September 2022 What a wonderful first month I’ve had at the UU Congregation of Charlottesville! So many of you have welcomed me warmly and every day I’m meeting new people. Of course, I’m the one who is new and most of you have been part of this congregation for much...
As you have probably heard, Governor Youngkin has proposed new policies that restrict the rights of transgender students in Virginia Public Schools. The proposed restrictions include forcing students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their sex assigned at birth, only allowing students to participate in sports teams...
Election day is coming up fast! November 8. Register to vote, apply to vote absentee by mail, check your registration status, and find your polling place here: https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation Early in-person voting takes place Sept. 23 to Nov. 5 at your city or county Registrar’s office. Find out what’s on the...
New covenant groups are now forming for the 2022-2023 church year. Please fill out this Covenant Group Form to register for a 2022-23 Covenant Group. A Covenant Group is a small group of 6 to 10 people from our congregation who agree to meet two times each month from October...
Last week was a busy week for UUCville’s board! At Wednesday’s board meeting we heard updates on the Summit House HVAC renovation and discussed the process of changing the signage in front of the building. We will continue to revisit both of these building projects in the upcoming board meetings....
The Mentor Team has reached the end of our six-month commitment to the Housing Outreach Mentorship Education (HOME) program through the IRC (International Rescue Committee). We are so proud of the perseverance and resilience of our sponsored Afghan family. Both father and eldest son are employed full time at the...
I begin with the discarded, miss-tinted paints, fallen logs, construction timber, rocks upheaved from the earth. From here I paint or sculpt works which explore the connection between ourselves and the more than human world, the tension between emergence of our true selves, and the essence of flow. Tim Burgess...
It has been an enormous pleasure to begin working with Rev. Tim! It seems to me that he is one of the rare people who has the experience and wisdom to lead, and does so by inspiring others to find their own path. As we talked, I was amazed and...
What a joy it is to share what will be the first of many monthly columns. I hope to use this space to offer a few thoughts about a wide array of topics, ranging from reflections about UUCville and Unitarian Universalism to current events or something interesting I recently read...
A Caring Circle or Friendship Circle at UUCville is a group of 3-5 (or up to 8) members or friends of the congregation who have explicitly agreed to stay in regular contact with each other over an extended period of time. Caring Circles were first proposed as an improved alternative...