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
Trying Again (or, the Beauty of Second Chances)
Sunday, May 29, 10:30am – Trying Again (or, the Beauty of Second Chances) – Rev. Shana Lynngood, homilist – Emily Tietz, worship associate – One
Embracing the Wholeness of Authenticity
Sunday, May 22, 10:30 am – Embracing the Wholeness of Authenticity – Dar Gareau-Levy, homilist – Lynne Bonner, worship associate – There’s been a lot
CUC National Service
Sunday, May 15, 10:00 am – CUC National Service—special time 10am—Join Unitarian across Canada for this unique service which invites us all to “take a
The Beauty of Complex Love
Sunday, May 8, 10:30 am – The Beauty of Complex Love (Mother’s Day) – Rev. Shana Lynngood, homilist – David Tietz, worship associate –
Finding Beauty in ‘Good Enough’”
Sunday, May 1, 10:30 am – Finding Beauty in ‘Good Enough’” – Rev. Melora Lynngood, homilist – Rosemary Harrison, worship associate – View the
Nature as ‘Kin’
Sunday, April 24, 10:30 am – Nature as Kin – Rev. Shana Lynngood, homilist – Victoria Barr, worship associate – In a recent service
The Heaviest Stones
Sunday, April 17, 10:30 am – The Heaviest Stones – Rev. Shana Lynngood, homilist – Casey Stainsby, worship associate – One of the many
Asleep No More
Sunday, April 10, 10:30 am – Asleep No More – Rev. Shana Lynngood, homilist – Fran Pardee, worship associate – Our theme this month of
Waking the Morning After
Sunday, April 3, 10:30 am – Waking the Morning After – Michelle Brown, homilist – Emily Tietz, worship associate – Our decisions, especially decisions
Community
Sunday, March 27, 10:30am- Community Emily Tietz and Lynne Bonner, worship associate – View the service.
Holding Fast to Faithfulness
Sunday, March 20, 10:30am Holding Fast to Faithfulness- Rev. Shana Lynngood, homilist- Fran Pardee, worship associate- A quality I admire is the ability to
Faith Amid The Ruins
Sunday, March 13, 10:30am- Faith Amid The Ruins – Rev. Shana Lynngood, homilist- David Vest, worship associate Our progressive tradition is not known for having
Finding the Seeds of Our Resilience in Place
Sunday, March 6, 10:30am Finding the Seeds of Our Resilience in Place Rev. Melora Lynngood, homilist Victoria Barr, worship associate Think of the places that
The Widest Welcome
Sunday, February 27, 10:30am The Widest Welcome – Rev. Shana Lynngood – Now that our Canadian Unitarian community has adopted the 8th principle, which commits
We Are Family
Sunday, February 20, 10:30 a.m. We Are Family – Anna Isaacs, homilist – There is so much potential at the edges where family and community