by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jun 3, 2022 | Scoop
In gratitude for the incredibly generous and tireless effort of the facilitators and mentors, the families of the 2021-22 UUCA Coming of Age class planted three beautyberry bushes in the new pollinator garden at the front entrance of the...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jun 2, 2022 | Featured
Universal Rainbow Unity invites you to a ‘viewing party’ of Transgender Justice & Inclusion with a discussion following. This webinar will give participants an overview of how to think about gender expansively, the experiences and needs of trans, non-binary and...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | May 26, 2022 | Weekly Message
My plans for today’s blog changed. Like many of you, I feel anger, frustration, and heartbreak (and so many other feelings) after the latest school shooting. I feel a deep sadness to live in a country where guns are more important than children’s lives, where a...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | May 12, 2022 | Weekly Message
Patricia Adams Farmer, a minister and a writer, tells us: “Beauty is that which glistens on the edges of our yearnings and lures us into the depths of things.” Rev. Claudia gave me a gift of beauty a year ago, unbeknownst to me or her at the time. Let me tell you...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | May 6, 2022 | Adult Faith Formation
We look to the ideas of theologian John Westerhoff summarizing his theory of “how faith happens”[1]. He explains that faith is initially “caught,” like a cold, as children imitate their parents and the adults in church. Children learn: This is what we do. As children...
