What’s Happening

The part-time Social Justice Minister/Coordinator staff position, approved by the congregation at the 2019 Annual Meeting, has been posted on uucf.org. Read the detailed job description here. Interested individuals should email a cover letter and resume to search@uucf.org by Nov. 15.    

The Endowment Fund Committee (EFC) is accepting applications for grants to fund projects that support UUCF and/or the broader community. Priority will be given to requests that best reflect UUCF’s mission and strategic goals. For example, in recent years, grants have been made to support Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions community outreach, redesign the UUCF […]

AJ van Tine, son of longtime UUCF members Susan and Craig Bennett, will be ordained into UU ministry in March 2020 in California. AJ is a born and raised UU who came of age while attending UUCF. At the 2019 Annual Meeting, UUCF members voted to co-ordain AJ with Sierra Foothills Unitarian Universalists in Auburn, […]

October 2019. On Sep. 18, the Puriang Unitarian Church, along with other Khasi Unitarian churches, celebrated the 132nd anniversary of the founding of the first Khasi Unitarian church with special services, performances by the churches’ choral groups and a joyous parade with the route lighted by torches. The Puriang Unitarian School has been invited to […]

October 2019. Renovations are underway at the Szentgerice Unitarian Church in Transylvania, Romania, thanks to a grant from the Hungarian government. The organ loft and some other parts of the sanctuary should be refurbished by the end of the month. Two UUs from Cincinnati, OH, visited Szentgerice during the Transylvanian Thanksgiving celebration in September. UUCF […]

The UUCF campus is in desperate need of some TLC. The 10-month Roofapalooza campaign aims to raise $280,000 for a long-overdue new roof, extensive repairs caused by water damage, preventive tree maintenance and more. Pledges can be paid all at once or spread over the next 10 months. All pledge balances must be paid by […]

The Share the Plate recipient for October is Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice (UUSJ), whose mission is to mobilize and amplify the voice of Unitarian Universalists as they seek to change the world through acts of love and justice.

2019 is the vital election year for Fairfax County with all local and state candidates on the ballot. Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions and the League of Women Voters (LWV)-Fairfax Area will co-host a series of nonpartisan candidate forums this fall. See the full schedule and volunteer sign-up link on the LWV-Fairfax Area website. FACS […]

We need a new cohort of teens to assist with child care in the Sanctuary Nursery during services and special events. The Nursery provides care for our youngest congregants, infants-age 3. High School teens may work for wages or volunteer for service hours. Training is provided. Adults are always present to supervise. Contact Nursery Coordinator […]

Are you actively involved at UUCF? Would you be willing to share your spiritual journey and support a 7th grader as they begin theirs? If so, you could be a great Coming of Age mentor. Every year, the UUCF Religious Exploration program needs about 20 adults from the congregation to serve as mentors for youth […]

Sun., Oct. 20, 11 a.m. (one service that day at 10 a.m.). Sign up to help here. Event details here.

Sat., Oct. 26, 9-11 a.m., Sanctuary Kitchen & Commons, and Sun., Oct. 27, 7:30-9 a.m., Sanctuary Kitchen, Social Hall Kitchen and deliveries in the community. UUCF youth and adult volunteers donate and prepare (Saturday) and reheat and deliver (Sunday) 60-80 hot breakfasts to homeless clients on a bimonthly basis. Sign up to help. Questions or […]

Share your time and talent with UUCF’s youngest congregants. Four more volunteer teachers are needed to assist with Religious Exploration classes this year: one for the 11:15 1st Grade World of Wonder, one for the 11:15 7th Grade Coming of Age, one for the 11:15 High School class and one for the 9:15 3rd Grade Love Will […]

Congratulations to Jenny Holliday and Dillon Ginley on the Sep. 29 birth of their daughter, Autumn Holliday Ginley. Autumn joins siblings Silvia, Calla, Xavier and Rhea.

Condolences to Jeff and Bobbi Snyder on the recent death of Jeff’s father, Jesse L. Snyder.  A member of the UU Congregation of Kern County in Bakersfield, CA, Jesse was 85 years old and passed away peacefully of natural causes.

Longtime UUCF member Judith Peters Beattie passed away at her home in Vienna on Oct. 11. She was 95 years old. A memorial service is being planned and details will be shared with the congregation when they are known.

Join the family and friends of Margaret Hines Sickels (Sep. 29, 1927 – Jun. 19, 2019) as they scatter her ashes on Sat., Oct. 26, at 1 p.m., in the UUCF Memorial Grove. A reception will follow in the Library. Please RSVP to Steve Sickels, steve@stevesickels.com, 703-405-4173.

Longtime UUCF member Bruno Walker has died of leukemia. He is survived by his spouse, Joanna, the couple’s adult children, Emily and Michael, and Bruno’s other grown children, Drew Prochaska (NY), Claire Silva (VA) and Beate Cerny and Benigna Prochaska (Austria). A memorial service will be held on Sun., Nov. 3, at 2 p.m. in […]