Sunday, Jan. 14, will be our fifth Meal Packing Sunday of this school year! Please join AUUC children, youth and helping adults after the Sunday service to assemble meal packs for 35 Halley Elementary School children identified as experiencing food insecurity. We welcome everyone’s help! Future 2024 Meal Pack Assemblies will be held: Feb. 11, Mar. 17, … Continue reading Join Us for Meal Packing Jan. 14
The Women’s Book Discussion Group will meet via Zoom Jan. 16 to discuss The Confidence Men: How Two Prisoners of war Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History by Margalit Fox. Members of the group will receive a Zoom invitation before the meeting. Coming up 2/20/24: The Librarian of Burned Books: A Novel / Brianna Labuske 3/19/24: The Great Stewardess Rebellion: How Women Launched … Continue reading Women’s Book Discussion Group, Jan. 16
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. In January, we’ll be discussing the poems of JRR Tolkien. Known first and foremost for writing The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, he also wrote poetry and songs. We will look at some that accompany his fantasy stories … Continue reading Poetry Group, Jan. 10
AUUC is conducting a collection of food and clothing for Food Justice DMV. Food Justice DMV is a nonprofit organization that has assisted more than 7,000 Latino women and children. It’s headquartered in the All Souls Church in DC. Our collection bags are shown below and located in the west stairwell.
The Banned Book Club’s next book is Maus by Art Spiegelman, a graphic memoir recounting the author’s father’s experiences during the Holocaust.
The 2024 General Assembly session begins on Jan. 10 and several of our advocacy partners are providing opportunities to talk with your state legislators about issues that are important to you: Gun Violence Prevention (GVP) — Jan. 15 The Virginia Center for Public Safety and other GVP organizations will honor the memory and teachings of … Continue reading Advocacy Days in Richmond: Talk with Your State Legislators
AUUC Hypothermia Shelter, Jan. 21 – 28, 2024 AUUC will be hosting our 13th annual hypothermia shelter and everyone is invited to participate. Volunteer —- Prepare a meal —- Donate winter items We provide a warm place to sleep, dinner each night at about 6:30PM … Continue reading Hypothermia Shelter 2024
All are welcome to attend the next Board of Directors meeting on Sept. 6 at 7:00 PM.
Dec. 9 at 6pm Usher in the winter months with rainbows and royalty (sort of!). On Saturday, Dec. 9 at 6pm, True Accotink Colors (TAC) will host a fun, non-judgmental sing-along to the movie Bohemian Rhapsody, the recent biopic about Freddie Mercury and the band, Queen. There will be snacks and drinks provided. The movie … Continue reading TAC Movie: Bohemian Rhapsody Sing-Along, Dec. 9
The next Board of Directors meeting is Dec. 6 at 7 pm. This is a hybrid meeting at church and on Zoom. All are welcome to attend and may contact the board president (boardpresident@accotinkuu.org) or Rev Levwood for the Zoom link. Board meetings are open and include a time for members’ comments/concerns.
All are invited to join in the first Accotink Drum Circle hosted by Sacred Wheel on Nov. 19 at 12 noon in the church sanctuary! No talent or experience required, bring a drum if you have one (or more) and let’s see what happens! Have experience? Ever led drumming before? Please come and show off … Continue reading Drum Circle Nov. 19
Save the Dates: AUUC Auction Online Auction Oct. 28 – Nov. 4, 2023!
