by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Sep 24, 2015 | Weekly Message
Have you wondered what is up with the Earth & Social Justice Ministry here at UUCA these days? Here’s a little update. Our social justice work falls under the “Beyond” ends statement in the governance document, which says that, “Beyond our Congregation: We Work to...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Sep 22, 2015 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister “Do you ever look at someone and wonder what’s going on inside them?” So, begins the latest animated wonder from Pixar studios, “Inside Out.” And it offers up a nice premise for a coming-of-age story that will take up the next hour and a...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Sep 17, 2015 | Weekly Message
We have just launched our first week back to class in Religious Education, and there are what feel like a dozen balls in the air, so I’ll keep this brief. We have a great year planned. You can read about all our classes for children and youth, as well as see our...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Sep 14, 2015 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister We never know where the invitation will come from. For Mary Oliver, it came when she chanced on a clutch of gold finches, chittering and warbling in a patch of thistles: “Their strong, blunt beaks drink the air, she said, as they...