by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Nov 26, 2024 | Weekly Message
As this is written, Asheville just had its first Code Purple event of the season, meaning that due to cold temperatures, emergency overflow shelters are open for our unhoused neighbors. Our congregation has what I like to think of as a “ministry of warmth”—Fiber...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Nov 20, 2024 | Weekly Message
I had the opportunity to attend a UUA youth summit with a few of our amazing high schoolers and YRUU Advisor Jim Gamble last weekend in Oak Ridge, TN. What an uplifting experience that was! I’ve got to tell you, folx, I love our youth. They are kind, inclusive,...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Nov 7, 2024 | Featured, Weekly Message
Dear ones – In a time of trauma and shock – and Asheville has been through almost unimaginable trauma and shock over the last month and a half – it’s important to focus on first principles: food. Water. Shelter. Securing the safety and wellbeing of those...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Oct 17, 2024 | Featured, Weekly Message
The past three weeks have been a time of unprecedented disaster in Asheville. But even as our beloved places and people have faced almost unimaginable upheaval and loss, we have seen an outpouring of love, support, and community care that speaks so deeply to our...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Sep 26, 2024 | Weekly Message
Like many of you, I’ve been spending a good bit of time in recent months writing postcards, making phone calls, and participating in door-to-door canvassing. These are activities I had no time for before I retired a yearago. Yet, at every event, I spot other UUs. Each...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Sep 19, 2024 | Weekly Message
This past Sunday was the kick off for our 2024-25 Children and Youth Faith Formation program! There was a palpable energy in the building when I arrived around 10:30 am. There was a newcomer meeting in the Commons, a Mountain Retreat Committee meeting in the art room,...
