Katharine Hayhoe, Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy and author of Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World (2021), reminds us that it’s neither fear nor facts that move people to take forward action but a shared, hopeful vision of the future. We...
The Afghan refugee situation in our area is really tough. As we’ve reported, with huge thanks to you, our UUCville work with the family is moving along very well. We will be at their sides for the long haul, as culture shock is real and their acclimation has so many...
Representatives from the Board and the Developmental Search Committee hosted two Congregational Conversations (12/14/2021 and 12/19/2021) to talk over the goals for the Developmental Ministry to go in the application for a Developmental Minister. The Committee also met with Reverend Tyler Coles of the UUA Southern Region to get advice...
1/14/2022 Home Energy Use – Part 6 Have you identified ways yet to reduce the energy it takes to run your home? Email us about what you’re doing so we can cheer you on and learn from your experience! You can also post on the UUC Facebook page. Below are...
Now that the family is settled and have weathered their first Virginia snowstorm (not much compared to Kabul’s, they say!) – we’ll update you on things other than “things” about the family. A big step was navigating TV and computer technology here, especially the aggravations of internet service. Thanks to...
The Blue Ridge Medical district is showing us at 115 cases every 100k and rising. With this information, we are moving to LOCKDOWN. This means the buildings are closed and off limits except for staff and people authorized by staff. Outdoor meetings can happen if everyone is masked for the...
Looking ahead to a new year filled with great energy (and money) saving activities to do with family and friends? Great!! This week we continue our healing with a local event and some easy and relatively inexpensive steps you can take to heal the earth by cutting your energy use...
This congregation passed a public witness statement more than five years ago with a 96% positive vote that affirmed your commitment to support the Black Lives Matter movement and Black-led racial justice organizations. To remind ourselves and the community of this intention, the church’s outdoor sign on Rugby Road is once...
This story reminds us of what UUCville’s Refugee Welcome outreach means. Heartfelt THANKS to so many of you for stretching your time, generosity, budgets and resources to make a more secure situation finally possible for one Afghan family. Perhaps in creating a kind welcome for them, we’re healing a bruise...
At the end of this holiday season, we turn temporarily from home energy use to the psychological aspects of climate work. According to psychologist and environmentalist Dr. Renée Lertzman, it's normal to feel so overwhelmed by the climate crisis that we seek to protect ourselves through denial or resignation.