by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Nov 12, 2015 | Weekly Message
Like many of you, my work and faith are intertwined. I work for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and use satellite data to study the global water budget. For the last 5 years, I’ve helped lead coordination of space agencies around the world...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Nov 9, 2015 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister The teachings of Jesus are an important part of our heritage as Unitarians and Universalists, but are they relevant to our religious explorations today? In a month when we are working with the theme of Ancestry, we’ll consider possible...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Nov 5, 2015 | Weekly Message
There is a bittersweet taste to autumn that I find I appreciate more and more each year. I think it’s the way that both beauty and grief are entwined in this brief season that helps us appreciate the wonder and loss that are bound up in our experiences and puts our...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Oct 29, 2015 | Weekly Message
As a member of UUCA, you are also an employer of 10 “regular” staff members and about 13 other support staff members (music, sound system, childcare, bookkeeping). Operating expenses devoted to personnel salaries and benefits amount to 68% of the budget. Although our...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Oct 26, 2015 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister Seven months ago I recounted to you an amazing moment in my life and ministry that embodied in the photo you see on the cover of your order of service. Having come for the 50th anniversary celebration of the Civil Rights marches in Selma,...
