by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jun 16, 2016 | Weekly Message
The Mission: Makers! Summer Program: Makers! Missional UUism, Makerspace, and Religious Education Makerspace as RE is a new way in UU religious education that aligns with our legacy of progressive, engaging, and important work with children and youth. Much has been...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jun 13, 2016 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward Marriage means commitment. What could be simpler, right? Well . . . David Ehlert, a UUCA friend who at the 2015 auction made the winning bid to name a sermon topic for me, asked me to address “marriage: the ultimate commitment.” I’m not sure that...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jun 9, 2016 | Weekly Message
Guide my feet while I run this race, For I don’t want to run this race in vain! -African American Spiritual The journey to racial justice is not a 100-meter dash. It’s more like a relay with the baton being passed generation to...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jun 2, 2016 | Weekly Message
I’ve made a practice in recent years of speaking to the State of the Congregation during our annual meeting. It’s a nice moment to step back and assess how things look – what challenges face us and what is going well. I hope that you’ll come. This year while I was...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | May 31, 2016 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister The Rev. Dr. William Barber, president of the North Carolina NAACP, has argued that the Moral Monday movement, which he leads, is the sign of an emerging Third Reconstruction in America. We’ll explore Dr. Barber’s argument and what it...
