Active Minds: a group of warm-hearted Elders that meets by Zoom to share interests and stories from our lives and to discuss the issues of the day. We open with a poem, followed by personal check-ins, and then a discussion – often free-wheeling, sometimes with a topic to bring 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...
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.” ...
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...
Most of the growth, learning, work, and meaningful connections in a congregation take place in small groups – committees or book groups or Covenant Groups or support groups. Oftentimes, the quality of the experience felt by the participants depends on caring facilitation. If you are a small group facilitator or...
The Blue Ridge Health District is now collecting information through a survey on its website for person 75 and older to indicate interest in the COVID-19 vaccine.
You are all invited to participate in an Inauguration Celebration Reception on Wednesday January 20 at 5pm.
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...
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...
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...