"Soul and Role" A sermon by Rev. Aaron McEmrys. We never stop growing -- if we're lucky (or wise). Where can the journey of a lifetime take us? Service live-stream here.

Rev. Linda is in our pulpit, reminding us that we are each blessed with gifts, which we are called to use in the world.

Join us for this new and unique offering with Rev. Aaron McEmrys, accompanied with soundscapes by Woven Green. Each Thursday, beginning May 24, 7:30 p.m. Watch this space for more information.

Did you know that UUCA has two satellite parking lots on Sunday morning? You can avoid the the tight parking in our main lot and park in either the Arlington Hall Park lot just south of the church or the Mason lot across the street on George Mason Drive. The Arlington Hall lot is accessed from 4th St. off of George Mason. A short walk along the soccer fields takes you to 1st Place S., where you access the church property. When parking at the Mason lot, please cross the street at the traffic light. Click here for a map.

Jonathan Foust, who leads the Monday night Buddhist meditation class, will hold a daylong retreat here at UUCA on April 30. Jonathan is a guiding teacher for the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, cofounder of the Meditation Teacher Training Institute and a senior teacher and former president of Kripalu Center. In this highly experiential and interactive retreat, you'll address questions that can help you change your perspective, make important decisions, solve problems and most importantly, point your attention toward your true nature. Registration is required. For more information and to register - CLICK HERE. 

Please join us for an Appalachian Cultural evening on Sunday, April 24, 6 p.m., in Fellowship Hall. Our youth will share their stories from their recent service trip to Pipestem, West Virginia. A traditional Appalachian dinner will be served: chicken and dumplings, fried green tomatoes/greens, and apple stack cake. After dinner youth and adult participants will share their experiences through art, photos, song, and reflection. Tickets are $25 advance and $35 at the door. Kids 12 and younger attend free. Purchase tickets on Sunday in Fellowship Hall or contact LeeAnn Williams, Director of Lifespan Religious Education, [email protected]. 

If you have a pastoral emergency, and need a ministers' attention immediately for a health crisis, call the Pastoral Care Hotline at 703-892-2565 x245.

Kol Ami, UUCA's resident Reconstructionist Jewish Congregation, warmly invites you to join them at a Passover Seder at UUCA, on Saturday, April 23. You are asked to register, no later than April 18, at http://www.kolamivirginia.org/events/community-seder/ .

"fUUN in the Sun" takes place at Pohick Regional Park, July 8-11. Young adults (18-39 yrs.) are invited to join other UUs from the DC metro area for a fun mix of spiritual, social, and physical activities. Not into tent camping? Cabins are available, though you need to register soon.  Click here for more information and to register. 

Award-winning Film Merchants of Doubt, Sunday, April 24, 7 p.m. Green Action will host a showing of the award-winning film, Merchants of Doubt, an examination of the network of scientific "experts" paid by major corporations to spread disinformation about looming environmental threats. The video will be followed by a discussion of climate change issues. For more information, contact MJ Schmelzer, [email protected].

Help DIG do a bit of spring clean-up of the grounds and preparation for the growing season. Bring your own gardening tools, if you have them. Extras will be available.  Saturday, April 23, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., led by Sally Recinos and Judy Neher

Join UUCA and Arlington Unitarian Cooperative Preschool in celebrating Earth Day by joining a service/educational morning at Long Branch Nature Center on Saturday, April 23, 9:30 a.m. to noon. This fun, family-friendly event will include service opportunities, educational activities, and a craft project. All ages can join in a service project to remove trash from the stream and surrounding park. There is also an opportunity for adults to help with construction and improvement activities for Long Branch Nature Center's natural play area. Finally, there will be educational and craft projects, as well as a chance to explore the park and nature center. In order to improve our planning for the day, please RSVP to [email protected] indicating how many adults and children are attending and the ages of the children.

The next film in the Voices from the Holy Land 2016 series, to be screened April 24 at 2:30 PM in the Center, is Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land. The film analyzes Israeli PR strategies, including selective language and "framing" that promote one-sided coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that is often adopted verbatim by U.S. media. Scholars, critics, peace activists, religious figures, and Middle East experts point out these structural distortions by comparison with more balanced international media coverage that does not hide the harsh realities of Israel's ongoing occupation and colonization of the West Bank. The film series runs through May 1. For more information, contact Bud Hensgen at [email protected] or 703-524-7630.

• April 27, 7-8:30 p.m. The Transgender Communities: Introduction and Application. Presented by TGEA: TransGender Education Association 
• May 4, 7-8:30 p.m. Why Bathrooms Matter. Presenters include UUCA youth Evie Priestman and Jay Brown and Cathryn (Kate) Oakley from Human Rights Campaign.
• May 11, 7-8:30 p.m. Gender Justice. Training Facilitators - Bri Sanders, Camden Hargrove, and Kathleen Campisano of the National LGBTQ Task Force.
• May 18, 7-8:30 p.m. How To Become A Trans Ally. Facilitators: Kathleen Campisano, Bri Sanders, and Camden Hargrove of the National LGBTQ Task Force.

". . . Driven by ordinary people who care about improving their communities, VOICE's structure and methods ensure that its actions reflect the interests of a broad and diverse group of community members. The organization works to train community members in person-to-person organizing aimed at equipping them to effect change on critical issues such as affordable housing, access to health care, education, and immigration. . . " 

-- 2016 Governor's Award Citation

Virginians Organized for Community Interfaith Engagement - VOICE - was one of the recipients of the 2016 Governor's Volunteerism and Community Service Awards given Monday night at the Virginia Executive Mansion in Richmond.  Read more. 

Rev. Linda, Alice Goldberg, Julie Agarwal, Eric Campbell

Alice Goldberg

Please join in or support a walker in the 35th Annual ALIVE! Walkathon to benefit the ALIVE! (ALexandrians InVolved Ecumenically) Child Development Center. The walkathon is great fun AND raises critical support for the ALIVE! Child Development Center, a highly-rated, full-day preschool program serving children of low-income working parents. Parent fees do not cover all CDC costs; Walkathon funds help bridge that gap. The stroll can be 5 km., 5 mile or any virtual distance.  A picnic with live music follows the walk. Walk begins at 1:30 p.m., 2723 King Street, Alexandria. Register or donate on Sunday after the services or click here. For more information on ALIVE!, contact Ann Marie Hay, [email protected]. 

Loren B. Mead, in Falls Church (Goodwin House), and in the home of Waddill's daughter, Sarah Armstrong, in Columbia, S.C., as well as in almost every domestic and commercial establishment in Pinopolis and Mounk's Corner, S.C. 

Loren B. Mead, retired clergy and former Director of the Alban Institute in Washington, D.C., met Waddill in 1953 when they both arrived, with young families, in Pinopolis. Loren was taking his first parish after attending the Virginia Theological Seminary and Waddill was coming from New York where he was a practicing artist. A friendship was born that lasted more than 50 years in which Mead drew immense joy and inspiration from "Johnny's" artwork

Helping youth and adults to learn about theatre arts, dramatic expression and community outreach has become a long-standing Chalice Theatre tradition. We are inspired by what Chalice Theatre has accomplished over the years and look forward to many educational and joyful arts performances to come. 

You can help reflect on this joyful tradition of intergenerational musical theatre and help recognize the importance of this work at UUCA by attending the April 29 and 30 musical tribute to two decades of love. The Cabaret's program includes songs from the most-loved Broadway shows, recognition of founding leaders as well as the many participants. We hope you will join us to honor our founders and UUCA's service to the community for more than 20 years. All proceeds from the Cabaret will benefit the UUCA's general fund in support of the many programs the church generously serves.

Ryanhood - Named "Best Group/Duo" 2014 International Acoustic Music Awards

Luke Brindley, guitarist and songwriter