Ancestor’s Sunday Revs. Tim Temerson and Leia Durland-Jones Please join in our multigenerational observance of Ancestors’ Sunday. Special music will be offered by the choir. Those attending worship in person are encouraged to bring a photo or small remembrance of a loved one who has passed. These items will be placed on the communal altar […]

Although many things differentiate the life and teaching of Siddhartha Gautama and Jesus of Nazareth, both centered compassion and care in everything they said and did. Today’s service will explore what it means to be compassionate, and the role compassion plays in the ministries of Buddha and Jesus. “The Way of Compassion: Buddha and Jesus […]

The Flaming Chalice is the symbol of Unitarian Universalism and most UU congregations begin worship services and other sacred occasions by lighting a chalice. But what exactly does the flaming chalice mean? Where did it come from and why is it so important in Unitarian Universalism? Rev. Tim will be joined by UUCville member and […]

The idea of having a calling or being called is often associated with ministry and being ordained clergy. Today’s service will explore what it means to have a calling and ask how each and every one of us are called. Today marks the beginning of the Faith Development program for children and youth and the […]

Democracy is rooted in the idea of one person, one vote. But throughout our nation’s history, access to the ballot has been restricted and denied. Today’s service will explore the struggle for voting rights, ongoing efforts to deny those rights, and what we as a congregation can do to widen access to the vote during […]

Monthly Ministry Theme: The Gifts of Transformation An Invitation to Amazement: The Poetry of Mary Oliver Rev. Tim Temerson & Tori Goodloe March 24, 2024 As we mark Women’s History Month, today’s service celebrates the vision and artistry of the late Mary Oliver. For over five decades, Mary Oliver’s poetry offered a vision of nature […]

With a new year come all manner of goals, resolutions, and plans for improving our lives. Today’s service will ask what our lives would look and feel like if we resolved to, as our worship theme for January suggests, “Find our Center.” Join us as we explore this and other questions, and kick-off our monthly […]

“The Wisdom in Our Differences” with Rev. Tim Temerson,  Every Sunday, our congregation affirms that we are a  “church of the open-mind.” But what exactly does it mean to be open-minded, and can our open-mindedness extend to beliefs or religions other than our own? As we continue to explore our monthly theme of “Courage,” today’s […]

“The Courage of Forgiveness” Rev. Tim Temerson    As we begin exploring our monthly theme of courage, today’s service will consider the meaning of forgiveness as well as the courage needed to forgive and to seek forgiveness. ORDER OF SERVICE “The Courage of Forgiveness” Rev. Tim Temerson & Patrick Miga “There is No Future Without […]

Rev. Tim Temerson  As we conclude our monthly services about the theme of Belonging, today’s service will imagine what a world of belonging might look and feel like and ask what role religious communities like the UU Congregation of Charlottesville can and must play in building such a world. ORDER OF SERVICE The church is […]