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Religious
Exploration
View schedule here. Nursery care to age 3 held in Room 114 at Oakton Elementary.
June's worship theme
is Rhythm.
"... [T]he earlier bards and minstrels knew ... the close connection between music and religion. Both have at their heart rhythm. To move with this is to be in tune, literally, with one's self and the
world; to lose it is to
get cross-grained, to
find alienation and disharmony."
- from Every Earthly Blessing: Rediscovering the Celtic Tradition by Esther de Waal
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recipient for June is
Globe Aware's
Romania project. Donations fund volunteer projects
that improve living conditions for residents of Brasov, Romania,
who live in poverty - particularly the marginalized ethnic Roma population.
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Our next deadline is Tue., Jul. 1. Send announcements to our communications staff. All entries are edited before publication for brevity, clarity and style.
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Announcements
for Jun. 26-Jul. 3
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Jun. 29 worship service and RE
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Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig
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Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig will be preaching this weekend and the title of her sermon is No Effort Required. Summer is here. The rhythm of the year invites us into a quieter mode - time to rest and refresh, if we can, to resist the call to be "on" all the time. Judy Harrison, former Director of Music at UUCF, will be playing the piano at the service. Religious Exploration classes will meet in classrooms on Sunday. Please follow the signs to the classrooms for your child's age group. Nursery will be in Room 114.
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This week & weekend
Ball-point pen collection. Sun., Jul. 13, at the 10 a.m. service. The 2s & 3s Summer RE class will collect new or used ball-point pens for Pens for Kids International, a group that sends pens to classrooms in Africa. According to Pens for Kids, in the countries it services like Kenya, "a simple pen is a significant expense for underprivileged parents - often equal to a day's earnings." Every single pen counts; if each congregant brings just one pen, we will meet our goal!
Help us get the word out about summer meeting locations. Is your group continuing to meet over the summer? Please email Sarah Creel in Communications with your announcements, including location, so she can include accurate information in our email announcements and insert. Remember, the deadline is Tuesday of each week. Thank you! Meditation Practice Group. Tue., Jul. 1, 7 p.m.,
Room 3, Unity Church. Join us in supporting each other in our meditation practice. No expectation to attend every meeting. Contact Karen Monroe. Summer worship volunteers needed. Almost all the welcomer slots have been filled but we still need a few more ushers later in the summer. To sign up, please use this link or email Mary Foster.
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Caring news
Milestones, rites of passage and caring needs in our UUCF community.
Congratulations to Kurt and Jackie Seibert who recently welcomed Elena Ke-Fu Seibert to their family.
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Children & youth
Summer RE classes Jun. 29. 10-11:15 a.m., Oakton Elementary School. We will be in classrooms beginning this week! Follow the signs to the classrooms for your child's age group. Nursery will be in Room 114.
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PlaygroUUp. Tue., Jul. 1, 10 a.m., at the Crowley home. Fellowship group of babies, toddlers, preschoolers and their parents or caregivers. Siblings welcome. Contact Meghan Crowley.
Summer Con 2014. Fri., Jul. 11, 8 p.m.-Sun., Jul. 13, 8 a.m., UU Congregation of Rockville. To attend, please first register with UUCF so advisers can be assigned and transportation arranged. Then register for the con here. Apply here to be a UUCF volunteer adviser.
PlaygroUUp potluck. Sun., Jul. 27, 4:30 p.m., at the Manchester/Gorges home. Bring a dish to share. Contact Meghan Crowley.
Youth beach trip. Thu., Aug. 21, 9 a.m.-Sun., Aug. 24, 4 p.m. Rising Grades 9-12 visit Camp Henlopen in Lewes, DE. Enjoy kayaking, bonfires, beach fun and fellowship! Print, complete and return permission form to save your spot. Chaperones: Please return the chaperone application. Cost: $125 per youth and $75 per chaperone, which covers camp fee, food and transportation. Family maximum: $300. Space available. Contact James Forrest.
Shenandoah All-Congregation Retreat. Don't forget to save Aug. 30-Sep. 1 for the retreat at Big Meadows at Shenandoah National Park. Contact Meredith Carr.
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Grow
The following programs and opportunities help us grow as individuals and as a community.
Monday Night Book Club. Jul. 14, 7:30 p.m., at Mary Paxton's home. Reading The Hired Man by Aminatta Forna. Contact Don Andress.
Wednesday Morning Book Club. Jul. 16, 10 a.m., Oakton Library meeting room. Reading Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy. Contact Polly Feuer.
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Connect
Click here for a list of ways to get involved and connect with each other at UUCF.
NAMI family support meeting. Thu., Jul. 3, 7:30 p.m., Room 3, Unity Church. Support meeting for families with a loved one suffering from mental illness. Contact Joanna Walker. Young adult brunch. Sun., Jul. 6. Meet after the 10 a.m. service to carpool to an area restaurant for brunch. Tuesday Morning Women's Group. Tue., Jul. 8, 10 a.m., at Wini Atlas's home. Contact Connie Drapeau.
Memoirs Writing Group. Fri., Jul. 18, 1:30 p.m., at Kristin Moyer's home. Contact Kristin for directions and parking instructions.
Membership class. Sun., Jul. 27, 11:15 a.m., Oakton Elementary School (room number to be determined). If you have been coming to UUCF for a while and are ready to make the commitment of membership, or if you are coming to us from another UU congregation and are familiar with the UU faith but new to UUCF and wish to sign the membership book, you need to attend a membership class. Contact Carol Jensen to register and complete this form before the class.
Things change, friends last. Come to the Fall Adult Retreat Oct. 3-5 and make a new friend. The retreat is held at Claymont Court in beautiful West Virginia. To learn more, stop by the table after the service or join us on Facebook.
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Click here to find out about opportunities to live our values through service and advocacy within our congregation and beyond. Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions (FACS). Wed., Jul. 9, 7 p.m., Room 3, Unity Church. FACS will continue to meet through the summer on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at Unity Church. Climate movies are scheduled for the second Friday of the month at 7:30 p.m., also at Unity Church. Projects under way include EarthCircles Rising, the voluntary carbon tax and the fall event calendar. Contact Eric Goplerud. Gun violence prevention vigil. Mon., Jul. 14, 10 a.m., NRA headquarters, 11250 Waples Mill Rd., Fairfax. Coalition of gun violence prevention organizations gather to honor those killed by gun violence. Contact Bob Hatfield. EarthCircles Rising. Weekly checklists of actions taken are easy to submit: use the interactive website or email your completed actions list to Ed Butterworth. The second option enables you to add actions not on the checklist. Make a family submission with young children or help older children submit their own checklist. We gladly accept submissions from college students and young adults who attended UUCF as youth. The data gleaned from your participation helps us plan future actions and education programs at UUCF that are meaningful to you and your family.
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From our friends
This section brings you announcements from UUCF members and friends, neighboring UU congregations, UU organizations or other organizations affiliated with this congregation and campus events.
Iftar dinner. Wed., Jul. 2, 8 p.m., at the American Turkish Friendship Association (ATFA), 3949 University Dr., Fairfax. Twenty-five invitations are available for UUCF members and friends to attend an Iftar dinner at which ATFA members break their fast during Ramadan. Families with children are welcome. In addition to conversations with individual members before and during dinner, there will be an explanation of Ramadan and a brief presentation of ATFA's purpose and activities. This is an excellent opportunity to gain a better understanding of Islam and to broaden our relationships with other faith-based communities. To request an invitation(s), contact Rod Paolini.
Summer yoga with Ravi. Sat., Jul. 19-Sat., Aug. 30, 9:30 a.m., parlor at Emmaus United Church of Christ, 900 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. First-time participants may attend one session at no charge. Contact Ravi, 571-213-3192, to register and receive discounts.
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