AUUC Crafters meet on the 3rd Tuesday of every month from 7-9pm in the Gallery. Our next meeting is Sept. 15.  Bring your own project or use our supplies to learn something new. We have time for show and tell, as well as project troubleshooting, if you need any help. As our Church moves towards … Continue reading AUUC Crafters, Sept. 15

The Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC) is a multicultural, community-based organization that helps newcomers to the U.S. realize their potential and make positive contributions to American society. Founded in 1983 to assist Ethiopian refugees, ECDC currently assists refugees mostly from Afghanistan and Ukraine. As a national refugee resettlement agency, ECDC takes responsibility for assigning refugees … Continue reading July Outreach Collection: Ethiopian Community Development Council

AUUC’s Social Justice Committee has planted a pinwheel garden for Child Abuse Prevention Month.  AUUC joins libraries, community centers, local businesses, schools, and other houses of worship throughout Fairfax County. Pinwheels symbolize a happy, healthy childhood and are the national symbol for child abuse prevention. Facts from Fairfax County: Nearly 260,000 children live in Fairfax … Continue reading April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

Do your children have books they’re no longer reading and are ready to give away?  Please consider donating new or gently used children’s books for Halley Elementary students in Preschool through 6th grade. Halley’s reading specialist will be sending books home with the 35 children receiving our weekly meal packs along with some other students to read and … Continue reading Gently Used Children’s Book Collection

Thank you to everyone who participated in last Sunday’s 4th Annual Pie-Off event by bringing a pie, judging, and eating! Every dollar of the $446 we raised will be donated to the local non-profit, the TransGender Education Association (TGEA). We had a record-breaking total of 20 pies in the competition this year, and each pie … Continue reading Pie-Off Wrap-Up

AUUC members and friends are welcome to attend the Board’s monthly meetings.  The next Board of Director’s meeting will be held on April 8 (the second Wednesday of the month) from 7-9 pm.  As always, the agenda for each meeting will begin with a 10 minute open forum for members and friends to share questions … Continue reading Apr. 8: Board of Directors Meeting

When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed Now in our third year, Racial Justice and True Accotink Colors host a monthly Banned Book Club on the second Tuesday of every month. When Stars are Scattered is a critically acclaimed graphic novel by Omar Mohamed and Victoria Jamieson, based on Mohamed’s true story of growing … Continue reading Apr. 14: Banned Book Club

Ballot Question:  Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to allow the General Assembly to temporarily adopt new congressional districts to restore fairness in the upcoming elections, while ensuring Virginia’s standard redistricting process resumes for all future redistricting after the 2030 census. The amendment would allow the Virginal General Assembly to redraw Congressional districts mid-decade, … Continue reading Apr. 21: Special Election on Constitutional Amendment

Wicked: For Good Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 6pm Movie nights at AUUC are back! True Accotink Colors invites everyone to the next movie on Saturday, April 25 at 6pm, when we will show Wicked: For Good. There will be food and drinks as well as a free prize raffle. The movie is rated PG, and … Continue reading Apr. 25: Movie Night

 AUUC’s Outreach Collection for March supports 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 has thousands of service touchpoints with residents of our community each year. Offers hope … Continue reading March Outreach Collection: NAMI Northern Virginia

Located in the cozy corner of AUUC’s Gallery area, our DEAI Library has over 600 picture books plus a small collection of chapter books available for everyone to borrow. The books are color-coded and organized by six UU values plus two: inspiration (silver) and chapter books (black). To borrow books to enjoy at home, use the … Continue reading Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion Library