by uuasheville | Sep 2, 2021 | Weekly Message
As we enter the beginning of the new church year and embark on the work of interim ministry together, we are challenged by unforeseen circumstances that keep us from gathering in person. This is disappointing but know that much work is being done behind the scenes to...
by Faith Dev Team | Sep 2, 2021 | Family Ministry
I’m Kim Collins, religious exploration coordinator here at UUCA. You’re going to hear a lot about Family Ministry from me this year. So, what does that mean? What kind of family am I talking about? I’m talking about all families. We are all part of a family. Some of...
by uuasheville | Aug 29, 2021 | Sermons
Sunday, August 29, 2021 Live ZOOM Rev. Cathy Harrington, Interim Lead Minister I’m delighted that North Carolina is home to beautiful waterfalls, mountain streams and rivers. My home state of Michigan is surrounded by the largest bodies of freshwater in the...
by uuasheville | Aug 26, 2021 | Weekly Message
As I was scrolled through my digital pictures for our water service this week, I did a lot of reminiscing of the morning beach walks, expansive skies and dramatic cloudscapes that lifted my spirits when I lived in Florida. I return a few times a year to visit my...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Aug 26, 2021 | Featured
Before Christine Hallquist was running for Governor of Vermont, she was David Hallquist, the CEO of the largest locally owned electric utility in Vermont. A self-described “closet environmentalist,” Hallquist is dedicated to addressing the way electricity use in...
by uuasheville | Aug 19, 2021 | Weekly Message
When the Reopening Task Force got close to concluding our work, we all agreed that what we were deciding was going to work “unless something changes.” Well, something has changed. And because Delta COVID + unvaccinated folks have changed the game, we’re changing...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Aug 16, 2021 | Featured
On Wednesday, September 8th from 7:00-8:30pm, UU Justice Ministry of NC is partnering with All on the Line to host a Redistricting Workshop for UU congregations in Western NC. In the coming months, politicians in the North Carolina legislature will redraw the maps for...
by uuasheville | Aug 15, 2021 | Sermons
Sunday, August 15, 2021 Live Zoom Rev. Cathy Harrington, Interim Lead Minister Unitarians and Universalists have always been considered heretics because we choose our faith, not because we are simply contrary or rebellious. “Heresy” in Greek means “choice.”...
by uuasheville | Aug 12, 2021 | Weekly Message
The last time I wrote the blog entry for the Board of Trustees was just before the pandemic began to rage in earnest, and not long after Rev. Mark Ward announced that he planned to retire (for the first time). Not being clairvoyant, I had nothing to say about the...
by uuasheville | Aug 8, 2021 | Sermons
Sunday, August 8, 2021 Live Zoom at 11am Rev. Dr. Cathy Harrington, Interim Lead Minister It’s Rev. Dr. Cathy Harrington’s first worship service with UUCA. We’ll learn more about her and what her hopes and intentions are for this two-year interim...
