For the 14th year, AUUC will be hosting a hypothermia shelter and everyone is invited to participate. We provide a warm place to sleep and dinner each night at ~6:30 for our 30+ guests.
To make all this happen, we need a set-up crew each evening … read more.
January is a great time to begin thinking about summer vacation. UUs hold summer camps around the country and they are a great place to meet new friends, support your values, and rejuvenate as a family.
Here are two camps recommended by Accotinkers:
CERSI, Central East Region … read more.
This year the annual pledge campaign will kick off at the end of February and run into April. Each year the pledge campaign is a time to reflect on our accomplishments and set goals for the coming program year. Our primary and most significant source … read more.
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 Wednesday, Jan. 8. Please see the Meeting Agenda, which includes a 10-minute slot for members and friends to share questions and feedback. … read more.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Now in our third 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 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. In this classic, dystopian novel first published … read more.
John Peterson and several others will be traveling to Richmond again this year for VICPP’s bipartisan lobby day on Wednesday, January 15. VICPP has the largest and most well-organized lobby day of the different groups we support. Something like 300 people will converge on the … read more.
Come get some snacks, meet our new Director of Children and Youth Spiritual Development, and watch Raya & The Last Dragon. Saturday, Jan. 25, 5:00 – 7:00 pm. See you there!
Posted: January 3, 2025
It’s a New Year of AUUC Generosity!
Right before the holidays and Winter Break, we delivered 140 meal packs to Halley ES for our 35 children identified as experiencing food insecurity. Along with the gift of meal packs, we also sent 35 beautiful, hand-knit hats made … read more.
Are you interested in a meaningful life experience in Baltimore Maryland? Go to the UUA’s virtual General Assembly. The Assembly will convene during June 18-22, 2025.
General Assembly is a time to circle ‘round in community. We share stories of the work happening at our Association and … read more.
Thank you to all who donated awesome holiday gifts and new warm clothing for Beacon House children and teens. From AUUC families and individuals, BH young people will receive a baby doll of color, a football & basketball, indoor basketball kits, board games, jewelry making kits & earrings, a flower … read more.
The 2025 Virginia General Assembly starts January 8th (adjourns February 22nd) and we work with many partners (e.g., Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP), ARC of NoVA, Equality VA, Justice Forward VA, ACLU) who are working with legislators to craft legislation supporting our UU values. … read more.
Our outreach recipient during December is Just Neighbors, a nonprofit immigration law firm providing the most vulnerable low-income asylum seekers, refugees, and “Dreamers” (DACA youth) with compassionate, humanitarian-based legal services in Northern Virginia and the greater DMV region. The majority of their clients are survivors … read more.
