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Lawrenceville, GA 30044

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Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Gwinnett

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Gwinnett

Sustaining a community of love through Trust, Compassion, and Inquiry
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Beyond Sunday Morning

August 2, 2024 • Aline Harris

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10:00 AM - CANCELED - Food Bank Collection
11:00 AM - Sunday Morning Worship Service
12:30 PM - RESCHEDULED - Potluck Lunch
more...
2
6:30 PM - Alphabet SoUUp
3
7:00 PM - Choir Rehearsal
4
10:00 AM - Yarns From the Heart
6:30 PM - Nico Lang Book Event
7:00 PM - Pastoral Care Team Meeting
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7:00 PM - Shared Ministry Council Meeting
7
10:00 AM - Tending Our Grounds
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10:00 AM - Food Bank Collection
11:00 AM - Sunday Morning Worship Service
12:30 PM - Potluck Lunch
more...
9
7:00 PM - Covenant Group A
10
7:00 PM - Choir Rehearsal
11
7:00 PM - Covenant Group B
12
10:00 AM - Covenant Group C
6:30 PM - Worship Team Meeting
13
7:00 PM - QUUest Jr. - Dungeons and Dragons
14
9:00 AM - UUCG Men's Group
15
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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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17
7:00 PM - Choir Rehearsal
18
10:00 AM - Yarns From the Heart
7:00 PM - UUCG Men's Group Online
19
6:30 PM - Sweet MUUsic Rehearsal
20
6:30 PM - QUUest D&D
21
11:00 AM - Green Team Brainstorming Brunch
22
11:00 AM - Sunday Morning Worship Service
12:30 PM - "Good Trouble"
6:00 PM - Mindfulness and Meditation
23
7:00 PM - Covenant Group A
24
7:00 PM - Choir Rehearsal
25
7:00 PM - Book Group
26
27
28
10:00 AM - CANCELED-The Open Circle Women's Group
1
+
10:00 AM - Food Bank Collection
11:00 AM - Sunday Morning Worship Service
12:30 PM - RESCHEDULED - Potluck Lunch
more...
2
6:30 PM - Alphabet SoUUp
3
7:00 PM - Choir Rehearsal
4
10:00 AM - Yarns From the Heart
7:00 PM - Pastoral Care Team Meeting
5
6
7:00 PM - Shared Ministry Council Meeting
7
10:00 AM - Tending Our Grounds
6:00 PM - CUUPs Pagan Song Sing Along with Smores
CANCELED - Food Bank Collection
CANCELED - Food Bank Collection
02/01/2026    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Grounds at UUCG
  • Cancelled
  • 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
02/01/2026    
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
RESCHEDULED - Potluck Lunch
RESCHEDULED - Potluck Lunch
02/01/2026    
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Entire Building of UUCG
  • Cancelled
  • Connecting Within
in person, potluck
***OUR POTLUCK LUNCH HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO FEB. 8*** Monthly potluck lunch following the Service on first Sundays. Please bring a dish to share! Sign [...]
More Info
Alphabet SoUUp
Alphabet SoUUp
02/02/2026    
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 [...]
More Info
Choir Rehearsal
Choir Rehearsal
02/03/2026    
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
02/04/2026    
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
Nico Lang Book Event
Nico Lang Book Event
02/04/2026    
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Sanctuary and Kitchen
  • Rental/Private Event
PFLAG Lawrenceville will be hosting a book discussion of American Teenager with the author, Nico Lang. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP HERE.
More Info
Pastoral Care Team Meeting
Pastoral Care Team Meeting
02/04/2026    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Online via Zoom
  • Committee Meeting
The monthly Pastoral Care Team meeting.
More Info
Shared Ministry Council Meeting
Shared Ministry Council Meeting
02/06/2026    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Online via Zoom
  • Committee Meeting
The monthly Shared Ministry Council meeting.
More Info
Tending Our Grounds
Tending Our Grounds
02/07/2026    
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 [...]
More Info
Food Bank Collection
Food Bank Collection
02/08/2026    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Grounds at UUCG
  • Connecting Beyond
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
02/08/2026    
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
Potluck Lunch
Potluck Lunch
02/08/2026    
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Entire Building of UUCG
  • Connecting Within
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 [...]
More Info
Covenant Group A
Covenant Group A
02/09/2026    
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
02/10/2026    
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
02/11/2026    
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
Covenant Group C
Covenant Group C
02/12/2026    
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
02/12/2026    
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
02/13/2026    
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
02/14/2026    
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
Sunday Morning Worship Service
Sunday Morning Worship Service
02/15/2026    
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
02/15/2026    
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 [...]
More Info
Resisting Fascism Team
Resisting Fascism Team
02/15/2026    
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 [...]
More Info
Choir Rehearsal
Choir Rehearsal
02/17/2026    
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
02/18/2026    
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
02/18/2026    
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
Sweet MUUsic Rehearsal
Sweet MUUsic Rehearsal
02/19/2026    
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, [...]
More Info
QUUest D&D
QUUest D&D
02/20/2026    
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 [...]
More Info
Green Team Brainstorming Brunch
Green Team Brainstorming Brunch
02/21/2026    
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Library and Kitchen
  • Green Space
Green Space, Online
The Green Team invites you to their Brainstorming Brunch! Come enjoy coffee and light breakfast fare as we plan out what we want to see [...]
More Info
Sunday Morning Worship Service
Sunday Morning Worship Service
02/22/2026    
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"
02/22/2026    
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
Mindfulness and Meditation
Mindfulness and Meditation
02/22/2026    
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Sanctuary and Online
  • Spiritual Growth
Mindfulness and meditation, Online, Onsite
Two Hands Sangha is a Buddhist Meditation Community which meets to train the heart and mind to respond to life with mindfulness, wisdom, and compassion. [...]
More Info
Covenant Group A
Covenant Group A
02/23/2026    
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
02/24/2026    
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
02/25/2026    
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
02/28/2026    
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 [...]
More Info
Food Bank Collection
Food Bank Collection
03/01/2026    
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
03/01/2026    
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
RESCHEDULED - Potluck Lunch
RESCHEDULED - Potluck Lunch
03/01/2026    
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Entire Building of UUCG
  • Cancelled
  • Connecting Within
in person, potluck
***THIS MONTH'S POTLUCK LUNCH IS RESCHEDULED TO MAR. 8*** Monthly potluck lunch following the Service on first Sundays. Please bring a dish to share! Sign [...]
More Info
Alphabet SoUUp
Alphabet SoUUp
03/02/2026    
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 [...]
More Info
Choir Rehearsal
Choir Rehearsal
03/03/2026    
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
03/04/2026    
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
03/04/2026    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Online via Zoom
  • Committee Meeting
The monthly Pastoral Care Team meeting.
More Info
Shared Ministry Council Meeting
Shared Ministry Council Meeting
03/06/2026    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Online via Zoom
  • Committee Meeting
The monthly Shared Ministry Council meeting.
More Info
Tending Our Grounds
Tending Our Grounds
03/07/2026    
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 [...]
More Info
CUUPs Pagan Song Sing Along with Smores
CUUPs Pagan Song Sing Along with Smores
03/07/2026    
6:00 pm
Deck and Sanctuary
  • Spiritual Growth
More Info
Events on 02/01/2026
CANCELED - Food Bank Collection
1 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
Sunday Morning Worship Service
1 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
RESCHEDULED - Potluck Lunch
1 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
more...
Events on 02/02/2026
Alphabet SoUUp
2 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 02/03/2026
Choir Rehearsal
3 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 02/04/2026
Yarns From the Heart
4 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
Nico Lang Book Event
4 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
Pastoral Care Team Meeting
4 Feb 26
Events on 02/06/2026
Shared Ministry Council Meeting
6 Feb 26
Events on 02/07/2026
Tending Our Grounds
7 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 02/08/2026
Food Bank Collection
8 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
Sunday Morning Worship Service
8 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
Potluck Lunch
8 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
more...
Events on 02/09/2026
Covenant Group A
9 Feb 26
Events on 02/10/2026
Choir Rehearsal
10 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 02/11/2026
Covenant Group B
11 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 02/12/2026
Covenant Group C
12 Feb 26
Worship Team Meeting
12 Feb 26
Events on 02/13/2026
QUUest Jr. - Dungeons and Dragons
13 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 02/14/2026
UUCG Men's Group
14 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 02/15/2026
Sunday Morning Worship Service
15 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
Board Meeting
15 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
Resisting Fascism Team
15 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
more...
Events on 02/17/2026
Choir Rehearsal
17 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 02/18/2026
Yarns From the Heart
18 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
UUCG Men's Group Online
18 Feb 26
Events on 02/19/2026
Sweet MUUsic Rehearsal
19 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 02/20/2026
QUUest D&D
20 Feb 26
Events on 02/21/2026
Green Team Brainstorming Brunch
21 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 02/22/2026
Sunday Morning Worship Service
22 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
"Good Trouble"
22 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
Mindfulness and Meditation
22 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 02/23/2026
Covenant Group A
23 Feb 26
Events on 02/24/2026
Choir Rehearsal
24 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 02/25/2026
Book Group
25 Feb 26
Events on 02/28/2026
CANCELED-The Open Circle Women's Group
28 Feb 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 03/01/2026
Food Bank Collection
1 Mar 26
Lawrenceville
Sunday Morning Worship Service
1 Mar 26
Lawrenceville
RESCHEDULED - Potluck Lunch
1 Mar 26
Lawrenceville
more...
Events on 03/02/2026
Alphabet SoUUp
2 Mar 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 03/03/2026
Choir Rehearsal
3 Mar 26
Lawrenceville
Events on 03/04/2026
Yarns From the Heart
4 Mar 26
Lawrenceville
Pastoral Care Team Meeting
4 Mar 26
Events on 03/06/2026
Shared Ministry Council Meeting
6 Mar 26
Events on 03/07/2026
Tending Our Grounds
7 Mar 26
Lawrenceville
CUUPs Pagan Song Sing Along with Smores
7 Mar 26
Lawrenceville
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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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