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, September 27 at 10:00 AM: “The Sermon I Wanted to Give, and the Sermon I Had to Give” with Rev. Alexa Fraser
This month’s theme is Renewal. There are so many aspects to renewal, many of which Rev. Pippin has covered this month. This service is about community renewal, personal safety, and beloved community. Please come one, come all.
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. View/Download the Sept. 27 Order of Service here.
Please consider giving generously to the offering at this link before or after worship. We share our offering this month with the Congregation Action Network Emergency COVID-19 Fund, an organization that provides emergency support for housing, health care, work authorizations, legal aid for immigrant families, specifically those who do not qualify for local, state, or federal support. 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
Read the monthly Minister’s Reflection
Past Sermons
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]
