UU Asheville Weekly Message
Welcoming a New Year
What a year this has been! All of us have experienced joys and celebrations this year as well as losses and sorrows. It has often been in community that we have been held as we rejoiced or lamented. A special shout out to our Pastoral Care Team who hosted a worship...
Family Ministry Holiday Update
The Family Drop-In Soul Matters group is happening this Sunday! Join me in The Commons after worship on Sunday as we explore the theme of Hope using the discussion questions in this month's Soulful Home packet. Plan to bring a lunch or snack for your fam, kids are...
The Giving Tree 2025
Putting Our UU Values Into Action this Holiday Season As the holiday season unfolds, I’m delighted to share that our congregation has once again gathered around the warmth and symbolism of our annual UU Holiday Giving Tree. This year’s theme—sustaining a community...
We’re All in This Together
We live in disorienting times. For many of us, our own day to day reality feels somewhat normal, and yet, we’re aware – acutely or dimly - that our neighbors and loved ones, our country itself, is in turmoil, at risk. It is hard to find our footing, as we try to...
What We Bring to the Table
Thanksgiving is a complicated holiday, given its history and the lore around it. There’s the most likely apocryphal story of the first Thanksgiving. There’s the history of pumpkin pie, which rose to prevalence as a symbol of abolitionism, given that pumpkins could...
Long- (and Short-) Range Campus Development Update
While the UU Congregation of Asheville is celebrating our 75th year, I’m reminded that such a venerable age—while deserving of rich celebration—comes with a set of challenges. Our campus buildings, for example, have reached a point where they require updates and...
Nurturing Gratitude
Last night, a small group joined in Sandburg Hall for our monthly potluck before Vespers. It was a joyful gathering with delicious food and hearty conversation. One of the joys of ministry is creating space for community building and spiritual deepening during a...
The Fall Garden
As the light softens and the days grow shorter, the garden enters a quieter, more contemplative season. Fall invites both gardeners and landscapes to slow down, to shift from growth to renewal. Yet, even in this season of decline, the principles of sustainability...
Fall Faith Formation Update
Fall Faith Formation Update: We have some great stuff happening for families at UU Asheville! A couple of notes for this Sunday, 10/19: 7th-8th OWL begins at 10:30 am in room 3. 6th-8th Soul Matters will begin meeting in room 7 (next to the playground door on...
Practicing Compassion
Having compassion for yourself means that you honor and accept your humanness. - Kristin Neff This month, our Soul Matters theme is cultivating compassion. We are invited to explore what it means to have compassion for ourselves and others, and how that compassion...
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