Thank you for taking an interest in UUCAV! The roots of the word "worship" mean "to shape worth." Services at UUCAV shape meaning about our UU values and the diverse beliefs you'll find among our members. Shaping worth means addressing issues of "intimacy and ultimacy" -- buidling community and answering life's big questions about the ultimate.
You can learn even more about our church over on the About Us page.
Sunday Services
Sunday service is our main weekly gathering. Services are at 10 AM with free child care available in our nursery. In the summer months we meet for a casual service in Fellowship Hall at 10 AM. Elements of our worship generally include times of welcome and call to worship, a chalice lighting, a message for all ages, sharing our joys and concerns with each other, silent reflection and meditation, singing, a sermon, and a final blessing. Piano and organ music, choirs, and musical guests, many of whom are part of our congregation, enrich our time.
When you arrive, please sign our guest book in the vestibule (the small room just inside the front doors), and we'll contact you with more information if you request it. An usher will hand you an order of service and can direct you to the nursery if you have a very young child. Babies and toddlers are also welcome to stay during the service. School aged children are also welcome to stay for the service, or join the rest of the youth in our Religious Education classes.
What people wear to Sunday services varies, but we are generally pretty casual. A few dress up, some come in jeans.
Coffee Hour follows each of our services in Fellowship Hall where you can meet and chat with some of our members and friends. There you will find the Newcomers Table, where you can learn more about our faith and congregation with a member of the Membership Committee.
In addition to our Sunday services, we often hold evening Vesper services, usually once every other month on at Thursday at 6:45 PM. These are quieter, theme-based services designed to be a nice, quiet ending to a busy day.
Special Services
In addition to Sunday morning services, we have additional services throughout the year, often called "Vespers" which just means "Evening Service." Some of our annual vespers services include:
- Fall Equinox or Days of Awe Vespers
- Transgender Day of Rememberance Vespers or Meditative Event
- A Winter Solstice Vespers
- A Maundy Thursday Vespers (remembering the Last Supper before Easter)
