Jayson Whitehead Executive Director at PACEM This year we host PACEM for the men from November 11 to 25 and the women from November 25 to December 9, 2023. Other congregations will feed our guests for the first three weeks. We partner with Ebenezer Baptist Church to feed our...
Front Row: Breck Gastinger, Nasrat, Haji Muhammad, Hikmat, Saeeda, Regina White, and her daughter Second Row: Lara Gastinger, Sharon Baiocco , Burnie Davis, Rev. Tim Temersen. (May 2023 Visit by the Ghaznavis family to the UUCville campus) The Refugee Welcome Mentors are pleased to report that the UUCville sponsored...
The Board of Trustees met this past Wednesday evening on Zoom. We enjoyed having several guests at this meeting. Stephen Blair made the suggestion to replace the Marriage Equality banner in front of the church that is getting weathered. Elizabeth Breeden and Lorie Craddock presented Capital Projects Report ideas for...
As part of our ongoing effort to work in partnership with African American faith communities and to support Black-owned businesses, UUCville is participating in an Ebenezer Baptist Church initiative to promote and support local black farmers. We made a donation to a farmers’ market Ebenezer recently sponsored and we have...
Sin Barreras’ mission is to empower immigrants and their families in Central Virginia with a focus on the Latinx population by educating, advocating, and supporting their needs. We serve people by phone or in person in our office.
At our Board Retreat in September, I started to see how our strategic plan can lead to an even stronger Social and Environmental Justice movement in our congregation. Rev Tim explained how groups can move to working on the upstream causes of suffering and injustice while continuing to work on...
The UUCville Board of Trustees is excited to share that Rev. Leia is going on a well-earned sabbatical between February 25 and August 25, 2024. Per her letter of agreement with our congregation, Leia earns one month of salaried sabbatical leave for each twelve months of service and is eligible...
Women Spirit celebrates the seasonal festivals of contemporary paganism, the Wheel of the Year. We share ritual planning and leadership, learning as we go. We welcome women, girls and non-binary folk with an interest in the divine feminine and the Wheel of the Year. To learn more contact Bonnie H:...
The UUCville Ministry for Earth Committee participated in the September 16, 2023 Rivanna Conservation Alliance’s River Round Up. According to Lorie the group had a lot of fun cleaning up part of Meadowbrook Creek and a section of the Rivanna Trail. The committee is hoping to clean another section of...
Is it just me, or was last Sunday at the UU Congregation of Charlottesville something special? We had over 180 in attendance (both in person and online) at the worship service and the Service Fair was buzzing with energy and enthusiasm. What a fabulous way to begin a new church...