CVUU - Coastal Virginia Unitarian Universalists

09/07/2026

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In this sermon from our Artists Who Inspire series, Rev. T. J. Fitz...

09/05/2026

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These days, Unitarian Universalists and people of faith and conscience across faith traditions are increasingly called to respond to authoritarian violence with care, community support, and strategic coordination. Each time UUs come together in this work, we strengthen our commitment to our deeply held religious values and our organizing power to build the essential infrastructure for justice movements, including love, imagination, collaboration, and cooperation.

UU the Vote Solidarity Summits will continue that practice through regional interfaith justice training and practice gatherings. Side With Love is coordinating these events across the U.S. and there are resources and opportunities for groups to develop their own events as well. UU congregations are encouraged to get involved as we move together toward another election season committed to justice, equity, pluralism, and the protection of our democratic institutions.

Learn more at the link in the comments below.

09/04/2026

09/03/2026

The Novel Idea Book Club (NIBC) and CVUU’s Book Lovers have chosen their reads for this fall! Find a book that interests you and join them!

09/02/2026

📰💙CVUU Weekly Courier! - https://mailchi.mp/6c5b4128ca1d/summer-worship-begins-10741846

08/28/2026

Sponsored by our congregation and No Child Goes Hungry, our Social Justice Team has put together the Free Food Pantry on our CVUU campus. If you haven’t heard of it yet, you can’t miss it as you come into our parking lot.

Follow the link to the guidelines and a wish list of items. Thanks in advance for your support!
https://c-vuu.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CVUU-Food-Pantry-Guidance-Update.pdf

08/27/2026

What is The Mountain? For Unitarian Universalists, it is an exemplary retreat, camp, and learning center that celebrates Unitarian Universalist principles, inspires people of all ages, transforms lives, and builds a more compassionate world.

The drive from Virginia Beach, VA to The Mountain Retreat & Learning Center at 3872 Dillard Road in Highlands, NC is about 503 miles and takes roughly 8 hours and 21 minutes via I-40 S and US-74 W.
Click here to see their event calendar: https://www.themountainrlc.org/events/

08/26/2026

📰💙CVUU Weekly Courier!
✨🎶Choir rehearsals are back, Pagan service this Sunday! Be sure to register your kids for this year's Religious Education!- https://mailchi.mp/1e720615d0f5/summer-worship-begins-10741743

08/26/2026

Today we celebrate National Women's Equality Day, honoring all women and female-presenting people who continue the work of building a more just, equitable, and compassionate world.

As Unitarian Universalists, we celebrate the changemakers who came before us—and those carrying the work forward today. Our faith has long stood alongside movements for gender equality, civil rights, and human dignity.

📖 Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825–1911), a poet, author, abolitionist, and suffragist, used her voice to advocate tirelessly for racial and gender equality.

🎵 Dorothy Maynor (1910–1996), acclaimed concert soprano and founder of the Harlem School of the Arts, opened doors for thousands of young people while championing racial and social justice.

✨ Olympia Brown (1835–1926) became the first woman in the United States ordained with the full fellowship of a denomination and spent decades fighting for women's suffrage.

Their courage reminds us that equality isn't simply something we celebrate—it's something we continue to create together.

💛 Happy National Women's Equality Day.

08/26/2026

Powerful indeed!❤️

A powerful work of art can help us remember what must not be forgotten—and ask what repair requires of us now.

At King’s Chapel in Boston, “Unbound,” a 14-foot bronze and granite sculpture by artist Harmonia Rosales, honors the 219 people enslaved by past members and ministers of the congregation. The memorial is part of King’s Chapel’s broader effort to confront its history, including ongoing work centered on reparative justice and reconciliation.

Read more in UUWorld at the link in the comments.