We all face grief at times in our lives–whether for the death of one we love, ruptured relationship, job loss, an empty nest, the end of work life, leaving the familiar, even “the way church used to be”–grief comes to us all. What do we do with the feeling that the grief seems endless? What can help […]

We live in very interesting times calling forth all of our wisdom to listen ever deeper to our heart’s calling. Now is the time to do what you have come here to do. Now is the time to listen to call, to refine your priorities, to join with like-minded people and to create the world […]

Board President Lorie Craddock and Worship Weaver Margo Gill led our service. The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer, Indian Elder It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your hearts longing. It doesn’t interest me how old […]

Deepening your faith journey: From Rev. Alex: “Some of you asked me to share the names of the books I referred to in the Feb 9 sermon on Faith. Here they are:” Engaging Our Theological Diversity by the Commission on Appraisal of the UUA, 2005. Fluent in Faith By Nieuwejaar (Skinner House Books, 2015) Faith Without Certainty by Paul […]

This week we welcome guest speaker Dr. Larycia Hawkins. Larycia Hawkins is the Abd el-Kader Visiting Faculty Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture and a lecturer at the University of Virginia where she is a political scientist, public speaker, and embodied solidarity activist. Dr. Hawkins’s research and scholarship regards intersectionality of sociopolitical […]

Keith Kron from the Unitarian Universalist Association Transitions Office will lead Sunday worship. Rev. Kron is the Transitions Coordinator at the UUA, where he helps congregations through times of change and interim ministries. The service will be followed by lunch and a time for questions and answers about our next steps in settled ministry. Child […]

On this weekend when we remember the contributions to the progress of our country provided by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it is appropriate to consider the importance and value of dreams for this generation. Dr. King’s dream magnified the need to heal America’s original sin of racism. Recent years have confronted us in that unfinished work […]

We have invited Charlottesville native and social justice leader, Apostle Sarah A. Kelley, to speak this Sunday. She began in the ministry 35 years ago and is the Pastor/Founder of Faith, Hope and Love International Healing and Deliverance Center, Inc. Non-Denominational, which is near the Gordon Avenue Library, only a ten minute walk from our […]

In our busy world, so very much competes for our attention and care. The new year gives us each an opportunity to pause, to remember what truly matters, and to commit once again to the paths that reflect our deepest values. Sharon Beckman-Brindley will lead our service along with Bob Gross, Worship Weaver. She is […]

Reflections and worship was led by Frank Dukes.