Focus: Supporting Each Other During Troubled Times

Supporting Each Other During Troubled Times. These are difficult days for all who care about democracy and justice.  We pray that our nation’s Presidential Inauguration will take place peacefully, but news reports are troubling. Leaders of UUC’Ville are committed to supporting our members, realizing that each of us has differing...

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Meet the 2021 Pledge Drive Team

Need help with your pledge? EMAIL pledge@uucharlottesville.org   Thank you to Dawn Dirks for stepping into the position of Canvass Chair  2021/22! And thank you to the team of volunteers who will work to make sure this pledge season is fun and successful. PLEDGE DRIVE CHAIR: Dawn Dirks Askers Team...

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Support for Your Family Right Now

Dear Families, You have been on my mind and in my heart as we all grapple with the horrifying behaviors seen yesterday at our Capitol in Washington, DC. I hope you have been able to find comforting ways to be with your children and to talk as a family about...

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A Pastoral Message from Rev. Linda

Today, January 6, 2021, the world has witnessed something happening in the United States that is shocking and unprecedented. US citizens, incited to violence by a dangerous leader who has lied to them, have made an attack on the heart of our democratic life. They invaded and violently occupied the...

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Newcomer Orientation, February 7 4PM

Are you new to our congregation or returning after a time away? Please join Rev. Linda Olson-Peebles, the Membership Committee, and Board Representative Beth Jaeger-Landis for a UUCharlottesville Newcomer Orientation on Sunday, February 7, at 4:00 to 5:30 pm. Join us on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/96276224144 Meeting id: 96276224144 Call: 646-558-8656 Learn...

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Newcomer Orientation, Feb 7 4PM

Newcomers to our congregation are invited join us for the UUCharlottesville Newcomers Orientation on Sunday, February 7, at 4:00pm, hosted by Rev. Linda Olson-Peebles and the Membership Committee. This gathering is designed for those who are new or returning to UUCharlottesville: those who are new to UUism, those who are...

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Next Year’s Word

New Year’s is without a doubt the most meaningful winter holiday for me. As a religious humanist, none of the other winter holidays have ever really called to me. But to me there’s something almost magical about the chance for a fresh start. A new beginning. The start of a...

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New Name Task Force background information

Sodano’s group picked the name Harmony, a Unitarian Universalist Church. “We wanted to get on the radar of church shoppers, so we went with a modern one-word name,” she says. Other names considered were “Discovery” and “Beacon.”

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Order of Service: UU Christmas Eve 2020

Christmas Eve, December 24, 2020 7pm UU Charlottesville via Zoom   ORDER OF SERVICE Prelude What Child is This Ollie & Parker Gill French Carol Ollie & Parker Gill Ode to Joy August Gastinger We Wish You a Merry Christmas  Ollie & Bryce Gill Silent Night Madeline Redick-Smith  Welcome   ...

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