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As a lay-led congregation since 1972, some of our services are created and presented by our members and friends.
Our bodies tell stories. They are archives of our journeys, our trials, our beliefs, and our joys. This Sunday, we reflect on a tradition as ancient as humanity—tattooing—not just as body art, but as a sacred text written on skin. National Tattoo Day is Thursday, July 17th.
This Sunday’s service is our annual congregational meeting which celebrates our 5th Principle: The Right of Conscience and the Use of the Democratic Process Within Our Congregations and in Society at Large. “In our religious lives, the democratic process requires trust in the development of each individual conscience—a belief that such development is possible for … Continue reading Annual Congregational Meeting
April is National Poetry Month. Join us for our 2nd annual poetry service.
Join us as we reprise our 2010 Care-A-Lot play for the 2025 pledge drive. A look back, a look forward — and some surprises including a very special guest.
Join us as we celebrate Black History Month with a service exploring the role of quilt codes. According to legend, a safe house along the Underground Railroad was often indicated by a quilt hanging from a clothesline or windowsill. These quilts were embedded with a kind of code, so that by reading the shapes and motifs sewn … Continue reading Quilt Codes of the Underground Railroad
In the spirit of Norman Cousin’s quote: “Memory is where the proof of life is stored” we’ll gather for our annual remembrance service. Please bring along a picture, cherished memento, or other important memories of someone or something near and dear to you.
As we recover from Hurricane Helene, we will gather together for our first Sunday potluck. We’ll also do our best to connect with our Zoomies at a table in Celebration Hall. Rev. Kate, who was scheduled to speak, lives north of Asheville. She is safe and we will reschedule.
Join us for our annual Water Communion. This uniquely Unitarian Universalist service is our homecoming for the beginning of a new Fellowship year. We’ll celebrate our region with the Cherokee creation stories that include the Water Beetle and the Water Spider. Please bring along water from near by or far away to share in our … Continue reading Waters of the Smoky Mountains
Join us for our annual Flower Celebration. Rev. Tim Kutzmark from the UU Church of Fresno, California will share the history of this unique Unitarian Universalist service. Rev. Norbert Čapek created this ceremony in 1923 in Prague as a way to bring the beauty of the natural world into the church. Since that time, we … Continue reading Flower Celebration
TBA Don West, Jr. delivered a Juneteenth and Father’s Day homily in 2022 as a guest speaker at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Laguna Beach, California (“UUFLB”) where he is also a member. The talk is organized around the jubilee of freedom that is Juneteenth and exploring the intersection of the Unitarian Universalists’ 1st Principle … Continue reading Juneteenth & Our 1st UU Principle
