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UUCA - A place to Connect |Grow | Serve
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Mark your calendar: June 4
ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
Following the service
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Sunday Worship
May 14, 9:15 and 11:15 a.m.
"Mothering Without End"
Sermon by Rev. Aaron McEmrys
Bring Mom on Sunday!
Come for a special service honoring the act of Mothering with special music performed by Maya Rogers, UUCA's Artist in Residence and a piano and organ duet with Sophia Morreale and Bob Kline.
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Livestreaming of the service here.
Sunday, May 21 - YOUTH SUNDAY
You don't want to miss the big Sunday, May 21st celebration. Our High School Youth will lead us in what is always an awesome worship service. We will have a special RE volunteer appreciation--PLUS--the RE Fair where you'll learn about the exciting plans in store for next year's program.
Single Summer Sunday Worship schedule at 10:15 a.m. begins June 4.
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 This week's Give the Plate offering supports UUCA's partnership with NISGUA--the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala. Our church, through its Partners for Arlington and Guatemala (PAG), has sponsored a total of 17 human rights Accompaniers in collaboration with NISGUA since 2007. Our 18th accompanier, Clara Lincoln, leaves for Guatemala this June. These remarkable young adults spent at least six months in Guatemala as part of an international team of accompaniers. They monitor tense situations and provide a presence to deter the violence and intimidation that faces human rights defenders. Accompaniers are also present in communities opposing multi-national mining, hydroelectric and agribusiness projects that seize indigenous communal lands without permission, exploit the local resources and irreparably harm the local environment and economy. Your GTP offerings during May fund the monthly stipend that our accompaniers receive to cover their room and board, in-country travel and emergency medical coverage. Without your generous support, UUCA could not be a Sponsoring Community. 
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2017-18 Candidate Forum
Sunday, May 28 - After each service
This year's Nominating Committee is excited to announce this year's candidate slate for the Board of Trustees and church officers:
- Board of Trustees. Emily Goodin, Hieu Nguyen, Art Stevens.
- Board Secretary. Hannah Connolly.
- Nominating Committee. Elizabeth Fuchs and James Tsai.
Continuing Board members are Chad Ohlandt and Andrea Ryon. Continuing on the Nominating Committee are Ben D'Avanzo, Tina Hinh, and Bill Turner. You will have the opportunity to meet the candidates at the Candidate Forum on Sunday, May 28, following each service. Members of UUCA vote on the candidates at the Annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday, June 4, immediately following the single service. Members who have been a member for at least 90 days are eligible to vote. Read more about this year's candidates here.
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Many Hands Needed for Rev. Linda Appreciation Party
Sunday, May 21
Rev. Linda will be leaving UUCA at the end of June and we want to let her know how much we have appreciated her 16 years with us! And, that requires a big party! We need many hands for food prep on Saturday, May 20 and on Sunday, May 21, for greeting, for setting up the reception, and for clean up. We also need a few folks to collect notes for Rev. Linda on Sundays after services. Sign up here to help or contact Elizabeth Fogarty, [email protected].
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Let's Wrap UUCA in a Rainbow for Pride Week
 Mark your calendar for Saturday morning, June 3. It's the beginning of Capital Pride Week and it's for a rainbow flag "planting" party. Equality UUCA invites you to join in a fundraiser/pride-raiser. Let's wrap UUCA in a rainbow for Capital Pride Week in June! Stop by the Equality UUCA table any Sunday in May to sponsor a rainbow flag for $5/flag. Flags will have labels to write a dedication or message. Will we have enough rainbow flags to make it all the way around the church? We'll find out! Will we have a big, bold, public reminder of UUCA's commitment to the inherent worth and dignity of ALL people? YES! For more information, contact Elizabeth Fogarty at [email protected].
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Buckingham Cooks This Sunday
Cooks from the Buckingham community will be selling empanadas, salteñas, and tamales after services this Sunday. No time to eat? They'll provide carry out. Income from sales will go to a charity which benefits immigrants.
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Your Political Power in Election 2017
A Four Sessions offered by VOICE--May 10-31
Read Your Political Power class syllabus here. Register for the class here.
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Getting to Know Ta-Nehisi Coates: a 21st Century View
Friday, May 26, 7:30 p.m.
Reparations. What a loaded word! Ta-Nehisi Coates confronts this topic head-on in an Atlantic Monthly article "The Case for Reparations." As we read about redlining, poverty, crime, and other factors, how do we react? Find this article here. Or, learn more about Mr. Coates and his book Between the World and Me by reading the article "A Generation Waking Up" by Brit Bennett. Both articles address our history and how history affects black and white America. Join us on May 26 at 7:30 at UUCA to consider our own thoughts and reactions. For more information contact Pat Findikoglu, [email protected] or Linda Lutes Corsoro, [email protected].
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DO IT GREEN Workdays & Meeting
 Enjoy digging in the dirt or simply working outside? UUCA's DIG Team invites you to the upcoming grounds-keeping workdays in May. Bring work gloves and gardening tools. Extra tools will be available.
- Saturday, May 27 - 9-11 a.m.
Would you like to share your ideas or interest in maintaining our grounds? Please come to the
next DIG planning meeting on Wednesday, May 17, 3-4:30 p.m., in the Volunteer Room. For more information on DIG, contact Jennifer Frum,
[email protected].
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Honoring Rev. Robinson and Beacon House
Saturday, June 17, 4-7 p.m.
Edgewood Arts Center, 3415 8th Street NE, Washington, DC
Please join the UU community and others in honoring the work of Rev. Robinson. Rev. Don Robinson, the UUA's first community minister, will be retiring in June from Beacon House after 25 years of service. Beacon House, established by Rev. Robinson in 1991, provides after-school tutoring, mentoring, and sports programs for youth in the Edgewood neighborhood of D.C. To purchase tickets and to provide a donation to a special gift, click here.
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A memorial service to celebrate the life of Elizabeth (Betsy) Rose Taylor, mother of Cynthia Young, is at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 14. Rev. Aaron McEmrys will lead the service. Betsy's online obituary is here.
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Condolences to the family of Rita Foisie, who died at home May 9 at the age of 90.
Margaruitte V. Foisie was born in China in 1926 and was a UUCA member since 1988. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held on Saturday, June 3, 3 p.m.
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LOST AND FOUND
Our lost and found is overflowing! Please check the lost and found located in the corner of the upper level coat room for items you may have left behind. Any items left after May 29 will be donated to charity.
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Religious & Lifespan Education
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Wellspring Wednesdays
This week's class schedule (May 17) includes:
- Your Legacy, Your Family, Your Decision. What can you do to provide for your family and others you care about?
- Three Prophets of Religious Liberalism. Rev. Aaron explores the three sermons by Ellery Channing, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Theodore Parker. Note: This talk will be livestreamed.
- Your Political Power in Election 2017. Learn the principles and practices by which VOICE (Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement) will organize political power in the run-up to this year's Virginia elections.
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Wellspring Wednesday: Special for Parents
On Wednesday, May 17, UUCA's Legacy team is sponsoring an information session with Arlington attorney Betsey Wildhack on end-of-life and estate planning for parents of young children. Come with your questions about how best to provide for the people and causes you care about--just in case you don't live as long as we all hope you will! UUCAer Chad Ohlandt will facilitate. For this session only, we've arranged special timing. 5:00 childcare opens; 5:30 fill your own plate and bring it to the Board Room; 5:45 session begins; 6:45 option to attend brief worship OR to stay for questions and discussion; 7:15 session ends. Please register here for Your Legacy, Your Family, Your Decision. Although this session targets the particular needs of parents with young children, all are welcome to register. This is one of several information sessions being sponsored by UUCA's Legacy team; the first, for Boomers, took place earlier this spring.
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Holistic Moms and Decision-making
Thursday, May 18, 7 p.m.
The Arlington/Alexandria chapter of the Holistic Moms Network meets monthly at UUCA. You are welcome to join the May 18 meeting when Dr. Anna Song, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of California-Merced, will discuss how to nurture our children's decision-making skills. How can we discourage children from engaging in risky behavior as they approach adolescence? What role can parents play in mitigating such behavior? Dr. Song will also answer general questions about child development. For more information about the Holistic Moms Network, visit the chapter webpage.
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Clerestory and Handbell Choirs Spring Concert
Sunday, June 11, 4 p.m.
Come join the Clerestory Choir and UUCA's three handbell ensembles as we welcome our summer season with joyful praise! The choir will celebrate the joys of creation with Benjamin Britten's festive "Rejoice in the Lamb" for chorus, soloists, and organ, along with favorites such as "Welcome, Welcome," "How Can I Keep from Singing?" and "The Road Home." The Polymnia handbell ensemble will perform a variety of popular songs such as "Hallelujah" and "What a Wonderful World," and original works by contemporary composers with keyboard and percussion. Bellissimo and Crescendo ensembles will present an arrangement of a Native American melody and the well-known hymn "Joyful, Joyful." We are certain you will leave with an uplifted spirit and song in your heart!
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MoonFire Beltane Ritual
Sunday, May 21, 1:30 p.m.
Please join MoonFire for a ritual celebrating Beltane, a time to honor the re-emergence of life after the barrenness of winter. We will give thanks to the Goddess and God for the bounty they provide and celebrate the coming season of warmth and growth. As always, a potluck and time for fellowship will follow the ritual, so please bring a dish or drink to share, along with your own plates/utensils, if possible, so that we may minimize trash. For more information on MoonFire, please visit www.moonfireuuca.org or contact [email protected].
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Save the Date
Mark Tuesday, June 13 on your calendar! At 7:00 p.m., we'll gather for an exhilarating process to brainstorm new ideas (and begin to plan) for how to support UUCA financially in the future. What do YOU think we should do? What would YOU do to help? Watch for more details soon.
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UUCA Shenandoah Spring Retreat
 Everyone is invited to join UUCA at Big Meadows campground, Shenandoah National Park, for our annual
Spring Retreat June 16-18, 2017. Camp, stay in the lodge, or come up for just the day on Saturday June 17. All ages and groups are welcome. Please
register online so we can communicate with UUCAers who are joining the retreat. We ask for a cash donation of $10 per adult, payable at the campground, to help offset the cost of supplies for the Saturday potluck picnic and the Friday happy hour. Questions? Please contact
D. Ohlandt.
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A Mountain Get-a-Away Fall Retreat
 Please stop by the Fall Retreat table on Sunday where members of the retreat committee will be delighted to tell you all about the Fall Retreat in September. For over 50 years, UUCA members and friends have gathered at Capon Springs in the mountains of West Virginia for fellowship, fun, and renewal. Enjoy discussions and workshops, communal meals, fun and games from Scrabble to shuffleboard, hiking and birdwatching (and even polar-bear bathing in Capon Springs' famously icy pool). Whether you are thinking of coming for the first time or are a repeat retreater, we would love to have you join us! Dates are September 22-24.
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PAG Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
Last Sunday, PAG (Partners for Arlington and Guatemala) thanked UUCA for its steadfast support over the years by hosting a thank you reception after the second service. Both Chris Sutton, founding chair, and Rev. Linda Olson Peebles, Minister of Faith in Action, were honored with certificates of appreciation for their dedicated service and support of PAG. Photos by Bob Denniston
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The work of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington is made possible by the generosity of our members and individual donors.
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