by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Aug 30, 2016 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister and Joy Berry, Director of Lifespan Religious Education (Water Service – a multi-generational service we do annually at this time of year that celebrates all the gifts we get from water. From such a humble beginning one clear droplet...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Aug 25, 2016 | Weekly Message
I’ve always giggled at the idea of that obligatory grammar school essay titled, “What I Did This Summer.” I don’t recall ever being assigned one, but I know that I’ve thought about it, and never was sure what I would say. It feels so navel-gazey and boring. But this...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Aug 24, 2016 | Sermons
Rev. Dr. Mark Belletini After almost 40 years serving Unitarian Universalist congregations, I have witnessed many changes among us. Former hymnbooks and styles of music no longer in use, while new sources of music and culture rise up. New symbols in worship…the...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Aug 18, 2016 | Weekly Message
This September, we begin a change in the way we worship together. As Rev. Mark Ward announced in his blog a few weeks ago, we will now begin each Sunday together as a faith community, for the first part of worship. Children and youth, as well as teachers, will now be...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Aug 11, 2016 | Weekly Message
RELIGION AND POLITICS I just love presidential campaigns. Months and months of drama. Best of all (IMHO) is the intersection of religion and politics. Fascinating. There is the BBC News report about the formation of an Amish Pac dedicated to getting the Amish, who...
