January 6 message from Rev. Pippin: In the Wake of Events at the Capitol
During this period of physical distancing, worship services will be offered live online.
Sunday services will be on a group meeting software called Zoom. We hope many of you will go to their website and familiarize yourselves with the program. Zoom is easy and intuitive. You do not have to download the program unless you wish to, and there is no need to upgrade and pay a subscription. You can also watch this handy how-to video from the UUA.
Sunday, January 17 at 10:00 AM: “Forgive Me, I’m Imagining Something” with Rev. Dr. Pippin Whitaker
This service wrestles with the very heart of our national and global crisis. We draw on our great leaders for guidance, and also acknowledge we are in uncharted territory. In this service we will explore the role of forgiveness in imagination and witness the bold imagination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Families should be aware that the second half of this service may be challenging for younger listeners. Yet, this service leads us into the very heart of where we are, and invites us to uncover a vital truth that we must unearth to move forward, as a people and as individuals. 
To join worship Sunday: Click here to join Sunday’s worship service LIVE at 10 AM on Zoom. Dial-in option: 1-929-205-6099 Meeting ID: 944 2972 8392 Password: 024341 You can also click here to add this event to your calendar so it will be easy to find when you need it. 
Please consider giving generously to the offering at this link before or after worship. We share our offering this month with Homestretch, a local organization that provides temporary housing and intensive help to homeless families who do not qualify for federal homeless programs. See more information about this nonprofit group here.
Joys and Sorrows 
We welcome everyone – members, friends, and visitors – to our Sunday services. Normally, students in preschool through 12th grade meet on Sunday mornings during the worship service. When the church is open, a nursery is provided for infants. See the Education page for more information.
Guests and visitors are always welcome!
Minister: Rev. Dr. Pippin Whitaker
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Special Worship Services
Throughout the year we offer some special opportunities for worship. At the beginning of each church year, and periodically throughout the year, we have special Multigenerational Worship Services. These services are a time for members and friends of our community to gather together to celebrate times of particular importance in our community. On these Sundays, the Nursery is available.
Sacred Wheel Ceremonies
Some of us at Accotink find a strong spiritual source in nature and express our “respect for the interdependent web of all existence” through ceremonies based on traditions that acknowledge and celebrate the eternal cycle of the seasons. Borrowing the pattern from other traditions, we too celebrate the sacred wheel of seasons at eight points of the earth’s trip around the sun. We incorporate symbols and rituals from a variety of traditions into the design of our own ceremonies. Examples of Sacred Wheel Ceremonies celebrated at Accotink include: Fall Equinox, Samhain, Winter Solstice, Imbolc, Spring Equinox, Beltane, Summer Solstice, and Lughnasadh. Learn more.
Contribute Chancel Flowers
We love to have something beautiful on the chancel shelf during worship services! We hope you will mark a special occasion in your life or memorialize someone who has been important to you by donating a bouquet to decorate our chancel shelf during a Sunday service. Congregants can volunteer to bring cut flowers, potted plants, a cornucopia, or another beautiful object that fits with the spirit and values of our worship. We encourage use of local garden plant materials.
See the sign-up in the church foyer or contact [email protected]
