Summary of the Listening Circle Developmental Ministry Goals

The UUCville board facilitated Listening Circles to discuss Developmental Ministry Goals on September 21 and 26 and on October 10. Forty eight people participated. Congregants spoke with appreciation for each other and many aspects of church life including: How well staff and many volunteers have kept us together and thriving...

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IMPACT UPDATE! ANNUAL ASSEMBLY OCTOBER 26TH, 6:30-8:00pm (online) 

Please join 27 other member congregations and your fellow UUCville-ers on Zoom as we kick off IMPACT’s new year of action for social justice in our community! You’ll hear updates on IMPACT’s continuing advocacy for childcare and affordable housing, and testimonies on new issues that surfaced at this year’s house...

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Building Use Update October 5th, 2021

We are moving to phase ORANGE – 50 people or less indoors, 100 people or less outdoors. Masks are mandatory. We will stay at ORANGE until we move to less than 15 cases per 100,000 in the Blue Ridge Health District. Current BRHD assessment as of 10/05/2021: 7-day average is...

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Developmental Minister Search: Listening Circles

UU Cville will soon begin a search for a new Developmental Minister who we expect will join our congregation in August 2022. You may ask what is a Developmental Minister? With our interim minister, Rev. Linda, we have been working on a thorough, multi dimensional self evaluation. We have examined...

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A Birthday Blessing for Greta

It was a joy to help celebrate Greta Dershimer on her 90th birthday and to gather with friends and loved ones in our church’s beautiful gardens.  Happy Birthday, Greta!  Several people asked me to share the blessing I offered Greta that day. It is posted below. Friends, please know that...

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October Art Show: BozART Gallery Group Show

Featured Artists Judith Ely Sara Gondwe Zainab Haider Shirley Paul Juliette Swenson Reach them at www.BozArtgallery.com   Judith Ely Judith has been drawing all of her life and painting for the last thirty years.  Judith spent fifteen years honing her skill with watercolors and then branched out into acrylic and multimedia...

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Reporter’s notes, September 2021 Board meeting

We did a brief check-in and approved the pre-submitted reports.   Under “old business”, we discussed several issues at some length.  VP Elizabeth Breeden had provided a one page written summary of the designated gift policy and why it can be controversial to just accept designated gifts outright.  We discussed the...

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President’s September Report

President’s Report September 2021 Pam McIntire This month we have begun preparing for the Developmental Minister search. The board selected
 members for the Developmental Minister Search Committee and met to discuss what goals we will
 have for the developmental ministry years. We will have two Listening Circles to talk with
...

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