Focus

FOCUS:   A New Day Rising January 20 this week felt like New Year’s Day to many of us giving thanks for the Inauguration.  Now is the time for focusing anew on this congregation’s work for justice and healing.  UUC’Ville leaders are resuming Racial Justice work, and to begin, all are...

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MLK Community event Sunday, January 24, 4:00PM

KING CONFIDANT ANDREW J. YOUNG TO SPEAK IN CHARLOTTESVILLE Comments by the Honorable Andrew J. Young, former Ambassador to the United Nations, will be featured at the 36th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Event,  a virtual celebration, on Sunday, January 24 at 4 pm on You Tube, “MLK Cville.”  ...

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Thank You For Giving Tree Gifts

The Charlottesville UU’s have provided holiday gifts to Greer Elementary School families for several years, even before I arrived at Greer three years ago.  Each year, our Greer Family Support Team gathered information on 8-10 of our neediest families.  And each December, our team arrived at Cville UU with vans...

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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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