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
All Island Service — To Compare is Human
Reverend Shana Lynngood – We often look at our lives and stack it up in relation to the lives of others.This tendency may be natural, but
Earth Day Celebration
Reverend Shana Lynngood and the Environmental Action Team – In our annual honouring of Earth Day we explore the power of seeds. Join us as we
Talking with the Right when you think they are Wrong
Reverend Melora Lynngood – According to our congregation’s mission, we are supposed to seek spiritual growth through embracing diversity – an understandable and worthy goal for
What happened to the Great Goddess of our Ancestors?
The answers, supplied by Edo Nyland and presented by Pat Kinrade: The location of the Oldest Holy Lands of the Goddess (between 30,000 and 18,000 years
Roll Back the Stone
Reverend Shana Lynngood – We look at what a miraculous rebirth of long ago might mean for we 21st century types who are leary of the
Spring Equinox
We create a sacred space to make the transition from Winter to Spring. Members of our congregation share poems, prose and music.
Spirituality for Atheists
Reverend Shana Lynngood – Many members of our congregation identify as atheists. What different flavour or quality does spirituality take on when you don’t believe in
‘Church’, ‘Worship’, and Other Words We UUse
Rev. Melora Lynngood – “Church.” “Worship.” What do Unitarian Universalists mean when we use these words? Should we use them? What about alternative choices like “Fellowship,”
This Hour has Famous Unitarians
Lorna Anthony, Mado Clarke and Don Armstrong interview some living and dead notables. We also recognize our partner church in Transylvania.
Living our Mission: Spiritual Growth through Supporting One Another
Reverend Melora Lynngood – We look at the intersection of spiritual growth (the part of our mission on which we are focusing this year) and another
Sharing Our Faith
Group Presentation by Kristina Stevens, John Hopewell and Christine Johnston and friends – This service focuses on our Unitarian Universalist connections across the country. Together we
Beyond Fear, Beyond Colour-blindness:
Reverend Melora Lynngood – In some religious traditions, racism is named as a ‘sin’ and God can be called upon to help people fight the manifestation
Unitarian Universalism: Then and Now
Reverend Shana Lynngood – We welcome guests from the Victoria multi-faith society and take this opportunity to re-examine our faith tradition. Are there a few formative
Eternal Echoes
John O’Donohue: Reactions And Responses To This Man’s Work As A Celtic Poet And Scholar by the Tuesday Morning Dialogue Group – The Learning Circle is
Practices That Sustain Us: Music
Reverend Shana Lynngood – Music, whether sung or listened to, can serve as a significant spiritual resource. Chants, rounds, antiphonal singing, choral music, and many others