Round Robbin Dinners Are Back!!!
Enrollment Deadline - March 3, 2024
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Watch your email inbox this month for information about the rebirth of our popular Round Robin dinners.
RR dinners are potluck dinners usually held in homes with groups of six to eight people. Dinners will be scheduled in April, May, and June. The number of dinners depends on the number of people who sign up to be hosts. If you cannot host a dinner, you can still participate as a guest. Participants will dine with different people at each dinner, so it’s a great way to get to know lots of your fellow UU’s. (Dinners are for people at least 16 years old.)
Jeff Hutchins will be organizing this year’s dinners. You MUST send him an email no later than March 3 in order to participate. See the email announcement to learn more, or email Jeff at jeff@jeffhutchins.com.
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IN THE SANCTUARY
Sunday, February 18, 2024
Race & The Year of Jubilee
Rev. Michael J S Carter
Levticus 25:9-10: “On the day of atonement, you shall have the trumpet sounded throughout all of your land and you shall hallow the fiftieth year and you shall proclaim liberty throughout the land and all of its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee year for you; you shall return every one of you to your property and every one of you to your family.”
In First Testament times (sometimes referred to as the “Old Testament) around 1000 to 800 BCE, every seventh year was a Sabbath year of rest and rejuvenation. After 49 years, the 50th year was called a Jubilee year during which time liberty was restored to the slave so that equality was restored. Property was restored to its rightful owner. This exonerated their debt and remitted debt to the indebted and restored the economy to the land so that the earth could replenish itself. The Jubilee year allowed people to come together and to start over with a clean slate. A tabla rosa. Perhaps this idea can give us a fresh start on the issue of race in this country. Let's explore.
Music: Sue Stone, piano
Greeters: Constance Rosato & Andy Reed
Can't make it? Live stream our service, or watch anytime at https://www.youtube.com/@uucsvproductions/streams
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RE (Religious Education)
at UUCSV with Susan E. Hicks
This week in children’s RE we’ll continue our love theme with the animated short Paperman.
We're still accepting donations for Blessing Bags in the foyer. Thank you.
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Next week – February 25, 2024
Prayer
Rev. Michael J S Carter
This morning, I would like to talk a bit about prayer. I find that many UUs are so self-conscious that sometimes they even struggle to say the word. By now many of us know that there is scientific proof of the efficacy of prayer for our thoughts are things and forms of energy. Besides, all genuine spiritual traditions talk about the practice of prayer. Perhaps we can become aware of, and may even begin to work through our hesitancy to not only pray, but to even use the word.
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New Member Sunday
March 31, 2024
Easter Sunday
We are celebrating New Member Sunday! For those members who have joined us since July 1, 2023, and for those new members who for whatever reason did not get officially welcomed since you have joined, please join us for this service. This is also a reminder to bring flowers for the Easter Sunday Flower Communion. We look forward to seeing you there.
In Faith,
Rev. Michael J S Carter
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UU 101
Sunday, April 14, 2024
Rev. Michael J S Carter
Rev. Michael Carter will show the UU Historical Film, "A Heretical History" as part of our annual UU 101 class.The class will begin at 12:30 p.m. and last roughly 75 minutes (at the most.) The movie runs about 40 minutes and there will be a Q&A session afterwards.
The goal is to give you a brief but important history of our faith and how we came to this point in our UU historical lives. I look forward to seeing you there.
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Adult RE
Voting Rights discussion with democracy activist, Ron Katz, Thursday, February 22, 2024, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Hosted by the Social Action & RE Committees. Refreshments provided.
We're still accepting donations for Blessing Bags in the foyer. Thank you.
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Apologies from Deb Evenchik
I did not set up the equipment properly for the video streaming on Sunday, February 11,2024. Evan came to the rescue 18 minutes into the service, and from that time forward, there is sound. I am so sorry!
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NC PPC - National Poor People's Campaign Movement
Saturday, March 2, 2024
Join the NC PPC and the National Poor People's Campaign movement as we build momentum for the Mass Poor People's and Low Wage Worker's Moral March to State House Assemblies, a national action on Sat March 2nd, part of 40 weeks of action from February 5, 2024, leading to the November elections.
Rev. William Barber will be joining us in Asheville on Sunday February 18, 2024 at 5:00 pm at the First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak Street. We are calling on everyone in western NC who is concerned about the future of this country to join us. RSVP here.
Further event details can be found here.
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Community Sing Along with Melanie Demore
UUCA - 1 Edwin Place, Asheville
February 17th - 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Come to a community sing with the dynamic song leader Melanie DeMore. Bring a dish for a community potluck dinner to follow. Melanie DeMore will have everyone singing with joy, teaching all parts without the use of print music.
Tickets purchased in advance are $20, and will be $25 at the door. Find more info here.
https://uuasheville.org/melanie-demore-community-sing/
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Contact Information:
Church office: (828) 669-8050
Michael Donnan:
Office Manager Hours: Tuesday & Thursday
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Rev. Michael J S Carter:
(Monday - Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
Rev. Carter is available for pastoral care in the church office or virtually via Zoom or Skype. Please email Rev. Michael J S Carter to schedule an appointment.
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