Bake Sale to support the Meal Pack Progam next Sunday August 2nd! Please bring food to sell and cash to buy next Sunday, in our annual Bake sale that supplements the Meal Pack program to help students in Halley ES. Each year our church has been wildly generous, let’s do it again this year, and … Continue reading Bake Sale, Aug. 2
Beacon House believes every child deserves the tools they need to learn, grow, and succeed. As they prepare for the 2026–2027 school year, they are launching our back-to-school campaign: FILL THEIR BACKPACKS. FUEL THEIR FUTURE. The goal is to ensure every student has the supplies and resources needed not only for school success, but also … Continue reading Beacon House School Supply Drive
The Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC) is a multicultural, community-based organization that helps newcomers to the U.S. realize their potential and make positive contributions to American society. Founded in 1983 to assist Ethiopian refugees, ECDC currently assists refugees mostly from Afghanistan and Ukraine. As a national refugee resettlement agency, ECDC takes responsibility for assigning refugees … Continue reading July Outreach Collection: Ethiopian Community Development Council
Join Team Accotink, have supper, and donate to CROP Walk 2026 The 34th Burke/Fairfax CROP Hunger Walk is scheduled for Nov. 8, 2026 and will step off at 2 pm. The need for food assistance, emergency aid and immigrant services continues to increase as US Government services are cut back further. Join the Accotink team now … Continue reading CROP Walk 2026
Whether you like sleeping in a tent or cabin, or “glamping” in an RV, there’s a place for you at Pohick Bay Campsites on August 14-16. Pohick Bay is a beautiful site with lots of activities that are fun for the whole family. If camping is not your thing, Pohick Bay is only a half … Continue reading Camping at Pohick Bay
Our Annual Congregational Meeting is on June 14, 2026, at 11:30 am, following that day’s church service. Our Bylaws require us to meet as a congregation yearly to elect new officers and provide information regarding church operations, including our financial status. We will also use this annual meeting to vote on three proposed changes to … Continue reading Annual Congregational Meeting, June 14
Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs by Jennifer Finney Boylan Now in our third year, Racial Justice and True Accotink Colors host a monthly Banned Book Club on the second Tuesday of every month. This celebrated memoir explores life, love, and gender transition through the author’s relationships with seven dogs. “Everything I know about … Continue reading Read & Discuss Banned Books, June 9
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
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 May 3: Beltane / May Day Celebration
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 You Have a Non-Profit to Recommend? AUUC’s Social Justice Committee invites you to nominate an organization to receive one of next year’s Outreach Collections. If you would like to suggest and sponsor an Outreach Collection next church year for a non-profit that is special to you and supports our UU principles, please submit an … Continue reading Call for Nominations for 2026-27 AUUC Outreach Collection Recipients
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
