by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Sep 13, 2016 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister The Way of Covenant is ultimately a different way of seeing, of envisioning the people and the world around us. We begin our fall worship season by inviting each other into this wider view of our faith tradition. READINGS From ”Antiphonal...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Sep 6, 2016 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister Maybe it’s because of this trying election year, but it seems that fear pervades our lives these days. So, how do we take stock of this state of affairs without getting stuck in it? We’ll explore that as we enter this month of Covenant....
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Aug 30, 2016 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister and Joy Berry, Director of Lifespan Religious Education (Water Service – a multi-generational service we do annually at this time of year that celebrates all the gifts we get from water. From such a humble beginning one clear droplet...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Aug 24, 2016 | Sermons
Rev. Dr. Mark Belletini After almost 40 years serving Unitarian Universalist congregations, I have witnessed many changes among us. Former hymnbooks and styles of music no longer in use, while new sources of music and culture rise up. New symbols in worship…the...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jul 27, 2016 | Sermons
Rev. Erika Hewitt, Guest Minister As a group, Unitarian Universalists are so diverse that it’s risky to make generalizations about ourselves – but in this sermon, guest minister Rev. Erika Hewitt suggests ten core beliefs that hold us together, as well as reasons that...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jul 18, 2016 | Sermons
Phil Roudebush Phil Roudebush and his wife, Joanne, were part of a Fair Trade delegation to Nicaragua sponsored by Equal Exchange, which works with congregations to sell Fair Trade products, such as coffee, tea, chocolate and olive oil. In discussing the UUSC Coffee...
