The UUCville Environmental Ministry Committee has recently placed composting bins in the social hall during social hour. We hope you will help out our dear Earth by using them. When you compost, either here at UUC’ville or at home, you are returning to the Earth an important gift as the...
The B.U.C.K. Squad provides an immediate response to the critical need of reducing gun violence in Charlottesville, keeping our city safe. We are the only gun violence prevention/de-escalation program of its kind in the city addressing conflict through violence interruption. Click here to donate in July The Buck Squad began...
Partner for Mental Health helps people experiencing mental illness and substance use disorder in the greater Charlottesville area live self-directed lives in their home communities. Click here to donate to the June collection for Partner for Mental Health We provide intensive, flexible, and comprehensive assistance to help people living with...
We extend our gratitude to all the organizations that participated in our Zoom ‘pitch night’ for the 24-25 Social Action Collection at UUCville on May 21st. Listening to the remarkable efforts you are making within our community was truly inspiring. With 19 outstanding organizations vying for just 10 slots, the...
This month’s issue covers an essential topic (saving the bees) and is also packed with links to articles on different aspects of our environment. Check out those that pique your interest! Our Friends, the Bees I’ve enjoyed the showy, pink/purple flowers of Joe Pye Weed in front of my house...
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...
The Food Pantry has 21 volunteers who distribute food received from the Food Bank each first Friday of the month. We also get donated fresh vegetables from Whole Foods and we purchase personal care products and cleaning supplies to distribute. We average about 57 customers each month.
At our Earth Day service, congregants were asked to write a promise to the earth on a leaf and hang it on the tree at the front of the sanctuary. There were just shy of 100 leaves placed on that tree and several other commitments contributed to the zoom chat....
Ministry for Earth NewsletterApril 2024: The Good Climate News Issue Don’t despair! There is a lot of positive climate news happening! Here are just a few of all the positive actions that are helping to save the planet:! Can you imagine an Americawithout the Bald Eagle? Without the American Bison? Without...
Funding abortion is community care. Blue Ridge Abortion Fund (BRAF) has been providing financial support to people needing abortions for almost 34 years and we are still here providing financial and logistical (transportation, lodging, etc.) support to Virginians and those traveling to Virginia for an abortion. “We” means all...