President’s Report: August 2023

President’s Report to the Board: August 2023 As the new school year begins, I feel like there is increasing energy to take a new look at the big picture of UUCville Congregational life. It is a time for taking a comprehensive look at all that we do, how we do...

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Message from Yard Sale Chair Lorie Craddock

“Thank you” doesn’t even begin to cover the enormous gratitude and pride I feel toward everyone who had a hand in making this sale such a success.  From the Dream Team Sorting and Pricing Crew who showed up twice a week assigning little neon sticky dot values to all the...

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“Adding Pages to the UU Book”

Some of you may be aware that an important conversation and process are ongoing within Unitarian Universalism around something called Article II. In essence, Article II refers to the bylaws of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and more specifically to that section containing the principles and purposes of the Association....

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September Art Show: Alan Kindler

There’s nothing more intriguing than the human face and nothing more difficult to capture on canvas. To find the spark of a person’s essence, to make a good painting as well as a good likeness is a thrilling adventure. I work from life for some quick portraits, but more often...

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Board of Trustees July 2023 Meeting

The UUCville Board of Trustees met this past Wednesday, July 26th by Zoom.   We had a pretty light mid-summer agenda.  Revs Leia and Tim are both taking well-deserved respites, and several board members are on vacation.   Kay and Jim (members of the Stewardship Steering Committee) gave updates on Developmental Goal...

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SHOUT OUT FOR BAKE SALE ITEMS!

We’re offering a bake sale at the yard sale. Yum! We’re calling on bakers to make muffins, scones, cookies, brownies or bars for our hungry shoppers. Please wrap for individual portions! You may drop off at church Friday Aug. 18 5:30-7:00pm, or by 8am at the yard sale on Saturday....

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President’s Report, July 2023

Is there a unique message based in our UU values and principles that UUCville can bring to the Charlottesville community? Our commitment to love and kindness is nurturing our UUCville community and we already have so many ways we express our Love In Action in Charlottesville. Is there more we...

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Appalachia Service Project Memories 2023

by Hayley Owens Click to View Video of 2023 ASP Trip Photos provided by: Jennifer Davis, Hayley Owens, Larry Moulis, Carly Moulis, Beth Jaeger-Landis, Caroline Landis, Lily Bolling On July 8th, twenty-nine youth and adults from our congregation, returned from our week-long service trip to Jonesville, Virginia doing home repair...

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President’s Report, June 2023

The Congregational Meeting was a huge success with getting so much done.  We now have an excellent balanced budget for 2023/2024, we have great teams for our board, nominating and personnel committees, we updated the bylaws and we have a new mission statement. We can now turn our attention to...

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