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Rev. Tim Meets the Ghaznavis

Afghan family - Refugee Welcome. Front Row: Breck Gastinger, Nasrat, Haji Muhammad, Hikmat, Saeeda, Regina White, and her daughter Second Row: Lara Gastinger, Sharon Baiocco , Burnie Davis, Rev. Tim Temersen

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...

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The Meaning Behind Our February Altar

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...

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Frisbee Golf for all ages!


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....

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A Birthday Blessing for Greta

It was a joy to help celebrate Greta Dershimer on her 90th birthday and to gather with friends and loved ones in our church’s beautiful gardens.  Happy Birthday, Greta!  Several people asked me to share the blessing I offered Greta that day. It is posted below. Friends, please know that...

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I’m Scared

Not all the time and not every day. But I feel like writing about fear. I’m still scared of Covid because it keeps morphing, even though I’m maskinated like all my friends and very careful. I’m scared for other people; especially children in low-vax areas. Pan out worldwide and I’m...

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The Joy of Running Up

Laura Wallace recently entered the 2021 Jefferson-Madison Regional Library / WriterHouse Poetry Contest, and was happy to learn that Virginia’s Poet Laureate chose her poem as Runner-Up. You can read her winning entry, “Aphasia,” here.

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