”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...
The Nominating Committee is pleased to present the 2022-2023 slate of candidates for the Board of Trustees and committee positions. We will vote for the Board of Trustees and other leadership positions at the annual congregational meeting on Sunday, June 4, 2023. For more information about the Congregational Meeting click...
Front Row: Breck Gastinger, Nasrat, Haji Muhammad, Hikmat, Saeeda, Regina White, and her daughterSecond Row: Lara Gastinger, Sharon Baiocco , Burnie Davis, Rev. Tim Temersen May 10, 2023Sharon Baiocco On a beautiful May morning, Rev. Tim met with the Afghan family of four whom our congregation has been assisting through...
This dynamic duo has a combined UUCville membership of over 43 years! During this time, they have actively practiced their UU beliefs, and oh, how our church has benefitted. Their stewardship has ranged from volunteering in our church ministries, social justice endeavors as well as being actively involved in church...
I felt guided to offer this on how Maggie Ober and I created the altar this month. We are able to occasionally write up a description of the altar creation, other months there is less “backstory” and it evolves in a more free flowing manner. It is a joy in...
The Membership Committee is working to set up more UUCville social activities. Here’s the first one! Frisbee Golf for all ages! Join me for a friendly game (translation: I’m terrible at this game, but enjoy it.) of Disc Golf at Fluvanna’s Pleasant Grove Park on Saturday, November 6th at 10am....