I’m a “new gal on the playground.” New to UUFH, to Unitarianism, to Hendersonville, and even new to North Carolina, having moved to Laurel Park from Palm Beach County, Florida on April 1st. I love it here with the beautiful valleys and awesome mountains. Everyone is so friendly; especially the folks at UUFH. The services […]
It’s time to plan our annual July day trip to beautiful Cashiers and the ‘Mother of all Thrift Stores,’ Victoria’s Closet! To call this a thrift store is to call a gourmet restaurant fast food! It is three buildings of fabulous consignment women’s clothes, handbags, and shoes; well worth the 1-1/2 hour drive! We meet […]
It’s not polite to discuss religion or politics. Sounds reasonable, but it creates a dilemma. If polite people can’t discuss religion or politics, that means it gets discussed by impolite people. Watch cable news lately? Leaving these topics to corporate media and internet chat rooms produces a narrative centered on the differences in creed that […]
On Sunday, May 20, the UUFH hosted Angie Hunter of Habitat for Humanity, who spoke at Social Hour about the upcoming Thrivent Builds – Habitat’s home building project. UUFH is participating for a second year in this project to provide an affordable opportunity for home ownership to members of our community. If you would like […]
Last week I sent out a letter to officially announce that I would be retiring in June 2019, a little over a year from now. My feelings are mixed of course, but as I said in my letter, the time has come. And then setting June 2019 as the date “gives us time and a […]
A couple of weeks ago I attended the annual off-site training for my company. This year we learned about incorporating “agility” into our workplace. I’m sure not all of us are immersed in corporate trends, but it’s probably no surprise that businesses are reacting to the dynamic shifts in our technology by being more responsive […]
UUFH Pastoral Associates Back row: Robin Grainger, Jack Caldwell, Bill White, Neal Andreae,Rev. Jim McKinley. Front row: Barbara Eck, Reba Furches, Pat Caldwell The Pastoral Associates (PA) are a team of specially trained UUFH volunteers. They work in partnership with the Minister to offer a ‘ministry of presence’ to UUFH congregants who are facing illness, […]
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville purchased the property at 3410 Brevard Road in February 2006, with the idea that we would build a new church there if our congregation grew enough to support a capital campaign. In the meantime, we have rented the home over the past 12 years. The property is 5.44 acres […]
Outreach Collection for YOUTH HUNGER, Sunday, May 13 (Mother’s Day). Please help local youngsters who live with food insecurity in the home. The Youth Hunger collection is split between two local organizations: Feed the Kids Coalition and the Flat Rock Backpack Program. Many within UUFH volunteer by cooking and/or serving a meal or filling a […]
Sunday, May 20, 11:30am, Fellowship Hall In support of our participation in the 2018 Habitat for Humanity/Thrivent Interfaith Build project, we will be having an informational Q&A session with Habitat Development Director Angie Hunter in Fellowship Hall on Sunday,May 20, after the service. Construction volunteers are still welcome. For those unable to participate in the […]