Coming up next Week here at UUCWV!!

We have lots of exciting gatherings and events happening at the UUCWV! Join us for community, spirituality and connection. 

This Sunday's Speaker is Arthur W. Breese (In-person)!
Sermon Title: Stay Woke

Sermon Description: I stand before you today with a message that is both urgent and empowering. It's about staying WOKE—not just in the sense of being awake, but in embracing awareness, empathy, and action in our lives and in our work. In a world filled with distractions, it's easy to become complacent or even indifferent to the challenges around us. But to stay WOKE means to remain vigilant, to stay informed, and to actively engage with the world as it is, not as we wish it to be.

Bio: I'm the VP for DEI/EE at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. I was formerly employed as a consultant at BE-Equitable and Geisinger as the Director of Diversity. My passion is my work in social justice. I have four dogs, Nutmeg, Ebony, Cooper, and Gizmo. In my free time I love to read and do research in health/mental health disparities. My life's purpose is to leave this world better than when I came in.

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Recovery Dharma

Join us for Recovery Dharma weekly on Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m.!

Right after our Zen Meditation Group!

Recovery Dharma is a non-theistic, peer-led movement, and community that is unified by our trust in the
potential of each of us to recover and find freedom from the suffering of addiction. We believe that the
traditional Buddhist teachings, often referred to as the Dharma, offer a powerful approach to healing from addiction and living a life of true freedom. We welcome all those who wish to pursue recovery as part of our community - regardless of their addiction.

We believe that recovery means empowerment, and we support each other as partners walking the path
together. We believe that recovery is rooted in finding our own inner wisdom and individual journeys. For more information about our program or to order the Recovery Dharma book, please visit our website at https://www.recoverydharma.org

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to [email protected]

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UUCWV February Board Meeting
The February Board Meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 21 at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom.

All are welcome.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/91206114921?pwd=S2xtdTQ0Qkt3YSthWFhYTThncERMQT09

Meeting ID: 912 0611 4921 Passcode: 438935

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WVCUUPs Online Full Moon Ritual

Join us for Magick and connection in our online Full Moon ritual! Many of us started out as solitary practitioners on our Pagan and Witch paths. To those of us introverts, it can be quite a leap to seek out other like-minded groups.

​Online rituals can offer the best of both worlds to those who are more comfortable casting alone. You can turn off your video feed if it is more comfortable, set up your space and connect while being led in ritual simultaneously. Please join us.

ZOOM LINK: https://zoom.us/j/93456370081

Zen Meditation
Every Tuesday at UUCWV
4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

Flowing River Sangha meets on Tuesdays at the church from 4:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. for meditation
practice.

​All are welcome. For more information contact Polly James [email protected] or Beth Black [email protected]

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Online Witchcraft and Wicca 101

Join us we welcome Alythia of the Ash for a 10 week, zoom-based course that teaches the basics of Wicca and Witchcraft.

Whether you are completely new to the Craft, or you’re looking for a way to check in on your existing knowledge base, this class is for you. Over the course of 10 weeks, you will learn the basics of Wiccan history, theory and of Wiccan based magical practice. The goal of the class is to ensure students emerge with a basic understanding of Wiccan-based witchcraft that they can use to guide their next steps in the Craft, wherever that may take them.

ZOOM LINK: https://zoom.us/j/94528124181​​

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Fourth Thursday Book Group
February 22 at 7:30 p.m.

This month the group will meet to discuss The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese. Set in Kerala,
India, the story follows three generations of a family with a peculiar affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning. A shimmering evocation of a bygone India and of the passage of time itself, the book is a hymn to progress in medicine and in human understanding. It is one of the most masterful literary novels published in recent years. We usually meet both by Zoom and in-person.

For more information, contact Rob Lewis, [email protected]

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Dungeons & Dragons at UUCWV
We are ready to roll up some fun with our new Dungeons & Dragons game night! Join us for epic one-shot adventures and campaigns with experienced Dungeon Masters from the
WVCUUPs Community! All levels of players, from beginner to expert, are invited.

If you have never played before, we’d love to teach you.

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WVCUUPS Indoor Full Moon Labyrinth Walk Saturday, February 24, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the UUCWV

Come enjoy the beauty and peace of the Labyrinth by the light of the full moon! Everyone is welcome! The labyrinth will be illuminated from 7:00 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. During the cooler months, we walk the canvas Labyrinth in the Sanctuary. If you haven’t walked a Labyrinth before, there is no ceremony or ritual. A Labyrinth Walk is a safe, open Sacred Space for personal exploration. Tarot and Oracle card readings will be available as well as a space for hot coffee and tea.

Learn more about our Labyrinth Walks!