An Update on Rev. Leia’s Sabbatical

Rev. Leia will be away on a well-earned sabbatical from February 25 to August 25, 2024. Per her letter of agreement with our congregation, Rev. Leia earns one month of salaried sabbatical leave for each twelve months of service and is eligible to take up to six months of sabbatical...

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January Art Show: Shirley Paul

Artist statement: My work falls into the category called “intuitive” or “process” painting. This is the practice of meditating with brush in hand. It requires the suspension of fear, expectations, and the analytical brain. I allow the painting to evolve based on my vision, love of play and experimentation. As...

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39th Annual C’ville Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration

“Honoring the Dream” Sunday, January 21, 2024 5:00 pm Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church, 105 Lankford Ave., Charlottesville, VA 22902    Keynote Speaker: Jocelyn Nicole Johnson  Jocelyn Nicole Johnson is the author of My Monticello, a fiction debut that was called ‘a masterly feat’ by the New York Times...

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President’s Report to the Board, December 2023

One of the many things I love about being a Unitarian Universalist is that I get so many opportunities to expand my understanding of the world and myself.  When I listen to people talk about ideas that are new to me, I often find that I have been thinking in...

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December Social Action Collection: Meal Packets

This is the fourteenth year that UU Charlottesville has operated our Hospital Meal Packet Ministry. We use your donations to buy food that need no preparation beyond use of a microwave oven or adding hot water to put together “Meal Packets”: one gallon plastic bags that hold enough food to...

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Rivanna Clean Up November 18

Our friends at Rivanna Conservation Alliance are asking for our help in the Dunlora neighborhood on November 18. Join Ellie Syverud of UUCville Ministry For The Environment at Dunlora Farm Road for a short work project, 10am to 12:00pm. We will be removing invasive plants from one of our recent...

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Support the Porch!

Wait! What? Support the Porch? Tell me more…. Certainly. This message is also about The porch foundation of our heavily used Summit House requires our care and financial investment. A column supporting the corner of the porch is twisted. Upon inspection by three separate licensed building contractors, it has been...

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UUCville Love in Action Tee Shirts

Check it Out! The UUCville Love in Action Tee Shirts are now available for purchase! Just in time for holiday gift-giving! Youth, women’s, and men’s sizes are available. The tee shirts are available for purchase online at ourfundraiser.shop/UUCvilleTeeShirts and in the Social Hall after Sunday services. Quantities are limited, so get yours today!

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