|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adult Religious Exploration & Life Skills
To register: ae@uucf.org or (703) 281-4230
Mail fees to :
UUCF Adult Programs
PO 130
Oakton, VA 22124
|
|
UUCF’s mission is to support each other as we pursue spiritual growth and challenge ourselves to transform the world through acts of love and justice. To this end the ministers, the director of music, the lay ministers, and members of the community have collaborated to offer a far-ranging program to fulfill that mission.
Programs at UUCF are open to members and our friends in the larger community.
Pre-registration required
(1) mail fees to UUCF Adult Programs, PO Box 130, Oakton, VA 22124
(2) e-mail ae@uucf.org
(3) sign-up in person at the Adult Religious Exploration Table some Sundays after services
Preregister by sending a message to: ae@uucf.org
Current Adult Program Offerings
Yoga: A Spiritual Journey
8 Saturdays, beginning April 12, 9:30am
Register by March 5.Classes are designed for all levels, beginners to advanced students.
Classes are held in Rooms 3 and 4 of the Program Building. 8 Sessions for $88.
Contact Ravi Kaur: christine.mason4@cox.net
Travel Treks - Luray Caverns
Saturday, June 14, leave UUCF @ 10:00am
Sign up beginning Sunday, May 4. Leave UUCF at 10:00am, return around 5:00pm.
Visit the caverns as a group with our own guide. Visit to the car and carriage museum
included in admission.
Admission is adult $13 and child 6 - 12, $6 if we have 20 or more in our group.
For more information contact Elaine Keener, ekeen2@verizon.net.
Join us for our third travel trek to Harpers Ferry on Saturday, October 18.
Sunday Brown Bag on Science, Evolution, Reason and Religion
Sundays, 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm in the Program Building, room 9A/B
Visitors welcome
May 4 - Discussion of topics and format for next fall.
May 11 - Dean Sequera and Joanne Schneider. "Atheism: A valid belief system in its own right". Philosophical aspects of Atheism. Can a person possess ethics and morals without belief in God or fear of repercussions or ultimate judgment?
Drumming Circle
Third Saturday of the month, beginning September 15, 3:00pm
Facilitated by Jeff Gilliam
Come and join your fellow UU drummers at the monthly UU drum circle. Jeff Gilliam who plans to make this a monthly event on the third Saturday of every month will be facilitating and plans to make this accessible for all ages and experience levels. Drums will be provided but Jeff's supply is limited so please bring one if you can. Hope to see you there.
Brown Bag Religion
Third Wednesday of every month, 12:00 noon
Hosted by Mary Katherine Morn, Bill Welch, and Natalie Fenimore
This is a chance to talk about a variety of religious topics and concerns over lunch with a diverse group of people in the congregation
Conscientious Knitters (We Get the Point)
Laureen Branting: auction project, data base
Laura Miller: newsletter editor
Ann Richards: workshops, newsletter coordinator
Danielle Sullivan: Purling for Puriang
Mondays, 7:30-9:00 pm, plus special workshops
February 25, March 24, April 28, June 23
Program Building
$10 includes monthly newsletter
Conscientious Knitters includes four types of activities. All those who register will have access to the newsletter. Participation in the other activities is voluntary and informal. Activities include: Drop-in knitting circles to meet other knitters, work on a project, get assistance on a knitting project, and share knitting news. (These are last Wednesdays of the month in the Program Building unless announced otherwise in the newsletter.)
· A project in which volunteers have the opportunity to knit pieces that will be made into a komono coat to be sold at the annual UUCF auction in November.
· Occasional special programs, workshops, and gatherings.
· A newsletter to include notices of the above events; information about fair trade yarns and companies that support social justice causes; information about other social justice organizations for knitters in the area; book reviews and notices about materials that address knitting as a "spiritual" activity; an miscellaneous information of interest, such as up-coming knitting community events, yarn sales, etc.
Memoirs - Writing Group
Wilton Dickerson, wiltjoan@aol.com 1st and 3rd Fridays, 1:30pm (ongoing)
Room 1 in the Program Building
Meeting to encourage one another while we share writing tips and the stories of our lives.
Shepherd Center Adventures in Learning
Spring Session is every Thursday, April 10 - June 5 (no classes May 1)
9:00am – 2:00pm at UUCF
Session registration fee is $35, and allows you to take any class
The Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna (SCOV) is a non-profit interfaith organization sponsored by area congregations and community groups to serve older persons in the Vienna and Oakton areas of Northern Virginia. Their primary purpose is to provide services to assist older adults to continue to live independently in their own homes and to offer programs which supply opportunities for enrichment, learning and socialization. Members and friends of UUCF who are 50 and older are invited to join them.
More information can be found on their web site: www.scov.org or by calling 703-281-0538.
**********
Cancellations: Please let the church office know (281-4230) if you cannot attend a course for which you have registered. Once you register, we plan for you, reserving space and preparing handouts. Refunds will be mailed to those who cancel before the first session.
|
|