by UUAvl-WebAdmin | May 30, 2019 | Weekly Message
THIS is the bane of every organization in America–heck probably the world. How do we get our congregants, customers, clients, constituents, stakeholders, etc. to pay attention to US? I was just in a meeting this week and the otherwise helpful, lovely folks...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | May 23, 2019 | Weekly Message
That was my response when I heard how many volunteers were participating in the Religious Education (RE) teacher dedication ceremony at UUCA during one of my first worship services last year. Over seventy-five individuals volunteered to support the faith development...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | May 20, 2019 | Sermons
Sunday, May 19, 2019 Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister Unitarianism was a heady church of high pulpits in the early 1800s. But something happened to it as it spread westward: it became more open, less stuffy, sowing the seeds for a renewal that would launch the faith into...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | May 16, 2019 | Weekly Message
UU churches are a place of diversity (which we already know) and a church that is visited by folks that are either disillusioned by their previous religious background or un-churched. We often have newcomers coming to us in search of “something different.” And the...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | May 13, 2019 | Sermons
Sunday, May 12, 2019 Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister Beauty, strength, resiliency – our Flower Ceremony celebrates each of those traits within us that contribute to our own flowering, or awakening. Bring a flower for the ritual.