We all know what a vibrant, involved and very active community that makes up UUCville. The question is do you really know the extent of the areas of interest that are available, how many opportunities to be of service, and how many possibilities to expand your horizons that can be...
What a Year It’s Been! Through careful fiscal management and the generosity of members’ pledges and donations to special projects, UUCville has been able to undertake multiple much-needed projects on our buildings and grounds. Key Improvements Summit House Porch Replacement In January, the much-used Summit House porch was replaced! This...
The Board of Trustees met this past Wednesday evening on Zoom. There were some technical difficulties with the Zoom link. Our apologies if anyone tried to join and was unable to. Marlene Jones joined us for public comment regarding the timeliness of a ministerial search. She asked for the board’s...
New Volunteer Opportunities! There are several volunteer “jobs” ready for the taking. If you like gardening and landscaping, working in the soil with like-minded people, organizing workdays, and enjoying the outdoors consider becoming the Gardens and Grounds Committee Chair. The Gardens and Grounds Committee oversees the care and maintenance of...
Burnie Davis, Board Vice-President Bev Ryan and Sandy Brooks Once a year the board presents our highest honor, the Connie Cheetham Award for Exceptional Service, to recognize a member (or members) of the congregation for extraordinary service and work in one or more areas of the life of the congregation...
”Words of Thanks” sends thanks to each and everyone who submitted mealtime blessings! The submission period is over… All good things come to a close and the submission period for providing mealtime graces is over. For the last three months, we have had a soulful experience of receiving, reading, enjoying,...
Wait! What? Support the Porch? Tell me more…. Certainly. This message is also about The porch foundation of our heavily used Summit House requires our care and financial investment. A column supporting the corner of the porch is twisted. Upon inspection by three separate licensed building contractors, it has been...
A Food Ministry of UUCville If you can’t feed 100 people, feed just one. ~ Mother Theresa UUCville Soup Kitchen’s mission is to feed lunch to anyone needing a noon time meal on Sundays at The Haven in downtown Charlottesville. Over 30 years ago, under Satyendra Huja’s leadership, a...
About 6 months ago the UUGuys decided to take on a project to give back to the church. Previously they’d power-washed and painted the cupolas outside the social hall doors. This time they decided to tackle the stairway to the lower hall at the Memorial Garden. The Prep Work:...
For those who may not be familiar, Coming of Age is a Unitarian Universalist faith development program for middle and/or high schoolers. The youth spend the year together exploring Unitarian Universalism and their own beliefs and values. As is always the case in our faith, there is no indoctrination, no...