RE (Religious Education)

at UUCSV with Susan E. Hicks

Susan is away this week. Guest leaders, Spence Foscue and Liz Bryan will host a fun end-of-the-year RE session about holiday traditions featuring

Olaf's Frozen Adventure.

There may be some special treats so please discuss food sensitivities with Liz & Spence.

Next week – January 7, 2024

Grieving What We Never Had

Julie Lehman

I plan to tell our family's story of raising a transgender child, who transitioned during high school in Asheville during the NC "bathroom wars." Then I plan to bring a message from our experience that applies to all of us.

Julie Lehman is Director of the Montreat Fund and Major Gifts at Montreat Conference Center. A graduate of Columbia Theological Seminary and Davidson College, she has served as a lay leader at several churches including PC Greensboro, Trinity PC Atlanta, FPC Asheville and now at Land of Sky UCC and FPC Spruce Pine, NC, where her husband, Michael Poulos, is pastor.  

While both Julie and Michael have always believed that loving and protecting the marginalized -humans, animals, and creation - is a biblical mandate, their experience of God has been stretched and deepened by becoming parents of a transgender child. Their story is a happy one which they like to share, especially now when misinformation is being used by politicians to divide us for political gain. 

Out of Office Reminder

Rev. Michael will be out of the office from December 25, 2023 through January 2, 2023.

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Community Singing Lessons with Melanie DeMore

Saturday, February 17, 2024

On Saturday, February 17, 2024, the Asheville UU will be hosting Melanie DeMore for a Community Singing session for all ages. Melanie is singer/composer/storyteller who loves to work with folks  to help build their confidence with singing. Our planning team is hoping to interest people outside our congregation to attend. The event will be 1.5 hours. We're still deciding on the time and a ticket price for adults (kids get in free), but we're thinking 3:30 - 5:00pm followed by a meal/reception. We're also looking for co-sponsors to help cover costs. Would you consider a contribution ($50-500)? We believe this will be a worthwhile event and an opportunity for us to learn some new songs. And, we are close enough that some of your congregants might want to join in. Please contact Rev. Claudia if you are interested in attending.

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Beyond Land Acknowledgement Conference Recording Now Available

Thanks to the generous volunteer efforts of David Reid and Evan Yanik, we now have an excellent video recording of the full Beyond Land Acknowledgement Conference proceedings. The recording has been edited to remove lunch and breaks, and includes a guide to when each presenter's segment begins. However, the recording does not capture the audio of our musical guests or the video of audience participation activities.

We have also created a listserv which will allow the new Alliance for Beyond Land Acknowledgement to share resources, events and opportunities for continuing to learn about issues related to Indigenous People and to build stronger relationships in our community.

Please contact Maggie O'Neill if you would like to be invited to join the Alliance listserv.  

oneill.maggie9@gmail.com 

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Habitat For Humanity - Faith House Today

THANK YOU to the many UUCSV volunteers who gave of their time and talents to help build this house for a deserving family.

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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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