Groups
& Organizations
In alphabetical order
To get involved, use the contact information provided or contact the church
office.
Active Minds
David Takahashi Morris
A group of friendly faces who meet Thursdays at 10:30 AM in the Church Parlor
to discuss a variety of topics pertaining to daily life and the world. Meetings
last about an hour and a half with refreshments about halfway through and are
open to all.
Administrative Council
Johan Madson
Coordinates the activities of the committees involved with the church’s
financial activities, its staff and physical plant.
Adult Faith Development
Reba Camp
Chooses and coordinates a wide variety of adult religious education classes
and activities on evenings and weekends throughout the year.
Aesthetics Committee
Elizabeth Breeden
Approves proposals that influence the aesthetics of the church’s
rooms and buildings such as paint colors, curtains, furniture, and artwork
Altar Decorations
Lynn Horwitz
Coordinates the altar decorations for Sunday morning services.
Artists/Art Shows
Elizabeth Breeden
Organizes monthly exhibitions of art by local artists or special interest groups
connected to UU. Artists donate ten percent of sales to the church.
Back Page Writers
Joyce Amato Moore
People who want to become better writers by generating new ideas and new materials
through a variety of writing exercises and assignments. In addition, they take
turns sharing their work, offering constructive criticism, and receiving suggestions
for improvement.
Bed & Breakfast
Ellen Pratt
Assists UU families from other locations to find a place to stay and rest.
Board of Trustees
Bob Kiefer
The Board of Trustees, elected by the congregation in May, constitutes the
governing body of the church.
Book Table
Jean Newland
Maintains the UU book cart and other printed material for sale to the congregation
during Sunday coffee hour.
Bridge Group
Ellen Pratt
Social bridge, all levels welcome. Meets in Summit House Room 1 on the second
Monday of the month from 7-9 p.m.
Buildings
Dick Somer
Organizes work parties to maintain church buildings and manages the budget
for building repairs and upkeep.
Bulletin Editorial
Tanya Brockett
Reviews policy concerning the bulletin content and production.
Canvass
Doug Webbink & Don Landis
Responsible for planning and coordinating our annual canvass which provides
most of the operating budget of the church.
CareNet
carenet@uucharlottesville.org
Organizes and coordinates assistance to families who need a helping hand.
Chalice Lighters
Edith Good
Chalice Lighters is a UUA-wide organization seeking members willing to donate
$15 or more three times a year toward spreading UU-ism throughout the US, and
particularly through our own TJ District to support fellowships and congregations
building their first church or calling their first minister.
Children's Religious
Education
Carrie Berger
Works with the Director of Religious Education to create the religious education
experiences for our two-year-old through sixth-grade students. Focus areas
include curricula selection, special events, social action projects, and children's
worship. Supports RE teaching teams.
Choirs (Adult & Children)
KaeRenae Mitchell
Music is chosen from many different traditions to enhance worship and strengthen
our community.
Coffee Servers
Elizabeth Breeden
Set up refreshments including coffee, tea, lemonade, cookies, etc. for coffee
hour after Sunday services and clean up afterwards.
Committee on Ministry
CoM@uucharlottesville.org
Interprets, supports, and monitors the ministry of the Church.
Communications Council
Josie Loyd
Coordinates the committees involved with communicating church news and activities
both within the church and to the outside community.
Community Dinners
Leslie Takahashi Morris
Come and share a meal with your church community. A simple supper is available
every Wednesday around 6 PM. Contact the office to reserve your place the Monday
before by 10 AM.
C Notes
Nancy Hurrelbrinck
Newly formed group organizing a barter system for services provided by and
for the church community.
Covenant
Groups
Leslie Takahashi
Morris
Small groups that meet bi-monthly to explore and support each others’ spiritual
development. A community-building process that encourages friendships and closeness
within the congregation.
Denominational Concerns
Edith Good
Educates the congregation about district and continental UU activities. For
UUSC, coordinates fundraising events in support of the UUA’s domestic
and international social justice ministry.
DRE (Director of Religious Education) Relations
drerelations@uucharlottesville.org
Supports and serves as a communication channel between the DRE and the Congregation.
Emotional Wellness Ministry
wellness@uucharlottesville.org
Faith-based mental health support group that focuses on positive spirituality
and affirmation, support, shared life experiences, and outreach.
Endowment
Marty Bass
Oversees the church’s endowment funds, and offers education about
planned giving to the church.
Environmental
Concerns
Deborah Judson-Ebbets
The mission of the Environmental Concerns Committee is to transform the people
and practices of TJMC-UU into a beacon of environmental sustainability and
justice.
Faith in Action Speaker Series
Liz Benzinger & Glen
Short
Arranges for monthly speakers for the Sunday morning alternate second
service located in Summit House.
Finance
Ed Berger
Meets monthly to oversee both the income and expenses of our ever-growing church.
Proposes a budget annually for Board consideration.
Food Pantry
Edith Good
Held on the first Friday of the month; distributes food purchased at
the Food Bank to those in the community in need.
Fund Raising
Trudy Rohm
Raises money for the church through the following annual events:
Multiple volunteer opportunities available.
Gay Straight Alliance
Linda McNeil & Donna
Baker
Promotes inclusiveness of GBLTQ members into the TJMC-UU community and
works to increase awareness of GBLTQ issues within the church and in the
Charlottesville and Virginia community.
Greeters
Jennifer Gaden
Teams of people rresponsible each week for greeting people as they come in
the door for Sunday services and welcomes newcomers at the Visitors' Table
in the Jefferson Foyer. The goal is to make all people feel welcome in our
church.
Grounds
grounds@uucharlottesville.org
Organizes work parties to maintain church grounds and manages the budget for
grounds upkeep.
History
history@uucharlottesville.org
Collects and preserves safely those documents and materials that relate to
the history of the church.
Humanist Group
Dave Buehrens
Explores humanist concepts at monthly discussions.
IMPACT
Trish Foley, Glenn Short
Works with other congregations to enact progressive social change within the
Charlottesville community. Addressing the need for institutional change by
a process of bringing together large numbers of individuals as a group to support
and promote specific issues aimed at bettering the lives of everyone in the
community.
Internal Communications
Christine Gresser
Facilitates communication within the church community via e-mail, bulletin
boards, flyers, etc.
Investment Club
Bonnie Hansen
A diverse group of TJMC women and the greater community that meets monthly
to educate its members in the principles of investing and to invest its dues
in stocks.
Labyrinth Ministry
Cara Marinucci & Deborah
Rose
Offers the Labyrinth to the church and community on the fourth Friday evenings
and Saturday mornings for a walking meditation experience. (Check dates for
availability.)
Leadership Development
Donna Baker
Responsible for nominating candidates for the Board of Trustees and some congregation-elected
church committees; organizes leadership training workshops.
Life Span Religious Education Council
recouncil@uucharlottesville.org
Coordinates the committees involved with religious education for all age groups.
Long Range Planning
longrangeplanning@uucharlottesville.org
Develops long-range plans for TJMC-UU based on church priorities set by the
congregation and the Board and to coordinate implementation of those recommendations.
Meditation Buddhist Sangha
Marian Morgan
Seated and walking meditations are offered with the Clear Spring Zen Buddhist
Sangha.
Membership Development Council
Sally Taylor
Coordinates the activities of those committees involved with the membership,
social groups, and congregational growth
Membership
Jean Newland
Welcomes new members to the church and helps to highlight areas of church programming
appropriate to their interests.
Membership Tracking
Bonnie Sheppard
Annually updates the membership list, verifying those who are in active membership
at TJMC to the UUA.
Molly Michie Preschool
434-977-7406
mollymichie@uucharlottesville.org
This parent-run, cooperative preschool operates in the lower hall of the church
five mornings a week. Was founded in 1967 by the church to provide an integrated
multicultural preschool experience for church and community families.
Molly Michie Preschool Relations
Rebecca Landsberg
Works with MMP to facilitate joint activities and use of the Lower Hall space.
Annually negotiates with MMP concerning the contractual relationship between
the two organizations.
Music
Nadine Roddy
Responsible for the oversight, administration, and enhancement of the music
programs and works with and provides support to the Director of Music.
Nature Spirit
Kirstin Fritz
Nature Spirit, an official chapter of Covenant of UU Pagans, welcomes all who
feel nature is a vital part of spirituality. It affirms the spiritual teachings
of earth-centered and pagan traditions, celebrates the sacred circle of life,
and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature. They have regular
meetings, activitie,s and worship services to celebrate the turning of the
seasons and the sacredness of nature.
PACEM
Elizabeth Breeden
Church members provide breakfast and dinner and a place to sleep for homeless
persons for one to two weeks several times a year.
Partner Church
Janis Rapp
Maintains an ongoing, mutually beneficial relationship with our partner churches
in Oltheviz, Romania and Nonkrem, India.
Pastoral Visitors
Shirley Paul
Church members appointed by the coministers to serve as pastoral care givers
in our congregation. Work with the coministers to offer personal spiritual
support to members of the church community who are ill at home or in the hospital,
or going through a life crisis or transition, or are involved in care-giving.
They provide comfort to the bereaved and maintain contact with those unable
to attend church. They also sponsor workshops on relevant topics and community
resources.
Peace Conversations
Christine Black
Leads social action discussions and actions opposing war and promoting peace.
Personnel
Doug Loyd
Deals with church personnel concerns as necessary and acts as a liaison group
to staff members.
Publicity Committee
publicity@uucharlottesville.org
Supervises communications with the community through radio spots, newspaper
ads, interviews, etc.
Remembrance Garden
Mo Paul
Oversees the use and maintenance of our church’s memorial garden and
keeps its records.
SCRIP Program
Trudy Rohm
This ongoing fundraiser sells GiftCards for area stores each Sunday after services.
Four to ten percent of their grocery and pharmacy bill is donated to TJMC-UU.
Shamanic Journey
Group
434-297-3934
Shirley Paul
Meets monthly, October through May, for the purpose of journeying in a group
setting. Live drumming for the enhancement of journeying to non-ordinary reality.
A different journey each month, pertinent to the season.
Social Action Council
Lois Brown & Elizabeth
Breeden
Coordinates the church’s social change programs and committees.
Sound Crew
Ron DeYoung
Manages the sound system and the recording of Sunday Services.
Soup Kitchen
Satyendra Huja
Church members provide food, staff the kitchen, and serve meals to the needy
of the Charlottesville.
Technology
Doug Loyd
Plans, implements, and coordinates the technology infrastructure of the church
in consultation with the church administrator and the coministers.
Twenties
N Thirties (TNT)
Brian Haluska, Christine Gresser,
Kirstin Fritz, & Wendy Robertson
A social group for those in their twenties and thirties that gathers for regular
monthly meetings and social events throughout the month.
Undoing Racism
Jean Shepard
A group whose goal is to understand and counter the negative effects of racism
in our lives, understood as a personal and institutional prejudice against
racial minorities. Activities include personal support and study, educational
programs and conferences, and political action.
UU Christian Fellowship (UUCF)
Eleanor May & Dave Dawson
The local chapter of UUCF meets the third Thursday of the month. Their aspirations
include community building, worship experience, opportunities for ritual experiences,
and maintaining contact with other Christians.
UUGuys
Adam Slate
A men’s group meeting for mutual support and to lend service to the church
community. Meetings center around getting to know each other, pursuing intellectual
or religious questions, and purely social activities.
UUppity Women
Lynn Heath
You can be UUppity at any age! Women of all ages meet twice a month, one is
an informal conversation and the other an activity. They meet on the first
and third Tuesday of the month for fellowship and spiritual development.
Ushers
Ann Salamini
Help set up and organize the sanctuary for Sunday morning services, distribute
the orders of service, and collect the offertory. Teams work once every 7-8
weeks.
UU United Nations
Al Reynolds
Provides financial support to the United Nations' efforts to help those in
other countries through UNICEF and other programs.
Vespers
Leslie Takahashi Morris
An evening worship service focused on quiet reflection and healing held each
Wednesday from 5:15 to 6:00 PM.
Virginia
UU Students (VUUS)
Laura Horn
Open to area college and university students seeking spiritual grounding during
busy college life. Serves as a spiritual home for students by providing support
for students through the challenges, sorrows, and triumphs of their college
experience.
Volunteer Coordinating
Sally Taylor
Organizes activities promoting the volunteer opportunities at TJMC including
activity fairs, the Time and Talent Survey, and volunteer recognition activities.
Youth Programs Committee
Pam McIntire
Works with the Director of Religious Education to design and implement religious
education programming for seventh through twelfth grade youth. Focus areas
include: Worship, leadership development, learning, social action, social activities.
Supports youth advisors.
Web
Amy Marshall
Creates and maintains the church website and recommends policy concerning the
content and appearance of the website.
Worship Associates
worshipassociates@uucharlottesville.org
Work with the coministers to plan the Sunday morning worship service and serve
as the lay leader for the services.
Worship Council
worshipcouncil@uucharlottesville.org
Coordinates the activities of the worship groups within the congregation.
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