by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Dec 7, 2015 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister Some years ago, the story goes, there was worrying among members of the council of New College, of Oxford, England about the state of their buildings. It seems that an inspector had been poking around the ancient oak beams of the roof of...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Nov 30, 2015 | Sermons
Rev. Sally Beth Shore, Guest Minister Sally Beth recently led a UU College of Social Justice delegation that included UUCA members Tom Blanford and Cindy Threlkeld to the US-Mexican border in Arizona to witness how US Immigration policy plays out there. Today they...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Nov 17, 2015 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister We continue our exploration of what the teachings of Jesus have to offer to modern-day Unitarian Universalists. <i>Click on the title to listen…
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Nov 9, 2015 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister The teachings of Jesus are an important part of our heritage as Unitarians and Universalists, but are they relevant to our religious explorations today? In a month when we are working with the theme of Ancestry, we’ll consider possible...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Oct 26, 2015 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister Seven months ago I recounted to you an amazing moment in my life and ministry that embodied in the photo you see on the cover of your order of service. Having come for the 50th anniversary celebration of the Civil Rights marches in Selma,...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Oct 22, 2015 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister It’s funny how some words can ignite great controversies. Some years ago, just as I was ending my training in seminary, reverence turned out to be one of those words for us Unitarian Universalists. The controversy was prompted by a 2003...
