UUCF is an active, progressive and non-credal faith community of more than 900 adults, teens and children in Oakton, VA. All are welcome to attend UUCF’s Sunday worship services and religious education classes and participate in congregational events.
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In these times where words are so often superficial and filled with subtext and different meanings, let us commit ourselves to filtering the world through our Unitarian Universalist values - committed to deeper connection, understanding, kindness, and care. Full 10/13 service rebroadcast Sun-Tue, 7pm, https://uucf.org/streaming…
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"Ours is a free faith that welcomes questions and inquiry; a free faith that demands the engagement of our critical minds and a deep appreciation for learning ... ours is an active faith that demands we do what we can to make this place in which we live a better one." This and much more from Intern Minister Cara Fortner's 10/6 sermon "A Free and Ac…
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In his 9/29 sermon, Social Justice Coordinator Andrew Batcher helps us Reimagine Together a future where we responsibly address climate change. "For people to thrive we need a planet that thrives."applepodcast3
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As we navigate today’s polarized environment, how do we use curiosity and deep listening to change the dynamics of “us” and “them?"applepodcast3
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In an age of deep concern over the growth of Christian Nationalism, Rev. David Miller's sermon asks us whether Jesus would even recognize many of the expressions of his ministry in today’s world?applepodcast3
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Ingathering Water Communion message from Rev. David Miller: At UUCF we practice a faith where individual rivers of joy and challenge flow forth to create a sea of hope, meaning, love, and transformation within our walls and through the waters that flow out and beyond. Full service, including music, streaming Sunday-Tuesday, 7pm, https://uucf.org/st…
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What is your definition of the soul? Whatever your beliefs, join Rev. David A. Miller in this exploration of the concept and how we might view the soul n the context of Unitarian Universalist values. Full service rebroadcasts Sun-Tue at 7pm, uucf.org/streaming.applepodcast3
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Rebecca Benner's sermon asks how we might live on a more human scale, emphasizing real, personal, and community connections, at a time when disconnection is reinforced by false forms of connection?applepodcast3
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Exec Dir or the UU Animal Ministry and UUCF guest minister Rev. John Gibb Millspaugh preached on 5/26 about how food matters in our care for ourselves, our planet, and all beings. Full service rebroadcast Sun-Tue at 7PM: https://uucf.org/streaming.applepodcast3
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Rev. David A. Miller's sermon - "We Are All Nodes" - reflects on the similarities between the internet and the UU 7th Principle - respect for the interdependent web of all existence. How do we live our lives knowing that as nodes, or central connecting points, we have an impact on everyone and everything around us?…
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May's worship theme is Pluralism. For UUs that can mean coexistence among individuals, groups, and principles. In his May 12 sermon, Rev. David Miller explores the coexistence of our many individual identities and how those identities help shape us and and our interactions. Rebroadcast of the entire service Monday and Tuesday at 7 p.m. https://uucf…
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When individual ingredients are mixed together, too much of one ingredient can ruin the flavor, but in the right proportions, when baked, the results can be beautiful. The same concept can be applied to the Recipe for Beloved Community, Rev. David Miller's Apr. 14 sermon. Full service rebroadcast Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at 7PM.…
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When individual ingredients are mixed together, too much of one ingredient can ruin the flavor, but in the right proportions, when baked, the results can be beautiful. The same concept can be applied to the Recipe for Beloved Community, Rev. David Miller's Apr. 14 sermon.applepodcast3
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Rev. David Miller's message on Easter Sunday: "There are some ideas you cannot kill, and those ideas have lives of their own and will continue to live on in spite of the efforts of those who try to suppress them through politics, supremacy or brutality. These ideas need to survive, to be resurrected if you will, again and again and again."…
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Rev. David Miller's Mar. 24 sermon examined the differences between opinion and wisdom and focused on opening ourselves up to the sources of wisdom all around us, including Yoda and Yoga. Full service rebroadcasts Sun-Tue at 7PM on streaming page. https://uucf.org/streaming #yodaquotes #yoga #wisdomapplepodcast3
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At the March 17, 2024, service, Sr. Minister Rev. David Miller and the congregation thanked Asst. Minister Rev. Christin Green for her 3-year ministry at UUCF and blessed her on her journey forward. Rev. David also explored how we can be grateful for our UU history of shared ministry.applepodcast3
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Rev. Christin Green's March 10 sermon explored transformation in practice. As Ramadan begins and Lent continue, what can we learn as Unitarian Universalists about transformative practices?applepodcast3
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In his Feb. 25, 2024 sermon, Rev. David A. Miller explored what "A Higher Calling" means to us as individuals, as a congregation, and as Unitarian Universalists.applepodcast3
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In her Feb. 18 sermon, Rev. Christin Green explored restorative approaches to relationship in an age of cancel culture.applepodcast3
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In her sermon "Standing at the Fence," Rev. Christin Green and her team of volunteers helped the congregation explore the concepts of equality, equity, justice, and liberation, and how we can attune ourselves to the differences between us and the unique needs those differences bring.applepodcast3
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In his sermon, The Danger of Spiritual Lies, Rev. David A. Miller explores the difference between Spiritual Truths and Narrative Truths and challenges us to put into practice the spiritual truths of love, compassion, justice and equity that we know so well as Unitarian Universalists.applepodcast3
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In her sermon "Connection is the Cure," Rev. Christin Green quotes Surgeon General Vivek Murthy: "Loneliness and isolation represent profound threats to our health and well-being. ...the keys to human connection are simple but extraordinarily powerful." Through worship, small groups, justice groups and social events, each of us at UUCF is given pat…
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Rev. Christin C. Green preaches that liberating love is our collective work as Unitarian Universalists and urges us to weave together a net of interdependence, pluralism, justice, transformation, generosity, and equity, all held together by a love that will not let us go. The entire service is rebroadcast Sundays at 1 and 7 p.m. and Monday and Tues…
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To truly honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., Rev. David A. Miller's January 14 sermon suggests that "liberating love" requires us to open our hearts as a spiritual practice and an act of faith to counteract hatred, fear and bitterness in ourselves and others.applepodcast3
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The many holidays during this season are steeped in story and mystery. Rev. David A. Miller's sermon Mystery and Myth explores what these stories are trying to tell us.applepodcast3
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Thank you to Cara Fortner for leading Sunday's service with her sermon "Love Thy Neighbor." Cara is a fourth-year divinity student at Wesley Theological Seminary and a chaplain intern at Goodwin House. She is also a longtime member of the UU Church of Reston. https://uucf.orgapplepodcast3
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With all the noise in our lives, how can we listen and hear the still small voice inside? What does it mean to be clear about living with goodness and meaning in a very complex world?applepodcast3
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