by uuasheville | Nov 28, 2016 | News 4 Leaders
We have welcomed dozens of visitors in the last two weeks. People are looking for community and solidarity now, and are grateful for the chance to be together in a congregational setting. Our songs and worship, our prayerful moments and meditations, our rituals and...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Nov 21, 2016 | Sermons
Mark Ward, Lead Minister We think we know the Thanksgiving story, but there are actually many stories woven into this popular holiday that emerge out of the history and heritage that we each bring to it. We’ll explore how these stories interlink and invite us all into...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Nov 14, 2016 | Sermons
Mark Ward, Lead Minister With Election Day now in the rearview mirror, we are left with the truth that life goes on. What story shall we tell to guide us? READINGS Matthew 13:1-9 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. Such great crowds...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Nov 7, 2016 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward As we look ahead to the coming Election Day, our topic today builds on a line from the poem that Elizabeth Stevens wrote for Barak Obama’s inaugural seven years ago. Speaking to our General Assembly in June, interviewer Krista Tippet seized on that line...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Nov 2, 2016 | Sermons
Joy Berry, Director of Lifespan Religious Education and Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister A beautiful story of a girl and her grandmother forms the center of our annual intergenerational Day of the Dead service. Please plan to bring pictures or memorabilia to place on our...
