by uuasheville | Mar 18, 2021 | Weekly Message
I don’t suppose it’s surprising, but people who work in churches think a lot about “church.” Here are some things our staff members have been thinking about, in no order, and none of them have been decided but they are ALL related to returning to “normal” after this...
by uuasheville | Mar 18, 2021 | Green Tips
A way to make them more efficient: use longer drying times on the heat lowest setting, use the maximum spin cycle on the washer or consider air-drying your clothes.
by Faith Dev Team | Mar 17, 2021 | Vespers & Wednesday Program
?6:30 Vespers ?will ?be led by Joyce Hooley? Gingrich.?? March 24 will be the first Vespers after the First Day of Spring (The Spring Equinox, is on March 20 this year,) thus, we will be listening to selected readings from Aldo Leopold, and reflecting...
by Faith Dev Team | Mar 17, 2021 | Vespers & Wednesday Program
Join Vespers leader Kelly Wedell in exploring our collective commitment to our messy humanity using a different interpretation of the starfish story. Our program will be “Aging as A Spiritual Practice: The Five Fears” facilitated by Jim Steffe. March 3...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 15, 2021 | Scoop
Susan Steffe and Rebecca Bringle led a book discussion group of Welcoming the Unwelcome by Pema Chodron, the acclaimed American Buddhist nun who for years has been the principal teacher at Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia. There were fourteen members who met biweekly for 5...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 15, 2021 | Featured
Grief is a fact of our lives these days with all the losses we’ve suffered with the COVID-19 pandemic, but it doesn’t have to consume our lives. It can be the key to growth if we understand it as Francis Weller suggests as “a threshold emotion”...
by uuasheville | Mar 11, 2021 | Weekly Message
Typically when it is my time to write the blog, I like to start by thinking of a topic, question, or conversation that has come up in my work with the Board. I then spend a little time thinking about what it is I want to say and how I might wax poetic when saying it....
by uuasheville | Mar 11, 2021 | Green Tips
Check the thermostat in your refrigerator to ensure your food doesn’t spoil. The ideal temperature is at or slightly below 40 degrees. A good place for foods that won’t easily spoil is in the door. It’s the warmest section.
by Faith Dev Team | Mar 10, 2021 | Vespers & Wednesday Program
This Wednesday, join Vespers leader Rev. Mark Ward to reflect on the 56th Anniversary of Jim Reeb’s death which is March 11.Program: This month we launch the “Anti-Racism Conversation” series. Every 2nd Wed. there will be a facilitated invitation to explore racism and...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 9, 2021 | Scoop
– Several months ago, before the holidays, I put out a request to our congregation for artwork with the idea that this art would be transformed into thank you cards and sent to various care facilities and schools in the area. The images received were generous...
