Love Into Action: A Three Year Plan UU Congregation of Charlottesville Fall 2024-Summer 2027 The Mission of the UU Congregation of Charlottesville (Adopted June 3, 2023) states: The UU Congregation of Charlottesville builds community through love in action. Together we cultivate a safe and welcoming place for all. Together we...
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...
A Brief History of the Edith Good Birthday Bouquet Tradition, 2022 t0 2024 On Edith Good’s 90th birthday her sister-in-law gave her a cheerful tissue-paper bouquet. She enjoyed seeing it on her counter and wondered what could be done with it. In September 2021 when Greta Dershimer was having her...
Initiation of Janice Walker as a Recipient of the Edith Good Birthday Bouquet 70th Birthday in 2024; Initiation 2 weeks after 70th birthday Sponsored by the Spring Services Auction Planning Committee Read about the Edith Good Birthday Bouquet Tradition Preparation Elizabeth Breeden hosted this meeting, and asked the other participants...
Thank you Jimmy & Hayley! Rev Tim provided an update on the UUA General Assembly outcomes. The revisions to Article II were adopted by an 80% delegate vote in favor. To learn more about the process and the values adopted a the General Assembly visit: https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/committees/article-ii-study-commission/final-proposed-revision-article-ii Also approved by...
Bobbie Williams has been part of both Gardens and Grounds and the Food Pantry with me. She is a tireless, conscientious contributor to projects at church. She has helped with identifying invasive species and showed up to work on the grounds consistently, both by herself and as part of our...
Our senior high youth (YRUU) group members will be heading off to their week-long Appalachia Service Project (ASP) adventure on Sunday June 30th at 8am. During this mission trip to Central Appalachia, the youth will make homes warmer, safer, and drier for Appalachian families by providing critical repairs...
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...
The applications are in and we are excited! UUC’s monthly Social Action Collection is a vital source of funding for many worthy organizations in our community. But, unfortunately, we can’t fund them all. We need your help deciding which ones to feature in our upcoming fiscal year, July 2024- June...