This UU congregation is a community which shapes its mission, ministry and message in Covenant with its members and with other UU congregations in the nation. The viability of UUCville depends on the investment of the members and friends in their congregation, investment of time, talent, and financial support. In...
Rev. Linda Olson Peebles invites you to attend an interfaith community Vigil with the CVille Clergy Collective to pray/meditate/reflect for the peace, freedom, and security of Ukraine. Attendees are invited to offer prayers, readings, songs, and silence from their faith traditions, or just to be present in solidarity. Saturday, February...
#15 – 2/25/2022 INTERBEING – Part 2 Increasingly frequent climate disasters haven’t brought about a broad embrace of interbeing in which we focus not on our sense of self and “controlling” mother earth to satisfy our wants and fears but on caring for it out of love, as we would...
President’s Report to the Board Pam McIntire February 2022 I greatly appreciate all the thought and care our congregation is putting into making sure we are not a vector for COVID infections while also caring for the spiritual needs of each other. Our pastoral care team has been a mainstay...
What is the spiritual foundation of environmental action? To Buddhist Thich Nhat Hanh, our existence is interdependent with all life and “change is possible only if there is a recognition that people and the planet are ultimately one and the same.” Have you experienced interbeing? Have you felt the earth...
Start a Conversation… Use the questions below to spark a discussion for all ages—especially between children and parents or grandparents. Try using them at mealtime or before board game night. Different questions are included in the section each week. 1. What is the first story you remember hearing (a family story,...
As we continue our quest to lower home energy use with actions that might require more money, please remember that issues 4-6 of this newsletter dealt with several programs that can help you with funding for home energy projects you wish to undertake. See the links below to access this...
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...
Use the questions below to explore to spark a discussion for all ages. They are designed for a household gathering - maybe during a Friday night meal, a quiet moment in the living room or before a board game night. Watch for different questions included in this section each week.
Afghan refugees in our area NEED HELP to find affordable housing and decent entry-level jobs. These are critical for both groups of local refugees: those recently housed (the minority) and those in hotels.