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Religious
Exploration Summer RE - Sundays
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recipient for July/August is Reston Interfaith's affordable housing programs. Reston Interfaith provides short-term emergency assistance and long-term supportive housing programs to rapidly re-house individuals and families, allowing them to care for themselves and their children and get back to self-sufficiency and independence.
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Announcements
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Don't miss out!
Join an RE teaching team
 Some great teaching teams are looking for that one extra person to round out their team. Openings are available during all three services. If your children have been in RE for a while and you haven't taught recently, maybe it's time to sign up again. Remember, parents are expected to teach or volunteer in the RE program once every three years.
If you need a lower-commitment role right now, we have several options:- Workshop Leaders. Our new workshop format needs leaders throughout the year to work with Grades 2-5. Workshop leaders lead one workshop each Sunday at 11:15 a.m. for one month on a specific topic and once on a Saturday. We need three leaders in September. Contact Director of Religious Exploration Linnea Nelson if you're interested in this role.
- Workshop Facilitators. Facilitators assist workshop leaders. Simply sign up to teach Grades 2-5 at 11:15 a.m. and you will be assigned to the workshop as a facilitator. Training provided! Click here to sign up.
- RE Greeter. What's better than greeting our children and parents as they come into the Program Building? We'll prepare you for the role. As the official snack provider, the kids will love you! Sign up here.
If you have already volunteered to teach or greet - thank you! It's going to be a terrific year in RE!
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ODB's FoodBRIDGE program
Join UUCF in helping families bridge the gap during hard times
 Help reach UUCF's goal of $3,000 toward Our Daily Bread's FoodBRIDGE program.
Just like the rest of us, our neighbors who rely on ODB to help feed their families during hard times have food sensitivities or ethnic/religious food requirements. These requirements are tough to meet with ODB's traditional food delivery program. So, ODB is transitioning to the FoodBRIDGE grocery gift certificate program, enabling families to select the foods that meet their needs.
You have already generously donated $1,800 toward the $3,000 goal. UUCF's ODB organizers still need about $1,200 by Aug. 18 to meet the needs of about 30 Fairfax County families. Visit the ODB table in the Commons to make a donation or mail a check to UUCF. Mark the memo section "ODB donation." |
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This week & weekend
All activities are open to all unless otherwise listed.
Join "Summer Heat." Rally for Independence From Fossil Fuels. Sat., Jul. 27, 9:30 a.m. Starts at St. Stephen's Church; ends at the White House. Join UUCF's Climate Action Group in this nationwide mobilization on climate change. Click here for more information.
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New intern could use a few strong helpers. Our new Intern Minister, Eve Stevens, is moving into her new apartment next Wed., Jul. 31, and would be grateful for a few extra hands to help with the move. She will be living in Fairfax Corner off Monument Drive. Please let Rev. Laura know if you can help.
The wearing of the name tags. It is an act of hospitality, to both newcomers and long-time members, to wear your name tag when you come to services. If you need a new one, please email Carol Jensen, or leave your name at the Welcome Table for a replacement.
LOTS of ushers, welcomers, coffee service and Fair Trade volunteers needed for summer and fall services. Go to signupgenius.com and create a quick and easy username and password. Once you have signed up, click on "Find a signup," and search using Mary Foster's email address - mfoster@uucf.org. Thank you for your support!
Chairs! The new blue. Volunteers needed to transform our chairs. Have you seen our reupholstered chairs? Have you noticed the clean, refreshed wood? Did you see that there are a lot more to do? We need more volunteers for July and August or the project will slow down. Please volunteer to help on Saturdays (longer and bigger work sessions) or for one of the short work sessions during the week. Email Judy Gallimore or stop by the table in the Commons after services.
Toilet "flush" with cash! What started as a goal of $115 to provide clean water  for one family in Africa, has grown to $1,035 for five families. That's thanks to the success of the "Tacky Traveling Toilet," a creation of the 4s&5s Summer RE class to raise awareness of global water issues. Donations go to The Water Project. You can pay to have this work of art placed anywhere this summer. Click here to donate and then let Suzanne Leonard know where you want the toilet delivered.
NAMI Family Support Meeting. Thu., Aug. 1, 7:30-9 p.m., Program Building. Support meeting for families with a loved one suffering from mental illness. Contact Joanna Walker.
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Children & youth
RE this weekend. Sun., 10-11:15 a.m. Look for signage on Sunday about where your child's age group meets. Enjoy your coffee time after services. RE classes are scheduled to last until 11:15 a.m. Children will miss planned activities if you pick them up early. Younger children through Grade 2 need to be walked to class and picked up by a parent or guardian.
Register for fall RE - one time for all children and youth. Why register now? We make class lists and schedule classes based on the number of children in each class. Please help us be efficient by registering now. NOTE: This Sunday's PlaygroUUp Potluck has been canceled. Family Retreat and hike over Labor Day weekend. You have a variety of choices for family fun and camaraderie in Shenandoah National Park this Labor Day weekend: 1) Join the Family Retreat at Big Meadows - Aug. 30-Sep. 1. Reserve your campsite or a lodge room or cabin at Big Meadows; 2) join us after the last day of summer RE for a choice of Sunday hikes; or 3) stay one night at Big Meadows to cap off the weekend. Reserve your campsite or a lodge room or cabin. Let Katherine Riddle know if you'd like to join us for the hike, the one-night stay or for the whole weekend. She will get you the necessary release, answer your questions and send more info as it becomes available. Leaders are also needed for the Sunday night gathering.
Family and youth movie night. Thu., Aug. 8, at sunset on the lawn (exact time will be posted soon). First show is "Free Willy;" second feature is "Pirates of the Carribean." Come for one or both! All ages welcome for first feature; second feature is for Grade 6 and older. Bring snacks or buy treats from the youth as a trip fundraiser! RSVP. Youth Beach Trip. Thu.-Sun., Aug. 22-25. Rising Grade 9-rising Grade 12 visit Camp Henlopen in Lewes, DE. Kayaking, bonfires, beach fun and fellowship! Print, fill out and return the permission form to save your spot. Cost: $125 per youth and $75 per chaperone covers camp fee, food and transportation. $300 family maximum. Spaces still available. If financial assistance is needed contact Linnea Nelson. "Coming of Age" parent orientation. Sun., Sep. 8, 1-3 p.m. Do you have a rising 9th or 10th grader? Register your child for the Sunday 11:15 a.m. high school class to take part in this important rite of passage class. Mentors, UU history, exploration of UU identity are part of the program as each youth is supported in starting his/her spiritual journey. Also includes day trip to DC sights, overnight retreat on Oct. 12-13 and a Boston trip over the Nov. 1-4 long weekend. Fee for this not-to-be-missed class is $50, but talk to Linnea if you need to waive the fee. More info? Re@uucf.org. Boston Heritage Trip interest meeting. Sun. Sep. 15, 10:30 a.m., Room 11. High school youth will travel to Boston on Sat., Nov. 1-Tue., Nov. 5., to learn about UU heritage and have a great time! Youth and parents should attend this interest meeting.
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Caring news
Condolences to Rosemary Salvi and her family on the death of her brother, Steve.
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Grow
The following programs and opportunities help us grow as individuals and as a community.Multicultural Ministries Listening Project. The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) wants to hear from you! Through Oct. 31, 2013. Project wants to hear from people who identify as UU and have historically marginalized identities or experiences around ability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, race and/or ethnicity. Must be 13 or older to take survey. UUA will host virtual listening circles this fall to explore big questions raised by survey results. All information kept confidential. Questions to Barb Brehm. Results shared during the UUA's "Thirty Days of Love" (Jan. 18-Feb. 16, 2014). Opportunities to care for each other. Can you occasionally give rides, make meals, help with child care or offer comfort? Let the Caring Coordinators know how you'd like to help. They will keep your name on a list of caring volunteers and contact you when needs arise. Fill out this form to indicate your care-taking preferences. Thank you! "Supporting Families: Working through Global Disasters with your Children." Adult Programs course. Sun., Sep. 29, 2-3:30 p.m., Chapel. Register at re@uucf.org. Elementary-age children welcome. Child care for younger children. Facilitated by Linnea Nelson, UUCF's DRE, and Dr. Sarah Hover, Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Events like the Newtown school shooting and the Oklahoma tornado that destroyed an elementary school affect our children deeply. Knowing how much information to share with our children and how to express our own sorrow can be difficult. This worship/workshop service designed by Rev. Debra Hafner from the Religious Institute, provides language and sacred practices to use when crises occur. Information contact Linnea Nelson. Good times don't end with summer. Whether you choose to play, reflect, discuss or commune with nature, you will have a great time at the Fall Adult Retreat. For more information or to register, click here, or visit the Retreat table in the Commons after services.
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Connect
Click here for a listing of ways to get involved and connect with each other at UUCF.Art Wall artist reception - the paintings of UUCF member Bob Kaminski. Fri., Aug. 2, 7:30 p.m., Sanctuary. Bob's paintings are on display now.
Membership class. Sun., Aug. 11, 11:30 a.m. If you've been coming to UUCF for a while and feel it's time to make the commitment of membership, please sign up for this short minister-led session. Register with Carol Jensen. Travel Treks. Hotel Strasburg and Belle Grove Plantation. Fri., Sep. 27. Carpooling from UUCF parking lot at 10 a.m. sharp. Lunch at historic Hotel Strasburg from the menu with individual tickets. Admission to Belle Grove $8. Questions or signups to Elaine Keener, 571-528-8555. Please leave your name, email and phone number and note if you are willing to drive.
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Click here to find out about opportunities to live our values through service and advocacy within our congregation and beyond.
Coordinator needed for UUCF's participation in 50th Anniversary March on Washington. March held Sat., Aug. 24, 2013, 8 a.m., Lincoln Memorial. Help UUCF gather a large contingent to show support for a renewed commitment to freedom, justice and equality - the unfinished work of "realizing the dream." Organized by the National Action Network. Contact Marilyn Schuyler if you'd like to coordinate UUCF's organizing team. More information here. Two ways to help Beacon House kids. Kits for Kidz and after-school homework help. Click here to help low-income, at-risk DC children get school supplies for the fall. Or, help kids with afternoon homework, science club, tutoring or teaching chess, art or music. For more information on volunteer opportunities, contact Gerry Kittner. Beacon House is a UU-founded non-profit, after-school tutoring, mentoring, cultural, athletic and nutritional program for low-income, at-risk children and youth based in Northeast Washington, D.C., long supported by UUCF members. Volunteer ESOL teachers needed for rewarding community outreach. UUCF rotational teaching team seeks volunteers to teach English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) for adults in Reston. Openings on Tuesday mornings, Wednesday evenings and/or another weekday evening, using prepared curriculum. Volunteers do minimal planning; no experience needed; flexible schedule. Training available Wed., Aug. 28, 7-9 p.m., and other dates. This is the UUCF team's third year offering this popular program. Last year' adult students came from at least 11 countries and express great gratitude. Information contact Gladys Henrikson or Lily Reider.
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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.
July 30 "Dream Riders" presentation at UUCF canceled. The Riders will still ride, but they will be unable to make an appearance at UUCF. More information here.
Sugarloaf Congregation of UUs seeking part-time RE Assistant. For more info, scroll down to Aug. 25 under the Announcements tab.
August Yoga: Strengthening the core, strengthening compassion. Sat., Aug. 3,10, 17 & 24, 9:30-11 a.m., Program Building. Four sessions include meditation, research, and yoga and information from the "Science of Compassion" Research Festival on the impact of yoga and meditation on the brain, spirit and emotions. Register by Aug. 1 - $44; at the door - $15 per session. Contact Ravi (Christine Mason), 571-213-3192.
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