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September 30, 2025. Dear UUCF Community, Seventy years ago, a small group of people of faith came together near here to found the Fairfax Unitarian Church, now the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax. At its founding, our congregation was nothing but our founders’ time, treasure, and commitment to one another. Without property, a minister, or staff, they had a vision that a liberal religious faith would be a beacon of truth and meaning for one another and for the society around them. We share that vision, which we make manifest each time we gather and care for one another and the broken world that surrounds us. Almost 2 years ago, your Board of Directors started the Living the Mission process, where we reached out to you to better understand what our vision of Grow, Connect, and Serve means in this different time, and for the people who sit beside us, shaded by the trees planted so many years ago. Throughout

September 3, 2025. Dear UUCF Community, You have likely seen messages about a series of focus group sessions, designed by UUCF’s Board of Directors. What are these all about? Basically, it’s about setting the stage for what we, as a congregation, want to focus on, during a potential capital campaign this coming congregational year. UUCF has reached an important period in its 70-year history, and your participation and feedback in the focus groups is essential. Your feedback will inform the Board’s decision-making, and we have already received valuable input about UUCF’s critical needs, financial security, and campus upgrades. During focus groups in August, you asked about many topics – the history behind past attempts at a septic field upgrade, why we’re looking to grow our endowment, and how we will promote social justice efforts in our community and beyond, among other things. The Board has listened and adjusted our plans as we gather these great ideas, and will continue to