Unitarian Universalist Church in Reston
@uureston.bsky.social
UU Reston is a progressive, vibrant, and active congregation where all are welcome!
https://www.uureston.org/
https://www.uureston.org/
🎄✨ On Dec. 14, Pageant Sunday came alive as our cast and crew brought A Christmas Carol to the sanctuary—reminding us that kindness and generosity can transform lives. Together, in person and online, we explored UU roots of modern Christmas and ushered in the season with joy. ✨🎄
December 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
🎄✨ On Dec. 14, Pageant Sunday came alive as our cast and crew brought A Christmas Carol to the sanctuary—reminding us that kindness and generosity can transform lives. Together, in person and online, we explored UU roots of modern Christmas and ushered in the season with joy. ✨🎄
Join us this Sunday at 10am for our weekly service. This week, Rev. Aileen will talk on the importance of embracing the dark.
On the Winter Solstice, we remember that within darkness lies the seeds of hope. The seeds of light and life, the hint of possibility of what may be.
On the Winter Solstice, we remember that within darkness lies the seeds of hope. The seeds of light and life, the hint of possibility of what may be.
December 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Join us this Sunday at 10am for our weekly service. This week, Rev. Aileen will talk on the importance of embracing the dark.
On the Winter Solstice, we remember that within darkness lies the seeds of hope. The seeds of light and life, the hint of possibility of what may be.
On the Winter Solstice, we remember that within darkness lies the seeds of hope. The seeds of light and life, the hint of possibility of what may be.
🎄Join us this Sunday at 10am for our very special holiday pageant service. 🎄
UUs played a key role in shaping modern Christmas. Join us for a lively intergenerational pageant to sing carols and help tell the beloved holiday story A Christmas Carol by Unitarian Charles Dickens.
UUs played a key role in shaping modern Christmas. Join us for a lively intergenerational pageant to sing carols and help tell the beloved holiday story A Christmas Carol by Unitarian Charles Dickens.
December 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
🎄Join us this Sunday at 10am for our very special holiday pageant service. 🎄
UUs played a key role in shaping modern Christmas. Join us for a lively intergenerational pageant to sing carols and help tell the beloved holiday story A Christmas Carol by Unitarian Charles Dickens.
UUs played a key role in shaping modern Christmas. Join us for a lively intergenerational pageant to sing carols and help tell the beloved holiday story A Christmas Carol by Unitarian Charles Dickens.
Join us for worship this Sunday at 10am. Rev. Aileen will explore the role of hope in these trying times.
It often feels like hope is hard to find. But small moments of resistance, small sparks of joy, small cracks that let in the light, give us the strength to move forward and persevere.
It often feels like hope is hard to find. But small moments of resistance, small sparks of joy, small cracks that let in the light, give us the strength to move forward and persevere.
December 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Join us for worship this Sunday at 10am. Rev. Aileen will explore the role of hope in these trying times.
It often feels like hope is hard to find. But small moments of resistance, small sparks of joy, small cracks that let in the light, give us the strength to move forward and persevere.
It often feels like hope is hard to find. But small moments of resistance, small sparks of joy, small cracks that let in the light, give us the strength to move forward and persevere.
🎁 Celebrate 25 years of giving! 🎁
The 2025 Northern Virginia Alternative Gift Market returns with online shopping at uureston.com/agm (Nov 28–Dec 7) and an in-person pop-up on Sat, Dec 6, 10am–2pm. Support local & global charities and give gifts that make a difference. 🌟❤️
#AlternativeGiftMarket
The 2025 Northern Virginia Alternative Gift Market returns with online shopping at uureston.com/agm (Nov 28–Dec 7) and an in-person pop-up on Sat, Dec 6, 10am–2pm. Support local & global charities and give gifts that make a difference. 🌟❤️
#AlternativeGiftMarket
December 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
🎁 Celebrate 25 years of giving! 🎁
The 2025 Northern Virginia Alternative Gift Market returns with online shopping at uureston.com/agm (Nov 28–Dec 7) and an in-person pop-up on Sat, Dec 6, 10am–2pm. Support local & global charities and give gifts that make a difference. 🌟❤️
#AlternativeGiftMarket
The 2025 Northern Virginia Alternative Gift Market returns with online shopping at uureston.com/agm (Nov 28–Dec 7) and an in-person pop-up on Sat, Dec 6, 10am–2pm. Support local & global charities and give gifts that make a difference. 🌟❤️
#AlternativeGiftMarket
Join us this Sunday at 10am! Rev. Aileen leads an intergenerational service on “Giving Thanks” as we celebrate gratitude, nature, and the people who sustain us.
November 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Join us this Sunday at 10am! Rev. Aileen leads an intergenerational service on “Giving Thanks” as we celebrate gratitude, nature, and the people who sustain us.
Join us this Sunday at 10am!
Rev. Aileen will reflect on the meaning of Amazing Grace—those unexpected moments that remind us life isn’t always transactional, and sometimes all we can do is say “thank you” and pay it forward.
Plus: a special performance by our United Universe Band! 🎸🥁🎹🎶
Rev. Aileen will reflect on the meaning of Amazing Grace—those unexpected moments that remind us life isn’t always transactional, and sometimes all we can do is say “thank you” and pay it forward.
Plus: a special performance by our United Universe Band! 🎸🥁🎹🎶
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Join us this Sunday at 10am!
Rev. Aileen will reflect on the meaning of Amazing Grace—those unexpected moments that remind us life isn’t always transactional, and sometimes all we can do is say “thank you” and pay it forward.
Plus: a special performance by our United Universe Band! 🎸🥁🎹🎶
Rev. Aileen will reflect on the meaning of Amazing Grace—those unexpected moments that remind us life isn’t always transactional, and sometimes all we can do is say “thank you” and pay it forward.
Plus: a special performance by our United Universe Band! 🎸🥁🎹🎶
🎉 UUCR Annual Auction: Picnic in the Park — Nov 8, 6–9:30 PM in the Sanctuary!
Join us for food, fun, raffles, and live & silent auctions supporting UUCR’s mission. All proceeds go to our church’s operating funds. 🌟
Join us for food, fun, raffles, and live & silent auctions supporting UUCR’s mission. All proceeds go to our church’s operating funds. 🌟
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🎉 UUCR Annual Auction: Picnic in the Park — Nov 8, 6–9:30 PM in the Sanctuary!
Join us for food, fun, raffles, and live & silent auctions supporting UUCR’s mission. All proceeds go to our church’s operating funds. 🌟
Join us for food, fun, raffles, and live & silent auctions supporting UUCR’s mission. All proceeds go to our church’s operating funds. 🌟
Join us for a service this Sunday in which we show gratitude for the service of our Veterans.
We have four guest speakers: Linda Holloway, Tom Snider, Paul Cohen, and Doug Sedgwick who will be sharing their experiences about being in the military or as part of a military family.
We have four guest speakers: Linda Holloway, Tom Snider, Paul Cohen, and Doug Sedgwick who will be sharing their experiences about being in the military or as part of a military family.
November 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Join us for a service this Sunday in which we show gratitude for the service of our Veterans.
We have four guest speakers: Linda Holloway, Tom Snider, Paul Cohen, and Doug Sedgwick who will be sharing their experiences about being in the military or as part of a military family.
We have four guest speakers: Linda Holloway, Tom Snider, Paul Cohen, and Doug Sedgwick who will be sharing their experiences about being in the military or as part of a military family.
Join us this Sunday for our weekly service. It only takes a moment to be grateful. We can be grateful for the larger things, a new house, a dream job and we can also be grateful for the small things, a warm bed, food, clothing. As they say “Gratitude is an Attitude.”
October 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Join us this Sunday for our weekly service. It only takes a moment to be grateful. We can be grateful for the larger things, a new house, a dream job and we can also be grateful for the small things, a warm bed, food, clothing. As they say “Gratitude is an Attitude.”
🎃 Join us this Sunday for a fun, intergenerational Halloween service! We’ll explore the many ways we and our neighbors show up in the world—costumes encouraged! 👻
🍬 Bring a food item (or more!) for our Trick-or-Treat collection supporting Cornerstones’ Thanksgiving Food Drive.
🍬 Bring a food item (or more!) for our Trick-or-Treat collection supporting Cornerstones’ Thanksgiving Food Drive.
October 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🎃 Join us this Sunday for a fun, intergenerational Halloween service! We’ll explore the many ways we and our neighbors show up in the world—costumes encouraged! 👻
🍬 Bring a food item (or more!) for our Trick-or-Treat collection supporting Cornerstones’ Thanksgiving Food Drive.
🍬 Bring a food item (or more!) for our Trick-or-Treat collection supporting Cornerstones’ Thanksgiving Food Drive.
Join us this Sunday at 10am for our weekly service as guest minister, Cara Fortner, invites us to be in conversation with our genuine selves, in partnership with Wisdom and Grace, while we take measure of the realities of the moment.
October 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Join us this Sunday at 10am for our weekly service as guest minister, Cara Fortner, invites us to be in conversation with our genuine selves, in partnership with Wisdom and Grace, while we take measure of the realities of the moment.
Join us for our service on Sunday. Rev. Aileen will discuss the practice of compassion.
Compassion means literally “to suffer with.” What does that mean to us in our everyday lives? In times when cruelty seems to be the dominant response to multiple crises, what does it mean to practice compassion?
Compassion means literally “to suffer with.” What does that mean to us in our everyday lives? In times when cruelty seems to be the dominant response to multiple crises, what does it mean to practice compassion?
September 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Join us for our service on Sunday. Rev. Aileen will discuss the practice of compassion.
Compassion means literally “to suffer with.” What does that mean to us in our everyday lives? In times when cruelty seems to be the dominant response to multiple crises, what does it mean to practice compassion?
Compassion means literally “to suffer with.” What does that mean to us in our everyday lives? In times when cruelty seems to be the dominant response to multiple crises, what does it mean to practice compassion?
Join us this Sunday at 10am for our weekly service.
A church community is a place of belonging. And belonging takes not just showing up but contributing to the community in ways that are life giving. Each of us has a place in the life of this community.
A church community is a place of belonging. And belonging takes not just showing up but contributing to the community in ways that are life giving. Each of us has a place in the life of this community.
September 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Join us this Sunday at 10am for our weekly service.
A church community is a place of belonging. And belonging takes not just showing up but contributing to the community in ways that are life giving. Each of us has a place in the life of this community.
A church community is a place of belonging. And belonging takes not just showing up but contributing to the community in ways that are life giving. Each of us has a place in the life of this community.
This Sunday: Guest minister Rev. Kenneth Nixon Jr. explores the ‘inconvenience of grace’—how our discomfort with proximity tests hospitality, and how embracing it can transform our neighborhoods and our souls.
September 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This Sunday: Guest minister Rev. Kenneth Nixon Jr. explores the ‘inconvenience of grace’—how our discomfort with proximity tests hospitality, and how embracing it can transform our neighborhoods and our souls.
Building connections one block at a time! 🙌 Our new church board came together in late August for some Jenga fun during their orientation. Nothing like a little friendly competition to help new leaders get to know each other!
September 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Building connections one block at a time! 🙌 Our new church board came together in late August for some Jenga fun during their orientation. Nothing like a little friendly competition to help new leaders get to know each other!
Join us this Sunday at 10am as Rev. Aileen explores what it means to belong to our Earth.
We are interconnected with everything around us. We forget that we belong to the Earth rather than the earth belonging to us.
We are interconnected with everything around us. We forget that we belong to the Earth rather than the earth belonging to us.
September 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Join us this Sunday at 10am as Rev. Aileen explores what it means to belong to our Earth.
We are interconnected with everything around us. We forget that we belong to the Earth rather than the earth belonging to us.
We are interconnected with everything around us. We forget that we belong to the Earth rather than the earth belonging to us.
✨ In Spite of It All ✨
Join women’s vocal ensemble bēheld for an afternoon of song, storytelling & community. Fierce, free voices lifting joy, beauty & wonder amid grief and longing.
📅 September 27th at 4pm
📍 UU Reston
🔗 uureston.breezechms.com/form/beheld
Join women’s vocal ensemble bēheld for an afternoon of song, storytelling & community. Fierce, free voices lifting joy, beauty & wonder amid grief and longing.
📅 September 27th at 4pm
📍 UU Reston
🔗 uureston.breezechms.com/form/beheld
September 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
✨ In Spite of It All ✨
Join women’s vocal ensemble bēheld for an afternoon of song, storytelling & community. Fierce, free voices lifting joy, beauty & wonder amid grief and longing.
📅 September 27th at 4pm
📍 UU Reston
🔗 uureston.breezechms.com/form/beheld
Join women’s vocal ensemble bēheld for an afternoon of song, storytelling & community. Fierce, free voices lifting joy, beauty & wonder amid grief and longing.
📅 September 27th at 4pm
📍 UU Reston
🔗 uureston.breezechms.com/form/beheld
Join us for worship this Sunday at 10am as Rev. Aileen explores what it means to belong. What constitutes belonging? What is the difference between healthy solitude and loneliness? We are living in a culture that promotes loneliness even as we are more virtually connected than ever.
September 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Join us for worship this Sunday at 10am as Rev. Aileen explores what it means to belong. What constitutes belonging? What is the difference between healthy solitude and loneliness? We are living in a culture that promotes loneliness even as we are more virtually connected than ever.
This Sunday, join UU Reston for our Juneteenth Service. Rev. Aileen will explain the history & importance of Juneteenth.
📸Photo Credit: "Juneteenth,” From the Seattle Municipal Archives, Used under Creative Commons License 2.0 Generic Deed, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ju..., Cropped.
📸Photo Credit: "Juneteenth,” From the Seattle Municipal Archives, Used under Creative Commons License 2.0 Generic Deed, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ju..., Cropped.
June 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This Sunday, join UU Reston for our Juneteenth Service. Rev. Aileen will explain the history & importance of Juneteenth.
📸Photo Credit: "Juneteenth,” From the Seattle Municipal Archives, Used under Creative Commons License 2.0 Generic Deed, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ju..., Cropped.
📸Photo Credit: "Juneteenth,” From the Seattle Municipal Archives, Used under Creative Commons License 2.0 Generic Deed, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ju..., Cropped.
Join us this Sunday at 10am as our Music Director Cynthia Young leads in our annual Music Sunday service. Throughout history, music has called us to action and connected us in love. Music Sunday will rejuvenate our sense of purpose -preparing us to be the change we want to see.
June 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Join us this Sunday at 10am as our Music Director Cynthia Young leads in our annual Music Sunday service. Throughout history, music has called us to action and connected us in love. Music Sunday will rejuvenate our sense of purpose -preparing us to be the change we want to see.
Rise up for Reston Pride! Join @uureston at Lake Anne as we celebrate equality, freedom, and the vibrant LGBTQIA+ community. 🏳️🌈
Stop by our booth for a stardust blessing from Rev. Aileen. Whether you’re seeking spiritual community or just a space that sees you for you—you belong here.
Stop by our booth for a stardust blessing from Rev. Aileen. Whether you’re seeking spiritual community or just a space that sees you for you—you belong here.
May 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Rise up for Reston Pride! Join @uureston at Lake Anne as we celebrate equality, freedom, and the vibrant LGBTQIA+ community. 🏳️🌈
Stop by our booth for a stardust blessing from Rev. Aileen. Whether you’re seeking spiritual community or just a space that sees you for you—you belong here.
Stop by our booth for a stardust blessing from Rev. Aileen. Whether you’re seeking spiritual community or just a space that sees you for you—you belong here.
Join us this Sunday at 10am for our weekly service. As we celebrate Pride, Rev. Aileen Fitzke will explore what freedom means? And who gets to define it? When the freedom of a few curtails the freedom of the many, is that truly freedom?
May 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Join us this Sunday at 10am for our weekly service. As we celebrate Pride, Rev. Aileen Fitzke will explore what freedom means? And who gets to define it? When the freedom of a few curtails the freedom of the many, is that truly freedom?
Join us this Sunday at 10am for our Memorial Day service. Rev. Aileen Fitzke will remember the heroes who fought for the rights and freedoms that we hold dear. What were their dreams for the world? How do we honor the ideals they fought for today?
May 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Join us this Sunday at 10am for our Memorial Day service. Rev. Aileen Fitzke will remember the heroes who fought for the rights and freedoms that we hold dear. What were their dreams for the world? How do we honor the ideals they fought for today?
Join us this Sunday at 10am for our weekly service. Lay-leader Andrée Comiskey will explore the power of poetry. How might words heal, create community, and move our spirits? What do atheist conches, bread, jury duty, home, running in church, and the loneliness of God have in common?
May 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Join us this Sunday at 10am for our weekly service. Lay-leader Andrée Comiskey will explore the power of poetry. How might words heal, create community, and move our spirits? What do atheist conches, bread, jury duty, home, running in church, and the loneliness of God have in common?