by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Apr 3, 2024 | Weekly Message
Every few years about this time, I have to sit myself down and remind myself of something Socrates said: “Better to do a little well, than a great deal badly.” As an over-functioning Southern woman and minister, this is a lesson I have learned slowly. I’ve learned it...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 28, 2024 | Weekly Message
The Board of Trustees issues a Great Big THANK YOU to the families and youth who put on such an incredible Big Event in February. (So sorry that this statement of gratitude is a bit late to be published.) We recommend that everyone look forward to next year’s Big...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 21, 2024 | Weekly Message
Spring is a time of new beginnings, but also a time of planning and preparation for the future. While many of us are itching to get out into the garden and the dirt and plant all the things, we must first plan our gardens and prepare the soil. Right now in Religious...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 14, 2024 | Weekly Message
First, a little history from UU Asheville member, Judith Kaufman. A little over two years ago the Anti-Racism & Immigration Justice Action Group agreed to welcome and settle a young Afghan family which had escaped the Taliban in the Great Airlift of 2022. From a...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 6, 2024 | Weekly Message
It was the best of times, it was…not quite the best of times. If you’ve spent any time recently at UU Asheville, you can feel the palpable energy. People are returning after Covid, there are kids filling our classes, we have two services with pews filling up every...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Feb 28, 2024 | Weekly Message
In the mid-90s, I was writing my dissertation and feeling very sorry for myself. Alone in my office, I could see the outdoors and watch the seasons pass, one by one. Other people were out there, living full lives, and there I was, jailed with a *!*! load of data that...
