by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jun 29, 2015 | Sermons
Virginia Ramig, Guest Speaker The journey of aging begins at the moment of conception, so we all have expertise on the subject. I’ve asked some middle-aged and older UUCA members, and a few nonmembers, to share their concerns and discoveries about successful aging,...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jun 24, 2015 | Weekly Message
As I write this, I am on a plane headed to Portland, OR, for General Assembly. By the time you read it, the annual conference of the Unitarian Universalist Association will be in full swing, with approximately 5000 UUs from across the country attending. GA is held...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jun 18, 2015 | Weekly Message
I often hear parents talk about how much they would like to have more time with their kids. Sometimes, church can get in the way of that. I have a few families currently whose younger kids attend service with parents – which I think is great. And we know that children...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jun 15, 2015 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister Early in my reading for this sermon I chanced on a recent book with a provocative title that intrigued me: “The End of Men and the Rise of Women.” It’s not that the male gender is in danger of disappearing, Hanna Rosen says. Instead, she...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jun 10, 2015 | Weekly Message
‘…Come ‘round right’ is the last line of the Shaker song ‘Simple Gifts’ that you’ve probably sung at service. It’s a short song with an easy melody that has become part of the Old American Songs for voice and piano and now widely used. For me, those words seem to...
