Weekly Message
Each week, a member of our staff or congregational leadership writes about a topic touching our community. Topics can range from upcoming events to issues facing our local community.
Less & More
The last Soul Matters theme for the congregational year was the gift of renewal, an appropriate theme to launch the summer season. What does renewal mean to you? Replenishment? Recovery? Restoration? Summer can be a time of replenishment when schedules slow down - a...
Good Trouble
As I write this, it’s Friday morning, June 28th - the morning after the first Presidential debate of the momentous 2024 election. It’s not a good morning for those of us deeply concerned about democracy and the health of the US system of governance. But you are likely...
News from UUA General Assembly 2024
UU Asheville had 7 voting delegates attending the 2024 UUA General Assembly (GA): Nancy Bragg, T Kay Browning, Susan Foster, Shawn Gibson, Bernise Lynch, Anna Martin, and me, Mara Sprain. GA was virtual this year, meaning we each signed-in remotely from our homes or...
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Weekly Message
Each week, a member of our staff or congregational leadership writes about a topic touching our community. Topics can range from upcoming events to issues facing our local community.
Ministry of Warmth at UU Asheville
As this is written, Asheville just had its first Code Purple event of the season, meaning that due to cold temperatures, emergency overflow shelters are open for our unhoused neighbors. Our congregation has what I like to think of as a “ministry of warmth”—Fiber...
YRUU Inspiration and Love
I had the opportunity to attend a UUA youth summit with a few of our amazing high schoolers and YRUU Advisor Jim Gamble last weekend in Oak Ridge, TN. What an uplifting experience that was! I’ve got to tell you, folx, I love our youth. They are kind, inclusive,...
We Are Still Here
Dear ones - In a time of trauma and shock – and Asheville has been through almost unimaginable trauma and shock over the last month and a half - it’s important to focus on first principles: food. Water. Shelter. Securing the safety and wellbeing of those you love....