Kindling the Flame: A Mad libs Service

Sunday, July 30, 2023 11am Rev. Claudia Jimenez, Minister of Faith Development A participatory service exploring the benefits of play which some play researchers describe as an essential part of being human. We will be using a madlibs format. Don’t know what Mad...

Back to School (so to speak)

I’ve been taking the summer off from church.  Well, maybe not completely – I’ve partaken in a few services, had two Board meetings, and dealt with an issue or two that popped up during this time of relaxation.  Nothing major, though.  From my perspective, this past...

Justice Ministry Calendar

UU Avl Events August 8 – Justice Ministry Council meeting; 4pm; Contact Rev. Claudia for details faithdev@uuasheville.org August 12 -The Anti-Racism Immigration Justice Action Groups invites UU Avl to support the Afghan Women’s Craft Collective Sale....

The Enigma of Evil

Sunday July 23, 2023, 11am Tobias Van Burn, Guest Speaker Our first UU principle is to affirm the worth and dignity of every person.  Does that include Hitler? Putin? Sexual predators? What is the nature of evil, its origin and workings? How might we confront it?  Is...

An Undeclared War

Sunday, June 16, 2023 11am Rev. Dr. Neal Jones, Guest Minister While our UU denomination focuses on racism, homophobia, and transphobia and the Right Wing foments a culture war and attacks our democracy, a war is occurring right underneath our noses which hardly...