Refugee Welcome Donations

UPDATE – THESE NEEDS HAVE BEEN FULFILLED THANKS TO YOU! UUCVILLE REFUGEE WELCOME Household Donations and Furnishings List Smaller items can be left on the Summit House porch. Large items/furniture need to be scheduled for delivery to the storage unit. For these, please email details (plus photo if you can)...

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Tips For Healing Earth #5

If money is keeping you from exploring how to cut home energy use, consider that you may be eligible to receive thousands of dollars of energy-efficiency products and services through local, state and federal programs.

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Worship in Darden Towe Park November 21

At our all-congregation gathering outdoors in Darden Towe Park we will celebrate the joy of community. Our “Sanctuary in Action” will include the creation of Hospital Meal Packs. And we will be invited by Rev. Linda to let go of the myth of first Thanksgivings, acknowledging the pain of the...

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Refugee Welcome UPDATE — Nov. 12, 2021

The Refugee Welcome team is busy collecting furniture and supplies for the refugee family we will be hosting soon. The needs list is UPDATED HERE. Please take a look to see what you might have to share! Leave smaller items (labelled REFUGEES) on the Summit House porch, and contact refugeewelcome@uucharlottesville.org...

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Tips For Healing Earth #4

According to the EPA, the economic sectors producing the largest amounts of greenhouse gas are electricity and heat production (25%), agriculture, forestry, and other land use (24%), industry (21%), and transportation (14%). We therefore begin with home energy use.

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November Social Action Collection: Meal Packet Ministry

Meal Packet Ministry Social Action Collection 2021 Click here to donate The UU Charlottesville Meal Packet Ministry gives emergency food assistance to the caregivers of patients receiving care the UVA Medical Center. It helps the children in our congregation act on our First UU Principle, “The inherent worth and dignity...

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Tips for Healing Earth #3

Your carbon footprint is the amount of greenhouse gases generated by your actions. The US average per person is 16 metric tons CO2e/yr (vs. 4 globally). To avoid a catastrophic rise in global temperatures, the average footprint must drop to under 2 by 2050.

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Refugee Welcome UPDATE! – Nov. 3, 2021

We’ve started collecting the donations we need to prepare a home for our refugee family. CLICK HERE for the list — imagine what you’d need to cook, sleep or relax after such a grueling and difficult transit! Our gifts plus our love and time can make a real difference. Smaller...

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President’s Report to the Board: October, 2021

From President Pam McIntire It is heartening to witness how despite continuing COVID restriction, our congregation is coming together for fellowship and deepening understanding of our passions and needs. The board facilitated three Listening Circles for congregants to explain what goals are important for our upcoming developmental ministry years. As...

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Brief Report on the October Board Meeting

The Board of Trustees met Wednesday, October 27th at 6:30pm for our monthly meeting. At this meeting, we heard congregants concerns during our open community time, approved the thorough work that the personnel committee has done to update staff benefits and contracts, discussed the gift and grant policies that the finance...

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