Sunday worship service will be at 10:15 a.m. June 5 through September 4.

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.

The Nominating Committee is pleased to present the following candidates to be voted upon by the congregation at its Annual Meeting on June 5.

Meet the 2016 nominees here.

The Board of Trustees has four openings for members elected for a term of two years, with the opportunity to serve (if re-elected) for a total of three consecutive terms (six years). Nominees are Janice Morris and Paula Bendl Smith (current Trustees) and Warren Wright and Al Himes (new). There are three openings for the Nominating Committee, elected for a single two-year term. Nominees are Bill Turner, Ben D'Avanzo and Tina Hinh.

May 22: Nominating Committee Forum after each service provides the candidates with an opportunity to introduce themselves and share their interest in assuming a leadership role.

For further information on MoonFire, please visit our web site at www.moonfireuuca.org, or contact us at moonfirecoords@gmail.com 

Sunday, Sept. 4, 12-2 p.m. RE Mixer. Lunch and childcare provided.

They're back! Cooks from the Buckingham community will be selling savory Latino fare after services this Sunday. Buen provecho!

Need help with yard work or spring cleaning? Buckingham workers offer many services such as pruning, moving furniture, and catering. A Buckingham cook can lend a hand at your next open house or dinner party too! To fill out a request form, please visit the Buckingham Outreach table in Fellowship Hall after services this Sunday. For more information, contact Nancy Hall nancyrhall@hotmail.com.

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.

	International accompaniers: UUCA-sponsored Jake Jenzen (4th from left)

Your Give the Plate offerings on May 15 and 22 support the work of UUCA's human rights partner NISGUA (Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala). Your contributions will fund the Accompaniers that UUCA sponsors in collaboration with NISGUA. Since 2007 UUCA has sponsored 15 human rights monitors in Guatemala and we know that their presence saves lives! After intensive training with NISGUA, each Accompanier spends a minimum of six months in Guatemala and receives a monthly stipend that covers their room and board, in-country travel, emergency medical and incidentals. Their stipends are funded entirely from your donations.

UUCA works through community partners in Arlington and Alexandria to help our neighbors in need. Instead of our own food bank or shelter, UUCA partners with community organizations such as ALIVE!  (Alexandrians Involved Ecumenically), AFAC (Arlington Food Assistance Network), and A-SPAN (Arlington Street People's Assistance Network). During the month of May, UUCA is collecting food and shelter items for each of the three organizations. Please bring any of the following items to Sunday services in May:

• FOOD: Low-sugar cereals, peanut butter, canned meat (tuna, chicken, beef stew, etc.) pasta, mac and cheese, canned soup, canned vegetables, etc. And, small, single-servings of healthy food suitable for week-end backpack meals for Alexandria public school children identified as "food-insecure." For example: mac and cheese, fruit cups, granola bars, etc.
• NECESSARIES: Deodorant, soap, shampoo and conditioner, disposable razors, shaving cream, combs/brushes, mouth wash, toothbrushes, toothpaste. Small sizes only.

Join fellow UUCAer's and Buckingham neighbors for an evening of delicious food, entertainment, and fun! Bring a covered dish or dessert to share. Families are especially welcome. Flyer here.

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.