Sermons Archives - Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville https://uuasheville-staging.revaudettefulbright.com/category/sermons/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 21:56:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://uuasheville-staging.revaudettefulbright.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-Chalice-3-32x32.png Sermons Archives - Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville https://uuasheville-staging.revaudettefulbright.com/category/sermons/ 32 32 WINTER WEATHER CANCELATIONS/POSTPONED EVENTS https://uuasheville-staging.revaudettefulbright.com/2026/01/winter-weather-cancelations-postponed-events/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:02:13 +0000 https://uuasheville.org/?p=268799 This weekend’s forecast is projecting a serious winter storm with heavy snow and ice headed to our area as well as many other parts of the country. To keep our […]

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]]> This weekend’s forecast is projecting a serious winter storm with heavy snow and ice headed to our area as well as many other parts of the country. To keep our members, friends, visitors, and staff safe, we have preemptively made some changes to the schedule for congregational events and worship this weekend. 

Saturday, January 24th
The Big Event (the UU Youth/YRUU fundraiser scheduled for Sandburg Hall starting at 5:30 PM)
has been POSTPONED.
New date to be chosen soon; details to follow.
Questions? Reach out to Jen Johnson. 

Sunday, January 25th 

BOTH IN-PERSON SERVICES ARE CANCELED.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL TO THE CHURCH.
There will be one service *online only* at 11:15 AM on Zoom, not our typical YouTube Livestream link. More details to follow. *Please note, power and/or internet outages may force full cancelation of the Zoom service. Questions? Reach out to Lauren in the office.

Associated Sunday church/worship/after church events are canceled on 1/25: Faith Formation, Coffee Hour, *Long-Range Planning Town Hall, Soul Collage. Questions about these events? Click the event name, and you can email the respective organizer.

This weekend’s forecast is projecting a serious winter storm with heavy snow and ice headed to our area as well as many other parts of the country. To keep our members, friends, visitors, and staff safe, we have preemptively made some changes to the schedule for congregational events and worship this weekend. 

Saturday, January 24th
The Big Event (the UU Youth/YRUU fundraiser scheduled for Sandburg Hall starting at 5:30 PM)
has been POSTPONED.
New date to be chosen soon; details to follow.
Questions? Reach out to Jen Johnson. 

Sunday, January 25th 

BOTH IN-PERSON SERVICES ARE CANCELED.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL TO THE CHURCH.
There will be one service *online only* at 11:15 AM on Zoom, not our typical YouTube Livestream link. More details to follow. *Please note, power and/or internet outages may force full cancelation of the Zoom service. Questions? Reach out to Lauren in the office.

Associated Sunday church/worship/after church events are canceled on 1/25: Faith Formation, Coffee Hour, *Long-Range Planning Town Hall, Soul Collage. Questions about these events? Click the event name, and you can email the respective organizer.

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]]> Kindling the Flame: A Mad libs Service https://uuasheville-staging.revaudettefulbright.com/2023/07/kindling-the-flame-a-mad-libs-service/ Sun, 30 Jul 2023 12:51:09 +0000 https://uuasheville.org/?p=235505 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 […]

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]]> 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 Libs is? Join us and find out!

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]]> The Enigma of Evil https://uuasheville-staging.revaudettefulbright.com/2023/07/the-enigma-of-evil/ Sun, 23 Jul 2023 15:47:14 +0000 https://uuasheville.org/?p=235482 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 […]

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]]> 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 Peace on Earth, without evil, possible?

–A sermon by Tobias Van Buren, member of our congregation and former UU minister 1967-79, serving churches in Atlanta, Baton Rouge, and Beverly, Mass., after which he was a commercial fisherman in SC near Charleston.

Music will be provided by  Friction Farm, a husband and wife team of internationally traveling troubadours. Aidan Quinn and Christine Stay combine storytelling, social commentary and humor to create songs of everyday life, local heroes, and quirky observations. From ballads to anthems each song is filled with harmony and hope.

 

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]]> An Undeclared War https://uuasheville-staging.revaudettefulbright.com/2023/07/an-undeclared-war/ Sun, 16 Jul 2023 15:16:14 +0000 https://uuasheville.org/?p=235480 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 […]

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]]> 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 anyone is talking about. On July 23, we will. Here’s a clue: you can’t achieve racial, gender, or reproductive justice without economic justice.

Rev. Dr. Neal Jones is a psychologist at the Pisgah Institute in Asheville, North Carolina. Born and raised in North Carolina, he earned his B.A. in Political Science from Wake Forest University, his M.Div. from Southeastern Seminary, and his Psy.D. from Baylor University. He has served as the minister of five congregations in North and South Carolina, Texas, and Pennsylvania, including the UU Congregation of Columbia for 11 years. He has also served as the chair of the National Board of Trustees of Americans United for Separation of Church & State. Rev. Dr. Jones teaches and practices a spirituality of personal wholeness, relational respect, and social justice.

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]]> Lessons From a Granddaughter of the Strawberry Moon https://uuasheville-staging.revaudettefulbright.com/2023/07/lessons-from-a-granddaughter-of-the-strawberry-moon/ Fri, 07 Jul 2023 16:24:50 +0000 https://uuasheville.org/?p=235478 Sunday, July 9, 2023  11am Kelly Riedesel, Member and Guest Speaker Carolyn Cartland was a founder and former president of EqUUalAccess, a UU program promoting equality and access for UU’s […]

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]]> Sunday, July 9, 2023  11am
Kelly Riedesel, Member and Guest Speaker
Carolyn Cartland was a founder and former president of EqUUalAccess, a UU program promoting equality and access for UU’s with disabilities. Kelly dedicates this sermon to Ms. Cartland and the merciful reciprocity that comes from the shining of each of our spirits. Join us for a heartfelt celebration of the power of super YUU.

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]]> Stories in Our Head That Get in the Way https://uuasheville-staging.revaudettefulbright.com/2023/07/stories-in-our-head-that-get-in-the-way/ Fri, 07 Jul 2023 16:22:34 +0000 https://uuasheville.org/?p=235476 Sunday, July 2, 2023 11am Rev. Dr. Roger Jones, Guest Minister Human beings live by our stories.  Yet individuals, couples, families and organizations can get stuck in stories that limit our sense of possibility or make us feel bad.  […]

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]]> Sunday, July 2, 2023 11am
Rev. Dr. Roger Jones, Guest Minister
Human beings live by our stories.  Yet individuals, couples, families and organizations can get stuck in stories that limit our sense of possibility or make us feel bad.  We don’t have to hide anything in order to gain a fresh perspective on who we are–and to appreciate it.

Guest minister Roger Jones (he, him) preached for us in July of 2022 and is happy to return to Asheville.  He is a co-minister at the UU Society of Sacramento, where he has served since 2008.  He has served congregations in Silicon Valley, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Indiana.  He holds degrees from Indiana University, Meadville Lombard Theological School, and Pacific School of Religion.  

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]]> Loving Kindness https://uuasheville-staging.revaudettefulbright.com/2023/06/loving-kindness/ Sun, 25 Jun 2023 13:12:37 +0000 https://uuasheville.org/?p=235420 Sunday, June 25, 11:00am Guest Speaker, Sequoyah Christine Rich Join us for an exploration of the Buddhist perspective on: Loving Kindness. Rumi said, “Your task is not to seek for […]

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]]> Sunday, June 25, 11:00am
Guest Speaker, Sequoyah Christine Rich
Join us for an exploration of the Buddhist perspective on: Loving Kindness. Rumi said, “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”

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]]> Offering Compassion https://uuasheville-staging.revaudettefulbright.com/2023/06/offering-compassion/ Tue, 20 Jun 2023 17:00:58 +0000 https://uuasheville.org/?p=235403 Sunday, June 18, 2023 Rev. Claudia Jimenez, Minister of Faith Development In 2015, our denomination approved a Reproductive Justice Statement of Conscience. For there to be reproductive justice, all women […]

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]]> Sunday, June 18, 2023
Rev. Claudia Jimenez, Minister of Faith Development
In 2015, our denomination approved a Reproductive Justice Statement of Conscience. For there to be reproductive justice, all women and birthing people must have the freedom, without shame or judgment, to choose to have children, to not have children, to have the right to bodily autonomy and to parent in a safe, well-resourced environment where children may thrive. Join Rev. Claudia, Worship Associate Joyce-Hooley Gingrich and Alexis Crosswell as they reflect on today’s complicated legal and moral landscape after the repeal of Roe.

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]]> The Flower communion-100 Years Later https://uuasheville-staging.revaudettefulbright.com/2023/06/the-flower-communion-100-years-later-2/ Tue, 20 Jun 2023 16:59:25 +0000 https://uuasheville.org/?p=235401 Sunday, June 11, 2023 Rev. Cathy Harrington, Interim Lead Minister On this 100th Anniversary, join as we celebrate one of Unitarian Universalism’s most significant ceremonies.  Unitarian Rev. Nobert C?apek created […]

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]]> Sunday, June 11, 2023
Rev. Cathy Harrington, Interim Lead Minister
On this 100th Anniversary, join as we celebrate one of Unitarian Universalism’s most significant ceremonies.  Unitarian Rev. Nobert C?apek created this meaningful ritual in 1923 to help the people of Prague heal from the ravages of WWI.
Please bring a flower with you as we bless these flowers and the gift of our beloved community.

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]]> Bread For the Journey https://uuasheville-staging.revaudettefulbright.com/2023/05/bread-for-the-journey-2/ Sun, 28 May 2023 17:25:43 +0000 https://uuasheville.org/?p=235321 Sunday, May 28, 2023 11am Rev. Cathy Harrington, Interim Lead Minister “The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” These words from Joseph Campbell were particularly meaningful to […]

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]]> Sunday, May 28, 2023 11am
Rev. Cathy Harrington, Interim Lead Minister
“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” These words from Joseph Campbell were particularly meaningful to me as I left my comfortable life and career to enter the unknown and become a minister. Something within us calls us to life, and somehow through the process, we learn to hope and trust.

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