We invite you to create a new holiday tradition to celebrate the Winter Solstice and mark the return of the light. We will host a drive-by solstice event between 5:30 – 7:00 PM on Sunday December 20 by the Edgewood Lane entrance of the church building. A special gift bag...
Welcome to the 2020 Holiday Craft Show! Scroll through each artist’s gallery and click on images to see more information about the work and a price. Our artists are: Carol Barber, Carole Black, Flame Bilyue, Terry Coffey, Margaret Gorman, Deborah Harkrader, Shirley Paul, Jill Payne, and Patty Wallens. If you...
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with Revs. Linda Olson Peebles and Leia Durland-Jones. As we approach a Thanksgiving that may be different from others we know, due to worry about getting together during the pandemic – our congregation will invite young and old to gather on-line for a celebration. This is the annual Touchstone Service of...
11 AM Service. We waited in lines, we worried about mailed-in ballots being counted. We have been filled with such anxiety and pain in our nation, it is hard to wait and to worry to find out what is in our future. Rev. Linda will preach, and whether or not...
Our service at 11am on November 1 will be “Honoring the Ancestors”. Our whole community, young and old, will gather for that one Touchstone service that day. To create a virtual “Altar” of our ancestors for the Zoom worship, we would like to have a slide show of photos of...
The Ordination Committee is delighted with the plans for Leia’s ordination! With joy and celebration, our congregation and honored guests will be a part of two sacred events. A formal ordination ceremony via Zoom on October 18 at 4:00pm and a parade afterwards. An in-person celebration when it is safe...
Through the month of September 2020, members of the Board-appointed Task Force hosted several “cottage conversations” each week so that the congregation could meet and discuss their perspective on the church’s use of the name Thomas Jefferson. Here is a compilation of the conversations. Thank you to everyone who participated...
September 2020 IMPACT House Meetings: Want to help fight for social justice in Charlottesville? Participate in one of the house meetings we will be hosting where you can add your voice to what problems we’ll be addressing and learn more about how you can be a part of working for...
We will celebrate the start of the church year virtually with our annual Balloon Sunday Celebration! You are invited and encouraged to make a drawing of a balloon and fill it with words and images symbolizing your hopes, dreams and wishes for the coming year. During the “releasing” part of...