Justice Ministry Calendar

UU Avl Events August 8 – Justice Ministry Council meeting; 4pm; Contact Rev. Claudia for details faithdev@uuasheville.org August 12 -The Anti-Racism Immigration Justice Action Groups invites UU Avl to support the Afghan Women’s Craft Collective Sale....

The Enigma of Evil

Sunday July 23, 2023, 11am Tobias Van Burn, Guest Speaker Our first UU principle is to affirm the worth and dignity of every person.  Does that include Hitler? Putin? Sexual predators? What is the nature of evil, its origin and workings? How might we confront it?  Is...

An Undeclared War

Sunday, June 16, 2023 11am Rev. Dr. Neal Jones, Guest Minister While our UU denomination focuses on racism, homophobia, and transphobia and the Right Wing foments a culture war and attacks our democracy, a war is occurring right underneath our noses which hardly...

Let’s Update Our Information in Realm

It’s Summertime. That means a new church year will begin soon. What does that mean? For one thing, our growing family of new members are working to get to know us. And our new minister has about 450 new Best Friends to get to know! Not easy for anyone knew getting...

Lessons From a Granddaughter of the Strawberry Moon

Sunday, July 9, 2023  11am Kelly Riedesel, Member and Guest Speaker Carolyn Cartland was a founder and former president of EqUUalAccess, a UU program promoting equality and access for UU’s with disabilities. Kelly dedicates this sermon to Ms. Cartland and the merciful...

Stories in Our Head That Get in the Way

Sunday, July 2, 2023 11am Rev. Dr. Roger Jones, Guest Minister Human beings live by our stories.  Yet individuals, couples, families and organizations can get stuck in stories that limit our sense of possibility or make us feel bad.  We don’t have to hide...

Remembering Bill Moore

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...

July Justice Ministry Calendar

UU Avl EventsJuly 9/10 – EAC Book Study: The Green Boat: Reviving Ourselves in Our Capsized Culture, by Mary Pipher. In person Sunday, 9:30-10:45 am, 23 Edwin Parlor; Zoom, Monday 7-8:15 pm (contact Sunita for zoom link sunitapatterson@gmail.com); Section 5: The...

Stories in Our Head That Get in Our Way

Sunday, July 2,k 2023 11am Rev. Dr. Roger Jones, Guest Minister Human beings live by our stories.  Yet individuals, couples, families and organizations can get stuck in stories that limit our sense of possibility or make us feel bad.  We don’t have to hide...

A Balance Garden is a Beautiful Thing

I have a friend with a pristine garden. It’s absolutely immaculate. Not a spot on a leaf nor a leaf on the ground. He is quite proud of his work. Yet I am so conscious when I walk into his garden that there is nothing alive but the plants. True, there are no...