by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Sep 8, 2016 | Weekly Message
We’ll be launching UUCA’s new active Earth and Social Justice movement this month, September 24-25, with a forum entitled JUST CHANGE using Open Space Technology. Open what? If you’ve registered for JUST CHANGE and are familiar with Open Space Technology, you can skip...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Sep 6, 2016 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister Maybe it’s because of this trying election year, but it seems that fear pervades our lives these days. So, how do we take stock of this state of affairs without getting stuck in it? We’ll explore that as we enter this month of Covenant....
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Sep 1, 2016 | Weekly Message
Last weekend I met with Worship Associates for the coming year for our annual training session. It’s a good time to review what we hope to achieve in worship here, what we understand as the role of Worship Associate, and to talk over some of the mechanics of how we...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Aug 30, 2016 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister and Joy Berry, Director of Lifespan Religious Education (Water Service – a multi-generational service we do annually at this time of year that celebrates all the gifts we get from water. From such a humble beginning one clear droplet...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Aug 25, 2016 | Weekly Message
I’ve always giggled at the idea of that obligatory grammar school essay titled, “What I Did This Summer.” I don’t recall ever being assigned one, but I know that I’ve thought about it, and never was sure what I would say. It feels so navel-gazey and boring. But this...
