Month: July 2024

July Outreach Collection: UUSJ

AUUC’s Outreach Sunday Collection for July supports the Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice (UUSJ). Their website is uusj.org UUSJ represents the views of UU’s on Capitol Hill and before Federal agencies.  UUSJ sponsors the Write Here/Write Now and Action Alert campaigns, which … read more.

Postcard Writing Opportunity

Support Voting Rights

For our next postcard campaign, we’ll be writing cards for Polk County, FL. This is a WRITE, HOLD, and MAIL LATER campaign. Mail date is Oct. 1 to 15. We will distribute postcards to you in late July.

Background Info: We are writing to … read more.

Building Beloved Community, Jul. 7

Are you new to AAUC? An old-timer with new ideas? All Accotinkers are invited to a special listening session at 11:30 a.m., Sun. July 7 to learn about each other’s contributions to and wishes for our wider community — Fairfax and beyond.

Rev. Kenneth Nixon from … read more.

Read & Discuss Banned Books, Jul. 9

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Now in our second year, Racial Justice and True Accotink Colors host a monthly Banned Book Club on the second Tuesday of every month. Our next discussion will be about Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. Please be aware: this is … read more.

TAC Movie Night: Rocketman, Jul. 20

True Accotink Colors will host a summer movie night event on Saturday, July 20 at 6:30pm. We’ll watch the one-of-a-kind musical biopic that embarks on the spectacular journey of Elton John in his rise to fame: Rocketman. Please be advised that the movie is rated … read more.

Celebration of Lammas, Jul. 21

All are welcome to come to church Sunday, July 21st in celebration of Lammas, or Loaf-Mass, the gift of grain. This will be the regular church service, but with some twists, so come with an open mind and ready to laugh as we talk grain, … read more.

Bake Sale, Jul. 21

Once again Sacred Wheel invites all to share in supporting our No Child Hungry Meal Pack program, which provides meals to underserved kids at Halley ES. That Sunday will also be a congregational Lammas, or Loaf-Mass, the celebration of the gift of grain of all … read more.

Drum Circle, Jul. 21

All are welcome (including kids) to come bang on pots, pans, drums and anything else that makes noise on Sunday, July 21 at noon in the sanctuary. Don’t have a drum? No problem, we have Other Things to borrow. And we can always raid the kitchen for … read more.

Sponsor a Mawlat Student for Just $40

Each summer we ask Accotinkers to consider sponsoring one or more students at the Mawlat Upper Primary School in a remote location in Northeast India. Our Social Justice Committee commits to sponsor at least 25 of the poorest students.  Donating $40 (all donations of any amount are gratefully … read more.