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UU COMMUNITY WORSHIP
October’s Ministry Theme: Courage
11 a.m. Sunday, October 18, 2026

Using Your Inside Voice
Rev. Leia Durland-Jones & Jason Woodson

Many of us, at one time or another in our lives, are asked to “use our inside voice.”
Often understood as a request to speak more softly, what might be benefits, strengths, or gifts from using and listening to our “inside voice.”
How might our inside voice help us in times of need? How might our inside voice give us courage? Come explore all of this and more!

Our UUCville Pick-Up Choir will sing on Sunday!
If you’d like to participate in the Pick-Up Choir, come to church at 10am Sunday morning for rehearsal in the sanctuary prior to worship.  All are welcome!

 

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 9 AM Sunday morning.

As we are in this season of the year when the nights are long and attention is drawn by the holidays and new year, what can help us stay whole and grounded, no matter what’s true in our lives at this time? Rev. Alex McGee will preach.

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December 1, 2019: Seeking The Face of GOD

Seeking The Face of GOD, A Life long Quest. This Sunday we host a guest as one of this year’s interfaith speakers. Dr Aliaa Khidr, is a retired MD who received her Medical Degree from Cairo, Egypt and her PhD from Madison, Wisconsin. She worked for more than 20 years at the University of Virginia. […]

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November 24, 2019: Multi-bread Communion

Join Leia Durland-Jones and Margaret Gorman in this annual multigenerational service that celebrates connection and community. Through story, song and sermon, we will reflect on the gifts of generosity and compassion as we break bread together. All ages are welcome in the sanctuary. Child care is available for children four years-old and younger in the […]

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November 17, 2019: The Joker is Wild

  Guest Minister: Pastor Lehman Bates from Ebenezer Baptist Church. “The JOKER is WILD.” In the pastime of card playing, some games employ the use of one or several JOKERS. Sometime, the value of these cards, when possessed, are WILD, or are set at the discretion of the player holding the card. Therefore, the effectiveness […]

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Nov 10, 2019: Truth As Skill

    Rev. Alex McGee led our service. Sermon: Truth as Skill Good morning again. Here we are on the 10th of November, as the weather is dipping below freezing and the leaves are letting go of the trees with raucous abandon. Tomorrow is Veterans Day. In three weeks, Thanksgiving will arrive, and then we […]

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  Swami Dayananda leads our service. She is a monastic disciple of Swami Satchidananda in Hindu tradition since 1983 and lives at Yogaville in Buckingham, VA. She has served as an Integral Yoga hatha and meditation instructor, hatha yoga teacher trainer, and as the Director of the LOTUS Center for All Faiths. Yogic teachings, practices […]

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October 27, 2019: Ancestor Sunday

      Sunday October 27 we will gather in multigenerational community for worship with our annual observance of “Ancestor Sunday.” Please bring photos or other small mementos to add to the communal altar that we will create to honor our ancestors during the service. Leia Durland-Jones and Janine Jakim will weave worship.

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October 13, 2019: Practicing Moderation

Rev. ALex McGee led the service this Sunday with help from Worship Weaver Bob Gross. Please ask permission before quoting in writing, since these are a blend of text and draft notes. OPENING WORDS NEAR THE START OF THE SERVICE: attributed to the Buddha: “What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What […]

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October 6, 2019: Principles & Practice

“Principles and Practice” by Dr. Faith Harris We are happy to welcome Dr. Faith Harris, Asst. Professor of Theology at Virginia Union University and Director of Edosomwan Center for Faith, Leadership, and Public Life. Dr. Faith Harris is a theo-ethicist, grassroots organizer, and faith leader whose service is a model for womanist and practical theology […]

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