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
Buddhism
Venerable Eshū Martin – Just after Buddha’s Awakening Day (December 8) and the Winter Solstice, when the days begin to lengthen, Venerable Eshū of the
Traditional Christmas Eve Stories and Song, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 5 p.m.
Reverends Melora and Shana Lynngood – Come, celebrate the holiday season by reflecting on the Christian story of the birth of Jesus and the ways
Owning Our Mistakes
Reverend Shana Lynngood – Continuing our theme of Living with Compassion, explores how acknowledging our mistakes is an important part of expressing care and compassion. This
December 20 Solstice Service
Friday at 7:00pm – Youth Group – On this darkest night of the year, come to celebrate the return of the light led by our
Children’s Annual Mid-Winter Pageant
The children, youth and choirs star in a Medieval Christmas tale from the Arthurian cycle. Sir Cleges and diverse other characters learn about greed, humility,
Recovering Intellectual
Dr. Doug Seeley – “This is my personal experience around the usefulness of rationality, logic and intellectualizing, and how they can distance us from the essential
Expecting Too Much
Reverend Melora Lynngood – “I can’t believe she didn’t call me!” “I can’t believe he’s mad that I didn’t call him!” What happens when people
UU-UNO Sunday
Pat Kinrade et al. – UU-UNO Sunday celebrated some of the issues our Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office has handled over the past year. This
What Happened to Feminism?
Reverend Melora Lynngood – Many young women today, including influential pop stars like Katie Perry, declare that they are not feminists. Why? Do they not
Called to Serve, Called to Lead
Reverend Shana Lynngood and the Innovation Team – We look at the paradoxical dynamic of leading and serving. As we have created a new team
Living with Compassion in Community: Compassionate Communication
Reverend Melora Lynngood: How do you express yourself when you disagree with someone? What do you do when you want someone to do something differently
Gandhi & the world’s children
Rev. Fred Cappuccino – An annual visitor, is best known as a founder with his wife Bonnie of Child Haven International, which serves children and
Generosity Sunday: Our Centre
Rev. Shana Lynngood – What holds us together? Why do we keep coming together in spite of the dispiriting days that sometimes come?
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
Rev. Melora Lynngood – The question goes beyond ‘why do bad things happen to good people?’ to questions about whether ‘bad’ and ‘good’ have any intrinsic