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
AUUC’s duplicate bridge group meets at 1:30 on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. The duplicate group was started by Ginny and Moe Moser many years ago, and we continue in their memory along with our enjoyment of bridge and good fellowship. We’re an easy going group of bridge players (mostly from AUUC) … Continue reading AUUC Duplicate Bridge
AUUC members and friends are welcome to attend the Board’s monthly meetings. The next Board of Directors meeting will be held from 7-9 pm on May 1. As always, the agenda will begin with a 10-minute open forum for members and friends to share questions and feedback. You may attend the meeting in person at church or via Zoom. … Continue reading Board Meeting, May 1
According to local nonprofit SCAN of Northern Virginia (Stop Child Abuse Now), “Child Abuse Prevention Month is about recognizing the importance of families and communities coming together to build resiliency, take action, and stand with child advocates. Child abuse cuts across all boundaries of race, education levels, and income brackets.” Through AUUC’s February outreach collection, we deepened … Continue reading April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
