This Sunday we continue our exploration of Generosity with a re-interpretation of Shel Silverstein’s book, The Giving Tree. Join us as we look at greed, exploitation, boundaries, and true generosity. Question to Ponder: “What are some ways you can be generous to others in your life right now?” Monthly Theme for November: Generosity
In my experience and understanding Islam emphasizes the importance of gratitude, generosity, and justice. A gratitude for the gifts of nature, through God, that compel us to share our resources with generosity. A gratitude that calls us to bring into being a society that is just, equitable, and compassionate. Join us this Sunday as we … Continue reading When Gratitude is a Fountain of Generosity, Justice, & Hope
Music Sunday featuring AUUC’s choir and special guests, the Seasons of Love Ensemble of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington A generous love dissolves the boundaries between giver and receiver. A generous love connects us together in a mutual relationship of connection that benefits all involved. This is true in this life and continues to … Continue reading For the Love Lives On
Halloween is a time to honor our ancestors of blood and spirit, and to placate trick-or-treaters. How did these customs come about? For the service, bring a memento of loved ones who have passed away and come in costume for our special Halloween service and children’s Halloween costume parade. The children will also have an … Continue reading Happy Halloween
AUUC Worship Associates with reflections from Shirley L., Sheilah D., and Joe T. Unitarian Universalism is a tradition we choose as a spiritual home. Most of us, about 85% in most UU congregations, come to Unitarian Universalism after being raised in another tradition. In this service we’ll celebrate the founding of this congregation, Accotink Unitarian … Continue reading Choosing This Living Tradition
We share our homes and this planet with many other beings – our beloved pets and the animals of the wild! This Sunday we’ll explore how this biodiversity lives within us and how we’re called to celebrate diversity of all kinds. Join us! SPECIAL NOTE: This service will feature Rev Lev’s Drag Time StoryTime, an … Continue reading All God’s Critters Have a Place Within Us
Each of us has received gifts and challenges from our familial and ancestral heritage. Our American heritage is also full of both inequalities and injustices along with gifts and blessings. Join us this Sunday as we explore our heritage – where we’re called to heal from that heritage and where that heritage offers us healing … Continue reading Healing Heritage
Our Unitarian Universalist tradition can be very difficult to explain to others. Join us this Sunday as we look to the enduring features of our living tradition that point to the central features of Unitarian Universalism. Question to Ponder: “How would you describe Unitarian Universalism in the fewest words possible?” Monthly Theme for October: Heritage
The lone hero is a myth; for example, Martin Luther King, Gandhi, Cesar Chavez, and Dorothy Day had communities supporting them. No congregation can dismantle oppression in a local community alone, but two virtues and five practices can help create and strengthen partnerships needed to build Beloved Community. Rev. Patrice Curtis is the Transformational Interim … Continue reading Seven Ways
In 1980, Carolyn McDade and Lucile Schuck Longview, were asked to create a worship service for the Women and Religion Continental Convocation of Unitarian Universalists. In that service, the first iteration of our Water Communion was born. Our traditions and our values are ever-evolving – Join us this Sunday for our Ingathering & Water Communion, … Continue reading Love is our Mission, Our Mission is Love
Join us this Sunday for a very special service! This Sunday we have Rev. Kenneth Nixon as our guest preacher. Among other things, Rev. Nixon is a community organizer with VOICE in Fairfax County, working to advocate for better mental health support systems for adults and youth. He is also the author of the book … Continue reading Born into Crisis, Nurtured by Community Organizing
As we begin our month of exploring welcome and inclusion, we begin with a primer on what it means to be welcoming in our congregation. We’ll explore how we can be welcoming to newcomers but our call to welcome doesn’t end there. We will also explore some of the ongoing ways we can be welcoming, … Continue reading Never-ending Welcome
