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The Unready Hero
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Created and Led by Robin Wright
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Jen Horning, Worship Associate
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With special thanks to Gale Audier, Tim Wright, Linn Robertson and Dylan Kussman
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Join us this Sunday to explore the idea of a hero through storytelling and small group discussions. What makes a hero? What does their journey look like? Feel free to dress in costumes or bring some fandom flair from Middle Earth or a galaxy far, far away. Or, come as the hero you already are!
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This Sunday, May 3, 2026
9:15 AM - Singing Circle Rehearsal
11 AM - Sunday Service
12:15 PM - MayDay Celebration
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4:30 PM Standing Out Chattanooga
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6:00 PM Hamilton County Democratic Party
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7:00 PM Eating Disorders Anonymous
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6:30 PM Church Band Practice
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6:00 PM Narcotics Anonymous Meditation Meeting
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9:00 AM 12 Step Group (Forum Room)
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10:00 AM Yoga Meditation Group
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Stewardship Update for April 30, 2026
Many, many thanks to those of you who pledged your time, talent and treasure to UUCC for our upcoming fiscal year! Thus far, 62 people/families dug deep into their pockets and pledged their financial support for 2026-27. Our monetary pledges total $137,151. In addition, 43 people pledged their willingness to help out with dozens of tasks and activities. You have all showed great generosity, and I thank each of you!
While the Stewardship campaign for the 2026-27 fiscal year has technically ended, please do not take that to mean our need has ended. Last year 8 people pledged after the official campaign had ended, which was enormously helpful, and I encourage you to do the same if you are able.
Much appreciation goes to those who helped with the campaign this year, including Nicki, Jen, Judy, Arlan, Whitney, Mandy, Cass, Charlotte, Tim, John, the UUCC BoT, and others. On behalf of the entire UUCC community, please accept my sincere thanks!
Gary Beale - Stewardship Campaign Chair.
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Rev. Mandy's upcoming spring schedule is as follows:
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Tuesday: Writing, Reading, and Creativity Day.(evening virtual & phone availability)
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Wednesday: Work from home with evening availability
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Thursday: 11ish-4 Office Hours, evening availability
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Friday: 11ish-4 Office Hours, evening off
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Sunday: 10ish-1:30, afternoon and evening off
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To set up an appointment with her to chat, paint a chalice or just hangout. Reach out to the office at office@uucc.org to set up a time.
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Nominate a Local Group for Donate the Plate, 2026-27 Year
UUCC has a long history of supporting other local groups doing good in our community. Donate the Plate happens the third Sunday of each month. The entire offertory collected goes to a specified local organization to help sustain their mission. We seek ideas from the members of our congregation for worthy not-for-profits in Hamilton County. Once the nominations are gathered, the Social Justice Committee will make the final selections and create the Donate the Plate calendar for the fiscal year, July 2026-June 2027.
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Look for the nomination sheet in the fellowship area starting April 5. You can also send your nomination to judygallagher@uucc.org. Organizations must have a physical place a check can be mailed to; and be a local group, not a national organization. Please provide an address or website and/or phone number. Deadline for submissions is April 30.
Questions? Seek out Judy!
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Searching for Justice Trip Update
We're going to Montgomery and Selma, Alabama on October 16-17 to visit the civil rights history trail items there.
We have a small bus reserved with a maximum of 28 seats. About 20 people signed the interest form. They will have first dibs!
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If you're interested in being on the bus (whether you signed the interest form or not), please come to our meeting after the service on Sunday, June 7! We'll update you on the accommodations, sample (though not finalized) itinerary, costs and deadlines for deposit and balance; and some sample reading materials you can consider perusing to help you get more from our trip.
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Social Justice Article
• LET’S TALK ABOUT PRIVILIDGE AS PATHOLOGY…
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Living systems—cells, ecosystems, and societies—persist through flows of energy, materials, and information regulated by feedback. Their long-term viability depends on feedback loops that distribute resources according to functional contribution and ensure that decision-making authority remains coupled to responsibility and consequence. No being stands outside the systems that sustain it. Every action contributes to the organization of the whole—either reinforcing life-serving patterns or accelerating depletion and breakdown.
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From this perspective, the privileges enjoyed by the royalty and the obscenely rich in human societies represent not merely ethical concern. It is a signal of serious systemic malfunction. Pathology emerges when a subsystem of one or more individuals gains disproportionate access to resources or control while becoming insulated from the negative consequences of its actions. Such insulation suppresses corrective feedback, impairs learning, and often leads to cascading failure. The crisis to which humanity’s Imperial Era has led is a direct consequence of systemic privilege enjoyed by the few. Genuine FREEDOM does not arise from exemption from consequence. It arises from participation in systems in which all participants work together to meet their individual needs while honoring ecological limits. In mature participatory systems, privilege does not need to be redistributed. IT NEEDS TO BE ELIMINATED!!!!!!!!!
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We may well ask ourselves, “why do human societies repeatedly organize themselves in ways that violate the operating logic of living systems?”
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○ Badly flawed stories that have served a few of us well until fairly recently.
○ Other ideas??????
○ Hope lies in an emerging synthesis of old and new stories which we will be exploring….
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April 26 - The Minister of Loneliness
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Facilitated by Gale Audier
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Japan is experiencing an epidemic of loneliness and suicide that has prompted the real position of Minister of Loneliness. What can we do in our own community to help those experiencing loneliness?
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May 17 - Yuchi History and Culture
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Facilitated by Charles Redwine
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Explore the history and culture of the Yuchi people.
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Included in our land acknowledgment, the Yuchi are an Indigenous nation with a rich and enduring story. This session traces their history from the late 1600s to today and touches on their continuing pursuit of federal recognition as a distinct tribe, separate from the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
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FORUM WILL BE ON “SUMMER VACATION”
FOR JUNE AND JULY.
FORUM WILL RETURN IN AUGUST.
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Pancake Breakfast/Family Festival/Youth Art Auction
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Join REconnect Nature School on May 3rd from 12-3pm for a Pancake Brunch, Family Festival, and Youth Art Auction! This fundraiser supports REconnect Nature School's scholarship fund for school and summer camps! We can't wait to see everyone at Crabtree Farms and raise money for some fantastic kiddos!
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Who are the Election Commissioners and what do they do? What does the Election Commission’s Administrator and staff do? Who decides our method of voting—machines or paper ballots? Are they secure? What about election integrity? Who are poll workers?
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Join Hamilton County Administrator of Elections Scott Allen and Assistant Administrator Nathan Foster as they walk through these questions and more, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how our local elections are run.
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This class is presented in partnership with League of Women Voters Chattanooga and The Chattery.
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- In-person
- Sunday, May 3, 2026
- 4:00 - 5:30 PM
- The Chattery 1800 Rossville Avenue #108 Chattanooga, TN 37408
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SUN: 9:00AM - 1:00PM
MON: CLOSED
TUE: CLOSED
WED: 10:00AM-4:30PM
THU: 10:00AM-4:30PM
FRI: 11:00AM-2:00PM
SAT: CLOSED
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