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Immigration Issues: Arrest, Detention and Deportation at UUCF - January 28

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax 2709 Hunter Mill Rd. Oakton, VA 22124-1614 Confused about the facts on immigration? No matter where you stand on immigration, much of what you believe may be wrong and almost certainly is incomplete. Unitarian-Universalists for Social Justice presents an all day workshop on Immigration Issues. To register: click on www.UUSJ.org; Or send name, congregation by email or phone to info@uusj.org. Please RSVP by Monday, January 23. This program is sponsored by Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice. There is no registration fee, but a freewill offering for UUSJ will be taken. This program is funded in part by the UU Fund for Social Responsibility.

VOICE Dental Campaign Action - January 29

Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement (VOICE) is seeking corporate support to hire a dentist in the Sterling Northern Virginia Dental Clinic to provide affordable dental services for people in western Fairfax County. VOICE has received an anonymous donation in the amount of $100,000 for this purpose and has already raised $30,000 in matching funds. VOICE is asking support from Janet Howell, Virginia State Senator, and Sharon Bulova, Chairperson, Fairfax Board of Supervisors, to help raise the additional $70,000 in matching funds required for this campaign.

Both Senator Howell and Chairperson Bulova will attend a public meeting sponsored by VOICE on January 29 from 2:45 - 3:45 pm, at St. John Neumann Parish Center, 11900 Lawyers Road in Reston. VOICE asks only for your presence at this meeting to demonstrate to our elected officials our support for this important project. One hour of your time could help countless neighbors in need of dental care.

Capitol Steps! Performance February 12 - Only a few tickets remain! - Deadline Feb 3.

To reserve seats at our UUCR table for the Capitol Steps Benefit performance at the Hyatt Regency Reston Feb 12th, please send your check ($75:00 per person) to Ann Youngren, who will arrange the seating with Reston Interfaith. DEADLINE for the best seating is Feb 3rd. Tickets will be held at the door. The Silent Auction begins at 6:15 PM and the performance starts at 7:00PM. We hope you'll join us for a night of laughter, seems the current political scene should provide much material for merriment! Please call Ann at 703-437-1150 with questions.

Growing Inequality in Wealth, the Corruption of the Democratic Process and Resulting Social Injustice - February 4, 8:30am-12:30pm at Mount Vernon Unitarian Church

1909 Windmill Lane, Alexandria, VA 22307 The Occupy Movement has given a fresh voice to these long-standing and worsening problems and calls UUs to respond. Income inequality has produced wealthy beneficiaries who use that wealth to create political influence. The political influence of wealthy individuals is magnified by equally powerful (and closely related) corporate interests to so distort our political system that it routinely produces outcomes favoring these wealthy and corporate interests (the 1%) rather than the public interest. There is less and less available for the rest of us (the 99%), resulting in deprivation and growing social injustice, particularly among the most vulnerable. This process represents a vicious cycle that keeps expanding the inequality and the problems it causes. To register: Click on the Register for Upcoming Events banner at www.uusj.org Or send name, congregation, email or phone to info@uusj.org Please RSVP by Monday, January 30. This program is sponsored by Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice. There is no registration fee, but a freewill offering for UUSJ will be taken.

Congregational Forum - February 5, 1:00 pm

Please join us for a congregational forum to share your reflections on your experience of our church during the time the Reverends Sydney Wilde and Dennis Daniels were co-minister of UUCR.  Light lunch and childcare will be provided.

Project Valentine's Day - February 14

Equality UUCF and the People of Faith for Northern Virginia invite you to come and “Stand on the Side of Love” for Marriage Equality. On 14 February at 2pm, Karen Rasmussen and Barb Brehn, who are both retired Navy veterans and have been domestic partners for 26 years, will be filing for a marriage license. The event will take place at the Fiarfax County Courthouse at 4100 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, Virginia.

This is a huge step for Karen and Barb. Other gay and lesbian couples who would like to take this step are welcome to participate in our reverent demonstration. Please join us as we gather at 1:30, the filing will be at 2:00 with Rev. Mary Katherine Morn and Rev. Amanda Poppie speaking immediately afterwards. We’ll close with a candlelight vigil.

Come and stand with us! Bear witness as we ask on this Valentine’s Day, this day of love, to be granted our civil right to marry.

Helping Hungry Kids - ongoing

Helping Hungry Kids (HHK) is in its third year of providing week-end food packs during the school year for children who qualify for free or subsidized meals at Reston area schools. Dogwood Elementary school receives 150 packs weekly at a cost of approximately $6.00 each. HHK also provides packs and food for pantries at Forest Edge, Lake Anne schools and Falls Bridge Alternative High School. Every penny goes directly to food for our hungry children. Each pack contains food for 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners, 2-3 snacks, milk, 2 fruit cups at an approximate cost of $6.00/pack. HHK really needs your help! As a volunteer: (i.e., 1-2 hours at our monthly Giant Fox Mill food drives); with bringing donations of food to church (see list and container for donations in foyer of UUCR); with tax-deductible monetary contributions (make out checks to UUCR with "For HHK" in memo section).Please contact Connie Laurent-Roy at 703-405-1648 for further information.

Hypothermia Prevention Program - January through March

We hope that we will have the membership support this year to do all Fridays in January – March. The Social Action Committee can accept financial donations (checks made out to UUCR annotated for Social Action Hypothermia) to help defray the expected $1200+ cost of food purchases. Please sign up on the Hypothermia Helpers sheet at the rear of the sanctuary if you are interested in helping with any of our program activities, either as an individual or as a group. Please contact Abbie Edwards (abbiedwards@aol.com) or Ann Youngren (rayoungren@verizon.net) for more information.

Knitters are back!

The UUCR Knitting Circle has resumed regular meetings in the Library at UUCR, Tuesdays from 10:00am - 12:00pm. We have several "Sunshine" afghans in the works and will ask members to knit squares in the matching colors. New members, men and women, young and young-at-heart, experienced and newbies - all are welcome, and knitting instructions and materials provided. Come and enjoy the company and the coziest winter hobby possible!!

Next Starting Point Class Series

Unitarian Universalism invites people into a different way of being in the world rather than trying to convince people to "think rightly" about the world. But what is that "different way of being"? That's what Starting Point is designed to answer.

If you are a new member or have just discovered UUCR, or if you've been a member for a while and are looking to reconnect with your Unitarian Universalism, this class is for you! Not only will it help you decide if UUism is right for you, but it will also help you become more connected to other members and find your place here at UUCR. Our minister, Rev. Erin Gingrich, will facilitate.

The class will run from 7:30-9:30pm, and pre-registration and pre-reading is required. For more information, please contact Abbie Edwards or Anne Thomas, Co-Chairs of the Membership Committee.

This Sunday in Worship

From Loneliness to Connection

January 29, 2012

9:30 am and 11:15 am Services

led by Rev. Phyllis Hubbell and
Rev. John Manwell, co-ministers serving the Unitarian Universalist
Church of Loudoun

Click here for upcoming services.

Children and Youth Religious Education

Sundays at 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.

Visit Children and Teen Religious Education for more information about our Religious Education program.

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