October’s Ministry Theme: Cultivating Compassion Showing Up With Respect & Compassion  11 a.m. Sunday, October 19, 2025 Rev. Leia Durland-Jones & our High School Youth (YRUU)For a week each summer, our high school youth put our UU faith into action as volunteers with the Appalachia Service Project. Our youth and their advisors do this by […]

“The Fracture of Good Order” Rev. Tim Temerson With another nation-wide protest coming up on October 18, today’s service will consider the power and effectiveness of nonviolent resistance through the life and activism of the late Daniel Berrigan. We will explore the roots of his courageous witness and ask what we can learn from his […]

“The Fierce Urgency of Now” Rev. Tim Temerson & The Mosaic Players   We live in a country of growing authoritarianism. Today’s service will celebrate the work of the UUCville Mosaic Squad, which has recently been tasked by the Boad of Trustees with coordinating our congregation’s resistance to authoritarianism. Members of the Squad will share […]

The Anatomy of Resilience Revs. Tim Temerson & Tori Goodloe UU Congregation of Charlottesville We live in stressful, even fearful times. Today’s service will explore resilience – what it is and how we can cultivate resilience in our daily lives.   Prelude    ​​​​                                           offered by John Mayhood Welcome & Announcements            Tori Goodloe Worship Weaver […]

Blessed are the Peacemakers Revs. Tim Temerson & Jason Woodson UU Congregation of Charlottesville September 21, 2025 Unitarian Universalism affirms peace and peacemaking as core religious values and practices. Today’s service will explore Unitarian Universalism’s commitment to peace and what it means for a congregation to be a peacemaker. The service will be followed by […]

Imagine a World, Imagine a Church Reverend Tim Temerson Where would we be without imagination? Imagination enables us to create, to explore, to find hope, and to dream of and work for a better world. Today’s service will explore the beauty and blessings of imagination through the lens of John Lennon’s iconic song, “Imagine.”  We […]

September’s Ministry Theme: Building Belonging  “Imagine A World, Imagine A Church” Rev. Tim Temerson  & Rev. Leia Durland-Jones Through story, song, and reflection, we celebrate in multigenerational community the beginning of a new church year. We will partake in our annual ritual of water communion and experience the joy of friendship and belonging. All are […]

Confessions of an Anti-Perfectionist Kirstin Fritz & Angela Orebaugh August 31, 2025 We live in a culture that idolizes perfection, pushing us to strive to be the best and devaluing those who don’t meet every impossible standard. But what might be possible when we reject perfectionism?   Prelude John Mayhood Welcome    Angela Orebaugh, Worship Weaver Kim […]

August’s Ministry Theme: The Practice of Anticipation  The Values of Science and Unitarian Universalism Reverend Tim Temerson & Lauren DoranThe late physicist Richard Feynman defined the core values of science as the advancement of knowledge, the joy of pursuing truth and discovery, and the willingness to live with uncertainty and even doubt. Today’s service will […]

It Starts When You Say We Reverend Leia Durland-Jones, Frank & Linda Dukes, and Beth Jaeger-Landis Come explore together the power of “We” and how stretching beyond our own congregation challenges us to grow in ways we can’t even imagine. We will hear about July’s Appalachian Service Project trip and the power of participating in […]