by uuasheville | Mar 3, 2022 | Weekly Message
“Beware the faith that does not trouble the world.” Steve Garnass- Holmes Welcome to the month of renewing faith. There are many ways to define faith beyond the traditional idea of trusting in a deity or higher power. For me, one understanding of faith is trusting in...
by uuasheville | Feb 24, 2022 | Weekly Message
Our hearts and minds weigh heavy with the people of Ukraine as we watch the news of the Russian invasion and listen to the dire warnings from leaders around the world. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s advisor, Mykhailo Podolyak, said: “A full-scale war...
by uuasheville | Feb 17, 2022 | Weekly Message
I’m not sure you know it, but your staff is exceptionally creative. Sometimes we’re so creative we’re afraid to try an idea because it’s “too radical.” For instance, Rev. Claudia and I had several ideas to completely change our Sunday morning worship once we fully...
by uuasheville | Feb 10, 2022 | Weekly Message
Your UUAsheville Board identified the work of Racial Justice as one of our priority goals during the summer of 2020, working with our Minister of Faith Development, Rev. Claudia Jiménez to assemble and empower the Racial Justice Advisory Council (RJAC), made up of an...
by uuasheville | Jan 27, 2022 | Weekly Message
This week I attended “SACReD Faith Communities: Reclaiming Reproductive Dignity and Autonomy,” an energizing Zoom gathering of ministers and lay people. More than 30 faith traditions (Unitarian Universalist congregations were well represented!) gathered to discuss...
by uuasheville | Jan 20, 2022 | Weekly Message
Do you know how UU Asheville supports itself? We don’t charge for participating in our worship and programs, so where do we get money? I know you know the answer to this: people give us money. Sure we raise a little bit of money through rentals and interest, but the...
