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
Integrity: Making Our Lives Whole
Fran Pardee, Sarah-Mae Adam and Leslie Gillett explore November’s theme of Integrity: the Practice of Living Authentically. This Nov. 1 service features illustrations from their lives – past
Listening to Jewish Experience
Rabbi Harry Brechner with Reverend Melora Lynngood – As Unitarian Universalists, we strive to affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person (our First Principle).
Listening Again
Rev. Shana Lynngood – I have often found that I listen with an ear to hearing what I expect to hear. This means that too often
Listening: the Gift of Attention
Rev. Melora Lynngood, Faye Mogensen, and Friends – On Thanksgiving Sunday, in a service for all ages, we explore October’s theme by offering gratitude for listening.
Imagining the Life of Another: Stories from Uganda
Jim Hemstock – Based on his experience in Uganda, Jim Hemstock will recount some of his experiences in a post-conflict society as survivors grappled with reconciliation
Generosity Sunday — Why It Matters That We’re Here
Rev. Shana Lynngood – The theme for our annual pledge drive this year reminds us that if our congregation didn’t exist, so much would be lost.
Ties that Bind
Rev. Melora Lynngood – How far do we have to go to care for our kin? Many among us know the often difficult journey of the
Homecoming Sunday—Kin-dom Come
Rev. Shana Lynngood – We kick off a new program year at the church with the theme of kinship. What would our world look like if
Songs, Hymns and Wisdom
Liz Graham – Liz will orchestrate our annual trip through “Singing the Living Tradition” (our grey hymnal). Based on suggestions from members of our congregation, she
Q&A with Your Ministers!
Reverends Shana and Melora Lynngood – What do you wish you could ask the ministers? “What do you mean by ‘spiritual?’” “Is Unitarian Universalism a Christian
Intergenerational Blessing of the Animals
Rev. Melora Lynngood – Come one, come all! Come bipeds, come quadrupeds! Dogs, cats, gerbils, lizards, fish, teddy bears — all are welcome! In this service,
Living Whole
Rev. Shana Lynngood – Someone recently told me that after reading the work of poet David Whyte they were convinced that rather than seeking balance in
Mystery of the Megaliths
Ruth Welburn – In 2012, Ruth Welburn embarked on a 7-week journey of self-discovery in Europe. The trip culminated in a visit to the Carnac Stones
The Hidden Multiverse
Doug Seeley – Scientists are discovering many planets circling other stars in our galaxy. Many seem very strange, and a few suggest the possibility of Earth-like planets.
Weaving Faith and Passion
Lisa Greenly – There is much joy in having one’s passion be an open-hearted action that can bring all our principles alive. Lisa Greenly will share how