Sacred Wheel is once again arranging for a fun celebration outside in the upper parking lot on Sunday. May 3rd!   Grab your coffee, drink it down, and come outside to cheer on the wedding of the Goddess and the God of the greening Springtime, dance the Maypole, leap a flaming cauldron, and order evil … Continue reading Beltane / May Day Celebration, May 3

Monthly Potluck, May 10 Bring a dish to share and join us for food and friendship after service May 10

Healthy Mamas. Healthy Babies. Healthy Communities.  Our outreach organization for May, sponsored by the Racial Justice Committee, is Mamatoto Village. Mamatoto Village is devoted to serving Black women by providing accessible perinatal support services and through the creation of career pathways in maternal health. Mamatoto Village’s services are designed to equip women with the necessary tools … Continue reading May Outreach Collection: Mamatoto Village

Transgender Education Association (TGEA) is one of several Transgender organizations in the the DC area and seeks to serve the needs and interests of all the people in the gender community. They provide a comprehensive support system and educational resources for transgender, gender nonconforming individuals, and their friends and families. This is especially important during … Continue reading April Outreach Collection: Transgender Education Association

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

Please consider purchasing any of the 10 food items that we’ll be packing into bags during our next meal packing assembly on Sunday, April 19th. Once again, we’ll deliver 140 meal packs to our 35 children identified as experiencing food insecurity at nearby Halley Elementary School. To help us plan, please visit our Sign Up Genius … Continue reading Apr. 19: Meal Packing