December 14, 2023

There will be no morning service on Sunday, December 24, 2023.

There will be no morning service on Sunday, December 24, 2023. Christmas Eve Service will be held at 5:00 p.m.

Policy Update: Cancellation of Sunday Service Due to Inclement Weather

‘Tis the season again for possible snow and icy conditions in Black Mountain and the surrounding areas! Should it become necessary to cancel scheduled Sunday services due to inclement weather, an email

blast will go out to all Members and Friends of UUCSV by 8:00 a.m. on Sunday morning notifying us of the cancellation. Let’s hope that Mother Nature doesn’t preclude us from missing any Sunday mornings

together this Winter Season!

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This Sunday at UUCSV

IN THE SANCTUARY

Sunday, December 17, 2023

The First & The Second Half of Life

Rev. Michael J S Carter

It’s been said that everyone wants to live long but no one wants to get old. Carl Jung was once quoted as saying that, “The greatest and most important problems of life are fundamentally unsolvable. They can never be solved, only outgrown.”

Carl Jung also said that life has two halves. The first half is devoted to forming a healthy ego. The second half of life is going inward and letting go of it. In my experience, the first half of life is just about finding the starting line. It’s a warm up but not the entire journey. It’s the raft but not the shore.

We know about this journey from the voices who have been there. This morning I'd like to take some time to listen to those voices.

Music: UUCSV Choir, Linda Metzner, director; Sue Stone, piano

Greeters: Elizabeth Wallace & Carol Black

Can't make it? Live stream our service, or watch anytime at https://www.youtube.com/@uucsvproductions/streams

RE (Religious Education)

at UUCSV with Susan E. Hicks

This week in RE we’ll celebrate the Winter Solstice with story, music and craft.

Please speak to Susan if your child has any food allergies.

Next Week at UUCSV

Next week – December 24, 2023

Go Deeper

Rev. Michael J S Carter

Look Deeper… dig a bit deeper and look deeper again. The journey without distance is an inner journey. This is the message for our homily on this Christmas Eve Service. How do the Gospel stories of the birth of Jesus facilitate this journey? Good question. I’m not challenging the historicity of this story as I do believe it actually happened, I just have another interpretation on the event that works for me. And yet there is even another interpretation that I want to share with you this evening because I do feel that there is a universal message in this story, and a very powerful one, and so it makes no difference whether one is Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Humanist, Buddhist, an Atheist, or anything in between.

News from UUCSV Groups & Committees

Last Chance to Warm Up Some Cold Feet!

Social Action Committee Sock Drive

The Social Action Committee is sponsoring a sock drive. We are collecting new, warm and comfortable socks for homeless men and women. Please bring your donations to church on the next two Sundays, December 10th and/or the 17th.

Why socks?

They help keep feet warm and comfortable.
They help prevent blisters, cuts, infections.
Good socks are rarely found at Goodwill or other clothes closets.

These socks will go to the AHOPE Day Center in Asheville, part of Homeward

Bound. AHOPE’s goal is to help the homeless move toward some kind of

permanent housing. They provide showers, a mailing address, storage facilities

and phones. In addition, they provide some of the daily necessities for those who are in the process of stabilizing their living situation.

Living on the streets is hard on the feet! Please help.

Member & Community Activities

Christmas Eve Service UPDATE

There will be no beverage service or cookie reception offered after the Christmas Eve Service.

Contact

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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