What brought you to TJMC and what keeps you here? You’ve heard those questions before. They’re a common ice breaker, but they can lead to deep conversation and intimate connection, too. Maybe you ask yourself these questions as well. Why am I here and what am I getting out of...
Does listening to public radio go hand in hand with being a Unitarian Universalist? It does when your donations to public radio fund outreach announcements for UU churches in central Virginia. As we have done for many years, donations made to public radio by TJMC members are pooled with donations...
The Lower Hall Renovation is complete: We will still be taking care of some loose ends but have begun scheduling meetings and rentals into the Lower Hall. Please be sure you are checking the church calendar for your meeting location. You can find the church calendar at: https://uucharlottesville.org/events-calendar. Check out the gallery!
Social Justice Spotlight — Racial Justice Steering Committee Begining in January (2016) we have begun taking a moment at the begining of our Sunday morning sactuary worship, on the first Sunday of each month, to highlight one of our own, internal, social justice efforts. (Much as on the third Sunday...
(by RevWik on behalf of the Committee) A common mode of communication in congregations is called “triangulation.” Triangulated communication consists, first of all, of me … talking to somebody else … about you. There’s nothing particularly wrong with that, of course. When it becomes problematic is when I ask that...
By Kate Fraleigh I thought I was reasonably educated, aware of what’s going on in the world, and responsive to social injustice. But I haven’t been. Here are the things I’m now paying attention to that in the past I could read and then overlook because of my white privilege,...
By Bev Thierwechter Often, I hear about different avenues to support the work of TJMCUU. I see many opportunities: including RE, PACEM, Social Justice, Soup Kitchen and more. Yet, like you, I am very aware of the very real financial needs of our church home. In addition to my own...
Have any wonderful pictures of our church in the snow? Send them to communications@uucharlottesville.org to have them featured on our new Facebook page!
The issue area that rose to the top from this year’s listening circles is elder care. Our congregations’ elders and their caregivers struggle to find affordable care, cover their monthly living expenses and live alone without nearby help or care. So far, IMPACT’s Elder Care committee has met with five local experts...