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November’s Ministry Theme:
The Practice of Repair
11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024

“Leaving Good Footprints”
Rev. Tim Temerson & Tori Goodloe

As we conclude the UUCville Climate Justice Revival, today’s multigenerational service invites us to envision how we want to be climate justice citizens and stewards, both in our own lives and as a congregation. The service will include storytelling, fun activities, special music from the UUCville Choir, and be followed by a sustainable potluck. Please join us!

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Climate Justice Revival Sunday!

11:00 AM

We worship this Sunday in multigenerational community as we participate together in our congregation’s Climate Justice Revival. The service has been designed to be accessible for all ages and includes story, song, reflections. It will be inspirational for us all!

Nursery care is available during worship for those 5 years-old and younger in Lower Hall 1.

Neighboring Faiths (6th & 7th Grades): We are on a field trip this week to the Great American Indian Expo in Richmond.

Coming of Age (8th, 9th & 10th Grades) This Sunday’s session continues our exploration of “The Culture and Privilege I Belong To” as we unpack what it means to belong to a culture steeped in White Supremacy. We will explore how belonging to White Supremacy Culture and being a White Supremacist/Racist are two different things. We will also learn about implicit bias and the “White Supremacy Culture Iceberg” and all the things underneath it. We will meet in Lower Hall 2 in the main building at 12:15.

YRUU—Young Religious Unitarian Universalists (11th & 12th Grades): Today is a day of fun and LAWN games as we meet outside due to our congregation’s hosting of PACEM in Summit House (where we meet.) All are welcome!

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September 1, 2019: Water Communion

Posted on August 30, 2019

Sunday September 1 we celebrate our annual Water Communion service. Remember to collect a small bit of water from your summer journeys (whether you journey around the world or simply enjoy the beauty of your own neighborhood) to add to our congregation’s communal vessel during this service.

August 25, 2019: Abundant Community

Posted on July 31, 2019 | Pastor: Guest Speaker

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 […]

August 18, 2019

Posted on July 31, 2019 | Pastor: Guest Speaker

A report from our youth on their Appalachian service trip.

August 11, 2019: In This Present Moment

Posted on July 31, 2019 | Pastor: Rev. Alex McGee

The service was led by Rev. Alexandra McGee. We made it. We made it to the two year anniversary after the tragic events of August 12 2017. In our town this year, grassroots organizations are teaming up with city organizations to educate, inspire and celebrate what is good and true about this town. Yesterday I […]

August 4, 2019: Walking Through Spiderwebs

Posted on July 31, 2019 | Pastor: Guest Speaker

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 […]

July 28, 2019

Posted on July 20, 2019

The service will be led by Rev. Ed Piper, retired minister from Waynesboro, and Laura Horn, Worship Weaver

July 21, 2019: “Show Me Your ID”

Posted on July 19, 2019 | Pastor: Guest Speaker

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 […]

July 14, 2019: What Does Love Ask of Me

Posted on July 14, 2019 | Pastor: Rev. Alex McGee

The service was led by Rev. Alex McGee, Assistant Minister and Bob Gross, Worship Weaver. This text and notes are generally what I said from the pulpit, but some extemporizing and changes occurred during delivery. Please give credit when citing sources. For today, I picked the sermon title “What Does Love Ask of Me?” As […]

July 7, 2019: Seeds of Transformation

Posted on July 7, 2019

The service was led by Rev. Karen Lewis Foley, retired UU minister from New England, now living in Charlottesville, and Bob Gross, Worship Weaver. Opening Words: “The Rabbi’s Gift,” as told by William Houff in Infinity in Your Hand: in which an abbot of a monastery which has fallen on hard times with decreasing members […]

June 30, 2019: It’s almost enough…

Posted on June 17, 2019 | Pastor: Rev. Erik Wikstrom

This is the text of the Reflections I offered on Sunday, June 30, 2019 to the congregation I have served for the past 8 years. It is the last Reflection I will offer as their Lead Minister. It is also quite possibly the last sermon I will offer for quite some time, because I do […]