What an enthusiastic and skilled crew of all ages participated last month in our first meal packing of the church year! Thanks to everyone who helped assemble the 140 meal packs and to all who donated food to fill those bags. Food donations for our Oct. 5th meal packing are needed now, and will be greatly appreciated. Please … Continue reading Oct. 5: NCGH/Accotink Meal Pack Assembly
Starting Point is an opportunity to explore Unitarian Universalism while deepening your connections with other Accotinkers. These four 1.5-hour sessions offer an experience of community, deep listening, and spiritual journeying through stories and reflection. Starting Point is designed for those new to Unitarian Universalism but is open to all Accotinkers. The next session, and last offering of Starting Point in 2025, … Continue reading Oct. 7: Starting Point Series Starts
A huge thank you for all the donations of school supplies for Beacon House. The children and youth get so excited to start the year with fresh supplies. It happened because you care!
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! August was Transgender History … Continue reading August’s Do You Know Spotlights
What better place than Beacon House’s Camp Leap for urban children and teens to go during the summer to learn how to swim, visit Helix Center for Innovation, enjoy sports and crafts, serve as counselors, and have computer time! Then, once school resumes, what an opportunity for these young people to participate after school in … Continue reading September Outreach Collection: Beacon House
We’re looking forward to Sunday, Sept. 7, AUUC’s first meal packing assembly event of this church year. As an AUUC community, we will put together 140 weekend meal packs which we will deliver to 35 children identified as experiencing food insecurity at nearby Halley Elementary School. All children, youth, teens and helping adults are invited to participate … Continue reading Sept. 7: No Child Goes Hungry Meal Pack
Now in our third year, Racial Justice and True Accotink Colors host a monthly Banned Book Club on the second Tuesday of every month. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer is about a nine-year-old boy named Oskar Schell. Oskar discovers a key in a vase that belonged to his father, who died a year earlier … Continue reading Sept. 9: Banned Book Club
If you live in the 11th Congressional District and haven’t early voted or voted by mail, sure to remember to vote in-person in the Tuesday, September 9 Special Election. As a reminder, the VA General Election is Nov. 4 Gov, Lt Gov, Attorney General, All Delegates to VA House; Vienna Mayor and Town Council; Clifton … Continue reading Sept. 9: 11th Congressional District Special Election
This Sunday at 12:45 in the church sanctuary we are having our monthly drum circle. Drumming is starting late because we have to wait for the potluck to be over, but you can in fact come a little early since things usually wrap up fairly quickly.
Donate Items, Services, and Events Now! 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! Important Dates July … Continue reading Sept. 14: Auction Donation Deadline
The Women’s Book Discussion Group will meet via Zoom Sept. 16 at 1:00pm to discuss Mott Street: A Chinese American Family’s Story of Exclusion and Homecoming by Ava Chin. Members of the group will receive a Zoom invitation before the meeting. Coming up 10/21/2025 James: A Novel / Percival Everett 11/18/2025 The Art thief: A True Story of … Continue reading Sept. 16: Women’s Book Discussion Group
