What better place than Beacon House’s Camp Leap for urban children and teens to go during the summer to learn how to swim, visit Helix Center for Innovation, enjoy sports and crafts, serve as counselors, and have computer time! Then, once school resumes, what an opportunity for these young people to participate after school in … Continue reading September Outreach Collection: Beacon House
The Women’s Book Discussion Group will meet via Zoom Sept. 16 at 1:00pm to discuss Mott Street: A Chinese American Family’s Story of Exclusion and Homecoming by Ava Chin. Members of the group will receive a Zoom invitation before the meeting. Coming up 10/21/2025 James: A Novel / Percival Everett 11/18/2025 The Art thief: A True Story of … Continue reading Sept. 16: Women’s Book Discussion Group
AUUC Crafters will be meeting the 3rd Tuesday of every month. Our next meeting is Sept. 16 from 7-9pm in the gallery. Come join AUUC Members and Friends as we create art in Beloved Community. Bring your own project or use our supplies to make Artist Trading Cards. ATCs are 2.5in x 3.5in mini works … Continue reading Sept. 16: AUUC Crafters
We are in a perilous moment in our country. As Unitarians, we are aware of the worsening injustice, inequity, and threat to our democracy. AUUC is inviting the congregation to a townhall-like event where Rev Lev and church leadership want to hear from you; how you feel, what you need, how you or the church … Continue reading Sept. 21: Community Wide Discussion
Happy Pagan Thanksgiving! What? Yes! Fall Equinox is also called Harvest Home, but here at Sacred Wheel it’s Pagan Thanksgiving! The biggest of the three harvest festivals, all (and kids!) are welcome to come celebrate the season and give thanks for the food we are so fortunate to have. Please join us on Sunday, Sept. … Continue reading Sept. 21: Fall Equinox Celebration
Are you a poetry lover or are you interested in becoming a poetry lover? This group is open to anyone with an interest in reading and understanding poetry. This month, Warren McLaine will lead us in a discussion of poems by English Romantic poet John Keats. This online discussion will be Wednesday, September 24 at 7:30 p.m. Join us!
September 27 at 6pm This month, Sacred Wheel is delighted to show The Halloween Tree on Saturday, September 27 at 6PM in the sanctuary. If you haven’t seen this animated film from 1993 made for The Cartoon Network, do yourself a favor and come enjoy it! Based on the book by Ray Bradbury, it follows … Continue reading Sept. 27: Movie Night—The Halloween Tree
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 October 10-13. 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 hour away … Continue reading Oct. 10-13: Accotink UU Camp Out
Get ready to join the masquerade! The AUUC Services Auction is an important, annual fundraiser for Accotink Unitarian Universalist Church everyone is welcome to participate in. Community members offer services and items, community members bid on services and items, and our community grows stronger. We hope you’ll join the masquerade this year! Upcoming Important Dates … Continue reading Oct. 11: Auction Bidding Opens at Noon
True Accotink Colors (TAC) offers a discussion about pronouns in honor of National Pronouns Day every year. After service on Sunday, October 12, grab some food and drink at the monthly potluck then join members of TAC to learn about pronouns and neopronouns. This discussion is for anyone who missed it in previous years or … Continue reading Oct. 12: Pronoun Discussion
Read & Discuss Banned Books How the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez Now in our third year, Racial Justice and True Accotink Colors host a monthly Banned Book Club on the second Tuesday of every month. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Dominican-American poet, novelist, and essayist Julia Alvarez gives voice to four … Continue reading Oct. 14: Banned Book Club
Join the masquerade! The AUUC Services Auction is an important, annual fundraiser for Accotink Unitarian Universalist Church everyone is welcome to participate in. Community members offer services and items, community members bid on services and items, and our community grows stronger. We hope you’ll join the masquerade this year! More information about a brand new … Continue reading Oct. 18: Hybrid Services Auction
