“Facing Fear with Faith” with guest minister Rev. Rebecca Benner. These are extraordinary times — times filled with challenge and conflict, change and uncertainty, and, for many of us, fear. Fear is a natural and universal experience but just because we all feel it doesn’t make it an easy or comfortable emotion. How can we respond to the fear we feel with faith and open-heartedness? How can we respond to the fear of others with the same grace we hope to offer ourselves? Please join us as we explore how to live faithfully in this frightening time.

“To Let Love In” with Rev. Dr. Pippin Whitaker. June is Pride month, and people all over the world are longing for their family and friends, communities, and countries to accept and welcome them for who they are. What does it mean to be a people who welcome individuals who are marginalized or excluded by society? How is this complicated by systemic issues like race and class? Let us explore the transformation needed in each heart and each community.

Join this service with Rev. Dr. Pippin Whitaker and stretch your mind and heart with loving support as we embrace what is swirling in our world.

Join this service with Rev. Pippin Whitaker and stretch the “Better Normal” concept from the personal to the relational. This service celebrates all that Accotink UU Church has accomplished this year for social justice, and imagines how we move into the year ahead in a way that transforms our lives and our community toward a better normal..

This week our guest speaker Rev. Alexa Fraser will begin an exploration of how we can be now, and how we can be moving forward through this pandemic. What does today’s journey look like? Part 1 will focus on interpersonal right relations while Part 2 will explore wider community and even global themes. Rev. Pippin will continue the theme next week with Part 2. 

Service led by Rev. Dr. Pippin Whitaker

Mother’s Day brings many images, histories, joys, and struggles for community. This is because mothering is extremely important, and it doesn’t always go as needed. Join this service and explore a place where we can mother ourselves, as we honor the historical impetus for the Mother’s Day holiday. Come, discover how mothering pertains to how we move through thresholds in our lives. Worship led by Rev. Dr. Pippin Whitaker.

There are times we have direction, know what to expect, and our long term plans even "work out" occasionally. And then there are times like now, when we drift in a sea of uncertainty. Yet, there are skills to navigate the sea, and lessons to learn from drift. Join this service with Rev. Pippin as we dive into ways to navigate this time together.

With Earth Day approaching on April 22, we reflect on our place in the planetary web. The AUUC church calendar has been filled with climate action this year. What have we learned, and where are we called to next? Join this service as we reflect on what we’ve accomplished, and examine our rights and responsibilities as human beings on this shared planet.

In this service, we draw on the ancestors’ songs, stories, and metaphors to re-imagine our journey toward collective liberation. Service led by Rev. Dr. Pippin Whitaker.