In December the Board of Trustees appointed a Shared Vision Ad-hoc Committee to facilitate the articulation of the UU Congregation of Charlottesville’s mission statement, also known as our purpose of our WHY. The Committee members are Breck Gastinger, Chris Little, Jeanine Braithwaite, Achsah Carrier, Pam McIntire, and Rev. Tim...
It is good to see so many positive things happening in the Congregation! Sundays are great with wonderful sermons and music, thriving children and youth RE, beautiful artwork, fantastic crafts, and continued excellent zooming! I especially enjoy the Wednesday and Friday emails when I am reminded of all our faith...
The new Monarch Butterfly Garden on Edgewood Lane has emerged under the leadership of Sallie Kate Park, with the support of members of the Active Minds group and members of the Garden and Grounds Committee. It will honor Rev. Alexandra McGee’s ministry with the UU Congregation of Charlottesville, and will...
On May 20, 2020, Virginia James celebrated her 100th birthday, and her friends at UUCville celebrated by parading in cars past Rosewood Village, flying balloons from their car windows, honking their horns, and waving, while Virginia and her family members stood outdoors by the road, waving back. How many of...
On July 9, 2021 Tom Crowell celebrated his 100th birthday at a luncheon arranged by his daughters, Leslie and Allie, and attended by many members of Tom’s large extended family. May Guenin, Ed Barber, and I were all honored to be invited to that party. We met and talked with...
The Garden Party honoring the Elders on Saturday, October 8th was a resounding success. Thank you to all who helped host, give rides, prepare food and flowers and even those who attended. When we get together, we can’t help but create the village to which we are so honored to...
A Caring Circle or Friendship Circle at UUCville is a group of 3-5 (or up to 8) members or friends of the congregation who have explicitly agreed to stay in regular contact with each other over an extended period of time. Caring Circles were first proposed as an improved alternative...
On Edith Good’s 90th birthday her sister-in-law gave her a cheerful tissue-paper bouquet. It stood on her counter for a couple of years as she wondered what could be done with it.
When the church building closed in March 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, church leaders were concerned about how to maintain contact and provide services to the more vulnerable members of the congregation (elders, and those living alone or in assisted living facilities, without internet access, or unable to drive)....
The beginning of the Active Minds group is not clearly marked in the historical records of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Charlottesville, but it does appear to be the first sustained group activity designed to particularly engage elderly members.