by uuasheville | Jun 5, 2022 | Sermons
Sunday, June 5, 2022, 11am Dr. Leslie Downs, Music Director On June 5 we’ll have our first in-person Music Sunday service since 2019! The choir is excited! This service will feature the UU Asheville Choir and our in-house band, The Sandburgers. The music consists of...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jun 3, 2022 | Scoop
In gratitude for the incredibly generous and tireless effort of the facilitators and mentors, the families of the 2021-22 UUCA Coming of Age class planted three beautyberry bushes in the new pollinator garden at the front entrance of the...
by uuasheville | Jun 2, 2022 | Weekly Message
There is a reality in blessing…it doesn’t enhance sacredness, but it acknowledges it. ?Marilynne Robinson After the horrific and senseless mass shooting last week where 19 children and 2 teachers were murdered just days after ten people were shot and killed in a...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jun 2, 2022 | Featured
Universal Rainbow Unity invites you to a ‘viewing party’ of Transgender Justice & Inclusion with a discussion following. This webinar will give participants an overview of how to think about gender expansively, the experiences and needs of trans, non-binary and...
by uuasheville | May 29, 2022 | Sermons
Sunday, May 29, 11am Rev. Cathy Harrington, Interim Lead Minister This Memorial Day we will honor some lesser-known heroes; men and women of the global majority who gave their lives for our country.
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | May 26, 2022 | Weekly Message
My plans for today’s blog changed. Like many of you, I feel anger, frustration, and heartbreak (and so many other feelings) after the latest school shooting. I feel a deep sadness to live in a country where guns are more important than children’s lives, where a...
by uuasheville | May 22, 2022 | Sermons
Sunday, May 22, 11am Worship Team: Kim Collins, Jen Johnson, Les Downs, Rev. Claudia Join us to celebrate Faith Development for all ages in our congregation. We will honor graduating seniors and share gratitude for all who have worked with children and adults to...
by uuasheville | May 19, 2022 | Weekly Message
Hey, how about this? It’s my last blog post. That could be a lot of pressure—what do I want to tell you? What’s the one thing? Turns out it’s easy—I want you to be creative and daring as you try to find the “new and improved” UU Asheville following a pandemic and...
by uuasheville | May 15, 2022 | Sermons
Sunday, May 15, 11am Our Coming of Age 9th-10th graders will share their credos in this beloved UU tradition. These teens have worked all year to explore, define, and articulate their spiritual beliefs, what they set their hearts to, and how they can live their values...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | May 12, 2022 | Weekly Message
Patricia Adams Farmer, a minister and a writer, tells us: “Beauty is that which glistens on the edges of our yearnings and lures us into the depths of things.” Rev. Claudia gave me a gift of beauty a year ago, unbeknownst to me or her at the time. Let me tell you...