Accotink Memorial News

It was just seven years ago that the Memorial and Meditation Garden was completed and below is a photo as it appeared in October 2017.  Recently, we completed a renovation of the lower planting bed and it is shown in the second photo.

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October Outreach Collection: paws4people

Having a visit from a special Assistance Dog and their human client has been an exciting and moving AUUC tradition since 2014. Throughout October, our outreach collection will support paws4people®.  On Sunday, Oct. 20, Laura Culp, accompanied by her Service Dog THURM, will tell us … read more.

AUUC’s Children’s Library for All Ages

Located inside AUUC’s Sanctuary, the new Children’s Library for All Ages has a collection of 478+ picture books available for check-out. Many of these books have been used in children’s spiritual development classes or in the Time for All Ages portion of our Sunday services.
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In-Person Early Voting in Fairfax County

In-person early voting will be available from Sept. 20 through Nov. 2 
Early Voting begins Sept. 20 at three Government Center locations:  Fairfax County, Mt Vernon, and North County

Fairfax County Government Center
Hours:
Monday-Friday Sept 20-Nov 1: 1pm-7pm
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Read & Discuss Banned Books, Sept. 10

Looking for Alaska by John Green

Now in our third year, Racial Justice and True Accotink Colors host a monthly Banned Book Club on the second Tuesday of every month. Celebrating the start of a new school year, our next discussion will be about Looking for … read more.

UU Writers Group Starts, Sept. 12

Explore our monthly themes through the practice of writing in the UU Writers group! This will be our second year of meeting, and we’re open to a few more writers joining us. This Soul Matters Writing group meets online the second Thursday of each month … read more.

No Child Goes Hungry Meal Packing, Sept. 29

Mark your calendar for Sunday, Sept. 29, AUUC’s second meal packing assembly event of this church year. Our No Child Goes Hungry/Accotink weekend meal packing delivers to 35 Halley Elementary children identified as experiencing food insecurity.  We are excited to have our AUUC children, youth, … read more.