“Here is the church, here is the steeple. Open the doors and see all the people.” The children understand: the church is nothing without the community that sustains it. What a delight it was to move to Charlottesville, after having lived in the same area for 33 years, and find...
by Laura Wallace Amid much social justice activity at TJMC, one group formed last summer to invite dialogue about our church’s name. The Considering Our Name committee met through November, and members also contributed to a website RevWik started which is devoted to TJMC’s anti-racism work. Although the committee is...
Do you think of yourself as one of TJMC’s “stewards?” Is that an idea you’ve ever even considered? Is it even clear to you what that might mean? “Steward” is one of those old-fashioned words that doesn’t show up in everyday conversation all that much, but at its most basic...
Each month we provide a series of questions to consider, to sit with, to live into, as a way of engaging more deeply with that month’s theme. There are approximately 130 Unitarian Universalist congregations around the country that are exploring the same themes we are. If we assume a membership...
Pastoral Visitors Year-Round Program The Pastoral Visitors Program has been designed to complement the roles of the minister and the CareNet program, in providing a comprehensive ministry of pastoral care. It is a lay ministry of support and hope, offered by trained volunteers who offer a sustained caring presence for...
Our Third Principle: Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations Many families first come to TJMC looking for religious education for their children. From preschool through high school, we encourage our children to think, to seek, to act in accordance with our UU principles. Read about the...
Our First and Second Principles: Justice, equity and compassion in human relations We minister to each other in many ways at TJMC. We support each other as we work together on church projects, in an unexpected conversation in the social hall, in a touch as we light a candle of...
Peace Action-United Nations is tabling in the Social Hall on gun safety after each service this Sunday, Feb 28th. In January, President Obama issued an executive action on gun safety and we have letters to our representatives for you to sign to support this action. His action includes five provisions to improve gun...
Without an investment of energy, everything falls into disrepair. This is as true of our spiritual lives as it is of our buildings. The energy we’ve put into our physical surroundings this year has created new spaces to gather, and it’s lifted our spirits as well. I am impressed this year...
By the Racial Justice Steering Committee One of the things I hear over and over again, when it comes to our racial justice work here, is that we love to talk about things (over and over and over), and keep offering consciousness raising, but if that’s all that we do...