We may have an exciting opportunity for you! We would like to extend an invitation to all in the congregation who have a talent they would like to share with the children over the summer. We are looking for people to sign up for a Sunday and teach something they are passionate about, something you […]
In February the children wrote to UU’s who are incarcerated, as well as refugee children, in an effort to send the message that all are welcome and remembered by UUFH. We felt like we were sending Valentines from the congregation. Family Ministry would like to extend a thank you to all of the parents who […]
The children raised $72 selling cider as their social action project. The money will be added to Guest at Your Table and will support immigrant families and children. We would like to thank all who participated and look forward to more intergenerational opportunities at the Fellowship. Please share: on Twitter on Facebook
Most Pagans celebrate the holidays listed below that make up the Wheel of the Year. Here are the names and meanings of our eight sabbats: Samhain (pronounced Sow-in), October 31: The Wheel of the Year is seen to begin at Samhain, which is also known as Hallowe’en or All Hallows Eve. This is the Celtic […]
Ron and I recently returned from a trip to Ohio. You may ask why we would choose the coldest week in 30 years to visit our families! In short, we were there to prepare a house we own to go on the market. And even though temps reached -10 degrees (that’s 10 degrees below 0), […]
Each month, we send an email newsletter called The Beacon. You can subscribe by contacting us. Many of the articles and events are included here on the website, or you can download the full PDF here. Please share: on Twitter on Facebook
Like all UU congregations, UUFH is a cooperative and shared community where everyone is an “owner.” We have about 180 members and a number of friends who share the responsibilities of meeting the needs of the church. We members and friends have complete autonomy to determine our own policies and bylaws, hire or ‘call’ the […]
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville is a place where we come together to investigate our dreams and build relationships in which we help each other work toward both our individual and common dreams. Holding this space requires financial support, and providing that financial support to a community we hold as important is one way we […]
One of the most important functions of the Committee on Ministries is to discuss the “sense of the congregation” that each person keeps track of. At each meeting members discuss any changes in the congregation, either proposed or actual. Members try to assess the scope of changes and analyze the ways in which staff and […]
I jotted down a few notes for this column on Christmas Day. It was a slow morning and I had time to reflect in the afterglow of Christmas Eve. The sanctuary had been packed and alive with the energy of the evening. There were members and visitors and guests. There were extended families. In the […]