Worship Service, Aug. 30, 10:00am In Person and Online Monthly Theme for August: Love at the Center The Nursery will be available during service for infants to preschool-aged children. View / download the Order of Service here soon. Join us for service on Sunday at 10:00 am in person, 10125 Lakehaven Ct., Burke, or … Continue reading Worship Service, Aug. 30
Backpack Blessing this Sunday! Bring your backpack (or, if you’re an adult, you can bring a briefcase or a bag or a backpack) to be blessed! You’ll also get some UU swag for your bag! You don’t want to miss this! Service Description: When I was a child, it was common to hear Whitney Houston … Continue reading “Love in You, Love in Me”
This congregation is a welcoming and inclusive spiritual home for all who share our values. For many of us, it’s a haven, a respite, a sanctuary in the storm, one of the few places where we can feel at home. From the beginning, this community has been working to make this a spiritual family where … Continue reading Making Space in the Heart
There are so many horrible things happening in our nation. It can be difficult to make sense of it all, let alone know what we can do. And yet, we are called to do something. Somebody’s calling your name. And that “somebody” speaks in the voice of love, of a love that reaches beyond ourselves, … Continue reading “Somebody’s Calling Your Name”
Every year Unitarian Universalists gather in the summer for our association’s General Assembly (UUGA). In recent years it’s been in Pittsburgh, Portland, Kansas City, New Orleans, and Baltimore. It’s where we conduct the business of our association. Where we adopted our new UU Values. Where we vote on what Actions of Immediate Witness and Statements … Continue reading Surrounded by UUs
The U.S. is in a democratic crisis. Our society is moving toward a conflict between social movements like we have not seen in generations. Voting Rights are under attack. Political violence is increasingly normalized. Polarization defines our public discourse. Othering and scapegoating are rife. Marginalized communities face escalating harm. Critically needed projects for climate resilience … Continue reading Covenanting for Our Future
What does it truly mean to “hold space” for another person? Drawing from more than a decade as a birth doula, Jenn Carlson explores how the sacred practice of presence, offering compassion without fixing, judgment, or control, can transform not only birth, but every stage of our lives. This service invites us to consider how … Continue reading The Art of Holding Space
Resilience is adapting our behavior in the face of adversity, tragedy, or stress. How can we cope with negative experiences to move forward and improve our lives? Members of the Congregation will share their life experiences dealing with adversity. For Reflection: What did you do to right yourself when things in your life seemed to … Continue reading Carrying On
This service will feature AUUC members sharing reflections about ways that we’re engaging in our Defending Our Democracy initiative and how you might join in the efforts. For Reflection: “How are you called to help move society one more step towards defending our democracy or supporting the most vulnerable?” Monthly Theme for July: Resilience … Continue reading One More Step
It’s easy to be a good neighbor to those who are like us, who look like us, who vote like us, who love like us. But the real challenge, and thus blessing, is when we dig deeper with those who have differences of opinions. Instead of focusing on the stark differences between us, we can … Continue reading Who Is My Neighbor?
Sunday, June 21, 11:00am Watch Party at Accotink UU Church and Online NOTE ALTERNATE TIME: Service starts at 11am this Sunday! Join us to watch the livestream together of the UUA General Assembly Sunday Worship on June 21, 2026, at 11:00 am ET. It will offer a powerful and communal experience—the largest annual gathering of … Continue reading UUA General Assembly Sunday Worship
We began this church year in September exploring Building Belonging. Belonging is foundational for this month’s Soul Matters theme of Flourishing Together. Belonging begins with witnessing, with beholding one another. This beholding needs to be a way of creating a loving space for each other, a way of holding each other in love. Join us … Continue reading We Be Holding Each Other
