by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Aug 16, 2023 | Weekly Message
Last month I attended a workshop on reparations at the YWCA sponsored by the Racial Justice Coalition. I learned a lot I did not know about the reparations process in Asheville and the history of reparations in the US and abroad. Did you know that in 1862 President...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Aug 16, 2023 | Featured
 Ask Buncombe County Commissioners to Ban Plastic Bags     Buncombe County Residents use over 132 million single use plastic bags every year. These bags clutter our roadways, end up in our storm drains, and pollute our waterways. Over 500 local governments and...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Aug 15, 2023 | Justice Ministry
UU Avl EventsEvery Friday, 11AM  join our partner UU Justice Ministry NC: Zoom Action Hour There will be a Back to School Action Hour – Fri., Aug. 25th,  11:00am. Another school year is underway, but the promise of adequate school funding for our kids remains...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Aug 9, 2023 | Featured
Justice Ministry Film Night Friday, September 15, 7 PM – In Person In Sandburg Hall and on Zoom ABOUT EATING OUR WAY TO EXTINCTION The film that blows open the lid on the elephant in the room that no one wants to talk about. Both...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Aug 9, 2023 | Weekly Message
The speed limit in our new neighborhood is 15 miles per hour. Now, this is not a limit set by some distant bureaucracy; this is a very intentional choice of the close-knit neighborhood tucked in these quiet mountain woods. It sets the expectation that as you enter,...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Aug 8, 2023 | Justice Ministry
UU Avl Events August 12 -The Anti-Racism Immigration Justice Action Groups invites UU Avl to support the Afghan Women’s Craft Collective Sale. Details here NOTE: Every Friday, 11AM  join our partner UU Justice Ministry NC: Zoom Action Hour Community Events...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Aug 2, 2023 | Scoop
This time of year, it’s a joy to sit outside in the darkening evening to watch fireflies. They are coming back slowly after a scare about extinction. Pesticides and lack of habitat have forced them out but the movement to make our landscapes into more...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Aug 2, 2023 | Weekly Message
In September 2017, Hurricane Irma hit South Florida. My son Taber ~ who was 6 years old at the time ~ and I drove to Asheville. I had been invited to speak here ~ to lead a workshop on Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss. Little did we know that a weekend workshop...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jul 30, 2023 | Sermons
Sunday, July 30, 2023 11am Rev. Claudia Jimenez, Minister of Faith Development A participatory service exploring the benefits of play which some play researchers describe as an essential part of being human. We will be using a madlibs format. Don’t know what Mad...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jul 26, 2023 | Weekly Message
I’ve been taking the summer off from church. Well, maybe not completely – I’ve partaken in a few services, had two Board meetings, and dealt with an issue or two that popped up during this time of relaxation. Nothing major, though. From my perspective, this past...
