Sunday Services and Sermons – Page 30 – Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Charlottesville

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UU COMMUNITY WORSHIP

March’s Ministry Theme:
The Practice of Trust

11 a.m. Sunday, April 6, 2025

“Finding Our Way”

As Unitarian Universalists we often use the metaphor of the “journey” to describe our spiritual lives. Today explore what it means to make a spiritual journey as two members of our congregation share their own stories and experiences.

Sharing Joys and Sorrows
If you would like to have a joy or sorrow shared aloud during the worship service,
please complete this form by 9AM Sunday morning.

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Children & Youth

11:00 AM

We worship this morning in multigenerational community. Except for the Nursery “Celebrating Me & My World” class, there are no religious education classes during the 11am hour.

12:15 AM

Youth Programs

Coming of Age Class meets this Sunday to continue working on their individual faith/credo statements. There will also be some fun and, of course, a yummy snack!

YRUU meets the Sunday to continue planning the worship service they will lead for the congregation next Sunday April 13.

Celebrating Me & My World (infant through 4 years-old)
Our lesson is “My World Has Light.” We’ll be exploring the beauty and magic of our world lit by sunlight. Through song, story, and play, we’ll light our own lights shine!Children 4 years-old through 5^th grade attend Children’s Worship with Rev. Leia
On this final Sunday in March, we’ll explore together through story and song how trusting others and trusting ourselves is part of our UU values. We’ll light the candles in our rainbow chalice and share our joys and sorrows. Don’t forget to bring your money for the offertory!Our 6th & 7th Grade Neighboring Faiths class will not meet this week due to Spring Break.12:15 AM

Youth Programs

Coming of Age (8th-10th grades) and YRUU (11th & 12th grades)
do not meet this week due to Spring Break.

Please register all children (infant through high school seniors) to participate in religious education for the 2024-2025 RE year.

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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 […]

June 23, 2019: Penultimate Words

Posted on June 15, 2019 | Pastor: Rev. Erik Wikstrom

The story is told that on his deathbed, when his closest companions were bereft and asked him, “Who’s going to teach us now?” Shakyamuni Buddha said, “Be ye lamps unto yourselves.” And on his deathbed St. Francis of Assisi was asked by his closest companions, “What are we supposed to do now?” His response is […]