Rev. Linda, Pledge Drive Chair Dawn Dirks, and other UUCVillers reflect on how we can be inspired by the Amanda Gorman Inauguration poem to BE the light, and pledge our financial support to sharing that light into the next church year. The choir will be premiering a new anthem. We come together… Prelude    We […]

Rev. Linda Olson Peebles How can you keep on trying when things are difficult? If we want to be happy, and help other people be happy, we must find courage and patience inside ourselves, and find friends to help us! And when hard things get really hard, we can choose not to give up. How […]

Our guest preacher, Judith Tripp, MA, MFT, Leader of the women’s Dream Quest, will talk about her experience of circle building. Through stories of building the Dream Quest Circle in San Francisco, Portland and Charlottesville, Judith will reflect on her experience of calling circles of women who gather once a year to create the Quest […]

Rev. Leia Durland-Jones As part of our continued exploration of the Beloved Community, we will celebrate the birthday of the late John Lewis—a hero in the Civil Rights Movement. Through reflection, sharing, music and more, we will think about how we can each be part of creating the world we dream of. Chapel and Faith […]

UUC’Ville member Frank Dukes is the Distinguished Institute Fellow at the UVA Institute for Engagement and Negotiation. He shares with us thoughts about his recent work with regional descendants of the enslaved, including planning for a local Truth & Transformation Commission.  We come together… Prelude Prelude in B-flat major from Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, JS Bach […]

There is no service at 10 am this Sunday for Chapel and Faith Development.  Join us for Community Worship at 11 am. For Reflection this week: “Exploring Your Faith at Home Around the Kitchen Table.” Use the questions below to spark a discussion for all ages—especially between children and parents or grandparents! Try using them […]

It’s PJs and Pancakes Sunday In this multigenerational Pancakes and PJs service, we’ll invite people to “come to church” in cozy pjs, with their own brunch to enjoy. Revs. Leia and Linda reflect on how love is central to how we connect with each other. This Valentine’s Day comes just before holidays which some people […]

Led by Rev. Leia Durland-Jones Our UU faith asks us to use our reason to question what is and imagine new ways to think about things including relationships. Sometimes people think of science and imagination as opposites, but every good scientist will tell you that you need both imagination and reason to understand the world […]

Rev. Linda reflects on how the art form of improvisation  could help us in our relationships with people who have ideas, cultures, beliefs that are different from our own.  Can we all play together to make a joyful ensemble?  The choir debuts their February anthem. Order of Service Improvising Beloved Community We come together… Prelude […]

Led by Rev. Leia Durland-Jones. This Sunday in Chapel and Faith Development, we imagine together the power in naming things. What’s in a name and why do names matter? Who has the power to name things? We will learn about Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet-diplomat, educator and humanist and how she used the power of words […]