Oct. 12: Potluck
Bring a dish to share or taste the dishes others have made. Meet new friends or catch up with old ones.
News & Events
Oct. 14: Banned Book Club
Read & Discuss Banned Books How the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez Now in our third year, Racial Justice and True Accotink Colors host a monthly Banned Book Club on the second Tuesday of every month. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Dominican-American poet, novelist, and essayist Julia Alvarez gives voice to four … Continue reading Oct. 14: Banned Book Club
Oct. 18: Hybrid Services Auction
Join the masquerade! The AUUC Services Auction is an important, annual fundraiser for Accotink Unitarian Universalist Church everyone is welcome to participate in. Community members offer services and items, community members bid on services and items, and our community grows stronger. We hope you’ll join the masquerade this year! More information about a brand new … Continue reading Oct. 18: Hybrid Services Auction
Oct. 18: Fall Garden Workday
Join us in the Nearly Native Garden for a fall work day! Learn about native plants as you help us maintain the garden beds. Saturday, Oct. 18, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (You’ll have plenty of time to get ready for the AUUC Auction later that day!) Dress for the weather. Bring garden gloves and garden … Continue reading Oct. 18: Fall Garden Workday
Oct. 19: Homes for All VOICE Assembly
Oct. 19, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Floris United Methodist Church 13600 Frying Pan Rd, Herndon, VA 20171 Mark your calendars. You can sign up Sunday. Fliers with QR codes will be available. The Homes for All VOICE Assembly on Oct. 19 will draw hundreds of individuals from almost 50 interfaith and other VOICE member … Continue reading Oct. 19: Homes for All VOICE Assembly
Oct. 19: Drum Circle
Drumming will be on Sunday at 12:15 pm in the church sanctuary. All our welcome to join, whether you’ve brought a drum or not!
Oct. 21: Women’s Book Discussion Group
The Women’s Book Discussion Group will meet via Zoom Oct. 21 to discuss James: A Novel by Percival Everett. Members of the group will receive a Zoom invitation before the meeting. Coming up 11/18/2025 The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession / Michael Finkel 12/16/2025 Rebecca / Daphne du Maurier. 1/20/2026 Book and Dagger: How Scholars … Continue reading Oct. 21: Women’s Book Discussion Group
Oct. 25: Dinner & Movie—The Wiz
Hosted by Racial Justice & True Accotink Colors Ease on down the road for dinner & a movie showing of The Wiz on October 25 at 5:00 pm! You may be familiar with the original Wizard of Oz film or the more recent film, Wicked. But this time we will be enjoying the 1978 hit, The Wiz, starring the great Diana Ross as … Continue reading Oct. 25: Dinner & Movie—The Wiz
Oct. 26: Halloween Celebration
This year’s Halloween Celebration is Sunday, Oct. 26. As we’ve done in the past, the service will be done by Sacred Wheel. We’ll have a Halloween Costume parade while the children collect coins for the United Nations Children’s Fund. Don’t forget to bring your coins. Trunk-or-Treat for the kids in the parking lot after service. … Continue reading Oct. 26: Halloween Celebration
Nov. 2: All Souls Sunday
This year, the traditional reading of names included in Accotink Memorials will be during the Nov. 2nd All Souls Sunday service. This year’s service will be an “all music” format. Stay tuned for the details. At the service, we will be asking for donations to support the ongoing maintenance costs of the Memorials. Please make checks payable to “AUUC Memorial Fund” … Continue reading Nov. 2: All Souls Sunday
Nov. 2: CROP Walk
Register Now for CROP Hunger Walk and More CROP Walk is an opportunity to work together with twenty other congregations and organizations in the Burke area to help Church World Service assist the people of foreign countries and here in the United States who are in crisis due to lack of food, water, shelter and basic necessities. … Continue reading Nov. 2: CROP Walk
September’s Do You Know Spotlights
Every week at church, we are spotlighting a different LGBTQ+ individual you might or might not know about. Check the table during coffee hour to see the latest one featured. Not able to attend church in person or missed a week? We have them for you online as well. Learn and be inspired! In September, we featured … Continue reading September’s Do You Know Spotlights