Worship Service, Aug. 23, 10:00am In Person and Online   Monthly Theme for August: Love at the Center    The Nursery will be available during service for infants to preschool-aged children. View / download the Order of Service here soon. Join us for service on Sunday at 10:00 am in person, 10125 Lakehaven Ct., Burke, … Continue reading Worship Service, Aug. 23, 2026

This congregation is a welcoming and inclusive spiritual home for all who share our values. For many of us, it’s a haven, a respite, a sanctuary in the storm, one of the few places where we can feel at home. From the beginning, this community has been working to make this a spiritual family where … Continue reading Making Space in the Heart

There are so many horrible things happening in our nation. It can be difficult to make sense of it all, let alone know what we can do. And yet, we are called to do something. Somebody’s calling your name. And that “somebody” speaks in the voice of love, of a love that reaches beyond ourselves, … Continue reading “Somebody’s Calling Your Name”

Every year Unitarian Universalists gather in the summer for our association’s General Assembly (UUGA). In recent years it’s been in Pittsburgh, Portland, Kansas City, New Orleans, and Baltimore. It’s where we conduct the business of our association. Where we adopted our new UU Values. Where we vote on what Actions of Immediate Witness and Statements … Continue reading Surrounded by UUs

We began this church year in September exploring Building Belonging. Belonging is foundational for this month’s Soul Matters theme of Flourishing Together. Belonging begins with witnessing, with beholding one another. This beholding needs to be a way of creating a loving space for each other, a way of holding each other in love. Join us … Continue reading We Be Holding Each Other

A Multigenerational Berry Communion In celebration of summer we’re having a Berry Communion! Here in Virginia, beginning in May, strawberries are the first fruits of the berry season, followed by cherries (ok, ok, I know cherries aren’t actually berries, but …) in June, then raspberries in July, and finally blackberries in July and August. Join … Continue reading Berries in a Bucket for the Winter

These days, for different reasons, it feels like every American feels like a stranger in our own nation. How did we get here? And what does Dolly Parton have to teach us about how we got here and what we do to bridge the divide? Join us this Sunday for an exploration of how to … Continue reading Strangers In Our Own Land

What if the hero’s journey is a false narrative? What if the true story is one of communal wisdom passed down from generation to generation? Join us as we explore an alternative perspective for how to create a more livable future … together. For Reflection: “What do you always keep in your pockets, purse, or … Continue reading “A Carrier Bag Theory of Unitarian Universalism”

Music Sunday This Sunday, we’ll look at what the movie Princess Mononoke has to teach us about balancing the needs of humans and the needs of nature. We’ll explore the ways that the Earth and human beings practice resilience and endure through conflict and hardship. Featuring special music from AUUC members, including AUUC’s choir. For … Continue reading “The Enduring Spirit of the Forest”

In this service we’ll explore how the spread of Christianity through violent conquest and forced conversion changed the very nature of the faith. We’ll also explore how Christianity’s colonialist expansion within Europe set the stage for European colonial domination through the continuation of violent conquest and forced conversion. Finally, we’ll explore how to resist this … Continue reading  “So We All Dressed Up as Wolves and We Looked Fire”

Multigenerational Worship Service In Person and Online Early Christians centered their faith in the resurrection of Jesus. The eucharist became a celebration of how life triumphed over death, a celebration of communal abundance and care. In keeping with the Passover meal it also celebrated liberation from the oppression of empire. This collective liberation, communal care … Continue reading  “Paradise Is a Potluck, Y’all!”