This month the theme the congregation is exploring is “what does it mean to be a community of story?” Often in congregational life there are stories that are told which come to define the community. “We never have enough and we’re always scraping by.” “Nobody cares about <insert the name...
I went to bed early last night, fully confident that what has happened couldn’t possibly happen. But it did. And now we — as individuals and as a nation — have to live with it. For many of us, this outcome has been inconceivable. We never truly imagined that it...
I. It’s not possible, I said, When I heard the news Of the White Police Officer Shooting The Unarmed Black Man Whose arms were raised And whose back was turned. It’s not possible. It must have been a mistake. It’s not possible, I said, When I it happened again. It...
It has been a long, grueling Presidential campaign. I often think of how much worse it is for the candidates who are running than for those of us in the bleachers watching. This time, though, I gotta say that it’s been pretty hard on us in the stands, too. And...
Join us in calling on Sheriff Smith and PVCC President Friedman to cease fanning the flames of the anti-Muslim rhetoric/actions we are already seeing locally and nationally. Linda Dukes has been organizing this with help from Christina Rivera and Rev. Wik. Hope you can come—if you have a Standing On...
Our congregation welcomes anyone from the community to this free workshop, provided by the Alzheimer’s Association. Come learn facts about detection, stages, and treatment. Details: 10 am – 11:30 am, Saturday, November 5
There have been both contentious and contentious elections before. U.S. history is full of very nasty campaigns. During the campaign of 1870, a prominent supporter of the incumbent, John Adams, said that if Thomas Jefferson were to be elected, “we would see our wives and daughters the victims of legal...
The Work of Healing This month we’re asking ourselves what it means that we, as Unitarian Universalists, are “a people of healing.” The verb “to heal” has an interesting etymology. According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, “heal” comes from the Old English hælan which means, “cure; save; make whole, sound and well.” ...
October is a month of abundance. It marks the end of the growing season—the time to gather and store the last fruits of the harvest and to celebrate. It also brings the first nips of cold and reminds us that winter and its hardships are coming. Living in central Virginia...
A Hug Remembered – One of the great gifts of serving a congregation is the opportunity to hear people’s stories. Because I am, “a minister,” people share things with me — often things that are very personal, and very profound.
