The Brain “In Love”

Sunday, October 18, 2021 11am Live Zoom   Mariela Perez-Simons, Guest Speaker Oxytocin, the Nervous System, and the Biology of Love.” How the practice of devotion can help us heal our nervous systems as well as our ecosystems.  BIO: Rev Mariela is a...

Sometimes You Win and Sometimes You Lose

Tomorrow, many UU Asheville  friends, members, and staff will head to The Mountain for our annual congregational retreat and I am giddy with anticipation.  For new folks, the Mountain is a UU camp and conference center located outside Highlands, NC atop 4,200’ Little...

Relationships, Soup, and Fun!

I love the theme of Cultivating Relationships for this month. It is exactly what we need to be doing and exactly what we are trying to do at UU Asheville right now. We are coming back together in ways that used to be so familiar and can now be a little scary for some...

All Creatures Great and Small, We Will Bless Them All!

Sunday, October 10, 2021  11am  In-Person and Zoom Rev. Cathy Harrington, Interim Lead MInister Animal blessings originate out of the Catholic tradition; however, many Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregations have adopted this practice and have made it a uniquely UU...

Our In-person Animal Blessing Service Was Amazing!

About 60 people in person and 40 screens on Zoom witnessed our outdoor (thank goodness for great weather!) worship service.  A terrific Wisdom Story (Owen and Mzee), live music, real hymn-singing, and a lovely blessing ceremony were enjoyed by all!     Ready...