UU Asheville Weekly Message

Thank You Rev. Cathy

Interim Ministry is an important and challenging time for a Congregation. Add the challenges of the COVID pandemic and the unexpected and heartbreaking news of the passing of Rev. Mark Ward and you have a real test of a Congregation and Interim Minister. As we look...

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“Onward…”

As our time together is growing short, I wanted to pause and say thank you to all of you for the courageous way you have embraced the challenge of loss, change, and transition. As I reflect on the past two years, I feel it is nothing short of remarkable the way you...

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Together, We Create Community

Last week as I was working with Jen Johnson to complete the Religious Exploration section of our Annual Report, I couldn’t help but marvel at everything we have managed to make happen in Religious Exploration this year. Hopefully, you were able to catch the Faith...

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“All That Rises”

  We are overjoyed with the outcome of the congregational vote and absolutely thrilled to call Rev. Audette to be our lead minister.  As many of you know, we have experienced several technical difficulties over the past few weeks as the new staff learns our AV and...

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The Upward Spiral

Here we are amidst candidating week, entering a very exciting time for UU Asheville. If I can’t think of anything to write about, I guess that’s on me!  I was thinking of a few different topics.  I’m not aware of any hard rules dictating the content of this blog, so I...

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Koru: Reflections on Infinity and New Beginnings

Koru: Reflections on Infinity and New Beginnings

Yesterday, as I was scrolling through the news on my handheld device, a beautiful array of blues and greens, swirls, and light caught my eye.  The image magnificently danced with a spiral embedded within the aurora borealis in northern Alaska.  The world stood still...

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The Adventure Continues

The Adventure Continues

Spring is here. The mountains are coming to life with wildflowers and trees bursting into leaf. Mayapples, trillium, jack-in-the-pulpit and all the little white flowers that I looked up last year, determined to remember their names, whose names I have now forgotten!...

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Choosing Our Candidate For Lead Minister

Choosing Our Candidate For Lead Minister

If you haven’t heard, the ministerial search committee has some pretty big news to share, but first, let me remind you of the journey we’ve been on together these last 7 months. We’ve been following the 4 stages of the UUA’s lead minister search process.  Stage 1:...

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View From the Ant Hill. Lessons From Some Six-legged Friends

My childhood could be described as a series of obsessive fascinations. I was always in love with and enchanted by something. Sometimes these episodes would last a few weeks and sometimes much longer. A recent walk through the woods took me back to my “ant period." I...

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8th Principle Update

Since September, members of the 8th Principle Team have facilitated 7 learning circles for a total of 35 participants. Participants engaged in thoughtful, candid conversations about what the 8th principle means to them, explored the history of the 8th Principle, and...

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Thank You for Trusting Me

I am one of your Ministerial Search Committee members and I am not going to lie. It has been a lot of work! But it’s very satisfying to be doing something so important and I can really feel your heartfelt gratitude towards all of my colleagues on the committee and...

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Notes From the Music Director, Les Downs

We are very proud of our music program here at UU Asheville. I would hope that we would all agree that music is a vital part of our worship. We are fortunate to have our choir, our own in-house band, The Sandburgers, and a music budget that allows us to bring in guest...

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Reflection on Change

I have been reflecting on change as 2023 gets rolling. Not only the changes in my life, family and work, but in the life of our congregation. Change is always at work in healthy and thriving congregations. Newcomers visit and many join as new members. Some people move...

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Connection and Compassion

Connection and Compassion, two of the four goals stated in our core values are front and center at UU Asheville lately as we work towards receiving our new minister and becoming a more welcoming congregation. A new committee, the Care and Connect committee, has been...

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