by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jul 5, 2023 | Weekly Message
Dear all, Last week I officiated Bill Moore’s memorial service in the sanctuary he designed for UU Asheville. Because Bill loved this congregation and was a member since services were held in a house on Vermont Ave in West Asheville, the sanctuary he designed for you...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jun 28, 2023 | Weekly Message
This past week, The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) hosted the 62nd General Assembly (GA) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a first-timer to GA, I was dazzled to see thousands of Unitarian Universalists coming together, in the City of Bridges, to conduct their...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jun 21, 2023 | Weekly Message
June has been the month to express gratitude. As the final school bus passed my house on a recent June afternoon, I silently thanked the teachers who made me…those teachers who made me think, who pushed me to do better than I thought I could, who showed kindness to...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jun 14, 2023 | Weekly Message
Thank you! A highlight of this year has been the vote to adopt the 8th Principle at UU Asheville. Post-vote, our journey continues. Maybe it is more of a trek: arduous and often slow, as we work together to co-create Beloved Community within and beyond these four...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | May 24, 2023 | Weekly Message
Interim Ministry is an important and challenging time for a Congregation. Add the challenges of the COVID pandemic and the unexpected and heartbreaking news of the passing of Rev. Mark Ward and you have a real test of a Congregation and Interim Minister. As we look...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | May 17, 2023 | Weekly Message
As our time together is growing short, I wanted to pause and say thank you to all of you for the courageous way you have embraced the challenge of loss, change, and transition. As I reflect on the past two years, I feel it is nothing short of remarkable the way you...
