Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler Now in our third year, Racial Justice and True Accotink Colors host a monthly Banned Book Club on the second Tuesday of every month. Parable of the Sower is a 1993 dystopian novel by Black, sci-fi writer Octavia E. Butler. It is set in a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate … Continue reading Read & Discuss Banned Books, Feb. 10
Bring a dish to share and join us for food and friendship after service March 8!
Visit our Write Here! Write Now! table during this Sunday’s after-church potluck. We will be writing and sending letters to our local Virginia Senate and House legislators in Congress thanking them for: (1) standing firm to fund DHS only with effective, legal limits on ICE actions, and for (2) supporting the need for a War Powers Resolution. … Continue reading Mar. 8: Write Here! Write Now!
If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo Now in our third year, Racial Justice and True Accotink Colors host a monthly Banned Book Club on the second Tuesday of every month. If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo is a big-hearted novel about being seen for who you really are. It’s the story of Amanda, a teenage trans … Continue reading Mar. 10: Banned Book Club
The next Board of Directors meeting will be held from 7-9 pm on Wednesday, March 11. Here is the draft Board agenda. As always, the agenda for each meeting will begin with a 10-minute open forum for members and friends to share questions and feedback. Meetings are usually hybrid (in-person at church and via Zoom), but it’s a good … Continue reading Mar. 11: Board of Directors Meeting
The Women’s Book Discussion Group will meet via Zoom March 17 to discuss All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley. Members of the group will receive a Zoom invitation before the meeting. Coming up 4/21/2026 The Safekeep: A Novel / Yael van der Wouden 5/19/2026 Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir / Griffin … Continue reading Mar. 17: Women’s Book Discussion Group
When: Saturday, March 28, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Where: Kings Park Shopping Center. 8970 Burke Lake Rd., Springfield, VA 22051. At a large triaanuglar area with sidewalks on Braddock Rd., Burke Lake Rd. and Rolling Rd. What: Working with two other Indivisible groups, AUUC is coordinating the protest at the Kings Park Shopping Center Needed: Folks to help with the action. We … Continue reading Mar. 28: Next No Kings Day
Our 4th annual Pie-Off Contest & Fundraiser will take place after service on Sunday, March 29 during coffee hour along. This event, full of deliciousness and fun, is held by True Accotink Colors in March to coincide with Pi Day (March 14) and Transgender Day of Visibility (March 31). Compete: We need pies! Enter a … Continue reading Mar. 29: Annual Pie-Off Fundraiser
First Wednesday of every month; 8:15-9:15 Led by Rev. Kirk, Davies UU Church Discussions for caregivers centered around spiritual monthly themes and open-ended questions around “parenting pickles” and “guardian gems.” Email dsd@accotinkuu.org for the Zoom link.
Our outreach recipient during January is Homestretch Homestretch Homestretch helps families experiencing homelessness in Virginia become self-sufficient by giving them the skills, knowledge and hope they need to become productive participants in the community. It fist provides temporary housing then works with the family for up to three years, coming up with a plan to … Continue reading January Outreach Collection: Homestretch
January’s Movie Night, Jan. 24, 5:00pm CANCELLED
Are you a poetry lover, or are you interested in becoming a poetry lover? This group is open to anyone with an interest in reading and understanding poetry. Because of the holiday schedule, our next gathering will be held in-between our usual meeting dates. John L. will lead us in a discussion of poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Known as a poet, Unitarian … Continue reading Poetry Group, Jan. 28
