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
Remaking Promises
Christopher Wulff with Worship Associate Oliver Belisle – Jewish philosopher Martin Buber speaks of humans as promise-making, promise-breaking, promise re-making creatures; the making of promises and commitments
Shaped by Our Promises
Rev. Shana Lynngood with Worship Associate Doug McGinnis – This Ingathering Sunday, when we return to a new program year in the life of our church community,
Religion as Survival Strategy
Michelle Brown with Worship Associate Anna Isaacs – Churches were language sanctuaries for Hungarians who came under Romanian authority in 1920. Even today, seminarians in Transylvania
Tao-ish: A little less Rabbit & Eeyore, a little more Pooh Bear
Rev. Melora Lynngood with Worship Associate Susan Layng – How’s your stress level? What do you do when your life feels too busy, overwhelming, or
Some Time Apart
Rev. Shana Lynngood with Worship Associate Dan Klimke – The summer is often a time when we do things outside of our normal routines. We
“Overcoming The Invisible Lion”…Seeking reality in a world of illusion…
Rev. Mark Lemon with Worship Associate Doug McGinnis – One of the great dilemmas facing those who seek spiritual wisdom is the perennial search for
Singing our Faith
This Sunday we will focus on the hymns we love to sing and the readings that inspire us from our grey hymnal, Singing the Living Tradition.
Principles and Virtues
Peter Scales with Worship Associate Oliver Belisle – What does it mean to be virtuous, and how does this goal manifest in our Unitarian Universalist
Hinduism
Suresh Basrur with Worship Associate Susan Layng – Suresh Basrur practises and is a scholar of the Hindu faith. He participates in inter-faith activities in
Stoic Philosophy
Russell McNeil with Worship Associate Larry Boldt – Stoicism is a very simple philosophy. Everything in the universe is interconnected as in a web and governed
Understanding Truth, Healing and Reconciliation through a Memorable Journey
Amanda Tarling with Worship Associate Doug McGinnis – Based on a day-long experiential workshop, this is a unique and powerful service in which Amanda will
Pride Service: Rainbow Connections
Arran Liddel and Worship Associate Anna Isaacs – Like any culture, queer culture changes over time. With these changes, we see ourselves and each other
Dwelling in the Realm of Death
Susan Breiddal with Worship Associate Dan Klimke — Intellectually, we all know that we are going to die. Whether we embrace this knowledge, understand it,
Learning to Laugh at Yourself … and why it’s essential for mind, heart and spirit
Minister Emeritus Reverend Jane Bramadat with Worship Associate Oliver Belisle — We are very good at searching out facts, doing justice, and generally trying to be
Our Deepest Longings in the Journey of Life
Faye Mogensen and Christopher Wulff with Worship Associate Doug McGinnis In our annual transitions service we’ll be sharing your responses to last month’s reflections on “what