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“Surviving the Storm: A Unitarian Universalist Guide to Living Through an Apocalypse”

March 9, 2025 10:00am Rev. William Levwood

Rev. William Levwood It’s hard to know how to respond in this difficult time. Join us as we ground ourselves in our UU Values and explore responding to the urgency of this moment while laying the groundwork for the long haul. Question to Ponder: “What is helping you get through the storm? How are you helping … Continue reading “Surviving the Storm: A Unitarian Universalist Guide to Living Through an Apocalypse”

You Are Not Alone: Sustaining Hope Together

March 2, 2025 10:00am Rev. William Levwood

Question to Ponder: “Who are the people who can support you in this challenging time? Who can you support?” The Nursery will be available during service for infants to preschool aged children. Monthly Theme for March: Trust Join us for service on Sunday at 10:00 am in-person or online via Zoom. View / download … Continue reading You Are Not Alone: Sustaining Hope Together

“We Are a Global Faith”

Feb. 23, 2025 10:00am Rev. Morgan R. McLean

There are Unitarian and Unitarian Universalist groups around the globe with unique histories and traditions. This service will explore and celebrate our connections, and our differences, with our siblings in faith. Rev. Morgan will reflect on her own work of inclusion at the global level. Our Guest in the Pulpit, Rev. Morgan McLean (she/her) is … Continue reading “We Are a Global Faith”

When Birds of a Different Feather Flock Together

Feb. 16, 2025 10:00am

A Multigenerational Service At a time when the diversity, equity, and inclusion are under fire, we will celebrate the power of difference, the importance of empowering diverse leadership, and the call to widen the circle of love and concern to include all. This weekend, February 14-17, is also the global Great Backyard Bird Count, which … Continue reading When Birds of a Different Feather Flock Together

Living Out Loud and Quiet as It’s Kept

Feb. 9, 2025 10:00am Rev. William Levwood

This is a time when we need to be boldly resisting the immoral and illegal actions of our government. It’s also a time when it’s not safe for some of us–undocumented immigrants, trans folks, some government workers–to be out and proud and active. Join us this Sunday as we explore when we’re called to courageously … Continue reading Living Out Loud and Quiet as It’s Kept

Making Good Soil for Growing a Movement

Feb. 2, 2025 10:00am Rev. William Levwood

In these challenging times we need to lean back into the wisdom of the ancestors. Join us for a service rooted in Liberation Theologies, and the power of nonviolent resistance, and Sharon D. Welch’s ethic of risk, inspired by the literature of African-American Women. Question to Ponder: “What communities and practices help you make good … Continue reading Making Good Soil for Growing a Movement

For All the Stories of Our Lives

Jan. 26, 2025 10:00am Rev. William Levwood

Stories give our lives meaning, be they from our own experiences or works of fiction. These stories that make up our lives are sacred, as sacred as any religious text. Join us and be inspired as AUUC members, and members of our Soul Matter UU Writers group, Suzanne Doherty, Mary Rose Janya, John Long, and … Continue reading For All the Stories of Our Lives

A Letter from MLK

Jan. 19, 2025 10:00am

A Multigenerational MLK Day Sunday Service Monthly Theme for January: Story Join us for service on Sunday at 10:00 am in-person or online via Zoom. View / download the Order of Service here. The Nursery will be available during service for infants to preschool aged children.

We Help Make the Garden: A Unitarian Universalist Creation Story

Jan. 12, 2025 10:00am Rev. William Levwood

Judaism has a foundational story of the liberation of an enslaved people and the formation of a new kind of society founded in freedom, justice, and compassion. Christianity’s foundational story is similar, a story of transforming hearts and resisting imperial domination. Buddhism’s foundational story is about an exemplar who shows the way to overcome suffering … Continue reading We Help Make the Garden: A Unitarian Universalist Creation Story

“Life in Seven Stories”

Jan. 5, 2025 10:00am Rev. William Levwood

We’ll kick off the new year by exploring this month’s theme of “story.” What changes when we look at our own life story as a sacred story? How do we find ourselves in the foundational stories of our society? When do we rebel against and tranform those stories? Join us as we explore these questions … Continue reading “Life in Seven Stories”

“In Every Moment There Is a Hidden Spark”

Dec. 29, 2024 10:00am Rev. William Levwood

A Festival of Fire and Light Multigenerational Worship Service Unitarian Universalists start the church year in the fall with Water Communion. Join us at this darkest time of year as we celebrate fire and light in our inaugural Festival of Fire & Light. This service will draw on Jewish and Hindu symbols of light and … Continue reading “In Every Moment There Is a Hidden Spark”

“Love Is Christmas”

Dec. 24, 2024 4:00pm Rev. William Levwood

Join us for a multigenerational Christmas service celebrating the secular, religious, and humanist aspects of Christmas. This service will be full of joyful music, holiday cheer, sacred sentiment, carols and candlelight! Question to Ponder: “What does Christmas mean to you? What does Christmas call you to?” View / download the Order of Service here. Monthly Theme … Continue reading “Love Is Christmas”

Accotink Unitarian Universalist Church

Sunday Service: 10:00am