During the winter, the Ethical Society occasionally closes if the weather conditions are unsafe for driving. Conditions may be safe in some parts of our Northern Virginia area and unsafe in others, so use your judgment and also check email (the announcements email list and members email list) or this website before leaving on a day where icy conditions may be present.

The usual procedure: A decision is made about 7:00 a.m. on Sunday morning by the NoVES President, the NoVES Leader, and two others who live in different parts of the county, as to whether NoVES will have its platform as usual or not. We do our best to interpret the predictions and current conditions to assess likely safety for our members and friends driving to the platform meeting.

If conditions look like they won't be safe for the drive to or from the Society, and assuming that power is not out, we then try to (a) update the front page of the website and send an email to the email lists (see above). Check for the email and web update by about 8:00 a.m. on Sunday (power permitting).

• Please send announcements that you would like to go into the Sunday bulletin no later than Tuesday at 5 p.m. You can send them via this website.
• To get your event, class or meeting included on an emailed monthly calendar for October, please send the information via this website by September 29 or earlier if possible.
• To publicize events and news relevant to the Society in other ways (including Facebook, email announcements, newsletter, calendar), send your request via this website
• The NoVES public calendar is on view at our website: http://noves.org/web/noves-calendar

Statement by the Board of Directors, Northern Virginia Ethical Society, January, 2011

We condemn intolerance. When America’s political discourse deteriorates into demonizing those with whom we disagree, when Americans deface billboards because we dislike Christian or atheist views, when we hurl anti-Muslim rhetoric in fear, when we blame immigrants for our economic situation, or when we refuse civil rights for lesbian, gay, transgender, and bi-sexual persons, we deny our common humanity. Therefore, we urge all Americans to look within ourselves to find ways to engage with others in empathy, tolerance, and respect.

Due to the storm expected to last into Sunday morning, the Northern Virginia Ethical Society will be CLOSED on Sunday, December 20. The Winter Festival is MOVED to January 3. Come enjoy an intergenerational program of music, readings, and shared community meal at 11 a.m. to close out the holiday season!

Winter Festival at the Northern Virginia Ethical Society
Sunday, January 3, 2010

Join members and friends of the Northern Virginia Ethical Society in an intergenerational celebration of common values found in the world of winter festivals. Members, friends and visitors welcome.   We'll have a program of readings and music, followed by a community meal.

Clothing Items: We will be collecting clothing items: Hats, gloves, mittens and scarves for adults/children -- any size. Warm sweat pants, darker colors preferred, for adults and children- any size. Target gift cards (given to families who need to purchase emergency items not available at the center). Read more

Lunch: NoVES will supply a ham, turkey, vegetarian main dish, and drinks. Other requested contribution, by last name:

If you've changed your email address, if your emails were bouncing for a while, or if our web volunteers entered an incorrect email address, you may not be getting periodic email announcements including our Society newsletter.

Please check out Electronic Communication for Members of the Society for detailed instructions on the lists available and how to get subscribed or re-subscribed.

Not a member yet?  Check out Electronic Communication for Visitors to the Society

To get email announcements from this Society, please subscribe to our announcements email list. The list is fairly low volume, rarely more than two or three announcements per month. For most announcements, check the website.