by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Apr 26, 2016 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister & Joy Berry, Director of Lifespan Religious Education Day by day science teaches us that we are connected to the Earth and each other in ways we had never before anticipated. This multigenerational Earth Day will celebrate those...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Apr 12, 2016 | Sermons
Members of “Building Your Own Theology” Class To nurture the individual search for meaning an Adult RE class, Building Your Own Credo, explored together the ethics, theological perspectives on Ultimate Reality, Unitarian Universalist writings, and values that help us...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Apr 4, 2016 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister Several years ago the Quaker writer Parker Palmer spoke of the need for “healing the heart of democracy.” It was as if he looked ahead to the divisive and tumultuous election season we are living through now. Today we explore how people...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 28, 2016 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister Every religious tradition has its foundational stories, tales that neatly sum up some central message at its heart that invites the hearer into the faith. Just so, is the story of John Murray that you heard Joy tell earlier. ...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 14, 2016 | Sermons
Sunday, March 13 Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister Part of what a spiritual life gives us is the capacity to find peace and even comfort in time on our own. We’ll explore some of the dimensions of welcoming and even finding solace in those moments of solitude in our...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 7, 2016 | Sermons
March 6, 2016 Rev. Mark Ward What is or ought to be the concern of religion? A century and a half ago the Unitarian preacher Theodore Parker ignited a fierce controversy over his answer to that question, and it remains with us still. We’ll spend some time with it this...
