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12 Bethesda Church Rd.
Lawrenceville, GA 30044

770-717-7913

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Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Gwinnett

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Gwinnett

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OOS August 13, 2023

August 11, 2023 • Aline Harris

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11:00 AM - Sunday Morning Worship Service
12:30 PM - Sharing the Journey
5:00 PM - Tarot Talk
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7:00 PM - Choir Rehearsal
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7:30 PM - Silent Supper in Honor of Our Beloved Dead, Humans and Animals
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10:00 AM - Tending Our Grounds
6:00 PM - Samhain Ritual
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10:00 AM - Food Bank Collection
11:00 AM - Sunday Morning Worship Service
12:30 PM - Congregational Conversation
more...
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6:30 PM - Alphabet SoUUp
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7:00 PM - Shared Ministry Council Meeting
7:00 PM - Choir Rehearsal
8:30 PM - Election Night Companioning
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10:00 AM - Yarns From the Heart
7:00 PM - Pastoral Care Team Meeting
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6:30 PM - Worship Team Meeting
8
7:00 PM - QUUest Jr. - Dungeons and Dragons
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9:00 AM - UUCG Men's Group (inclusive)
9:00 AM - Learning Tarot
12:00 PM - Private Rental
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11:00 AM - Sunday Morning Worship Service
12:30 PM - Belief Explorers
12:30 PM - SpiralScouts
more...
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7:00 PM - Covenant Group A
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7:00 PM - Choir Rehearsal
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7:00 PM - Communications Team Meeting
7:00 PM - Covenant Group B
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10:00 AM - Covenant Group C
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7:00 PM - Green Team Movie Night
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9:30 AM - Green Team Meeting
2:00 PM - Body Prayers and Breath to Open Our Hearts to Universal Love
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10:00 AM - Gender Justice Learning Group for Kids
11:00 AM - Sunday Morning Worship Service
12:30 PM - Board Meeting
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7:00 PM - Choir Rehearsal
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10:00 AM - Yarns From the Heart
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6:30 PM - Sweet MUUsic Rehearsal
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11:00 AM - Sunday Morning Worship Service
5:00 PM - Tarot Talk
6:00 PM - Mindfulness and Meditation
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7:00 PM - Choir Rehearsal
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7:00 PM - Book Group
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12:00 AM - THANKSGIVING
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Sunday Morning Worship Service
Sunday Morning Worship Service
10/27/2024    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sanctuary and Online
  • Worship Services
We invite you to attend our Worship Services online via Zoom or in-person https://us04web.zoom.us/j/565460176 Dial 646-558-8656 Meeting ID: 565-460-176   Worship Services at UUCG are [...]
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Sharing the Journey
Sharing the Journey
10/27/2024    
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Library
  • Connecting Within
in person
Sharing the Journey is a 4-session program for both newcomers and long-time members to experience “deep listening and sharing practices” in a small group setting, [...]
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Tarot Talk
Tarot Talk
10/27/2024    
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Online via Zoom
  • Spiritual Growth
Online, Tarot
Sunday 22nd Zoom 5pm to 7pm Welcome Friends Old and New to Tarot Talk
More Info
Choir Rehearsal
Choir Rehearsal
10/29/2024    
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
Silent Supper in Honor of Our Beloved Dead, Humans and Animals
Silent Supper in Honor of Our Beloved Dead, Humans and Animals
10/30/2024    
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Sanctuary
  • Spiritual Growth
CUUPs, in person, Pagan
This will be a potluck dinner in honor of our Beloved Dead, both Human and Animal. 7:30-8pm The decoration and preparation of the tables is [...]
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Tending Our Grounds
Tending Our Grounds
11/02/2024    
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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Samhain Ritual
Samhain Ritual
11/02/2024    
6:00 pm
Sanctuary
  • Spiritual Growth
in person, Pagan, Sylvan Sanctuary
Join us in honoring our beloved dead by hanging pictures around Big Mama, the majestic oak at the entrance to the grove. Feel free to [...]
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Food Bank Collection
Food Bank Collection
11/03/2024    
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
11/03/2024    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sanctuary and Online
  • Worship Services
We invite you to attend our Worship Services online via Zoom or in-person https://us04web.zoom.us/j/565460176 Dial 646-558-8656 Meeting ID: 565-460-176   Worship Services at UUCG are [...]
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Congregational Conversation
Congregational Conversation
11/03/2024    
12:30 pm
Sanctuary and Online
  • Congregational Engagement
Congregational Conversation, in person, Online
On the first Sunday of each month the Board hosts a Conversation related to our current theme, UU Values, or the year's Three Open Questions.  [...]
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Alphabet SoUUp
Alphabet SoUUp
11/04/2024    
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Entire Building of UUCG
  • Connecting Within
  • Radical Welcome
Alphabet SoUUp, Discussion Group, in person, Onsite, 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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Shared Ministry Council Meeting
Shared Ministry Council Meeting
11/05/2024    
7:00 pm
  • Committee Meeting
Monthly meeting of the Shared Ministry Council
More Info
Choir Rehearsal
Choir Rehearsal
11/05/2024    
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
Election Night Companioning
Election Night Companioning
11/05/2024    
8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Online via Zoom
  • Worship Services
Online
Whether you’ll be alone on Election Night, November 5, or surrounded by family and friends, you are welcome to drop into our Zoom room between [...]
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Yarns From the Heart
Yarns From the Heart
11/06/2024    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Library and Online
  • Connecting Within
in person, Online, Onsite, 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, as [...]
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Pastoral Care Team Meeting
Pastoral Care Team Meeting
11/06/2024    
7:00 pm
Online via Zoom
  • Committee Meeting
Monthly meeting of the pastoral care team
More Info
Worship Team Meeting
Worship Team Meeting
11/07/2024    
6:30 pm
  • Committee Meeting
Monthly meeting of the Worship Team
More Info
QUUest Jr. - Dungeons and Dragons
QUUest Jr. - Dungeons and Dragons
11/08/2024    
7:00 pm
Library
  • Connecting Within
in person, Onsite, 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 (inclusive)
UUCG Men's Group (inclusive)
11/09/2024    
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Classrooms
  • Connecting Within
Discussion Group, in person
The UUCG Men's Group meets at 9 am on the second Saturday of each month at UUCG. This group welcomes cis and trans male-identified folx, [...]
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Learning Tarot
Learning Tarot
11/09/2024    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Library
  • Spiritual Growth
Tarot
Learning Tarot: progressive classes with exercises   Saturday 14th 9am to 11am In Person 9am Tarot Introduction: History, The Big Three Comparison(Marseille/Waite-Smith/Thoth) 10am Choosing, Clearing, [...]
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Private Rental
Private Rental
11/09/2024    
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Sanctuary
  • Rental/Private Event
Private Event
Private Rental. Contact admin@uucg.org for more information.
More Info
Sunday Morning Worship Service
Sunday Morning Worship Service
11/10/2024    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sanctuary and Online
  • Worship Services
We invite you to attend our Worship Services online via Zoom or in-person https://us04web.zoom.us/j/565460176 Dial 646-558-8656 Meeting ID: 565-460-176   Worship Services at UUCG are [...]
More Info
Belief Explorers
Belief Explorers
11/10/2024    
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 [...]
More Info
SpiralScouts
SpiralScouts
11/10/2024    
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Grounds at UUCG
  • Connecting Within
Children, in person, Onsite, Pre-Registration Required, Spiral Scouts
SpiralScouts 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 local [...]
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Covenant Group A
Covenant Group A
11/11/2024    
7:00 pm
Online via Zoom
  • Connecting Within
covenant group, Online
Our Covenant Groups are returning in September. This year we’ll be adapting Covenant Groups to reflect the changing needs of our growing community. It can [...]
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Choir Rehearsal
Choir Rehearsal
11/12/2024    
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
Communications Team Meeting
Communications Team Meeting
11/13/2024    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Online via Zoom
  • Committee Meeting
Monthly meeting of the UUCG Communications Team, via Zoom. If you have an upcoming event that you wish to be added to the calendar and/or [...]
More Info
Covenant Group B
Covenant Group B
11/13/2024    
7:00 pm
Classrooms
  • Connecting Within
covenant group, in person
Our Covenant Groups are returning in September. This year we’ll be adapting Covenant Groups to reflect the changing needs of our growing community. It can [...]
More Info
Covenant Group C
Covenant Group C
11/14/2024    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Online via Zoom
  • Connecting Within
covenant group, Online
Our Covenant Groups are returning in September. This year we’ll be adapting Covenant Groups to reflect the changing needs of our growing community. It can [...]
More Info
Green Team Movie Night
Green Team Movie Night
11/15/2024    
7:00 pm
Sanctuary
  • Green Space
Green Space, in person
Join us for a screening of the new film, "Crown Jewels" to learn more about the value of mature and old-growth forests, and the fight [...]
More Info
Green Team Meeting
Green Team Meeting
11/16/2024    
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Online via Zoom
  • Green Space
Green Space, Online
Everyone with an interest in and love of all manner of environmental issues are invited to join the Green Team Meeting! Learn what the team [...]
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Body Prayers and Breath to Open Our Hearts to Universal Love
Body Prayers and Breath to Open Our Hearts to Universal Love
11/16/2024    
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Entire Building of UUCG
  • Spiritual Growth
CUUPs, in person
Come join us as we use practices gleaned from Yoga, Qi Gong, South American Shamanism, Modern Theistic and Animistic practices, Internal Body Awareness and Shamanic [...]
More Info
Gender Justice Learning Group for Kids
Gender Justice Learning Group for Kids
11/17/2024    
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Classrooms
  • Faith Development
Alphabet SoUUp, Children, in person, Religious Exploration
All kids ages 5-13 are welcome to this monthly gathering which provides an opportunity to learn about and discuss  different topics relevant to the queer [...]
More Info
Sunday Morning Worship Service
Sunday Morning Worship Service
11/17/2024    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sanctuary and Online
  • Worship Services
We invite you to attend our Worship Services online via Zoom or in-person https://us04web.zoom.us/j/565460176 Dial 646-558-8656 Meeting ID: 565-460-176   Worship Services at UUCG are [...]
More Info
Board Meeting
Board Meeting
11/17/2024    
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 person [...]
More Info
Choir Rehearsal
Choir Rehearsal
11/19/2024    
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
11/20/2024    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Library and Online
  • Connecting Within
in person, Online, Onsite, 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
Sweet MUUsic Rehearsal
Sweet MUUsic Rehearsal
11/21/2024    
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Sanctuary
  • Connecting Within
in person, Music, Onsite
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
Sunday Morning Worship Service
Sunday Morning Worship Service
11/24/2024    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sanctuary and Online
  • Worship Services
We invite you to attend our Worship Services online via Zoom or in-person https://us04web.zoom.us/j/565460176 Dial 646-558-8656 Meeting ID: 565-460-176   Worship Services at UUCG are [...]
More Info
Tarot Talk
Tarot Talk
11/24/2024    
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Online via Zoom
  • Spiritual Growth
Online, Tarot
Sunday 22nd Zoom 5pm to 7pm Welcome Friends Old and New to Tarot Talk
More Info
Mindfulness and Meditation
Mindfulness and Meditation
11/24/2024    
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
Choir Rehearsal
Choir Rehearsal
11/26/2024    
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
11/27/2024    
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 [...]
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THANKSGIVING
THANKSGIVING
11/28/2024    
All Day
  • HOLIDAYS
Holiday, US holiday
Thanksgiving is on November 28, 2024. This year UUCG will NOT be hosting a Thanksgiving dinner.  We wish you all a joyous holiday and hope [...]
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Events on 10/27/2024
Sunday Morning Worship Service
27 Oct 24
Lawrenceville
Sharing the Journey
27 Oct 24
Lawrenceville
Tarot Talk
27 Oct 24
more...
Events on 10/29/2024
Choir Rehearsal
29 Oct 24
Lawrenceville
Events on 10/30/2024
Silent Supper in Honor of Our Beloved Dead, Humans and Animals
30 Oct 24
Lawrenceville
Events on 11/02/2024
Tending Our Grounds
2 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Samhain Ritual
2 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Events on 11/03/2024
Food Bank Collection
3 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Sunday Morning Worship Service
3 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Congregational Conversation
3 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
more...
Events on 11/04/2024
Alphabet SoUUp
4 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Events on 11/05/2024
Shared Ministry Council Meeting
5 Nov 24
Choir Rehearsal
5 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Election Night Companioning
5 Nov 24
Events on 11/06/2024
Yarns From the Heart
6 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Pastoral Care Team Meeting
6 Nov 24
Events on 11/07/2024
Worship Team Meeting
7 Nov 24
Events on 11/08/2024
QUUest Jr. - Dungeons and Dragons
8 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Events on 11/09/2024
UUCG Men's Group (inclusive)
9 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Learning Tarot
9 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Private Rental
9 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Events on 11/10/2024
Sunday Morning Worship Service
10 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Belief Explorers
10 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
SpiralScouts
10 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
more...
Events on 11/11/2024
Covenant Group A
11 Nov 24
Events on 11/12/2024
Choir Rehearsal
12 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Events on 11/13/2024
Communications Team Meeting
13 Nov 24
Covenant Group B
13 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Events on 11/14/2024
Covenant Group C
14 Nov 24
Events on 11/15/2024
Green Team Movie Night
15 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Events on 11/16/2024
Green Team Meeting
16 Nov 24
Body Prayers and Breath to Open Our Hearts to Universal Love
16 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Events on 11/17/2024
Gender Justice Learning Group for Kids
17 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Sunday Morning Worship Service
17 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Board Meeting
17 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
more...
Events on 11/19/2024
Choir Rehearsal
19 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Events on 11/20/2024
Yarns From the Heart
20 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Events on 11/21/2024
Sweet MUUsic Rehearsal
21 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Events on 11/24/2024
Sunday Morning Worship Service
24 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Tarot Talk
24 Nov 24
Mindfulness and Meditation
24 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Events on 11/26/2024
Choir Rehearsal
26 Nov 24
Lawrenceville
Events on 11/27/2024
Book Group
27 Nov 24
Events on 11/28/2024
THANKSGIVING
28 Nov 24
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Lawrenceville, GA 30044

770-717-7913

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