by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Apr 11, 2024 | Weekly Message
Last night Sandburg Hall was buzzing with conversation during a speed dating exercise. Participants were asked to share about their experiences engaging in justice work to support voting rights and democracy. As we debriefed the exercise there was a common thread of...
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 19, 2024 | Justice Ministry
UU Avl & UU Justice EventsApril 26 – UU Justice NC’s Friday Action Hour – 11:00 AM every Friday Sign up for the Zoom link & weekly Friday Action Hour promo email here.Topic: Advocating for Early Voting Plans. In the coming weeks, County Boards of Elections...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 15, 2024 | Featured, Vespers & Wednesday Program
Join the Pride+ Team and Rev. Audette for this Very Special Vespers evening! We’ll have a potluck/cookout – bring a dish to share and we’ll have veggie and real hot dogs & chips available. During dinner, we’ll have conversation and reflection, and then we...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 14, 2024 | Scoop
The Scoop Environmental Action Committee March/April 2024 Newsletter Click Here for Entire...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 14, 2024 | Announcements
There is urgent need for blood donations right now in our community. Our partner, Bloodconnection, is able to offer extra incentives, and so all Donors will receive the standard $20 e-gift card, BUT ALSO a Bonus $30 e-gift card as well ($50 in rewards total,...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 14, 2024 | Justice Ministry
UU Avl & UU Justice EventsMarch 8 – UU Justice NC’s Friday Action Hour – 11:00 AM. Understanding the Forces of White Christian Nationalism – This Friday, we will watch and discuss the recent Laura Flanders Show episode examining the “toxic...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 14, 2024 | Featured, Justice Ministry
Environmental, Racial, and Economic Injustice, Animal Cruelty, Corporate Greed The Smell of Money—that’s what Big Pork calls the stench of pig waste in the air ineastern North Carolina, where much of the world’s bacon and barbecue is made. Butto Elsie Herring and...
