39th Annual C’ville Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration

“Honoring the Dream” Sunday, January 21, 2024 5:00 pm Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church, 105 Lankford Ave., Charlottesville, VA 22902    Keynote Speaker: Jocelyn Nicole Johnson  Jocelyn Nicole Johnson is the author of My Monticello, a fiction debut that was called ‘a masterly feat’ by the New York Times...

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President’s Report to the Board, December 2023

One of the many things I love about being a Unitarian Universalist is that I get so many opportunities to expand my understanding of the world and myself.  When I listen to people talk about ideas that are new to me, I often find that I have been thinking in...

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December Social Action Collection: Meal Packets

This is the fourteenth year that UU Charlottesville has operated our Hospital Meal Packet Ministry. We use your donations to buy food that need no preparation beyond use of a microwave oven or adding hot water to put together “Meal Packets”: one gallon plastic bags that hold enough food to...

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Rivanna Clean Up November 18

Our friends at Rivanna Conservation Alliance are asking for our help in the Dunlora neighborhood on November 18. Join Ellie Syverud of UUCville Ministry For The Environment at Dunlora Farm Road for a short work project, 10am to 12:00pm. We will be removing invasive plants from one of our recent...

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Switch to Zero Emission Busses

C3 (Charlottesville Climate Collaborative) is sponsoring a petition drive to encourage the City of Charlottesville to switch to zero emission busses. According to their petition: Our transportation system can be a catalyst for combating climate change and uplifting community health. It has a profound influence on both our environment and...

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Support the Porch!

Wait! What? Support the Porch? Tell me more…. Certainly. This message is also about The porch foundation of our heavily used Summit House requires our care and financial investment. A column supporting the corner of the porch is twisted. Upon inspection by three separate licensed building contractors, it has been...

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Celebrate The Holidays At UUCville

December 31New Year’s Eve Labyrinth Walk!  All are welcome to the walk on our outdoor labyrinth Sunday, December 31, from 12:30-3:00 pm, immediately following worship.  Join in this ritual of contemplation, of releasing the old and welcoming the new. If you are new to this, there will be friendly people who will offer you...

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UUCville Love in Action Tee Shirts

Check it Out! The UUCville Love in Action Tee Shirts are now available for purchase! Just in time for holiday gift-giving! Youth, women’s, and men’s sizes are available. The tee shirts are available for purchase online at ourfundraiser.shop/UUCvilleTeeShirts and in the Social Hall after Sunday services. Quantities are limited, so get yours today!

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November Social Action Collection: Birth Sisters

Birth Sisters of Charlottesville is a women of color community based doula collective supporting women of color through their birth journey and into motherhood. Our aim is to amplify the resiliency of Black, Indigenous, Women of Color by drawing on life experiences, shared values, training, and sacred legacies to provide...

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