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Lawrenceville, GA 30044

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Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Gwinnett

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Gwinnett

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Beyond Sunday Morning

August 2, 2024 • Aline Harris

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11:00 AM - Sunday Morning Worship Service
12:30 PM - "Good Trouble"
6:00 PM - Mindfulness and Meditation
29
30
7:00 PM - ON HIATUS - Choir Rehearsal
31
1
2
7:00 PM - Shared Ministry Council Meeting
7:30 PM - CANCELED - Tarot: Major Arcana Study
3
10:00 AM - Tending Our Grounds
3:00 PM - Heart Centered Spiritual and Emotional Healing
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10:00 AM - Food Bank Collection
11:00 AM - Sunday Morning Worship Service
12:30 PM - Potluck Lunch
more...
5
6:30 PM - Alphabet SoUUp
6
7:00 PM - Choir Rehearsal
7
10:00 AM - Yarns From the Heart
7:00 PM - Pastoral Care Team Meeting
8
10:00 AM - Covenant Group C
6:30 PM - Worship Team Meeting
9
7:00 PM - QUUest Jr. - Dungeons and Dragons
10
9:00 AM - UUCG Men's Group
11:00 AM - Private Event
11
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11:00 AM - Sunday Morning Worship Service
12:30 PM - Spiral Scouts
12:30 PM - Belief Explorers
more...
12
7:00 PM - Covenant Group A
13
7:00 PM - Choir Rehearsal
14
7:00 PM - Covenant Group B
15
6:30 PM - Sweet MUUsic Rehearsal
16
6:30 PM - QUUest D&D
17
9:30 AM - Green Team Meeting
2:00 PM - Congregational Event
18
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11:00 AM - Sunday Morning Worship Service
12:30 PM - Board Meeting
12:30 PM - Resisting Fascism Team
more...
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20
7:00 PM - Choir Rehearsal
21
10:00 AM - Yarns From the Heart
7:00 PM - UUCG Men's Group Online
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23
24
10:00 AM - CANCELED-The Open Circle Women's Group
25
11:00 AM - Sunday Morning Worship Service
12:30 PM - "Good Trouble"
6:00 PM - CANCELED - Mindfulness and Meditation
26
7:00 PM - Covenant Group A
27
7:00 PM - Choir Rehearsal
28
7:00 PM - Book Group
29
30
31
10:00 AM - CANCELED - The Open Circle Women's Group
6:00 PM - ONLINE ONLY - Imbolc Ritual
Sunday Morning Worship Service
Sunday Morning Worship Service
12/28/2025    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sanctuary and Online
  • Worship Services
in person, Online, Worship Service
We invite you to attend our Worship Services in-person or online via Zoom: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/565460176 Worship Services at UUCG are offered every Sunday morning at 11:00am. [...]
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"Good Trouble"
"Good Trouble"
12/28/2025    
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Sanctuary and Online
  • Faith Development
  • Spiritual Growth
Faith Development, Good Trouble, Social Justice
"Good Trouble" meets every fourth Sunday following the Worship Service at 12:30pm in the Sanctuary. Borrowing our title from the words of the late Congressman [...]
More Info
Mindfulness and Meditation
Mindfulness and Meditation
12/28/2025    
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Sanctuary and Online
  • Spiritual Growth
Mindfulness and meditation, Online, Onsite
* This will be our annual intention setting ceremony (new years resolutions without the building failure)...we will do the intentions and offer the three refuges [...]
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ON HIATUS - Choir Rehearsal
ON HIATUS - Choir Rehearsal
12/30/2025    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sanctuary
  • Cancelled
  • Connecting Within
Canceled, in person, Music, Onsite
The Choir is off this week for this holiday week.  Please plan to join us next Tuesday when rehearsals resume. __________________________________   The UUCG Covenant [...]
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Shared Ministry Council Meeting
Shared Ministry Council Meeting
01/02/2026    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Online via Zoom
  • Committee Meeting
The monthly Shared Ministry Council meeting.
More Info
CANCELED - Tarot: Major Arcana Study
CANCELED - Tarot: Major Arcana Study
01/02/2026    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Library
  • Cancelled
  • Spiritual Growth
Tarot
Weekly spreads available to discuss either in the email group or FB group. Attendees should bring a 3 ring binder for handouts, a deck of [...]
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Tending Our Grounds
Tending Our Grounds
01/03/2026    
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Grounds at UUCG
  • Green Space
Onsite, Property Work Day
Join us the 1st Saturday of each month for Tending Our Grounds. Keeping our property pleasant and green is a part of being welcoming, as [...]
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Heart Centered Spiritual and Emotional Healing
Heart Centered Spiritual and Emotional Healing
01/03/2026    
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Sanctuary
  • Spiritual Growth
Forming a Spiritual connection thru self acceptance, self soothing touch and massage, breathing, evocative imagery, and gentle movement. This event will be facilitated by Daniel [...]
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Food Bank Collection
Food Bank Collection
01/04/2026    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Grounds at UUCG
  • Connecting Beyond
Food Bank Collection, Onsite
You may bring food bank donations to UUCG every 1st Sunday from 10 to 1 pm.  For current needs, please visit https://lawrencevilleco-op.org/donate/
More Info
Sunday Morning Worship Service
Sunday Morning Worship Service
01/04/2026    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sanctuary and Online
  • Worship Services
in person, Online, Worship Service
We invite you to attend our Worship Services in-person or online via Zoom: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/565460176 Worship Services at UUCG are offered every Sunday morning at 11:00am. [...]
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Potluck Lunch
Potluck Lunch
01/04/2026    
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Entire Building of UUCG
  • Connecting Within
in person, potluck
Monthly potluck lunch following the Service on first Sundays. Please bring a dish to share! Sign up to volunteer on the bulletin board in the [...]
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Alphabet SoUUp
Alphabet SoUUp
01/05/2026    
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Entire Building of UUCG
  • Connecting Within
  • Radical Welcome
Alphabet SoUUp, Discussion Group, in person, Radical Welcome
Please join us for a gathering of Alphabet SoUUp, a monthly potluck social & discussion group for LGBTQIA+ adults among the UUCG community! Be you [...]
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Choir Rehearsal
Choir Rehearsal
01/06/2026    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sanctuary
  • Connecting Within
in person, Music, Onsite
The UUCG Covenant Choir meets for rehearsals every Tuesday to practice selections for performance on Sunday mornings during Worship Services. Bring a warm heart, an [...]
More Info
Yarns From the Heart
Yarns From the Heart
01/07/2026    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Library and Online
  • Connecting Within
Online, Yarns from the Heart
Knitters and crocheters gather to create prayer shawls, lap blankets, baby blankets and other fiber gifts for members and friends of UUCG and the wider [...]
More Info
Pastoral Care Team Meeting
Pastoral Care Team Meeting
01/07/2026    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Online via Zoom
  • Committee Meeting
The monthly Pastoral Care Team meeting.
More Info
Covenant Group C
Covenant Group C
01/08/2026    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Online via Zoom
  • Connecting Within
Would you like to be part of this vital small group ministry within our community? In Covenant Groups, we come together to listen deeply as [...]
More Info
Worship Team Meeting
Worship Team Meeting
01/08/2026    
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Online via Zoom
  • Committee Meeting
The monthly Worship Team meeting.
More Info
QUUest Jr. - Dungeons and Dragons
QUUest Jr. - Dungeons and Dragons
01/09/2026    
7:00 pm
Library
  • Connecting Within
in person, QUUest
Kids and youth group of adventurers, exploring a fantasy world guided by UU Values. Preregistration is required. For more information, email info@uucg.org
More Info
UUCG Men's Group
UUCG Men's Group
01/10/2026    
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Library
  • Connecting Within
connecting within, Men's Group, on-site
This group welcomes cis and trans male-identified folx, along with all congregants, guests, and community members who want to gather for fellowship and contemplation on [...]
More Info
Private Event
Private Event
01/10/2026    
11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sanctuary and Playhouse
  • Rental/Private Event
The Indivisible Coalition of Georgia is offering training for those interested in becoming peace-keeping marshals and medics at protest events. The event takes place from [...]
More Info
Sunday Morning Worship Service
Sunday Morning Worship Service
01/11/2026    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sanctuary and Online
  • Worship Services
in person, Online, Worship Service
We invite you to attend our Worship Services in-person or online via Zoom: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/565460176 Worship Services at UUCG are offered every Sunday morning at 11:00am. [...]
More Info
Spiral Scouts
Spiral Scouts
01/11/2026    
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Grounds at UUCG
  • Connecting Within
Children, in person, Onsite, Pre-Registration Required, Spiral Scouts
Spiral Scouts is an all-gender scouting group, open to ages 3-13, that focuses on nature-based learning and activities. Meetings vary between on-site at UUCG and [...]
More Info
Belief Explorers
Belief Explorers
01/11/2026    
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Library and Online
  • Spiritual Growth
Belief Exploration
Belief Explorers is a group of curious people interested in the wide variety of spirituality and beliefs. We meet from 12:30 - 1:30PM on the [...]
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Covenant Group A
Covenant Group A
01/12/2026    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Online via Zoom
  • Connecting Within
Would you like to be part of this vital small group ministry within our community? In Covenant Groups, we come together to listen deeply as [...]
More Info
Choir Rehearsal
Choir Rehearsal
01/13/2026    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sanctuary
  • Connecting Within
in person, Music, Onsite
The UUCG Covenant Choir meets for rehearsals every Tuesday to practice selections for performance on Sunday mornings during Worship Services. Bring a warm heart, an [...]
More Info
Covenant Group B
Covenant Group B
01/14/2026    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Classrooms
  • Connecting Within
Would you like to be part of this vital small group ministry within our community? In Covenant Groups, we come together to listen deeply as [...]
More Info
Sweet MUUsic Rehearsal
Sweet MUUsic Rehearsal
01/15/2026    
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Sanctuary
  • Connecting Within
in person, Music
The UUCG House Band, Sweet MUUsic, will rehearse to support upcoming Sunday worship services. Musicians and singers of all skill levels are welcome to join, [...]
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QUUest D&D
QUUest D&D
01/16/2026    
6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Online via Zoom
  • Connecting Within
The UUCG Dungeons & Dragons group is on a QUUest! This cohort gathers online via Zoom, meeting on the third Friday of every month at [...]
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Green Team Meeting
Green Team Meeting
01/17/2026    
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Online via Zoom
  • Green Space
Green Space, Online
Monthly meeting of the Green Team. All who are interested in environmental issues are welcome. https://zoom.us/j/92617830455
More Info
Congregational Event
Congregational Event
01/17/2026    
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Sanctuary and Kitchen
  • Rental/Private Event
For information please contact Aline Harris or admin@uucg.org
More Info
Sunday Morning Worship Service
Sunday Morning Worship Service
01/18/2026    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sanctuary and Online
  • Worship Services
in person, Online, Worship Service
We invite you to attend our Worship Services in-person or online via Zoom: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/565460176 Worship Services at UUCG are offered every Sunday morning at 11:00am. [...]
More Info
Board Meeting
Board Meeting
01/18/2026    
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Library and Online
  • Public Meetings
Board Meeting, Online
Monthly meeting of the UUCG Board of Trustees.   This meeting is open to the congregation at large.  You may choose to attend either in [...]
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Resisting Fascism Team
Resisting Fascism Team
01/18/2026    
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Playhouse and Online
  • Connecting Within
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the torrent of bad news and gut-punched by the nonstop onslaught of hateful rhetoric and retrograde, intentionally cruel policies? Are [...]
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Choir Rehearsal
Choir Rehearsal
01/20/2026    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sanctuary
  • Connecting Within
in person, Music, Onsite
The UUCG Covenant Choir meets for rehearsals every Tuesday to practice selections for performance on Sunday mornings during Worship Services. Bring a warm heart, an [...]
More Info
Yarns From the Heart
Yarns From the Heart
01/21/2026    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Library and Online
  • Connecting Within
Online, Yarns from the Heart
Knitters and crocheters gather to create prayer shawls, baby blankets and other fiber gifts for members and friends of UUCG and the wider community. This [...]
More Info
UUCG Men's Group Online
UUCG Men's Group Online
01/21/2026    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Online via Zoom
  • Connecting Within
This group welcomes cis and trans male-identified folx, along with all congregants, guests, and community members who want to gather for fellowship and contemplation on [...]
More Info
CANCELED-The Open Circle Women's Group
CANCELED-The Open Circle Women's Group
01/24/2026    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sanctuary
  • Cancelled
  • Connecting Within
connecting within, Womens Group
***THE OPEN CIRCLE WILL BE ON HIATUS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE*** In our fast-paced world, when asked how we are, we often respond “fine”, “okay”, or [...]
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Sunday Morning Worship Service
Sunday Morning Worship Service
01/25/2026    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sanctuary and Online
  • Worship Services
in person, Online, Worship Service
We invite you to attend our Worship Services in-person or online via Zoom: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/565460176 Worship Services at UUCG are offered every Sunday morning at 11:00am. [...]
More Info
"Good Trouble"
"Good Trouble"
01/25/2026    
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Sanctuary and Online
  • Faith Development
  • Spiritual Growth
Faith Development, Good Trouble, Social Justice
"Good Trouble" meets every fourth Sunday following the Worship Service at 12:30pm in the Sanctuary. Borrowing our title from the words of the late Congressman [...]
More Info
CANCELED - Mindfulness and Meditation
CANCELED - Mindfulness and Meditation
01/25/2026    
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Sanctuary and Online
  • Cancelled
  • Spiritual Growth
Mindfulness and meditation, Online, Onsite
***THIS WEEK'S SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER*** Two Hands Sangha is a Buddhist Meditation Community which meets to train the heart and [...]
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Covenant Group A
Covenant Group A
01/26/2026    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Online via Zoom
  • Connecting Within
Would you like to be part of this vital small group ministry within our community? In Covenant Groups, we come together to listen deeply as [...]
More Info
Choir Rehearsal
Choir Rehearsal
01/27/2026    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sanctuary
  • Connecting Within
in person, Music, Onsite
The UUCG Covenant Choir meets for rehearsals every Tuesday to practice selections for performance on Sunday mornings during Worship Services. Bring a warm heart, an [...]
More Info
Book Group
Book Group
01/28/2026    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Online via Zoom
  • Connecting Within
Book Group, Online
The UUCG book group meets via Zoom and is open to everyone! We choose books across various genres, with an eye toward what will provide [...]
More Info
CANCELED - The Open Circle Women's Group
CANCELED - The Open Circle Women's Group
01/31/2026    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sanctuary
  • Cancelled
  • Connecting Within
***THIS SESSION OF THE OPEN CIRCLE HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER*** In our fast-paced world, when asked how we are, we often respond [...]
More Info
ONLINE ONLY - Imbolc Ritual
ONLINE ONLY - Imbolc Ritual
01/31/2026    
6:00 pm
Online via Zoom
  • Spiritual Growth
Join us as we honor Imbolc, the midway point between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox, a time of renewal, inspiration, and the returning light. Together, [...]
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Events on 12/28/2025
Sunday Morning Worship Service
28 Dec 25
Lawrenceville
"Good Trouble"
28 Dec 25
Lawrenceville
Mindfulness and Meditation
28 Dec 25
Lawrenceville
Events on 12/30/2025
ON HIATUS - Choir Rehearsal
30 Dec 25
Lawrenceville
Events on 01/02/2026
Shared Ministry Council Meeting
2 Jan 26
CANCELED - Tarot: Major Arcana Study
2 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 01/03/2026
Tending Our Grounds
3 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
Heart Centered Spiritual and Emotional Healing
3 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 01/04/2026
Food Bank Collection
4 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
Sunday Morning Worship Service
4 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
Potluck Lunch
4 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
more...
Events on 01/05/2026
Alphabet SoUUp
5 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 01/06/2026
Choir Rehearsal
6 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 01/07/2026
Yarns From the Heart
7 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
Pastoral Care Team Meeting
7 Jan 26
Events on 01/08/2026
Covenant Group C
8 Jan 26
Worship Team Meeting
8 Jan 26
Events on 01/09/2026
QUUest Jr. - Dungeons and Dragons
9 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 01/10/2026
UUCG Men's Group
10 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
Private Event
10 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 01/11/2026
Sunday Morning Worship Service
11 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
Spiral Scouts
11 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
Belief Explorers
11 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
more...
Events on 01/12/2026
Covenant Group A
12 Jan 26
Events on 01/13/2026
Choir Rehearsal
13 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 01/14/2026
Covenant Group B
14 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 01/15/2026
Sweet MUUsic Rehearsal
15 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 01/16/2026
QUUest D&D
16 Jan 26
Events on 01/17/2026
Green Team Meeting
17 Jan 26
Congregational Event
17 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 01/18/2026
Sunday Morning Worship Service
18 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
Board Meeting
18 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
Resisting Fascism Team
18 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
more...
Events on 01/20/2026
Choir Rehearsal
20 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 01/21/2026
Yarns From the Heart
21 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
UUCG Men's Group Online
21 Jan 26
Events on 01/24/2026
CANCELED-The Open Circle Women's Group
24 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 01/25/2026
Sunday Morning Worship Service
25 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
"Good Trouble"
25 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
CANCELED - Mindfulness and Meditation
25 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 01/26/2026
Covenant Group A
26 Jan 26
Events on 01/27/2026
Choir Rehearsal
27 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 01/28/2026
Book Group
28 Jan 26
Events on 01/31/2026
CANCELED - The Open Circle Women's Group
31 Jan 26
Lawrenceville
ONLINE ONLY - Imbolc Ritual
31 Jan 26
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    • 05/31/2026
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UU Congregation of Gwinnett

12 Bethesda Church Rd.
Lawrenceville, GA 30044

770-717-7913

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photograph of Rev. Nancy, a woman with long, straight grey hair with bright blue streaks, wearing glasses, a blue sweater, and a circular fused glass pendant with a uu chalice at the centerWe are a congregation that practices shared ministry, led by a leadership team of members of the congregation in partnership with our part-time minister, Rev. Nancy Palmer Jones.  Our worship services are led by Rev. Nancy (she/her) and an experienced team of Service Leaders.  Our programs are developed and overseen by our Shared Ministry Council.
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