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Weekend Worship
Sat., Sep. 8, 4:30 p.m.
Sun., Sep. 9, 9:15 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.
Religious Exploration
Ingathering weekend. All three services - no RE; all-church service; children in Sanctuary.
Nursery care in Sanctuary Bldg.
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Worship Theme
September's worship theme is "Awakening:"
"A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born."
- Antoine de Saint-Exuperym
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Announcements
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Announcements
for Sep. 5-12
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Our Ritual of New Beginnings
Ingathering marks return to three
services this weekend
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Rev. Mary Katherine Morn |
Have you seen the butterflies this year? They seem more magnificent and abundant than other years. Watching them out of my window (right now) I am engaging in one of many rituals that come around this time of year. Sending a child to school yesterday was another. Maybe you have your own "fall is almost here" rituals ...
We mark this time at UUCF with our annual Ingathering Service and Picnic. We return this weekend to our three-service schedule (Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 9:15 and 11:15 a.m.). And on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. we will gather on the grounds for an all-congregation picnic - you bring a side, we'll grill you a veggie burger (or a regular hotdog or hamburger!). You bring the spirit of fun, we'll paint your face! You can also bring a friend, a volleyball a Frisbee or any kind of fun you'd like to share.
For our services we will welcome back Matt Meyer, UU traveling percussionist and worship leader. Saturday we will have the UUCF House Band and Sunday morning we welcome back the Chorale. If you collected water to share, please bring a small amount for our water communion. And do bring a friend. We will come back into community for the new year with high energy and high hopes.
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So many activities! So much fun!
Sat., Sep. 8, 5:30 p.m.
 There will be so many choices at this year's Ingathering, you won't know what to do first. Play volleyball, hang out with the ventriloquist, or have a burger? Get your face painted or have your fortune told? Maybe get a little sno-cone "brain freeze" or play with balloon animals. You can also bring and share your own outdoor games.
Food is easy this year. UUCF will provide the hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, soft drinks and cake. To ensure we have a good variety of dishes, we're asking you to bring items according to the first letter of your last name: A-G appetizer/munchies, H-O side dish, P-Z salad.
In addition to a dish to share, please bring lawn chairs and a blanket to sit on.
For questions, or if you'd like to volunteer for cleanup, contact Mary Foster, 703-282-4230.
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We have a golf cart!
Drivers and riders needed
 We know mobility around our campus can be a struggle for some. Good news! We now have a golf cart to help make getting from place to place much easier.
UUCF has partnered with the Shepherd's Center to purchase a golf cart to provide "door-to-door" service for activities during the week and weekends.
Drivers and riders are needed. To volunteer to drive, you need to be 18 or older and have a valid driver's license. Training will be provided. Contact Mary Foster.
If you would like to schedule a ride for an activity or have any questions about the golf cart please contact Mary, 703-281-4240.
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This Week and Weekend
All activities are open to all unless otherwise listed.
RE Teacher Training This Saturday. Sign up Today! Sat., Sep. 8, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Program Building. If you're teaching or thinking about teaching this fall, join this comprehensive training session. Bring a laptop or Internet-ready device to the training to view schedules and curricula.
Share Your Feedback. Eleven Focus Groups Remain. Four Include Childcare. At these meetings, the UUCF Board of Directors presents a vision for the congregation's future and wants to hear your questions, comments and concerns about the plans presented. RSVPs needed for childcare only. Meetings with childcare highlighted in blue below. Childcare for infants-2 years old in the Nursery; for older children in Room 11, Program Building. All meetings held in the far corner fellowship area of the Commons unless otherwise noted.
Focus Group Meeting Dates/Times:
Thu., Sep. 6, 7 p.m.; Sun., Sep. 9, 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. (Music Room); Wed., Sep. 12, 7 p.m.; Sat., Sep. 15, 5:30 p.m. (Music Room); Sun., Sep. 16, 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. (Music Room); Wed., Sep. 19, 7 p.m.; Sat., Sep. 22, 5:30 p.m.; Sun., Sep. 23, 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Thank You for Registering for RE. We have used this information to update our class offerings. Please go to www.uucf.org and pull down the Learn menu to confirm the classes available at each service. If you need to make a change, or have a question, please contact us at re@uucf.org. If you have not yet registered, please do so online .
Never Taught RE Before? Mentoring Available for First-timers. If you have not taught before, please sign up and we will guide you! We provide ongoing support throughout the year, teacher training and teambuilding this Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-noon, and a team of teachers to support you. Please join the first-timers now! The following classes need you!
Saturday at 4:30 p.m.: All ages need at least one more teacher.
Sunday at 9:15 a.m.: Kindergarten, grade 2, and high school
Sunday at 11:15 a.m.: All ages except grade 7 need at least one teacher.
Be an RE Administrator. Make a Big Contribution in Only a Few Hours. Training on Sat., Sep. 8, 8:30 a.m.-noon. RE Administrators volunteer about once every other month. They welcome visitors, prepare snacks, locate supplies for teachers and spend time with a child who needs some extra attention. Sign up to be an RE Administrator today so you can attend training this Saturday! Contact Katherine Riddle.
So You Can't Teach or Be an RE Administrator? There's Still a Job for You! UUCF Religious Exploration is entirely volunteer driven. That means we occasionally need parent helpers in addition to teachers and administrators. If you can help out from time to time, please contact Katherine Riddle.
Simplicity Circle. Thu., Sep. 6, 7:30-9 p.m., room 10. For information contact Brad Short.
Memoirs Writing Group. Fri., Sep. 7, 1:30-3 p.m., Program Building. For information contact Kristin Moyer.
Eighth Annual 911 Unity Walk. Sun., Sep. 9, 1-5 p.m. Unique interfaith program and experience beginning at Washington Hebrew Congregation, 3935 Macomb St., N.W., continuing to houses of worship near/along Embassy Row, in DC. Free online registration or join Furman Riley and others from UUCF. Seeking volunteer to organize car pool from UUCF.
Covenant Group Facilitator Training. Sundays, Sep. 9 and 16 (must attend both), 1-4 p.m., Rooms 3/4. Space limited. RSVP required. UUCF Covenant Groups are small groups led by trained facilitators that meet at least once a month, Oct.-May, for thoughtful, heartfelt conversation and exploration in a spiritual context. Have you thought about leading a group like this? Training introduces covenant group model, explains role of group facilitator and provides opportunities for role playing and coaching. All welcome; no prior or future commitment required.
Drumming for the Spirit, Drumming for Peace. Sundays, 3-4 p.m., This week in the Sanctuary. Suggested donation: $1-10/session. Our drum circle is led by percussionist, Kofi Dennis. Kofi hails from Ghana and has performed all over the DC area, including the Kennedy Center and Wolf Trap. His engaging rhythms and storytelling inspire. Bring your own drum or use one provided.
"The Plight of Civilians in War." Global Affairs Discussion Group. Tue., Sep. 11, 7:30-9 p.m., Social Hall. UUCF member, Daniel Rothbart, Ph.D., George Mason University Professor at the Center for Conflict Resolution, shows that violence against civilian noncombatants in contemporary wars is neither occasional nor merely accidental, but is systematic based on the ways wars are fought. Contact Randy Adams. UUCF Humanist Group. Mon., Sep. 10, 7:30-9 p.m., Chapel. Speaker: Jason Torpy, President of the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers, a national nonprofit building community for atheists and humanists in the military. For information contact Ira Hamburg.
Monday Night Book Group. Mon., Sep. 10, 7:30-9:30 p.m., room 11. This month reading "Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea," by Barbara Demick. For information contact Don Andress.
Women's Personal Growth Group. Tue., Sep. 11, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., room 11. For information contact Connie Drapeau.
Now Recruiting ESOL Team Teachers. Classes twice a day every Tuesday starting Sep. 11, 10:15 a.m.-noon and 7:15-8:45 p.m., Reston's Southgate Community Center. No experience necessary. Special need for evening teachers. Training session Tue., Aug. 28, 7 p.m., or Sat., Sep. 8, 1:30 p.m., UUCF. Contact Mary Binderman. Click here for details.
Brown Bag Lunch With the Ministers. Second Wednesdays. Sep. 12, noon, Commons. Bring your lunch for an hour of conversation with our ministers. Variety of topics/concerns discussed. Parents/caregivers invited to bring children. Membership Class. Wed., Sep. 12, 7 p.m. For those who have been attending for a while and are seriously considering membership. Minister-led discussion of the meaning and expectations of membership and the ways to make connections and grow spiritually in this community. You will have the opportunity to sign the membership book at this session. Register with Carol Jensen.
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Memorial Services
These UUCF members and friends will be honored at upcoming memorial services:
Ken Carroll. Sat., Sep. 15, 11 a.m., UUCF.
Nancy Hughes. Sat., Oct. 20, 9 a.m., UUCF.
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Caring News
Milestones, rites of passage and caring needs in our UUCF community.
Condolences to Pete Bridgeman, whose mother, Rosemary Bridgeman, died on Aug. 4 in South Carolina after several months in hospice care.
Congratulations to Stephanie Hanson and her husband Charles on the birth of their daughter Abigail (Abby) Wolf Hanson on Sep. 2.
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Grow
The following opportunities help us grow as individuals and as a community.
Open Women's Spirit Circle No Longer Meeting. If you are interested in joining a Women's Spirit Circle, contact Susan Bennett.
Facilitator Training for Adult Programs. Sat., Sep. 15, 9-11 a.m., Program Building. Led by Susan Bennett, we will cover all the basics you need to know to make your facilitation experience at UUCF smooth, easy and fun. Secrets of the RE storage room, how the Adult Programs Committee can help you develop programs, ABC's of facilitation in a faith setting and more! Open to current and past and potential new facilitators. Contact Katherine Riddle.
"Spirituality/Unitarian Universalism. What is Faith?" Sep. 16 and 30 and Oct. 14, 4-5:30 p.m. Facilitated by Ministerial Intern Sarah Lenzi. How do we as UUs talk about faith? Do we even feel comfortable using the term? How do we understand more deeply how faith operates in our lives and in our tradition at large? This class will keep these questions front and center during three stand-alone but interconnected discussions of three books. RSVP required.
Register by Sept 16. Fee: $30. Open to all women (9th grade and up). Make a date with yourself spiritual exploration, sisterhood and fun! Take some "me time" for self reflection, meditation and to consider what you need to bring balance into your life. Features workshops, council sharing, lunch and an outdoor ritual to welcome autumn, the moment of balance. Lunch and all supplies included. For information contact Susan Bennett. "Classics of Unitarian and Universalist Theology." A Drop-in Series for Youth and Adults. Sep. 23, Oct. 28, Dec. 2, Jan. 20 and Feb. 24, 4-6 p.m., Program Building. Fa cilitated by Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig. Read the texts and related sermons before the class and then gather to discuss them as a group. This year focuses on 19th Century Unitarians and Universalists. Readings average 30-40 pages per session. Texts available online or through the UUCF office. Sep. 23 session: William Ellery Channing, "Unitarian Christianity" (1819). RSVPs appreciated but not required. "Exploring Social Media." Global Affairs Discussion Group. Tue., Sep. 25, 7:30 p.m., Program Building. (Originally scheduled for Jul. 3 and postponed due to power outages.) Presenter Scott Peterson, UUCF member and partner in RelayStation Social Media.For questions contact Randy Adams.
"Welcoming LGBTs in Your Faith Community" Conference at UUCF. Fri., Oct. 19, 7 p.m., movie - "An Ordinary Family;" and Sat., Oct. 20, 1-8:30 p.m. - workshops, worship, fellowship dinner and guest speaker Zack Wahls, author of "My Two Moms." For congregations and individuals questioning how to reconcile the tenets of their faith and LGBT inclusion. All are welcome. Register here or email for more information. Please tell your friends. Volunteers needed.
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Connect
The following opportunities help us connect with each other. Click here for a listing of more ways to connect at UUCF.
Transform UUCF and the Wider World. Come to the Volunteer Fair! Sep. 15-16, after worship services. Volunteers make UUCF the wonderful community it is. On weekends we need ushers, coffee makers and flower designers. Our social justice programming needs volunteers around issues like LGBT, poverty, homelessness, hunger, the environment, etc. Come find out about these opportunities and more.
Youth and Parent Potluck. Sat., Sep. 15, 6-8 p.m., Program Building. For 7th-12th grade youth and their parents. Join us for fellowship and envisioning our social and social justice events for the coming year. To ensure variety of dishes, please bring items according to the first letter of your last name: A-J, main dish; K-R, side dish or salad; S-Z desert. RSVP with the dish you'll be bringing to Helen Rose.
PlaygroUUp. Back in Action for the Fall. First and third Tuesdays, 10-11:30 a.m., Program Building. Fellowship group of families with young children (ages 0-5). Caregivers and expectant parents welcome. Sep. 18 - fall crafts and activities. For information contact Meghan Crowley.
Foreign Film Night. Fri., Sep. 21, 7:30 p.m., the Machina's. Argentine film "Live-in Maid." For information contact Donna Machina.
Youth Cluster Overnight With Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington. Sat., Sep. 22, 8 p.m., UUCF. Adult chaperones needed! For information or to sign up, contact Helen Rose.
Lunch and More at National Harbor. Travel Trek. Sat., Sep. 29, 10:45 a.m. - gather in UUCF parking lot to carpool or drive separately and meet at the Gaylord Resort and Hotel for all-you-can-eat luncheon buffet - $18. Park in Gaylord Resort lot and keep your ticket with you for a three-hour-free stamp at the restaurant. After lunch each carpool will decide what they wish to do, including Saturday market with crafts, art and food or strolling the many shops. To sign up or for questions, contact Elaine Keener, 703-476-9333.
Youth Event. Movie and Pizza With the Minister. Sat., Sep. 29, 6-9 p.m., Program Building. Join Parish Minister Mary Katherine Morn for a
movie, pizza and spirited conversation. For information contact Helen Rose.
UUCF Fall Adult Retreat. Oct. 5-7, Claymont Court, WV. Join your UUCF friends at this historic country setting for spiritual, intellectual and artistic activities, exciting workshops and delicious meals. Jokes, dancing, an original one-act play and much more on Saturday evening. Print out a registration form or visit our registration booth in the Commons after services. For information contact Richard May.
Artisans Needed. UUCF Holiday Bazaar. Sat. and Sun., Nov. 17, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; and Nov. 18, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Are you an artist or craftperson? The annual UUCF Holiday Bazaar is a great place to show and sell your work. To apply for a booth at the show contact Mary Ellen Larkins. Applications due Oct. 15.
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Serve
The following are opportunities for service within and beyond UUCF. Click here to find out about more ways to serve. UUCF Volunteer Fair. Sat. & Sun., Sep. 15-16, after each worship service, Commons. Peruse the wide range of ways we can all serve the community, our congregation and the wider world. For information contact Mary Foster. Back-to-School for Beacon House. Deadline for drop-offs: Sun., Sept. 16. Beacon House is collecting school supplies (including new or gently used backpacks) for at-risk 1st-12th graders in Northeast DC. Two ways to contribute: Buy a back-to-school kit online for $13 to be delivered to Beacon House, or leave donations in the bin in the Commons after services. Questions to Kerry Fraser, 703-609-2791. Get Involved on the Youth/Adult Committee. Meeting on Sun., Sep. 30., 6-8 p.m., Program Building. Get engaged in decision making, implementing and supporting the youth social and social justice programs for the coming year. All are welcome. For information contact Helen Rose.
Needed: At-large Member of Social Justice Council (SJC). SJC meets first Tuesday of the month, 7:30 p.m., Program Building. SJC is composed of the chairs or selected representatives from each of the committees/groups doing social justice work at UUCF. Group meets monthly to share ideas across groups, select Share-the-Plate recipients and plan social justice activities. Must have an interest in social justice work. Contact Steve Myles.Fight Local Hunger. Be Part of the Big Picture. Complete the Circle 2012. Sun., Oct. 21, 2-5 p.m., Fairfax. Sign up by Sep. 23. Cost: $5 covers cost of t-shirts. Nearly 70,000 people in Fairfax County don't know where their next meal is coming from. Our Daily Bread's Complete the Circle project raises awareness and fights hunger in the county. Last year, about 700 people (including almost 70 UUCFers) participated, bringing 2,500 lbs. of non-perishable food to the event and then posing in color-coded t-shirts as a "living painting," photographed from the sky. This year's goal is $10,000, 10,000 lbs. of food and 1,000 participants. To be part of the UUCF team, contact Barb Brehm or Ruth Reagan.
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News From our Friends
This section brings you announcements from UUCF members and friends as well as neighboring UU congregations, UU organizations or organizations affiliated with this Congregation.
New! NAMI Support Meeting. Thu., Sep. 6, 7:30 p.m., Program Building. If you have a loved one who has a mental illness, this support group is for you. Meets every first Thursday. All are welcome. For information contact Joanna Walker, 703-620-2633.
Part-time RE Assistant Needed at Reston UU. Applications due Sep. 10. Ten hours a week; $15/hour. Email resume and cover letter with relevant education and experience.
Gentle Kripalu Yoga Program. Wednesdays, Sep. 12- Oct. 31, 7-8:15 p.m., Rooms 3-4. Eight classes - $75. Drop-ins - $15 per class. Feeling stiff? Creaky? Cranky? Stretch yourself! Contact Jan Cooper, Certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher, 703-426-0463.
Fall Yoga at UUCF. Saturdays, Sep. 15-Dec. 14, 9:30-11 a.m., Rooms 3 & 4. For beginners and experienced yogis. New manuals and sets as well as old favorites. Improve your breathing, reduce stress and pain, get in shape and enhance your quality of life. Rates: $15 a session ($11 for seniors); $168 for the 14 sessions; $74 for 7. One free session for first-time participants. Contact Ravi Kaur (Christine Mason), 571-213-3192.
Shepherd's Center Adventures In Learning - Fall 2012. Classes held each Thursday, Sep. 20-Nov. 8. Open House/Registration Day, Thu., Sep. 13, 10 a.m.-noon, UUCF. Download the classes schedule and registration form.
Shepherd's Center of Oakton-Vienna (SCOV) Lunch n' Life Series Speaker. Mon., Sep. 17., noon, Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Reservations and prepayment by Sep. 11. $10 admission includes lunch. Author and novelist Tim Wendel speaks about his new book, "Summer of '68 - The Season that Changed Baseball and America Forever."A writer for "The Washington Post," "GQ" and "Esquire," Tim teaches writing at Johns Hopkins University. For reservations contact SCOV office, 703-281-0538.
Mindful Journey with UUs to Argentina. Feb. 23 - Mar. 3, 2013. Toronto's Neighbourhood UU Congregation's Eighth Annual Silent Retreat. This time to Buenos Aires and Iguazu Falls. Click here for more information.
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