Keith Kron from the Unitarian Universalist Association Transitions Office will lead Sunday worship. Rev. Kron is the Transitions Coordinator at the UUA, where he helps congregations through times of change and interim ministries. The service will be followed by lunch and a time for questions and answers about our next steps in settled ministry. Child […]
On this weekend when we remember the contributions to the progress of our country provided by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it is appropriate to consider the importance and value of dreams for this generation. Dr. King’s dream magnified the need to heal America’s original sin of racism. Recent years have confronted us in that unfinished work […]
We have invited Charlottesville native and social justice leader, Apostle Sarah A. Kelley, to speak this Sunday. She began in the ministry 35 years ago and is the Pastor/Founder of Faith, Hope and Love International Healing and Deliverance Center, Inc. Non-Denominational, which is near the Gordon Avenue Library, only a ten minute walk from our […]
In our busy world, so very much competes for our attention and care. The new year gives us each an opportunity to pause, to remember what truly matters, and to commit once again to the paths that reflect our deepest values. Sharon Beckman-Brindley will lead our service along with Bob Gross, Worship Weaver. She is […]
Gaia, Mother Earth and the Oneness of Everything – worship service with musician Jim Scott We will celebrate the earth with Jim’s original songs and readings along with his personal reflections on the idea of Mother Earth or “Gaia” being one living organism. Our “spiritual response” in word and action is so timely now, as […]
Rev. Jamie McReynolds led this service. During this transitional time in the life of TJMC, this congregation can choose how to be in community. How shall we contribute to increasing the amount of belonging or relatedness that exists in the world? Abundant Community It was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died because of the […]
A report from our youth on their Appalachian service trip.
Our guest minister is Rev. Dawn Cooley who serves Unitarian Universalism as one of the Congregational Life Staff of the Southern Region. Walking Through Spiderwebs: If we are not intentional, being in community can be like walking through spiderwebs on a morning hike – something we stumble through haphazardly and then have a strong reaction […]
The service will be led by Pastor Lehman Bates of Ebenezer Baptist Church and Laura Horn, Worship Weaver. “Show Me Your ID”. In any organization, leadership transition provides an opportunity to identify, investigate, and inventory. Identification reminds and reaffirms us of WHO we are. Investigation helps us to uncover and rediscover WHERE, WHEN, HOW, and […]