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
Christmas Eve Service for All Ages
4:30 pm – Rev. Melora Lynngood with Worship Weaver Shelley Motz – Unitarian Universalism draws on wisdom from many of the world’s religions. Join us on Christmas
Hearing Old Stories in New Ways – An Intergenerational Service
Rev. Shana Lynngood and Faye Mogensen with Worship Weaver Shelley Motz – We will explore one of the central stories of the season from differing perspectives,
The Present of Your Presence
Rev. Melora Lynngood with Worship Weaver Oliver Belisle – Winter holidays can make us frantic with busy-ness, sometimes cranky, sometimes even melancholy. We’re told that the best
Transformation – from the barnyard to the wider world
Jan Greenwood with Worship Weaver Dan Klimke – Jan Greenwood has been a member of several Unitarian Universalist communities and is presently a member of Capital
Sorting Through our Ancestral Baggage
Rev. Melora Lynngood with Worship Associate Shelley Motz — This month, we’ve been considering our ancestry, and holding up the people and traditions we wish to
Generations in the Making
Rev. Shana Lynngood with Worship Associate Samantha Magnus — We rarely stop to think about the fact that our very existence and particular life circumstances
Rituals and Peace
Presenters: Kjerstin Mackie, Anne Vaasjo, Oceanna Hall with Worship Associate Liz Graham — Your Lay Chaplains are presenting a two-fold service. They will discuss their
Remembrance Day: Big Questions
10:30 am — Peter Scales with Worship Associate Madelaine Clarke — Remembrance Day is a time to remember those who died in wartime, and to consider the
Honouring Our Ancestors
Rev. Melora Lynngood & Co. with Worship Associate Anna Isaacs — Some people celebrate All Souls Day and the Day of the Dead around this
Better Together
Rev. Shana Lynngood with Worship Associate Larry Boldt – Our North American mindset frequently leads us to turn toward individualism. We go it alone all
Healing in the Hard, Hard Times
Christopher Wulff, Ministerial Intern, with Worship Associate Madelaine Clarke – “Upon the table she lay. We spoke words. We sang songs. We wrapped her and we
Compassion, Kindness, and Generosity of Spirit
Rev. Melora Lynngood with Worship Associate Oliver Belisle – The mission of our congregation is to “transform ourselves and our world through compassionate action.” Our congregations
International Healing? Seeking Hope
Rev. Melora Lynngood with Worship Associate: Doug McGinnis –– So much violence and suffering in our world, much of it due to human-made international and
The Healing Power of Us
Rev. Shana Lynngood with Worship Associate Anna Isaacs –– Often when we envision healing we picture an individual taking steps to get well physically or emotionally
Covenantal Relationship: Trying Again, and Again, and Again .
Rev. Melora Lynngood with Worship Associate Larry Boldt – Parenting, marriage, friendship, congregational life – our relationships of covenant call us to return to our best