#18 – 3/18/2022 Climate Anxiety – Simple Things to Do If you or your children have been feeling unusually short-tempered, frustrated, anxious, helpless, tired, or overwhelmed, it might be climate anxiety. Also called environmental melancholia, ecological grief, climate denial, pre traumatic stress, and solastalgia, the American Psychiatric Association now recognizes...
#17 – 3/11/2022 Climate Allies – Local – Part 1 Until now, this column has had two threads: the psychological and spiritual aspect of climate change and lifestyle changes individuals can make to decrease their carbon footprint. Climate scientists agree that climate change is too rapid to rely only on...
The UUCville Board of Trustees is thankful to announce that our building will be reopening on Sunday March 20, 2022. We are thrilled to welcome people back to the sanctuary for the 11 AM Community Worship Service for all who are fully vaccinated and wearing effective masks. There will...
The best way to share the feelings of our Refugee Welcome volunteer mentors is to hear from them. Following are comments from a few of the UUCville folks who have been working so hard to help our sponsored Afghan family adapt through a hard transition to life in America, and...
Matalie is an active member of the of the central Virginia art community. Her artwork has been exhibited throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region. She volunteers for the Sentara MJH art committee. Please feel free to visit her website: www.mataliedeane.com and Instagram page, mataliestudio. She is a member of Bozart Fine Art...
The Developmental Minister Search Committee submitted an application for a Developmental Minister to the UUA Transitions office in December. We will receive a list of applicants for the position on March 11 and we will begin Zoom interviews immediately. We have to make our decision and submit an offer by...
It is exciting to anticipate our church buildings reopening this month. What a joy it will be to have more of us together. Each week, whether on Zoom or in our church’s playground or at our local park gatherings, I see our children, youth, adults, and families engaging with what...
#16 – 3/4/2022 Home Energy Savings – Part 9 This completes our series of ways you can reduce your carbon footprint by saving energy at home. Oh yes…and save money at the same time! How did the C3 2021 Cville Challenge go? 496 Cville homes were involved and together saved...
A brief overview of last year’s (2021) pledges: The pie chart slices represent ten pledged-dollar categories and the number of our pledging members and friends in each category. For example, in the $1,100-$1,700 slice there were 33 pledging households, in the next slice, there were 23 pledging households, and so...
I am Linda Olson Peebles and I have been so honored to be your Interim Lead Minister, and to offer you encouragement for this year’s Pledge Drive and the Future! Hope is Our Door! Members and Friends of UUCville – You have been through such hard times in the last...