Ministry For Earth Newsletter April 2026

April is Earth Month – though we know that the Earth should be our focus all the time!! Here at UUCville we will have an Earth Day Service on Sunday April 19 with a pot luck to follow. Our theme this year is Food – Spiritual and Sustainable. We would...

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April Social Action Collection: Blue Ridge Abortion Fund

For more than 35 years, Blue Ridge Abortion Fund (BRAF) has been providing essential financial support to individuals seeking abortions, ensuring that cost is never a barrier to accessing care. What began in 1989 with a humble jar at a county fair has blossomed into a powerful, community-driven network. Click...

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Social Action Collection Poll

We would like your input! UUCVille’s Ministry for Earth team has created a poll to decide which environmental organization will be the Social Action Collection recipient for the month of May. Please select your first and second choice. Read about the organizations here& fill out the poll! Brief Descriptions of...

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I Love UUCVILLE

Our congregation shares what makes UUCville special to them—their voices, their hearts, their community! Learn more about how you can support UUCville by pledging here.

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March Social Action Collection: Meal Packets

The Hospital Meal Packet Program is a home-grown social action project that has been providing food to people in need since 2010. UUCCville provides meal packets through the Social Work office at the University of Virginia Medical Center. In 2025, we provided 900 meal packets that were distributed to people...

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February Social Action Collection: Food Pantry

On the first Friday morning of every month, a group of about 15 volunteers receive food from the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank and unload the truck in the Summit House parking lot.  We put the food on tables, noting what is USDA and what is “bought food” from the...

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President’s Report to the Board January 2026

I have been reflecting this month on the many ways our congregation works with the local community, and would like to highlight a few of them. We recently concluded nearly 2 weeks hosting 40 men as part of the PACEM winter shelter program. PACEM is a local organization that coordinates...

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JANUARY SOCIAL ACTION: IMPACT

Click here to donate during January 2026 IMPACT is a multi-faith coalition of more than 30 local congregations, organizing to empower citizens to create significant change through direct action. IMPACT gets into “good trouble” by using evidence based research to identify causes of injustice and suffering, and then planning effective and achievable actions that...

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December Social Action Collection: PHAR

Click here to donate during December The Charlottesville Public Housing Association of Residents (commonly known as PHAR) was founded in 1998 with the mission of educating and empowering low-income residents to protect and improve our own communities through collective action. PHAR is entirely governed by public housing residents and one...

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