11:15 am Bridging Service: Each year we honor youth as they transition into adulthood. Come join together as we explore the many meanings of life transition, especially as we are called to justice-making. Our sermon is from Julia Landis, who bridged last year, has been a national UU leader, and experienced preacher.  Leia Durland-Jones will lead the Bridging […]

The Coming of Age class leads the service this Sunday. Our first ever Virtual Youth Worship Extravaganza! These 8th and 9th graders have worked hard all year digging deeper into their Unitarian Universalist values and beliefs. Come hear their Faith Statements, enjoy videos they have produced, and share in this celebration of a year of […]

Facing Forward:  Looking Back, Grounding in the Present, and Embracing the Future. Rev. Sonya Sukalski will reflect on the UU Justice Ministry of California’s (UUJMCA) Young Leaders Project that began in 2008 and now proceeds with Spiritual Activists Leading Together – SALT under a new leader – Maddie Tuning.  What began as a 10 day road trip to assess and […]

“Senseless Loss and Undeniable Possibility” In March of this year, adrienne maree brown wrote as part of a blog post that “we have to hold the complexity of senseless loss and undeniable possibility” during this time of covid-19. Our lives have been turned upside down by this pandemic and some of us may yearn for […]

Rev. Karen Foley is a retired UU minister living in Charlottesville and has been a well-received guest in our pulpit three times this year. This Sunday, she offers a different way of looking at Mary, the mother of Jesus. In this non-traditional Mother’s Day sermon, you may find some refreshing uplift to carry you forward. […]

Our live speaker, Elizabeth Ann Terry, is inspired by the power of religious institutions to have meaningful impacts on their communities. She is a firm believer in the connections between organizing and fundraising and how those connections can be a force for justice and positive social change. Listen to the sermon here She has, for […]

Theology for a Pandemic. https://youtu.be/HIjDj4jhd5w This is the sermon video that Rev. Alex made for us for April 26, to be included in the zoom worship live, and to be here for anyone to see after the service.  There is also a text available below. Sermon for April 26, 2020 for TJMC UU “Theology for […]

Sometimes when we are in a situation of anxiety or worry, we are suddenly stunned by the beauty around us, the gesture of kindness from a friend or stranger and we find ourselves, even in the midst of uncertainty, surprised by joy. Our speaker, Rev. Aileen Fitzke, serves as minister at the UU congregation in […]

This is the video sermon that Rev. Alex created for April 12 for TJMC UU.  You can view it here on the website, and it will also be shared in the shared online worship at 11:15 am April 12.  There is also a text you can read.  If you know someone who can’t access the […]

Sunday April 5 at 10am we are all invited to a joint service with the Unitarian Universalist Congregation New River Valley · Blacksburg, VA. Listen to the sermon given by Rev. Pam Phillips Alex and Scott will contribute and Rev. Pam Phillips will give the sermon. UUNRV Order of Service & Zoom link: https://uucnrv.org/uucwp/wp-content/uploads/April-5-2020-UUC.pdf Topic: […]