by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Apr 11, 2019 | Weekly Message
By the time this blog is posted, my lovely ancient mother will have turned 99-years-old, outliving her four siblings literally by decades. We are stunned by her longevity, but she’s a little less of herself each day, ravaged by the inevitable physical and mental...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Apr 9, 2019 | Sermons
Sunday, April 7, 2019 Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister “Are you all there?’ It’s a question we get asked when we’re staring into space, disengaged from our surroundings. Sometimes we go for some time feeling split between an inner self of experience and an outer self...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Apr 4, 2019 | Weekly Message
Our support of La Mariposa in sanctuary last year connected us more deeply to the whole struggle over immigrant rights, which is an ongoing mess. Much of what we read comes from the debates in Washington and the human rights crisis at our Southern border. But there’s...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 25, 2019 | Sermons
Sunday, March 24, 2019 Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister “One day,” writes Mary Oliver, “you finally knew what you had to do, and began.” What was that day like for you?
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 18, 2019 | Sermons
Sunday, March 17, 2019 Rev. Mark Ward , Lead Minister The history of the Civil Rights movement is told in moments of achievement – protests made, laws passed – but the deeper work of justice is focused on the continuing journey of freedom. This Sunday we’ll recall the...
