then click Give to and choose the "Give to Share the Plate" fund
By text: text 615-246-5553 with "[Amount] share" (example: $50 share)
By mail: GNUUC, 374 Hicks Road, Nashville, TN 37221 (memo: share)

NOAH NEWS!

NOAH in a Nutshell

Nashville Organized for Action and Hope (NOAH) is an anti-racist, inter-faith coalition of congregations, community organizations, and labor unions (around 70 member organizations). We aim to amplify the power of ordinary people so that their voices are heard in the public arena. GNUUC is a founding member of NOAH.

NOAH is a member of Gamaliel, a national network of local organizations committed to building political power by uniting people of different races and faiths.

NOAH engages ordinary people in the political and economic decisions affecting their lives, acting as a unified voice for the faith and justice community to act on its values in the public arena. NOAH does not endorse political candidates but gets them to endorse our issues agenda, and pledge to work with NOAH if they are elected.

Currently, NOAH has four task forces, selected at its most recent Issues Convention: Affordable Housing; Education; Economic Equity, Jobs, and Transportation; and Transformational Justice. Additionally, there are three working groups: the Faith Leaders Caucus, made up of clergy members, Integrated Voter Engagement (IVE), which engages with voters about the issues they care about, and, more recently, the Immigrant Rights Campaign, which has partnered with The Remix to provide Know Your Rights trainings, among other things.

February Share the Plate Partner is the Mental Health Cooperative

The Mental Health Cooperative was founded in 1993 with a bold mission to provide community-based care for adults with serious mental illnesses. We united three essential services — Urban Case Management, Continuous Treatment Team, and the Mobile Crisis Team — into one coordinated model focused on access, dignity, and real outcomes.”

Reusable Food Containers Needed in the Kitchen

The Kitchen's supply of containers used for take-home leftovers is depleted. Please return containers you have used to take leftover food home, or donate any extras that you don't need. Bring them on Sundays and drop off at the Kitchen.

January Share the Plate Partner is Side With Love

Our January Share the Plate partner is Side with Love, the organizing strategy team of the Unitarian Universalist Association.

Side With Love confronts exclusion, oppression, and violence rooted in identity. With the goal of building Beloved Community, they pursue social change through advocacy, public witness, and solidarity with those whose lives are publicly demeaned.

Through education, organizing, and collective action, Side With Love supports work for democracy, climate justice, racial and immigration justice, and LGBTQIA+ and gender justice—reminding us that these struggles are deeply connected, and that lasting change happens when we act together, grounded in love.

Side With Love has also supported our wider Tennessee UU community, including a recent grant that helped make the TUUCAN Fall Flock in Nashville possible.

We invite you to give generously today as a way of choosing, together, to Side With Love.

Calendar Events

Events can be added to this list, to the weekly e-blast, or to the Order of Service by submitting the Communications Form - Add Event form.

Featured

Oct 25

Worship & Music

Sun., Oct. 25, 11 AM: Sunday Service, “Reflections on Living the Questions” (Hybrid)

Worship & Music

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.

Children and youth will be dismissed to programming after the Time for All Sages.

After service, please join us for a potluck lunch.

Worship & Music

Nov 1

Worship & Music, RE & Covenant Groups

Sun., Nov. 1, 11 AM: Multi-Generational Sunday Service, Introduction to Woven Faith Theme: "Covenant”

Worship & Music, RE & Covenant Groups

Theme: Join us as we introduce the November Woven Faith theme of “Covenant.” An interactive, multi-generational service. All ages are welcome!

This hybrid service will be in the Sanctuary at Greater Nashville UU Congregation, as well as on Zoom. See How to Join a Virtual Service at GNUUC.

After the service, join us for a potluck lunch.

Worship & Music, RE & Covenant Groups

Nov 1

Community

Sun., Nov. 1, 1 PM: Shared Ministries Meeting

Community

All members and friends, join us at 1 PM for the Shared Ministries Meeting, where we organize and plan our upcoming events.

Please make sure that we have a representative from each of the following Teams/Groups. If you are interested in joining/working with any of these teams, show up too!

- Greeters
- Worship Team
- Lunch Team
- Religious Education Team
- Building and Grounds Team
- Women’s Group
- Fellowship/Fun Events Team
- Room In The Inn Team
- NOAH Team
- TUUCAN Team
- Climate Justice Team
- Membership Team (NEW Potential)
- Social Media Team (NEW Potential)

Community

Nov 7

Community, RE & Covenant Groups

Sat. Nov. 7, 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM: GNUUC Movie Night with Pizza and Popcorn (Fellowship Hall)

Community, RE & Covenant Groups

Join us on Saturday, November 7 at 4:30 PM for Movie Night with pizza and popcorn!

Cost: This is an Auction Fundraiser Event. If you purchased tickets at the Auction, you are set. Otherwise, we encourage a suggested donation of $10.

We’ll be watching Wicked For Good, the continuation of the Wicked series. It is rated PG.

Adults - you will enjoy this movie too! Please come! Wicked reframes a familiar fantasy based on The Wizard of OZ, through complex moral, political, and social questions. It challenges the ideas of good and evil, showing how systems of power define morality to maintain control. The main character, Elphaba refuses to conform when she sees injustice, choosing truth over reputation. Wicked also explores how propaganda, fear, and bureaucracy sustain power. The Wizard’s regime depends on controlling narratives and silencing dissent. In short, Wicked asks profoundly adult questions: What does it cost to stay true to your values? How do we tell truth from illusion when authority shapes the story?

Community, RE & Covenant Groups

Nov 8

Worship & Music

Sun., Nov. 8, 1 PM: Worship Team Meeting (Hybrid Sanctuary/Zoom) Newcomers Welcome!

Worship & Music

The Worship Team meetings are in-person/hybrid on the 2nd Sunday of the month at 1 PM in the Sanctuary.

Please join us if you are interested in the Sunday Worship Service content, volunteering as a Service Leader or Service Designer, volunteering to play music or sing, or joining the Tech Team. We would love to have you!

If interested in joining on Zoom, the link is in Slack at the top of the Worship channel reach out to revdenise@gnuuc.org to join this channel.

Worship & Music

Nov 15

RE & Covenant Groups

Sun., Nov. 15, 11 AM - 12 PM: One Room Classroom, “Covenant”

RE & Covenant Groups

Age Range: Elementary - Middle (~Pre-K to 6th) with Teen helpers

Meeting Location: Either Fellowship Hall or Gazebo area of Playground, depending on weather

Date: 3rd Sundays of the Month

Class Time: 11 AM (attend service through the Time for All Sages, then proceed to class) - end of service (around noon to 12:15)

Facilitators: Kristin R. and Nathaniel B.

This year, our Children’s Religious Education program is using the UUA Woven Faith Religious Education (RE) Packets, a flexible and engaging curriculum designed for Unitarian Universalist congregations.

Each month (October–June), we’ll explore a new theme filled with:

Meaningful stories from diverse voices and traditions
Hands-on games, crafts, and activities
Embodied chalice lightings and extinguishings
Videos, experiential learning, and creative projects

Want more information? Contact Kristin R. (kristin.reveal@gnuuc.org)

RE & Covenant Groups

Nov 15

Worship & Music

Sun., Nov. 15, 11 AM: Sunday Service, Rev. Denise Gyauch (Hybrid)

Worship & Music

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.

Children and youth will be dismissed to programming after the Time for All Sages.

After service, please join us for a potluck lunch.

Worship & Music

Nov 15

RE & Covenant Groups

Sun., Nov. 15, 12:45 PM - 2 PM: UU Compass Small Group (Sanctuary)

RE & Covenant Groups

Join us for UU Compass, a multi-generational small group (teens through adults).

Upcoming Dates: Nov 15, Dec 20

What is UU Compass Small Group?

Join us for UU Compass, a multi-generational small group (teens through adults) that explores how to use our UU Values as we interact with the world.

Together, we’ll practice deep listening, share our personal journeys, and explore Unitarian Universalism as a living path of meaning and connection.

Who is UU Compass Small Group for?

Newcomers who want more than information — a real taste of UU community.

Long-time members seeking to reconnect with UU values and practices.

Teens and adults alike, eager to walk together across generations.

Facilitators: Kristin R. and Nathaniel B.

Want more information? Contact Kristin R. (kristin.reveal@gnuuc.org)

RE & Covenant Groups

Nov 22

Community, RE & Covenant Groups, Social Justice

Sun., Nov. 22, During Lunch: Bring Items for RITI Snack Bags and Help Us Build Them!

Community, RE & Covenant Groups, Social Justice

During lunch, we’ll be making 32 snack bags for our Room In The Inn (RITI) guests to take with them after they spend the night.

To sign up contact Kristin R. (email kristin.reveal@gnuuc.org or via Slack.)

Community, RE & Covenant Groups, Social Justice

Dec 5

Community, RE & Covenant Groups

Sat. Dec. 5, 4:30 - 8:00 PM: Chili Potluck / Hanging of the Greens / Trivia Night! (Fellowship Hall / Sanctuary)

Community, RE & Covenant Groups

Join us for a potluck chili dinner and to decorate the building for the holidays! All ages welcome.

We need 5 people to bring a pot of chili to share. The rest of y’all can bring sides/desserts.

After dinner, we will decorate the building for the holidays.

Then, join us for an evening of Trivia! We’ll form teams and have several fun (and random!) categories to choose from. Prizes too!

Community, RE & Covenant Groups

Dec 6

Worship & Music, RE & Covenant Groups

Sun., Dec. 6, 11 AM: Multi-Generational Sunday Service, Introduction to Woven Faith Theme: "Pluralism”

Worship & Music, RE & Covenant Groups

Theme: Join us as we introduce the December Woven Faith theme of “Pluralism.” An interactive, multi-generational service. All ages are welcome!

This hybrid service will be in the Sanctuary at Greater Nashville UU Congregation, as well as on Zoom. See How to Join a Virtual Service at GNUUC.

After the service, join us for a potluck lunch.

Worship & Music, RE & Covenant Groups

Dec 6

Community

Sun., Dec 6, 1 PM: Shared Ministries Meeting

Community

All members and friends, join us at 1 PM for the Shared Ministries Meeting, where we organize and plan our upcoming events.

Please make sure that we have a representative from each of the following Teams/Groups. If you are interested in joining/working with any of these teams, show up too!

Community

Sun., Dec. 15 1 PM: Worship Team Meeting (Hybrid Sanctuary/Zoom) Newcomers Welcome!

Dec 13

Worship & Music

Sun., Dec. 15 1 PM: Worship Team Meeting (Hybrid Sanctuary/Zoom) Newcomers Welcome!

Worship & Music

The Worship Team meetings are in-person/hybrid on the 2nd Sunday of the month at 1 PM in the Sanctuary.

If interested in joining on Zoom, the link is in Slack at the top of the Worship channel reach out to revdenise@gnuuc.org to join this channel.

Worship & Music

Dec 20

RE & Covenant Groups

Sun., Dec. 20, 11 AM - 12 PM: One Room Classroom, “Pluralism”

RE & Covenant Groups

Age Range: Elementary - Middle (~Pre-K to 6th) with Teen helpers

Meeting Location: Either Fellowship Hall or Gazebo area of Playground, depending on weather

Date: 3rd Sundays of the Month

Class Time: 11 AM (attend service through the Time for All Sages, then proceed to class) - end of service (around noon to 12:15)

Facilitators: Kristin R. and Nathaniel B.

Each month (October–June), we’ll explore a new theme filled with:

Meaningful stories from diverse voices and traditions
Hands-on games, crafts, and activities
Embodied chalice lightings and extinguishings
Videos, experiential learning, and creative projects

Want more information? Contact Kristin R. (kristin.reveal@gnuuc.org)

RE & Covenant Groups

Dec 20

RE & Covenant Groups

Sun., Dec. 20, 12:45 PM - 2 PM: UU Compass Small Group (Sanctuary)

RE & Covenant Groups

Join us for UU Compass, a multi-generational small group (teens through adults).

What is UU Compass Small Group?

Join us for UU Compass, a multi-generational small group (teens through adults) that explores how to use our UU Values as we interact with the world.

Together, we’ll practice deep listening, share our personal journeys, and explore Unitarian Universalism as a living path of meaning and connection.

Who is UU Compass Small Group for?

Newcomers who want more than information — a real taste of UU community.

Long-time members seeking to reconnect with UU values and practices.

Teens and adults alike, eager to walk together across generations.

Facilitators: Kristin R. and Nathaniel B.

Want more information? Contact Kristin R. (kristin.reveal@gnuuc.org)

RE & Covenant Groups