We have officially moved into phase YELLOW. This means we can have up to 100 people in the sanctuary and 30 in the social hall. N95 or KN95 masks are still required indoors and will be provided. We are still prohibiting eating and drinking in the building. We ask that...
Our refugee outreach continues, while war rages in Europe and more refugees arrive in the U.S. Most Afghan refugee families, in particular, are caught in the legal limbo described here. This inspiring story about helping Afghan refugees landed close to the heart, several of our mentors have said. Locally, there...
#19 – 3/25/2022 Transportation – Personal Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) The EPA reports that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation account for about 29 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, making it the largest contributor of U.S. GHG emissions. And these emissions are increasing. Generation180 notes that “Driving electric...
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Charlottesville Board met on 3/23/22, with all members in attendance. The Board’s three focus areas this week were reports on the pledge drive and the budget, a check-in about building reopening, and a preview of the next three months. The 2022-2023 pledge drive is going...
This Sunday, March 20, we are opening the doors to UUCVille’s sanctuary once again! Welcome to those who want to be together in person, and who are fully vaccinated and wearing high-quality masks. Welcome as well to those who will join us on-line only, and who join in the community...
We are halfway through the month of March and halfway through our annual pledge drive! Why are we talking about money in our numerous emails and texts, and in Sunday services each week? Because funding your congregation’s mission and ministry is what will bring your hopes into being, and as...
#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...