Pride Camp 2025 is Coming!
Summer Camps at UUCoV:
June 30-July 4th 2025 (no camp on July 1 stat)
Camp for Youth:
Uniquely U: a radical inclusion camp
Camp for 5-10 years
Wonder Camp
Camps runs 9 am to 4 pm each day and is held on the beautiful Unitarian Universalist building and grounds on traditional WSAANEC territory.
Our camp divides into two groups: WONDER CAMP for youngers (5 to approx 10 years) and UNIQUELY U camp for young youth 10 to 16 years. Final grouping will be decided by camp directors depending on the # and age composition of who enrolls (and also by interest; we welcome your requests). We ask that all campers be of school age.
Cooking and eating lunch together will be a wonderful and special part of the camp experience. We also ask that you send a hearty snack with your child each day.
*** We will do our best to create lunches that everyone enjoys, and will also ask that campers be willing to try new foods. If your child/youth is particular in what they like to eat, please be prepared to send lunches from home as needed.
Each year our UU community participates in the Victoria Pride Parade, which happens this year on Sunday July 6. We warmly invite your family to join the fun! Please know that while UU parade leaders will be there to support, we cannot be officially responsible for your child at the parade– they must attend with a guardian who is ultimately responsible for their comfort and safety.
Camp fees are on a sliding scale basis of $100 – $200 for the week.
Our Philosophy
We are big believers in embodied learning– an approach which recognizes that knowledge isn’t just stored in the brain but is also formed through our interactions with the world and our bodies. Our programs and activities emphasize the role of physical movement, interaction with the environment, and sensory experiences in learning and fostering wonder.
We believe that a UU church community is an important space for intergenerational connections. This is a place where children and youth can feel seen, safe, and cared about as they grow. It is also a place where children & youth learn (by doing) that they are an essential part of community, and can help to create beauty, wonder and justice in the world.
Monthly Themes
Our activities change with the seasons. We incorporate monthly themes into our hands-on activities – themes like Trust, Inclusion, and Joy.
Pride Camp
For one week in early summer, the children and youth take over the UU buildings and grounds. We cook together, play games, make lots of art, explore nature, and get ready for our grand finale in the Victoria Pride Parade that same weekend. Along the way, we create art and have discussions that honour our authentic selves. Unitarian Universalism values individuality and solidarity, and there is plenty of both at this inclusive and joyful camp. The 2025 camp dates are June 30 to July 3 (not including the July 1 Stat holiday), and the Victoria Pride parade is July 6 (optional for families).
Wassailing
Ancestor's Shrine
Singing & Music
Messy Church
World Religions
Youth Leadership
Past Activities
Earth Day
Sunday, April 23, 10:30 am – Earth Day – Rev. Melora Lynngood, Homilist – Rosemary Harrison, Worship Associate – I have heard older activists pose
Earth Day Spring Cleaning Party
Earth Day Spring Cleaning Party – Saturday, April 22 10am to Noon followed by lunch Join your fellow* Gardens and Grounds Committee members for FUN,
Song Circle
Song Circle Everyone Welcome in the Sanctuary and on Zoom Friday – April 21, from 1:30- 2:30 Jewel Spooner and Nancy Dobbs, with our tech
Another World is Possible
Sunday, April 16, 10:30 am – Another World is Possible – Reilly Yeo, Homilist – Fran Pardee, Worship Associate – “Another world is not only
Spirited Jazz: Attila Fias Trio
Spirited Jazz in the Sanctuary featuring Attila Fias Trio – Sunday April 16th, 2023 @ 7:30 Jazz keyboarding at its finest is what you can
Life Again
Sunday, April 9, 10:30 am – Life Again (Easter Sunday) – Rev. Shana Lynngood, Homilist – Lynne Bonner, Worship Associate – The Christian story of
Untangling Our Dreams
Sunday, April 2, 10:30 am – Untangling Our Dreams – Anna Isaacs, Service Leader – Jana Kotaska, Worship Associate – Our congregation is teeming with weavers,
Who Gathers the Comforter’s Tears
Sunday, March 26, 10:30 am – Who Gathers the Comforter’s Tears – Kim and Jan Dawson, Homilists – Rosemary Harrison, Worship Associate – As a
The Happiness of a Broken Heart
Sunday, March 19, 10:30 am – The Happiness of a Broken Heart – Reilly Yeo, Homilist – Fran Pardee, Worship Associate – “To find true
Spirited Jazz: Joe Coughlin
Joe Coughlin – Sunday March 19th, 2023 @ 7:30 Joe Coughlin, with 4 decades of jazz in his resume, easily ranks as a Canadian Jazz
Everything is Holy Now
Sunday, March 12, 10:30 am – Everything is Holy Now – Reilly Yeo, Homilist – David Vest, Worship Associate- As Unitarian Universalists, what makes us
Understanding Dementia and Living with It
Sunday, March 5, 10:30 am –– Karla Thomson, Homilist, with Lynne Bonner, Worship Associate – Karla Thomson, a long-time member of this congregation, will share ways
Love in the Time of COVID
Sunday, February 26, 10:30 am- Love in the Time of COVID- Reilly Yeo, Homilist- Fran Pardee, Worship Associate- What has the pandemic taught us about
The Things We Do for Love
Sunday, February 19, 10:30 am- The Things We Do for Love- Rev. Shawn Newton, Homilist- Rosemary Harrison, Worship Associate- Our guest homilist this morning is
Flooded with Love
Sunday, February 12, 10:30 am- Flooded with Love- Intergenerational Service- Reilly Yeo, Homilist-Jana Kotaska, Worship Associate In this intergenerational service, join us as we make