LeVonne Yountz, a native of Westchester County, New York, has been a resident of Charlottesville since 1988. She is a proud mother of three adult sons, one grandson, and is a faithful member of First Baptist Church. LeVonne began creating these unique pieces around age 1 initially as a creative...
The Board of Trustees met this past Wednesday evening on zoom. The Board of Trustees voted to extend Rev. Tim’s contract for another year, and he graciously accepted. A letter was received regarding The Caring Circle of 8 and the procedure for the Edith Good Birthday Bouquet that is shared...
We seek to be an inclusive spiritual community, coming together in love, and reaching out in service. We welcome you to join us for our our Sunday services , learn more about our UU congregation, or become involved with our community activities. Unitarian Universalism is often referred to as a...
Food scarcity is a reality for some members of our congregation and we have begun the practice of having “Food Sharing Sunday” every other month. On these Sundays, congregants who are able bring in fresh food groceries to share. Congregants whose food dollars are tight are welcome to take food...
Revs. Tim and Leia shifted our monthly ministry themes for the remainder of the church year. As some Covenant groups and other ministries, such as our sanctuary altar team, utilize the themes and thematic materials, we want you to know that: March’s theme connects with our stewardship campaign “Together with...
Together on Purpose, Together with Purpose Cottage Conversations Have you heard that the UU Congregation of Charlottesville is developing a new statement of mission/purpose? In February and March we held 17 small group meetings, Cottage Conversations, with 120 participants. We asked everyone to discuss these three questions: 1. What does...
What happens to the money you pledge? How do we plan our spending? Join Board Members Kay Frazer, Haley Owens, and Bev Ryan for a discussion of UUCville’s budget and finances.
This month I want to write about all UUCville has accomplished since July in our current fiscal year. I wanted to list some of those things, so we can appreciate how far we have come in a few important areas of our congregation life: supporting each other and developing our...
Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations is Unitarian Universalism’s third principle.
Numerous times over the past month, I have felt enormous appreciation for UUCville. Interestingly, this often happened in meetings! In every gathering, each person brought their own diverse way of thinking and their own unique wisdom. We listened to each other, built on each other’s understanding and we got to...