The Church Parlor Has Been Transformed

The Church Parlor has been transformed with new flooring and paint and now the Glenn Short Trust Committee is working on the improving the appearance of the sanctuary.  The windows have been sealed, painted, and washed inside and out and the interior storm windows are being installed so that we...

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Painting the Sanctuary

As you saw from last week’s Newsletter, the Glenn Short Trust Committee has been hard at work fulfilling the gift stipulations with much needed repairs to our aging structure.  They have replaced the heating/cooling system and are in the midst of trying to remove the old boiler, which was on...

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June Art Show, Trees by Sara Gondwe

Theme:  Tantalizing Trees, 50″x50″x2″ on Wooden Panel Mixed Media:  Melted crayons (iron), acrylics, beads, credit cards, fluff, buttons, etc. Award: Honorable Mention, “Up-Close”, Fredericksburg Creative Center for the Arts, National Juried Exhibit, July, 2019. Price:  Individual wooden blocks, 6″x6″, $125. Reproductions on canvas:  12″x12″, $49 Contact:  art@uucharlottesville.org Who doesn’t love...

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Important Announcement

Dear Friends, What is happening: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Board Executive Committee and Senior Staff have decided to suspend all church use until April 26th, 2020. This decision comes after consultation with medical professionals from within our congregation; review of information from the CDC; consideration of the...

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Holiday Celebrations

New Year’s Eve Labyrinth Walk. Tuesday December 31, 5-7 PM, Social Hall Come and walk our beautiful Chartres-design canvas labyrinth. All ages welcome. Live music by Suzanne Morris on hammered dulcimer. Refreshments in the Parlor. Plenty of time for other New Year’s Eve festivities afterward. Help with set-up and take-down...

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Season of Light Art Show: Calling all artists

Traditionally we reserve the December art show as a group show for our own congregants, young and old. If you or your child has done a work of art this year that reminds us that this is the season we are inspired by the light (and how could any work...

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UUGuys Retreat, November 2, 2019

The UUGuys men’s covenant group would be honored to have you join us at our all-day 2019 retreat on Saturday, November 2, in the Summit House. Through a series of small group discussions we will review our 7 UUA principles and 6 TJMC covenants, develop a better understanding of what...

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Glenn Short Capital Endowment Fund

Our congregation honors Glenn Short, who cared so deeply for our church. Glenn was born in Rochester, New York on August 8, 1924. He was the son of Ralph Bishop Short and Minnie Pauline Berner. He was preceded in death by his wife Carmen Cobena. Glenn was an undergraduate at...

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Announcements Sunday, September 14

Please consider printing one (or more) large-print copies of these announcements to bring with you on Sunday morning.   Cut and paste all of this from here into your word processor, and then increase the font size to 16 or 18 pt.  This will help our members and friends who have vision challenges. SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2019...

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Caroline Heins

Do You Know Caroline Heins?

Last week we said goodbye to Wendy Steeves, Office Assistant, as she embarks on her next chapter at Wesley Theological Seminary. Now we are grateful to announce that Caroline Heins has agreed to serve as Office Assistant for a 3 month period (Sept-Nov). This will allow for the new DAF...

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