Next Election in Virginia: June 18 Primary US Senate and US House of Representatives May 3: First day of in-person voting at your local registrar’s office May 28: Voter Registration deadline June 7: Deadline to request to vote by mail June 8: Satellite early voting locations open June 15: Last day to vote early June … Continue reading Every Vote Counts
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, AUUC’s Outreach Sunday Collection for May will support NAMI Northern Virginia, the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. NAMI Northern Virginia serves individuals, family members, and friends affected by mental health challenges through awareness, education, support, advocacy, and collaboration with community partners. NAMI Northern Virginia had over 10,000 touchpoints … Continue reading May Outreach Collection: NAMI Northern Virginia
Are you a poetry lover or are you interested in becoming a poetry lover? This group is open to anyone with an interest in reading and understanding poetry. In May, we’ll be discussing spring-themed poems! Bring a few of your favorites to share with the group. This online discussion will be Wednesday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m. ContactJohn L. for the Zoom link. Posted April 23, 2024
New Kid by Jerry Craft and The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones and the New York Times Magazine 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 cover two books! We’ll continue our discussion … Continue reading Read & Discuss Banned Books, May 14
The next Accotink Craft Night will be May 14, 7 – 9pm in the sanctuary. Bring your favorite craft (sewing, quilting, crotchet, knitting, etc.) and join us for fellowship and fun. Come and enjoy fellowship with something you like to create. We may use this time to learn a new craft as well. Posted: May 6, … Continue reading Accotink Craft Night, May 14
Sunday, May 10, will be our final Meal Packing Sunday of this school year! Please join AUUC children, youth and helping adults after the Sunday service to assemble meal packs for 35 Halley Elementary School children identified as experiencing food insecurity. We welcome everyone’s help! To learn more about AUUC’s No Child Goes Hungry/Accotink program, … Continue reading Join Us for Meal Packing May 19
Hello! I’m Owen Krzos, a volunteer with the NVSWCD, a FCPA Staff Member, and a regular attendee of AUUC. I can show people how to identify and remove invasive plant species from the local forest, and show examples of tree damage caused by some of the species. Join in on an invasive species removal on … Continue reading Invasive Species Removal, May 25
Happy Together You and your family/friends/neighbors are invited to a groovy celebration of pride here at Accotink after service on the first Sunday of June, which is June 2. There will be music, games, arts & crafts, food & drink, and more! Bring a side dish or dessert to share. And invite anyone you know … Continue reading Annual Pride Picnic, Jun 2
The youth of Accotink are supporting the Food Justice DMV by gathering period supplies for immigrants! We are collecting period products to help us support our community! Please contribute to our donation box, which will be located in the gallery through April 14th!
Do your children have books they’re no longer reading and are ready to give away? Please consider donating gently used children’s books for Halley Elementary students in Kindergarten through 6th grade. Halley’s reading specialist will be sending books home with many students to read and enjoy over the summer and to help “grow” the children’s home … Continue reading Gently Used Children’s Book Collection
The Board of Directors has kicked off a new process for ministerial assessment. During the month of April, the Ministerial Assessment Task Force is working with input from the congregation and Minister to develop proposed goals for next program year that align with the five focus areas in the church’s mission statement. Proposed goals will … Continue reading Ministerial Assessment Task Force Seeks Your Input
Please visit the Memorial and Meditation Garden when you next come to AUUC. The signs of early spring are everywhere and the garden is ready for visitors. Enjoy. The Memorial Ministry Committee has been working with the Board to write a by-law amendment to establish a perpetual care endowment for the Memorials. This will allow better management … Continue reading Visit the Memorial and Meditation Garden
