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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
6:00 PM - Mindfulness and Meditation
1
6:30 PM - Alphabet SoUUp
2
7:00 PM - Choir Rehearsal
3
10:00 AM - Yarns From the Heart
4
5
7:00 PM - Shared Ministry Council Meeting
6
10:00 AM - Tending Our Grounds
7
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10:00 AM - Food Bank Collection
11:00 AM - Sunday Morning Worship Service
12:30 PM - Potluck Lunch
more...
8
7:00 PM - Covenant Group A
9
7:00 PM - Choir Rehearsal
10
6:30 PM - Worship Team Meeting
7:00 PM - Covenant Group B
7:00 PM - Communications Team Meeting
11
10:00 AM - Covenant Group C
12
7:00 PM - QUUest Jr. - Dungeons and Dragons
13
9:00 AM - UUCG Men's Group
14
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11:00 AM - Sunday Morning Worship Service
12:30 PM - SpiralScouts
12:30 PM - Belief Explorers
more...
15
16
7:00 PM - Choir Rehearsal
17
10:00 AM - Yarns From the Heart
7:00 PM - UUCG Men's Group Online
18
6:30 PM - Sweet MUUsic Rehearsal
19
6:30 PM - QUUest D&D
20
9:30 AM - Green Team Meeting
21
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11:00 AM - Sunday Morning Worship Service
12:30 PM - Board Meeting
12:30 PM - Resisting Fascism Team
more...
22
7:00 PM - Covenant Group A
23
7:00 PM - Choir Rehearsal
24
7:00 PM - Book Group
25
6:30 PM - Sweet MUUsic Rehearsal
26
27
28
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11:00 AM - Sunday Morning Worship Service
12:30 PM - "Good Trouble"
12:30 PM - Green Space Nature Activity
more...
1
6:30 PM - Alphabet SoUUp
2
7:00 PM - Choir Rehearsal
3
10:00 AM - Yarns From the Heart
4
5
7:00 PM - Shared Ministry Council Meeting
6
10:00 AM - Tending Our Grounds
Sunday Morning Worship Service
Sunday Morning Worship Service
01/31/2027    
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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Mindfulness and Meditation
Mindfulness and Meditation
01/31/2027    
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
Alphabet SoUUp
Alphabet SoUUp
02/01/2027    
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
02/02/2027    
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
02/03/2027    
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
Shared Ministry Council Meeting
Shared Ministry Council Meeting
02/05/2027    
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
02/06/2027    
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
02/07/2027    
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
02/07/2027    
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
02/07/2027    
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Entire Building of UUCG
  • Connecting Within
in person, potluck
Monthly potluck lunch following the Service on first Sundays. Bring your favorite dish, treat, or beverage to share. Or just your beloved company! Sign up [...]
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Covenant Group A
Covenant Group A
02/08/2027    
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
02/09/2027    
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
Worship Team Meeting
Worship Team Meeting
02/10/2027    
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Online via Zoom
  • Committee Meeting
The monthly Worship Team meeting.
More Info
Covenant Group B
Covenant Group B
02/10/2027    
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
Communications Team Meeting
Communications Team Meeting
02/10/2027    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Online via Zoom
  • Committee Meeting
Monthly meeting of the Communications Team.
More Info
Covenant Group C
Covenant Group C
02/11/2027    
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
QUUest Jr. - Dungeons and Dragons
QUUest Jr. - Dungeons and Dragons
02/12/2027    
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
02/13/2027    
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
02/14/2027    
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
SpiralScouts
SpiralScouts
02/14/2027    
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 [...]
More Info
Belief Explorers
Belief Explorers
02/14/2027    
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
Choir Rehearsal
Choir Rehearsal
02/16/2027    
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
02/17/2027    
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
02/17/2027    
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
02/18/2027    
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
02/19/2027    
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 Meeting
Green Team Meeting
02/20/2027    
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 [...]
More Info
Sunday Morning Worship Service
Sunday Morning Worship Service
02/21/2027    
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
02/21/2027    
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
Resisting Fascism Team
Resisting Fascism Team
02/21/2027    
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
Covenant Group A
Covenant Group A
02/22/2027    
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
02/23/2027    
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
02/24/2027    
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
Sweet MUUsic Rehearsal
Sweet MUUsic Rehearsal
02/25/2027    
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Sanctuary
  • Connecting Within
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
02/28/2027    
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"
02/28/2027    
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
Green Space Nature Activity
Green Space Nature Activity
02/28/2027    
12:30 pm
Treehouse
  • Green Space
Join the Green Team as they host a monthly nature activity that helps us to respect our green spaces, while also having fun!
More Info
Alphabet SoUUp
Alphabet SoUUp
03/01/2027    
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
03/02/2027    
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
03/03/2027    
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
Shared Ministry Council Meeting
Shared Ministry Council Meeting
03/05/2027    
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
03/06/2027    
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
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Sunday Morning Worship Service
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Mindfulness and Meditation
31 Jan 27
Lawrenceville
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Alphabet SoUUp
1 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
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Choir Rehearsal
2 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
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Yarns From the Heart
3 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
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Shared Ministry Council Meeting
5 Feb 27
Events on 02/06/2027
Tending Our Grounds
6 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
Events on 02/07/2027
Food Bank Collection
7 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
Sunday Morning Worship Service
7 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
Potluck Lunch
7 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
more...
Events on 02/08/2027
Covenant Group A
8 Feb 27
Events on 02/09/2027
Choir Rehearsal
9 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
Events on 02/10/2027
Worship Team Meeting
10 Feb 27
Covenant Group B
10 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
Communications Team Meeting
10 Feb 27
Events on 02/11/2027
Covenant Group C
11 Feb 27
Events on 02/12/2027
QUUest Jr. - Dungeons and Dragons
12 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
Events on 02/13/2027
UUCG Men's Group
13 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
Events on 02/14/2027
Sunday Morning Worship Service
14 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
SpiralScouts
14 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
Belief Explorers
14 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
more...
Events on 02/16/2027
Choir Rehearsal
16 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
Events on 02/17/2027
Yarns From the Heart
17 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
UUCG Men's Group Online
17 Feb 27
Events on 02/18/2027
Sweet MUUsic Rehearsal
18 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
Events on 02/19/2027
QUUest D&D
19 Feb 27
Events on 02/20/2027
Green Team Meeting
20 Feb 27
Events on 02/21/2027
Sunday Morning Worship Service
21 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
Board Meeting
21 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
Resisting Fascism Team
21 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
more...
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Covenant Group A
22 Feb 27
Events on 02/23/2027
Choir Rehearsal
23 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
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Book Group
24 Feb 27
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Sweet MUUsic Rehearsal
25 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
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Sunday Morning Worship Service
28 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
"Good Trouble"
28 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
Green Space Nature Activity
28 Feb 27
Lawrenceville
more...
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Alphabet SoUUp
1 Mar 27
Lawrenceville
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Choir Rehearsal
2 Mar 27
Lawrenceville
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Yarns From the Heart
3 Mar 27
Lawrenceville
Events on 03/05/2027
Shared Ministry Council Meeting
5 Mar 27
Events on 03/06/2027
Tending Our Grounds
6 Mar 27
Lawrenceville
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UU Congregation of Gwinnett

12 Bethesda Church Rd.
Lawrenceville, GA 30044

770-717-7913

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email: info@uucg.org

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