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Our Justice Priorities- The Results!

by | Jan 10, 2024 | Featured, Weekly Message

Between October 4, 2023 and Jan. 1, 2024, the congregation undertook a process of first identifying areas of justice concerns and then voting on top priority areas, for the purpose of focusing efforts, energy and attention over the next two years. This focus is...

Two Services Beginning in February

by | Jan 3, 2024 | Featured, Weekly Message

So this is a good thing. Life at the UU Congregation of Asheville has been robust, joyful, engaged and – overflowing! Our Christmas Eve concert and candlelight service had folx sitting in the aisles, and there have been Sundays when people had to view the...

Adult Faith Exploration – January

by | Jan 2, 2024 | Adult Faith Formation

  The Soul Matters January theme is “the gift of liberating love.”Our Soul Matters Groups will be exploring this theme through conversation, art and writing.  Opportunities for Connection:  A new Soul Matters group launches in February; 2nd Monday...

We Are All Philanthropists

by | Dec 20, 2023 | Weekly Message

Annoyed by end-of-year pleas to “please” give more to those organizations you’ve already given to? If you’re not aware, I can tell you that these requests are based on the established fact that the best people to ask for money are those who’ve given before. So, take a...

Birds and a Resolution

by | Dec 18, 2023 | Scoop

I decided to stop feeding the birds this summer, particularly because the feeders draw in the squirrels, which makes my dog go crazy, running and chasing. She ended up with a torn CCL recently and I realized that I was just baiting her into running after squirrels. To...

Justice Films Resume February 9

by | Dec 12, 2023 | Featured

There will be no Justice Film in January. In case you missed the recent viewing of “WHO WE ARE – A Chronicle of Racism in America” by Jeffery Robinson, an important and powerful film shown in person in Sandburg Hall and on Zoom, you can watch it on Netflix,...

Justice Ministry: Call to Action

by | Dec 12, 2023 | Featured

Sign Petition to Free James Richardson In 2009, James Richardson was wrongfully convicted of double homicide in Greenville, NC. Despite there being no forensic or eyewitness evidence linking James to the murders, he was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences....

Fall YouthCons at The Mountain

by | Dec 12, 2023 | Weekly Message

We are lucky to have The Mountain Retreat & Learning Center only two hours from Asheville, and during the school year, kids from our congregation attend Youth CONferences, which are gatherings of UU youth and advisors for a weekend program filled with workshops,...