Regular updates from UUCF’s Board of Directors. Please click on headings to read in full.
UUCF Treasurer’s Report
Posted Nov. 30, 2021. By UUCF Treasurer Darryl Branting. So, what does the near future hold for UUCF, financially speaking, that is? This is a question the Board of Directors has been asking for some time, and with all the changes brought about by the pandemic, it has become ever more urgent. To wit, are […]
Living the 8th Principle
UUCF Board Recommends Congregational Actions. Posted Oct. 13, 2021. Last year, to better prepare the congregation for the work needed to build a more inclusive community, the UUCF Board of Directors studied “Widening the Circle of Concern,” a June 2020 report from the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). The report was written after a 3-year study […]
Board of Directors Sets Priorities for the Year
Posted Sep. 29, 2021. Dear UUCF Community, Welcome to a new congregational year! It is good to be able to gather safely in person and still offer virtual worship and other experiences. Your Board of Directors has been busy over the summer planning for the year and discerning where our energies should best be applied. […]
Boards’ Statement of Support for the UU 8th Principle
Posted May 5, 2021. Dear UUCF Community, The UUCF Board of Directors is proud to endorse the adoption of the Unitarian Universalist (UU) 8th Principle, which states: “We covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other […]
Board Sets Up Anti-Racism Subcommittee
Posted Dec. 22, 2020. Dear UUCF Community, As you read earlier in a letter from Board President Mark Magee, the UUCF Board of Directors has set a full agenda for the 2020-21 congregational year and has established subcommittees to accomplish its work. The Anti-Racism Subcommittee is exploring ways we as a congregation can decenter whiteness […]
UUCF Board Affirms Potomac Partnership
Posted Dec. 2, 2020. Dear UUCF Community, The UUCF Board of Directors recently approved the following resolution affirming the advancement of the Potomac Partnership. Whereas, the Unitarian Universalist congregations of River Road, Fairfax and Cedar Lane are facing similar challenges and opportunities; Whereas, initial conversations between staffs and members of the three congregations on possible joint […]