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1 | Timestamp | Email Address | Your Preferred Name | Date of Service at which you will speak | Best Number at which to reach you | Texting Number, if different from above | Mailing Address (for compensation, etc.) | Sermon Title | Quote for front of Order of Service (if desired) | Description of Message | Personal/Biographical Information (for introduction) | Indicate your involvement with service elements [Opening Words] | Indicate your involvement with service elements [Reading] | Indicate your involvement with service elements [Closing Words/Benediction] | Indicate your involvement with service elements [Suggest 2 Hymns] | Your Full Name | Indicate your involvement with service elements [Chalice Lighting] | ||||||
2 | 2/19/2019 22:39:07 | rjones@uuma.org | Rev. Dr. Roger Jones | 3/24/2019 | 916-400-1417 | 4851 T St Sacramento CA 95819 | Money and Real Life | open | How we handle money can be a source of insight about our spiritual approach to life as we go through the stages of life. With stories about family life and overlooked inheritances, Roger Jones invites us to think about our personal relationships, our sense of self, our money, and those funny places where they overlap. | Rev. Dr. Roger Jones is senior minister of the UU Society of Sacramento, which he began serving as family minister in 2008. Earlier he served congregations in Sunnyvale, California, and in Minnesota and Indiana. Rev. Ilene preached for his congregation in January and he's happy to meet the UUs of Transylvania County! | I want to do this | I want to do this, Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | I want to do this | Roger Jones | Service Coordinator to do | |||||||
3 | 3/26/2019 9:36:11 | jeffjonesuu@aol.com | Jeff | 4/28/2019 | (828) 505-4683 | no texts please | 9A Greenbriar Ct. Asheville, NC 28805 | The Wisdom Jesus | As Unitarian Universalists, we know there are many interpretations of the life and death of Jesus. Drawing on the work of Cynthia Bourgeault, an Episcopal Priest who draws on Christian scripture and the Wisdom tradition, we will look at the non-dual Jesus, the Jesus who urged us to be fully present with others, the Jesus who urged us to be free of ego and to not keep score of rights and wrongs. This Jesus advocates for the transformation of human consciousness. | In June 2017, Rev. Jeff Jones left full-time parish ministry (nine years in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and seven years in Marietta, Georgia) to pursue Community Ministry in Compassionate Living, a cornerstone of which is Nonviolent (Compassionate) Communication developed by Marshall Rosenberg. He and his wife now live in Asheville, NC, and he is enjoying creating this new ministry as student, aspiring practitioner, and facilitator. | I want to do this | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | I want to do this | Jeffrey Gordon Jones | Service Coordinator to do | |||||||
4 | 4/22/2019 10:28:38 | dwhunter53@aol.com | Dave | 5/5/2019 | 828.884.6647 | 813.549.9449 | 39 Kassahola Ct | Walking the Spiritual Path with Thomas Merton | If the path before you is clear, you're probably on someone else's.” - Joseph Campbell | A half- century after his untimely death, Thomas Merton remains a spiritual guide for many people of many faiths travelling the spiritual path around the world. Merton left signs along the path for his fellow travelers, and we will examine a few of them together in the message entitled "Walking the Spiritual Path with Thomas Merton". | Dave Hunter is a Friend of UUTC, where he serves as one of four Facilitators for the Men’s Group and a member of the Shared Ministry Team. His past UUTC service includes membership on the Stewardship team and, for 3 years Dave served as Team Lead for Adult Religious Exploration. Dave currently serves as a member of the Board at The Center for Spiritual Wisdom. The Center promotes vibrant spiritual life in Western North Carolina to connect self with the greater community. He is also a member of the International Thomas Merton Society, and a portrait of Merton painted by Dave's daughter Adrienne Hunter Suskey is the cover art for the Spring 2019 "Merton Seasonal", the scholarly journal of the Society. Dave is father to three and grandfather to eight, and lives with his wife Donna in Connestee Falls where Dave serves as President of the Board of Directors. | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | I want to do this | Service Coordinator to do | David Hunter | Service Coordinator to do | ||||||
5 | 4/26/2019 22:30:03 | bergerarise@outlook.com | Julie Berger | 6/2/2019 | 772-233-7744 | Same | 52 Wild Cherry Ct. #1032 | Embracing Metamorphosis in Recovery | Embracing Metamorphosis in Recovery (Learning to Fly with Imperfect Wings) | Rev. Berger shares her personal journey from active alcoholism into recovery despite her skepticism about turning her life over to a God she associated with conservative organized religion. Using the analogy of a caterpillar's metamorphosis into a butterfly, she describes the necessity of pain and suffering in her journey as a precursor to spiritual awakening and growth. Unitarian Universalism helped her develop a "Higher Power of her own understanding" and provided her with valuable additional support to her 12 step program. | After getting sober in 1988, Julie Berger went back to graduate school to complete her Masters in Psychology and pursue her certification in Addictions Counseling. After working as a therapist in 3 residential treatment facilities, she opened an Out-Patient treatment center in Orlando, Florida. As the Clinical Director of Arise Counseling Associates for 15 years, Julie expanded her practice to work with Medical Professionals, Veterans, Teachers and State and Federal Probation clients with Drug and Alcohol related convictions. Thirteen years ago Julie and her husband David moved to Sapphire, North Carolina. They now own both Mountain Mist Gallery, selling original artwork, and Arise Recovery Consultants where Julie continues to provide counseling services to the Cashiers-Highlands area. She was ordained in 2004 in Orlando to serve as a Pastor of Arise Ministries, providing weekly non-denominational services to recovering men and women on probation who, due to their convictions, were not allowed to attend church services where minor children were present. This program helped to reduce the rate of recidivism in the middle district of Florida to the lowest in the state. Julie and David joined UUTC last year and are thrilled to be a part of this growing spiritual community. | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | I want to select but not read | I want to do this | Julie A. Berger | Service Coordinator to do | ||||||
6 | 4/30/2019 8:27:01 | cflake@comporium.net | Carol | 5/12/2019 | 828-553-4910 | 2976 connestee trail | Mixing metaphors | None | Submitted by email today | Carol has been a member of UUTC for 18 years and has served in many roles. The one she is most pleased about is developing, promoting and supporting our small group ministries. She is Distinguished Professor Emerita from the University of South Carolina, Columbia, where she taught developmental psychology and women’s studies. She has spent the years since her retirement in attempting to shed her professorial persona. | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | I want to do this | I want to do this | Carol Louise flake | Service Coordinator to do | |||||||
7 | 5/21/2019 14:17:21 | james@jonandjames.com | James | 6/16/2019 | 5083536956 | 2221 59 St S. | Becoming Ourselves | What is it that keeps us from enjoying the freedom of be.ing our best selves? | One man's journey from the Southern Baptist Church to self-realization and happpiness. | James Mack was born in Memphis, Tennessee and raised Southern Baptist. In high school, he was president of the Bible Club. He went to a Southern Baptist University to become a preacher, but when he came out in his early 20’s he moved to New York City and began a career in men's fashion. Several years later, he moved to Cape Cod, opened a bed and breakfast, and discovered Unitarian Universalism. He met his future husband Jon Arterton in the UU choir there, and the two have been singing together ever since. For a decade he served as a chaplain with the UU Meeting House of Provincetown, performing weddings and commitment ceremonies. He and his husband now divide their time between St. Petersburg, Florida, and Brevard. | I want to do this | I want to do this | I want to do this | I want to do this | James Mack | Service Coordinator to do | |||||||
8 | 5/25/2019 16:16:29 | 19195062@bellsouth.net | Phillip | 6/9/2019 | 404-313-2037 | 2377 Connestee Trail. Brevard 28712 | So You Want to Change The World! | Our prime purpose in this life is to help others and if you can't help them at least don't hurt them! Dalai Lama | Words that heal....Words that hurt! | Phillip is a retired United Methodist Minister who gratefully served Saint Mark UMC in Atlanta for 23 years as Minister of Outreach and Pastoral Care. He also was a Chaplain at Emory University Hospital in Oncology, Pediduatrics and HIV/AIDS. He and his husband Rick and their rescue Schnauzer (named Eleanor after Eleanor Roosevelt) one of their heros in life! | Service Coordinator to do | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | Service Coordinator to do | Phillip Thomason | Service Coordinator to do | |||||||
9 | 6/11/2019 15:23:02 | carterdt@mailbox.sc.edu | Herr Doktor Professor--but Dan will do | 6/30/2019 | 577-0251 | I'll just pick up the love offering after the service. | Moral Politics in an Immoral World: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War | Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. . . But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. Robert Ingersoll | A strict code of morality seems incompatible with a democratic society since governance inevitably requires compromise. The conflict between morality and political expediency is never more starkly seen than during times of war when political leaders—given enormous power—can easily conclude that the ends justify any means in order to achieve victory over a hated and malignant enemy. More than any other President, Abraham Lincoln resisted this path as he searched for a moral foundation for his actions, a foundation that he variously described as “the Divine,” “Providence,” “the Creator,” God, or “God of the Universe.” His effort to balance what one theologian has called a “prophetic sense of ethical mission with a tragic sense of the uncertainties of political choices” is as relevant today as it was 160 years ago. | A native of South Carolina, Dan Carter attended the University of South Carolina and received graduate degrees in history from the University of Wisconsin and the University of North Carolina. From 1967 until his retirement in 2009, he taught at the University of Maryland, Emory University and the University of South Carolina with visiting appointments at the University of Wisconsin, London’s Westminster University, the University of Genoa in Italy, England’s Cambridge University and the University of Richmond. The author and editor of seven books on American history, he has worked with more than a dozen documentary film-makers beginning in the early 1980s. He and his wife, Jane, became summer residents of Brevard, North Carolina in 1991 and full-time residents in 2007. They have attended UUTC for more than fifteen years. | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | Dan Carter | Service Coordinator to do | |||||||
10 | 6/12/2019 14:50:46 | emily@havenoftc.org | Emily | 6/23/2019 | 828-384-9018 | P.O. Box 25 | Homeless, A Look Inside | Have you ever noticed that the only metaphor we have in our public discourse for solving problems is to declare war on it? We have the war on crime, the war on cancer, the war on drugs. But did you ever notice that we have no war on homelessness? | Homeless is a topic that you may or may not be familiar with. It can happen to anyone, at any point in their life. Take a look inside and hear personal stories of the topic that most do not want to admit is closer to you than you think. | Emily projects the calm assurance of someone who has dealt with greater adversity than today is likely to bring. She speaks reflectively about the path that brought her through a period of darkness that included homelessness to a successful career, an invitation to join The Haven Board, and now a calling to serve on its staff. | I want to do this | Service Coordinator to do | Service Coordinator to do | Service Coordinator to do | Emily Theresa Lowery | Service Coordinator to do | |||||||
11 | 6/25/2019 15:40:14 | jon@jonandjames.com | Jon | 6/30/2019 | 508-487-0477 | 340 Bass Lake Drive Pisgah Forest 68768 | Music to My Ears | “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” ― Plato | There is not a single person in the universe who doesn't love some form of music. That's why it's called the universal language. When we listen to music we frequently become aware that we've somehow become connected to our souls. When we participate in creating it we become more and more convinced that something miraculous and magical is happening. As Thomas Carlyle put it: “Music is well said to be the speech of angels.” | I've been singing more or less professionally since I was eight years old. I majored in music at Chapel Hill before going to New England Conservatory in Boston for my Master's Degree. I got the theater bug and moved to NYC where I was in a Broadway show (that closed the first night!). I formed a proudly a cappella group called The Flirtations which performed for a decade around the world in various places including Carnegie Hall, at the LGBTQ March on Washington, the Gay Games at Yankee Stadium and in the film Philadelphia. I led the music program at Provincetown's UU Meeting House on Cape Cod for 15 years before moving to St. Petersburg in 2016. A few years ago my husband James and I released a CD of our favorite songs called "Legally Married and the Sky Didn't Fall." I now conduct the choir at St. Pete's UU Church and my 150-voice community chorus, The One City Chorus, that sings songs of social justice, civil rights and equality. | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | I want to do this | Service Coordinator to do | Jon Arterton | Service Coordinator to do | |||||||
12 | 6/26/2019 14:41:39 | minister@fpc-stow-acton.org | Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Landrum for printed materials, but Cindy in person | 7/14/2019 | 517-879-9565 | 517-879-9565 | 353 Great Road, Stow, MA 01775 | That Thing with Feathers | Drawing on the work of Cornel West, as well as the book "After the Good News" by Nancy McDonald Ladd, this sermon will explore hope, optimism, and our progressive faith. | The Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Landrum is a life-long UU. She has been in ministry for 18 years and has served Unitarian Universalist congregations in Texas, Michigan, and Massachusetts. Cindy now serves as minister of the First Parish Church of Stow and Acton, where Rev. Ilene did her internship (during Cindy's predecessor's tenure). Cindy is known for her blogging, Zentangle coloring books and jewelry, and her work with UU ministers in creating online community. | I want to do this | I want to do this | I want to do this | I want to do this | Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Landrum | Service Coordinator to do, I want to select but not read | |||||||
13 | 7/1/2019 8:19:51 | brigidfox@gmail.com | Brigid | 7/21/2019 | 8285532365 | 136 Sorrel Tree Lane | Discoveries Along the Pilgrim's Path | Life is a pilgrimage. The wise do not rest by the roadside inns. - Swami Sivananda | What is your path telling you? What signs are there for you to see, know, and understand? As Brigid relays her journey along her own life path, road, highway, she shares how she has come to understand the messages of the Universe. Her life pilgrimage has given her many opportunities to incorporate her unique experiences into messages of warning and wonder. Through her telling, you may find an opportunity to reflect on messages you have found or overlooked along your personal life path. | Brigid is life long learner. Born into a Roman Catholic family in Texas, she has found herself most comfortable as a Unitarian Universalist in Brevard, North Carolina. Along the way, Brigid has been a summer camp counselor at Gwynn Valley, time traveling program staff at Earthshine Mountain Lodge, a wilderness therapy counselor for young women in South Carolina, an assistant camp director at Green River Preserve, and a teacher of young children, currently loving her place at Mountain Sun Community School. She has 2 beautiful children, now 17 and 19, who have been accidentally instrumental in helping Brigid find her true self. | Service Coordinator to do | I want to select but not read | I want to do this | I want to do this | Brigid Fox | Service Coordinator to do | |||||||
14 | 7/1/2019 12:46:59 | alice.k.wellborn@gmail.com | Alice | 7/28/2019 | 828-553-6256 | Texting is best! Text to above number. | 21 Whispering Spring Dr., PF | Say Yes to Life | Show up. Pay attention. Speak your truth.Don"t be attached to the outcome. | Saying yes is part of our pilgrimage through life - a pilgrimage that includes both joy and pain and that cannot be successful without the love and support of others. There are many people in this world who cannot say yes because life has denied them the necessary skills and circumstances - people to whom the world says no. We are called as members of a community to provide a circle of love and support to those who struggle. | Alice moved to Transylvania County in 1978, when she was 26 years old, to become a school psychologist in Transylvania County Schools. Forty-one years later, Alice has been married and divorced, raised a family, volunteered in the community, and spent many happy years working with and for children and families. She is currently a member of the local School Board, an adjunct professor at Brevard College, an active community volunteer, and a grandmother. Alice has been called a "hippie do-gooder", and takes that as a compliment. | I want to select but not read | I want to select but not read | I want to select but not read | I want to do this | Alice Wellborn | Service Coordinator to do | ||||||
15 | 7/22/2019 14:34:27 | bocamick@yahoo.com | Michael | 8/4/2019 | 561-400-7091 | 1809 Ugugu Drive, Brevard, NC 28712 | The Latchkey Child | "We are all lit up from within as if from a sacred source" – Lama Surya Das | Michael Solomon will be sharing the story of a latchkey child, a boy who was home alone more than the typical latchkey kid because he was sickly. Loneliness, fear, and hope were constants in this boy’s childhood. A strong spiritual connection and revered leaders of two faith-based organizations helped this boy build his self-esteem and optimism for the future. As Unitarian Universalists, investing in our children’s exploration of religion and spirituality is an important aspect of the ministry. Reflecting on this true story of a latchkey child and the role of spiritual support and growth in overcoming his challenges reinforces the importance of all of us nurturing the curiosity of our youth with what’s beyond the physical world. | Michael Solomon lives in Connestee Falls, which he made his principal residence in 2016 after vacationing here every summer for 20 years while living with his family in Boca Raton, Florida. He has been a member of UUTC since the spring of 2017. He has two daughters who have attended services here during visits – Dara and Jessica, and a grandson, Carter. His eighty-something mother and sister both live in South Florida. Michael has been a health care executive, educator, and researcher for more than 39 years. He holds an MBA in health administration and earned his PhD in health services research. Today, you’re going to hear the story of a boy whose spiritual connection and gifts of abundance helped him to overcome major challenges. | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | I want to do this | I want to do this | Michael Richard Solomon | Service Coordinator to do | |||||||
16 | 7/29/2019 10:52:36 | dick1504@gmail.com | Dick | 8/11/2019 | 828-862-6447 | 828-384-2345 | N/A | Is There Any Hope for Peace? | If a single person achieves the highest kind of love, it will be sufficient to neutralize the hate of millions. MOHANDAS K. GANDHI | Last month Dick participated in the sixth Global Baptist Peace Conference, which took place in Cali, Colombia. Over 350 people from 30 countries participated. While much remains to be done, Colombia has made major strides toward reconciliation. At one session a Senator representing the rebel faction FARC, and a woman whose husband was killed by the FARC, sat next to each other and shared their stories. Pockets of peace-making efforts are happening on every continent. Dick will share reflections from his experience in Cali. | The Rev. Dick Tucker, is a retired American Baptist pastor, now a member of the Alliance of Baptists. He has served as pastor of four American Baptist Churches, as a nursing home chaplain, and as a hospice chaplain. He is a member of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Brevard where he serves as a Pastoral Associate and is active in one of the church’s Centering Prayer groups. He finds fulfillment in assisting with pastoral care at St. Philips, coordinating the St. Philip’s Prison Ministry Team, and volunteering at The Haven shelter overnight once a month. Dick has been an active Friend of UUTC since he and his wife, Carol Moore, moved to Brevard 8 years ago. | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | I want to do this | I want to do this | Dick Tucker | Service Coordinator to do | ||||||
17 | 8/12/2019 16:02:49 | iscarhey@gmail.com | Carter | 8/25/2019 | 828-553-2822 | same | PO Box 449, Cedar Mountain NC 28718 | Our better angels find their voice | Of what had I ever been afraid? I began to recognize a source of power within myself that comes from the knowledge that while it is most desirable not to be afraid, learning to put fear in perspective gave me great strength. I was going to die, if not sooner then later, whether or not I had ever spoken myself. My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you. -- Audre Lorde (1984) | This message will be in some sense "part two" of the talk on Lincoln and the Civil War that Dan Carter will present at UUTC the week before. I'll be wrestling with who and what our "better angels" are (from Lincoln's First Inaugural) and how on earth we can imagine practicing "malice toward none and charity for all" (from Lincoln's Second Inaugural). With a little help from Lincoln, Dan Carter, the late great womanist poet and essayist Audre Lorde, the late esteemed novelist Toni Morrison, and Jesus of Nazareth, I'll be thinking about how we might free our better angels to help liberate us both as persons and as a society. | Retired professor of theology at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge MA, an Episcopal priest, and author of a number of books and essays mainly in the realm of Christian feminist liberation theology, I retired full time to the Brevard area in 2005, where I helped found Free Rein Center for Therapeutic Riding and currently serve as VP and Religious Affairs Chair of our local NAACP. I recently joined UUTC. | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | I want to do this | Service Coordinator to do | Carter Heyward | Service Coordinator to do | ||||||
18 | 8/19/2019 19:31:33 | econwaywilliams7@gmail.com | Elizabeth Williams, Ph.D. | 9/22/2019 | 865-201-1767 | 275 Joree Lane, Brevard NC 28712 | Living with Acceptance, Attention, and Purpose: Insights from ACT | You cannot stop the waves, but you can learn to surf. Jon Kabat-Zinn | What is the difference between pain and suffering? What does it mean to live well, in spite of the inevitability of life’s pain? What is real happiness, and how can we best pursue it? How can we create a vital and meaningful life? We will explore these and other questions through the lens of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, an evidence-based therapeutic approach that draws on the wisdom of both ancient religious traditions and cutting-edge cognitive science. | Dr. Elizabeth Williams is a licensed psychologist practicing in Hendersonville, NC. She received her Ph.D. from East Tennessee State University. She and her 6 year old son Clint and 2 year old daughter Eleanor have been calling UUTC home for one year. She is looking forward to serving on the Settled Minister Search Committee. In addition to chasing her children around, Elizabeth enjoys writing, reading, running, and backpacking. | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | I want to do this | Service Coordinator to do | Elizabeth Williams, Ph.D. | Service Coordinator to do | |||||||
19 | 10/8/2019 10:43:50 | mb7260@citcom.net | Mark | 10/20/2019 | 828384 2035 | 10 Woodlawn Ave. Brevard, NC 28712 | Exploring the Origins of Project Empathy in Transylvania County | During the development of the national and state award winning 2025 Transylvania County Comprehensive Plan, Mark created "Project Empathy" with the encouragement and support of many individuals and community groups concerned with equity and the lack of diverse and civil dialogue on important topics. This effort was recognized in 2019 by NC State University as a model to encourage greater community dialogue and engagement. Mark will explore the concept of empathy and the creation of Project Empathy. | Mark Burrows was hired as the first Planning Director for Transylvania County, NC in 1990 and led the County's efforts related to planning, economic and community development for nearly 30 years. Mark understands the unique challenges that small rural communities and non-profits face and has created award winning programs related to economic development and planning. He successfully helped the County attract manufacturers such as Gaia Herbs, New Sigma Excelsior, PharmAgra, Carmichael Training, Oskar Blues and Brevard Brewing. During his tenure with the County he was also responsible for assisting efforts related to affordable and workforce housing, transportation planning and grant writing. | Service Coordinator to do | I want to select but not read | I want to do this | Service Coordinator to do | Mark R. Burrows | Service Coordinator to do | ||||||||
20 | 11/26/2019 17:29:37 | la@divinginward.com | Luanne | 12/29/2019 | 3056638888 | 313 Knob Road | Finding Contentment in 2020! | “He who is contented is rich.” Lao Tzu | TBD | Luanne Allgood is a non-denominational minister. She has been featured on the NBC Nightly National News “Making A Difference” segment, in USA Today, and has received a Leave a Legacy award for her dedicated and creative work with the homeless and other disenfranchised people. She is known for inspiring and motivating others to live happier and more productive lives. She is a certified teacher of Paul Ferrini’s work. She is currently involved in a special two year study with Mark Nepo. She has participated in spiritual retreats at Findhorn and with: Paul Ferrini, Adyashanti, Pema Chödrön, Jack Kornfield and Mark Nepo. For the past year, she has been the team leader for our ARE Team. Luanne will be offering a new class at UUTC beginning January 23, 2020 based on Mark Nepo's book: The One Life We're Given. The sign-up sheet is in the lobby. | Service Coordinator to do | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | Service Coordinator to do | Luanne Allgood | I want to do this | |||||||
21 | 1/9/2020 15:41:25 | 155vcowie@gmail.com | Vanessa | 2/2/2020 | 6789361777 | 467 Aberdeen Lane, Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 | "Without Presents": The Spiritual Gifts of Louisa May Alcott | “I never seem to have many presents, as some do, though I give a good many. That is best, perhaps, and makes a gift very precious when it does come.” ~Louisa May Alcott | Louisa May Alcott lived from 1832 to 1888 and was a novelist, poet, abolitionist and feminist. One of our forebears, she was a Unitarian Transcendentalist, part of a vibrant group of American intellectuals living in and around Concord, Massachusetts in the mid-1800s. Through her published works, she has shaped the spiritual and ethical values of American women up to the present day. Her semi-autobiographical novel Little Women, adapted for film most recently by director Greta Gerwig in a movie released in December 2019, continues to influence both literary and popular culture. | Librarian, storyteller, and actor, Vanessa Cowie chose to become Unitarian Universalist 27 years ago as a charter member of Georgia Mountains UU Church in Dahlonega, Georgia. She joined UUTC last year. She will deliver the sermon in the character of Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women and other beloved children's books. Vanessa has researched and interpreted historical figures such as Olympia Brown, Maria Mitchell, and Margaret Fuller. As Juliette Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts of the USA, Vanessa performed before more than 1,500 girls and young women across north Georgia. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouting in 2012, she appeared as Juliette Low at the Georgia State Capitol. She lives in Pisgah Forest with her husband, Ian, and several thousand books. | I want to select but not read | I want to do this | I want to do this | I want to do this | Vanessa C. Cowie | Service Coordinator to do | |||||||
22 | 2/11/2020 19:02:22 | tlawsdoc107@gmail.com | Tommy | 3/8/2020 | 828 577 2340 | 122 Outland Ave Brevard, NC 28712 | Building Bridges | N/A | Need to provide support and connection for those coming out of jail and prison | Check spread sheet for info | Service Coordinator to do | Service Coordinator to do | Service Coordinator to do | Service Coordinator to do | Thomas M.Laws | Service Coordinator to do | |||||||
23 | 4/27/2020 19:27:04 | bergerarise@outlook.com | Same | 5/24/2020 | 772-233-7744 | same | NA | Honoring The Warrior's Sacrifice | "When the Needs of the Many Outweigh the Needs of the Few...or the One" | 1LT Julie Berger will explore the lessons she learned while training to become an Army Officer over 40 years ago, and how those lessons combined with her spiritual values today have guided her throughout her life. Honoring our military soldiers who have made the ultimate sacrifice to serve our country is more personal than ever during these challenging times as our first responders are also facing what is equivalent to a life and death battle for our survival. We all need to question ourselves, "What are we willing to sacrifice for the greater good of humanity?" | Rev. Julie Berger is married to David Berger and lives in Sapphire, NC. She has a private counseling practice in Cashiers, NC and also co-owns Mountain Mist Gallery with David where they sell original artwork. Julie has 3 grown daughters and 3 grandchildren. She has been an active member In a 12-Step Program for over 35 years as well as being a singer-songwriter and choir member of several Unitarian and Unity churches in Florida and North Carolina. She has written 2 books and produced 2 CDs and continues to write original poetry and songs for fun. She has been with UUTC for 2 1/2 years and currently serves on our Worship Team. | I want to do this | I want to do this | I want to do this | I want to do this | Rev. Julie Anne Berger | I want to do this | ||||||
24 | 6/14/2020 11:04:53 | bergerarise@outlook.com | Rev. Julie Berger | 7/5/2020 | 772-233-7744 | same | NA | Honoring Our Warriors | "No greater glory, No triumph so dear as that we accomplish when we persevere!" | Today my sermon will be about the rules I learned while in the Army and how I see those rules today viewed through the lens of my spiritual values. I want to honor all our warriors in and out of the military, who put their lives at risk to save others and bring about positive change in our country. | Julie Berger lives in Sapphire, NC with her husband David. They have 3 daughters and 3 grandchildren. They have been members of UUTC for over 3 years. Together they own a fine art gallery in Cashiers which features their original oil paintings and Julies handcrafted gemstone jewelry. Julie works as a Pastoral Counselor and Addictions Counselor in her private practice in Cashiers. She has been in recovery from alcoholism for over 35 years and is an active member of a 12 step recovery program. Prior to becoming a therapist, Julie served as an officer in the Army and was stationed in Ft. Campbell, KY where she first discovered the beauty of the Smokies and the Blue Ridge Mountains. After 25 years living in Florida, Julie and David chose to make Western North Carolina their forever home. | Service Coordinator to do | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | I want to do this | Rev. Julie A. Berger | Service Coordinator to do | ||||||
25 | 7/2/2020 11:10:27 | georgejacobs@davcp.com | George | 7/19/2020 | 704-804-2656 | 706 Northeast Drive, Suite 5, Davidson, NC 28036 | “Twelve Very long, All Too Brief Years . . .” | We feel this mission stands as a symbol of the insatiable curiosity to explore the unknown. Buzz Aldrin . | Perspective, your view from where you are right now. As we grow older, hopefully our way of seeing things becomes wiser, kinder. Perspective makes all the difference in how we view and savor life. From these places . . . . we can have an insatiable curiosity to explore the unknown. | Please choose from the following as may be helpful: George W. Jacobs B.A., Centre College of Kentucky M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary. Ph.D. (ABD), University of South Carolina Ordained Presbyterian minister, PC(USA) Co-Founder and Director, Davidson Clergy Center President, Davidson Centre for the Professions Adjunct Professor, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Co-Founder, Hurricane Hugo Habitat for Humanity Project Co-Author, Solving Psychiatric Puzzles with Sagar Sethi, MD, Ph.D. Recipient, Presbyterian Women's Lifetime Achievement Award Gubernatorial appointee to the South Carolina Task force for Homelessness He served in the parish ministry for 15 years focusing on community development. His academic interests include the intersection of literature and spirituality. George and his wife, Gordon, have a grown son who is a forester in Virginia. | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this, Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | I want to do this | George W. Jacobs | Service Coordinator to do | |||||||
26 | 7/2/2020 15:48:00 | alice.k.wellborn@gmail.com | Alice Wellborn | 7/12/2020 | 8285536256 | 21 Whispering Spring Dr., PF | The Promise of the Statue of Liberty | In a time when monuments and statues are in the news, the Statue of Liberty holds up her torch and reminds us of the best of American values. There are people, places, and institutions in every community that also hold up a torch and let the light shine. How can we use "this little light of mine" to be statues of liberty in our community? | I moved to Transylvania County in 1978, raised three sons, and served children and families for 35 years as a school psychologist in Transylvania County Schools. I retired in 2013, was elected to the school board in 2016, and am currently running for reelection. During my 42 years in Transylvania County, I've volunteered for many organizations and served on many community boards. Current commitments include Friends of the Library, NAACP, the Early Education Workgroup of GET SET, the new Community Relations Board, the local Democratic Party, and of course UUTC. I also teach an Educational Psychology class every year at Brevard College. My youngest son's in-laws affectionately call me a "hippie do-gooder", and that's exactly what I am! | I want to select but not read | I want to do this | I want to do this | I want to do this | Alice Wellborn | Service Coordinator to do | ||||||||
27 | 11/6/2020 9:19:15 | iscarhey@gmail.com | Carter | 11/29/2020 | 8285532822 | POBox 449 Cedar Mountain, NC | "Revolutionary Patience" | Social Justice and Personal healing | A native of NC who spent my childhood in Hendersonville, I was on the faculty of the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge MA for 30 years before retiring here about 20 years ago I was a founder of Free Rein Center for Therapeutic riding in Brevard and currently am active in our local NAACP. I describe myself as a "universalist Christian" and I continue to write and speak at the intersections of social transformation and spiritual empowerment. | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | I want to do this | Service Coordinator to do | Isabel Carter Heyward | Service Coordinator to do | ||||||||
28 | 6/17/2021 11:03:43 | E6butterfly@gmail.com | Ernie | 4/11/0021 | 828-5537418 | 134 Grove St | Burying the Bible; My Journey Into UU | "To follow Jesus means to live your own life as truly as he lived his". Carl Jung | We all have a story to share of how we found our way into Unitarian Universalism (even those who were born UU's). One of the many things I discovered when I became a Unitarian Universalism was that every person's story matters and we are all here to help each other tell our story. But what I furthered discovered to my sheer delight was the diversity in our stories and how Unitarian Universalist are open and accepting of this diversity. Many and varied paths there are that have lead us on our way to UU. I will share mine in hope that it will inspire others to share theirs. | Can be found on UUTC Web page. | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | I want to do this | Service Coordinator to do | Ernest L Mills | Service Coordinator to do | |||||||
29 | 8/10/2021 16:20:29 | 19195062@bellsouth.net | Philip | 8/22/2022 | 404-313-2037 | Same as above | 2377 Connestee Trail | Compassion and Rest for us all! | This is a time in our lives where the need for compassion and rest is so important but how do we get there? | I’m a graduate of Emory University with an undergraduate degree in Education, a Masters in Divinity and PhD. I served as a Clinical Chaplain in Adult and Pediatric Oncology along with being the Spiritual Director of the Adult and Pediatric Hospice programs located at Emory University Hospital. I’m married to Rick and we have a wonderful Schnauzer whose name is Eleanor named after Eleanor Roosevelt. | Service Coordinator to do | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | Service Coordinator to do | Phillip Thomason | Service Coordinator to do | |||||||
30 | 12/14/2021 9:55:04 | director@centersw.org | Rob | 1/9/2022 | (828) 577-8168 | 189 Deerwoode Lane, Brevard | COVID19: Our Best Wisdom Teacher? | "What if we started thinking of the coronavirus pandemic as a source of profound (but also painful and deadly) wisdom? What if the very thing that has caused the most disruption and suffering in our world turned out to be a catalyst for positive transformation, and seeing the planet and each other in a new way? The very concept might sound outrageous to you, but I am here to tell you I believe it." Rob Field | What I and others are learning from this coronavirus pandemic about living and dying, and being human in the 21st century. | ROB FIELD is Director of Center for Spiritual Wisdom, a non-profit organization that teaches spiritual practices. As an ordained Episcopal minister, he served congregations for 22 years in North Carolina, most recently as senior minister at St. Philip’s in Brevard for 18 years. Rob came to the ministry from a career in journalism. He founded Center for Spiritual Wisdom in 2016, and teaches World Religions at Brevard College. Rob is married to Jayne Gloster and they have two grown children and (so they're not entirely empty nesters) two beloved dogs. | Service Coordinator to do | I want to select but not read | I want to do this | I want to do this | Robert Field | Service Coordinator to do | |||||||
31 | 12/24/2021 14:31:53 | nealjones60@gmail.com | Neal | 1/23/2022 | 803-260-6483 | Same | 99 Ascension Drive, Apt. D 120, Asheville, NC 28806 | Ten Tips for Being Miserable | No quote necessary | It takes intention, effort, and practice to be miserable. I'll give you some proven strategies for perfecting this skill. | Rev. Dr. Neal R. Jones is a psychologist at the Pisgah Institute in Asheville. Born and raised in North Carolina, he earned his B.A. from Wake Forest University, his M.Div. from Southeastern Seminary, and his Psy.D. from Baylor University. He has served as the minister of five congregations in North and South Carolina, Texas, and Pennsylvania, most recently at Main Line Unitarian Church near Philly and at the UU Congregation of Columbia, South Carolina. He also serves as the chair of the national Board of Trustees of Americans United for Separation of Church & State. Rev. Dr. Jones teaches and practices a spirituality of personal wholeness, relational respect, and social justice. | I want to do this | I want to do this | I want to do this | I want to do this | Rev. Dr. Neal Robert Jones | Service Coordinator to do | ||||||
32 | 2/28/2022 13:31:48 | cbranum-martin@uuma.org | Christina | 3/6/2022 | 713-492-8374 | 16 Fairpark Lane, Decatur, GA 30030 | Choose to Bless the World | We all must answer this question: What will we you do with your gifts? Choose to bless the world. | Rev. Christina Branum-Martin is currently the Interim Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Clemson. She gained insight for parish ministry from her prior work in non-profit management, hospital chaplaincy, and as a Director of Religious Education. She is an alum of the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. Christina is a 7th generation Unitarian and was raised a UU in Houston, Texas. She and her husband live in Decatur, Georgia. They have two daughters, one who is in college and one who is in elementary school. At home, she finds joy in gardening, cooking, singing loudly in the car and creating art from recycled and found objects. | I want to do this | I want to do this | I want to do this | I want to do this | Christina Branum-Martin | I want to do this | ||||||||
33 | 4/20/2022 19:52:54 | juditholong551@gmail.com | Judy | 5/1/2022 | 828.545.1804 | 828.545.1804 | 551 Averys Creek Road, Arden, NC 28704 | Practicing Wholeness | 551 Averys Creek Road, Arden, NC 28704 | For many of us, the quest of our lives is to feel a sense of wholeness in our being. And yet it often feels that 21st Century life with its compartmentalized reality conspires against our desired sense of wholeness. I am delighted to join you as your guest this morning to offer my thoughts and experiences--both as a UU minister and as the director of an innovative health organization--about how we might practice wholeness in our lives. | Rev. Judith Long has served as the Executive Director of The Free Clinics (Henderson and Polk Counties in the mountains of western North Carolina) for almost 17 years. During her tenure, The Free Clinics (TFC) has experienced ten-fold growth in staff, programs, budget, and most importantly patients served. TFC also built a new facility, launched an endowment, expanded to serve our neighboring county, and also served as fiscal agent for the local health coalition and for the community collaborative addressing substance use disorder until February 2022. Judy has a Masters of Nonprofit Administration from the University of San Francisco and over 30 years experience in nonprofit organizations in Atlanta, San Francisco/Oakland, Boston, and Brooklyn/Manhattan. Her work has focused on housing and homelessness; anti-racism/anti-oppression; community/neighborhood organizing; and empowering adult, teen, and child survivors of interpersonal violence. She has served on several boards, including six years on the NC Association of Free Clinics (two as president). An ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, Judy earned her Masters of Divinity from Harvard and has served as a hospital chaplain and parish minister. She is the Affiliate Community Minister of the UU Fellowship of Hendersonville where she created the interfaith DREAM Scholarship project that bridges the gap between in-and-out-of-state tuition at public institutions for undocumented local Henderson County youth. She earned her BA from Smith College in Northampton, MA. She is the proud mother of a talented sixteen-year-old daughter, Kevyn Mary. | I want to select but not read | I want to select but not read | I want to do this | I want to do this | Judith Long | I want to do this | ||||||
34 | 8/4/2022 7:21:14 | 19195062@bellsouth.net | Phillip | 9/4/2022 | 404-313-2037 | 2377 Connestee Trail. Brevard NC 28712 | When You Wish Upon A Star | There are times in our lives that wishing upon a star is just not enough….after the wish sometimes hard work needs to take place! | I spent my formative years in Atlanta Georgia where I attended Emory University receiving my undergraduate, masters and PhD. I was the Director and Clinical Chaplain of the hospice for children at Emory University Hospital before being Minister of Outreach and Pastoral Care at Saint Mark United Methodist Church located in mid town Atlanta. My husband and I have been married for 10 years and have been together for 26 years. We moved to Brevard 10 years ago after our retirement and now love our wonderful city in the Western North Carolina mountains. I enjoy reading (anything on Eleanor Roosevelt) watching and following the University of Tennessee womens basketball along with traveling as much as we can. We have a wonder schnauzer named….you guessed it…Eleanor who we love dearly. | Service Coordinator to do | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | Service Coordinator to do | Phillip Thomason | Service Coordinator to do | ||||||||
35 | 2/3/2023 18:37:24 | nealjones60@gmail.com | Neal | 2/26/2023 | 803-260-6483 | 99 Ascension Drive, Apt. D120, Asheville, NC 28806 | Waking Up to Whiteness | In the Buddhist tradition, spiritual growth includes the goal of enlightenment, of waking up and becoming more aware of the world around us and our interior world. But if you are white, rarely does self-awareness involve becoming more conscious of your whiteness. On this Sunday, we will seek to become more aware of the privileges of being white. | Rev. Dr. Neal Jones is a psychologist at the Pisgah Institute in Asheville. He is a humanist Unitarian Universalist minister, having served as the pastor of five congregations in North and South Carolina, Texas, and Pennsylvania. He also serves as the chair of the national Board of Trustees of Americans United for Separation of Church & State. Born and raised in North Carolina, he earned his B.A. from Wake Forest University, his M.Div. from Southeastern Seminary, and his Psy.D. from Baylor University. | I want to do this | I want to do this | I want to do this | Service Coordinator to do | Rev. Dr. Neal R Jones | Service Coordinator to do | ||||||||
36 | 3/23/2023 16:06:51 | director@centersw.org | Rob | 4/2/2023 | 828-577-8168 | same | 189 Deerwoode Lane, Brevard | Is the World Falling Apart and Everyone Going Crazy, Or...? | Every 500 years or so, the world as we know it changes in fundamental ways. Often, there are precipitating circumstances combined with enormous shifts in human perception that conspire to make people believe the world is falling apart and everyone is going crazy. In the midst of these "hinge points of history," it's hard to know which changes are good and which ones deserve some other label. Sound familiar? We are alive now during such a time. Rob Field will do his best to make sense of the holy mess in his sermon. | Rob is the founding director of Center for Spiritual Wisdom in Brevard, an independent, interfaith, and interspiritual non-profit organization serving Western N.C. since 2016. He served as Rector of St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Brevard for 19 years, and is a member there today. Rob earned a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., and his master's and doctoral degrees from The University of the South in Sewanee, TN. Rob taught World Religions at Brevard College from 2018 to 2022. He and his wife Jayne, and their 2 dogs, have lived in Brevard since 1997. | Service Coordinator to do | I want to select but not read | I want to do this | Service Coordinator to do | Robert D. Field | Service Coordinator to do | |||||||
37 | 7/4/2023 9:23:15 | nancyeinnc@gmail.com | Nancy | 8/6/2023 | 828-553-5516 | Same | PO Box 669. Cedar Mountain, NC 28718 | Finding housing, building homes | Affordable housing, vacation housing vs. permanent housing, access to home ownership, co-housing and inter-generational housing, finding shelter, security and safety, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs….. there are so many aspects to finding housing and making that housing into something that feels like home. As a landlord, an artist, a spiritual person and a concerned citizen committed to diversity and inclusion, I want to create a world where there are good options for everyone to have a safe and welcoming home. | For over forty years I have been involved in one way or another with issues of housing an the creation of secure, comfortable spaces for growth and rest. I have lived in Transylvania County since 2004 and have worked locally as a landlord/property manager and an artist, and have volunteered with groups such as the Rainbow Alliance, NAACP, Rise and Shine, AAUW and others. Prior to that I lived in New Hampshire, Boston, and Virginia, where I was a social worker, a health educator, a college chaplain, a local church pastor, and a university housing administrator. I am delighted to be with you and consider you to be “my people”. Thanks for your welcome. | I want to select but not read | I want to select but not read | I want to do this | I want to do this | Rev. Nancy E Richards | Service Coordinator to do | |||||||
38 | 7/6/2023 12:17:52 | rbiggs@uuma.org | roddy bell-shelton biggs | 7/30/2023 | (615) 784-9648 | 2113 Cowan Blvd 33C Fredericksburg, VA 22401 (It would be great if I could pick up payment the day of) | Chaplaincy: Heart-Wrenchingly Painful Holy Work | If nothing else, chaplaincy is heart-wrenchingly painful holy and spiritual work that leaves one to explore and make meaning of human suffering while believing in, praying to, and questioning everything they know about the very essence of all that is named and perceived as holy. Join us in worship as Seminarian and Aspiring Public Theologian; roddy bell-Shelton biggs shares their experience interning as a summer chaplain at a level one trauma center in the hills of East TN. | roddy bell-shelton biggs (lowercase preferred) is a Queer, BIPOC, Nonbinary person using they/them pronouns. roddy is a Meadville Lombard Theological School seminarian and an aspiring Public Theologian. They are currently the intern minister for the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Fredericksburg. Owning the Christian faith and the spiritualities of their ancestors, roddy is grounded in Unitarian Universalist faith communities by choice. roddy is called to lead radical Love, care, and sanctuary movements, simultaneously disrupting patriarchy and all systems of oppression plaguing our world. When roddy is not working or studying, they love being out in nature, traveling, eating good vegan food, and all things theater. | I want to do this | I want to select but not read | I want to do this | I want to do this, Service Coordinator to do | Roddrick S Biggs | Service Coordinator to do | ||||||||
39 | 7/6/2023 23:09:13 | shellyfwebb@gmail.com | Shelly | 7/23/2023 | 828-772-5326 | same | 563 Falls Creek Rd. Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 | What Would It Take? | Amidst his own exhaustion, Isaiah makes it clear to anyone who dares to listen, his redefining of the word fast. He chooses to loose the bonds of injustice, to break every yoke, to share bread, to welcome strangers, to halt judgement and give instead generous grace. During this Sunday reflection, we will consider what it would take for our community and for our own being to align ourselves with that intention- to be just and kind. | Rev. Shelly Webb currently serves as the Executive Director of Sharing House, Transylvania County’s faith collaborative ministry for crisis assistance with low-resourced neighbors. Previously, Shelly served for twelve years in local church pastorates in Davidson, Brevard and Asheville and served in extension ministry as Chaplain to Brevard College for eight years. Shelly is a native of Hendersonville, NC and a graduate of Wofford College and Duke Divinity School. She is an ordained elder in the WNC Conference of The United Methodist Church. Her great joy comes in the form of a hike, a back porch sitting with friends and a banjo, or a sunny day swinging a golf club. Shelly has hitched her life on the promise that love is greater than fear! | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | I want to do this | Service Coordinator to do | Shelly Webb | Service Coordinator to do | |||||||
40 | 8/8/2023 16:47:28 | laurenagrellasevilla@gmail.com | Lauren | 9/3/2023 | 828-551-6641 | same | 106 Lakeview Avenue, Brevard, NC 28712 | What if Surrender and Resistance Danced Together? | How do surrender and resistance show up in our lives - emotionally and psychologically in our personal landscapes, as well as in our collective, social, and cultural lives? We explore in this week's talk our own awareness of when we flow with the current of this life, and when we choose to actively move against it or in a different direction. Perhaps surrender and resistance are more than another binary. Perhaps they can be a way to reframe how we choose to act in accordance with our values, our energy, and our love. Come explore this idea with us! | Lauren Agrella-Sevilla has lived in Brevard for much of the last 17 years (with a sojourn to Vermont in the middle of her time here). She is a curious seeker, a question-asker, a gardener, a lover of this world, and the mother of two young sons. She has a diverse work life that includes serving as a school-based mental health therapist and teacher of yoga, mindfulness, and social-emotional wellness. | Service Coordinator to do | Service Coordinator to do | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | Lauren Agrella-Sevilla | I want to do this | |||||||
41 | 10/10/2023 13:35:36 | 19195062@bellsouth.net | Phillip Thomason | 10/22/2023 | (404) 313 2037 | 2377 Connestee Trail | Words...They're Just Everywhere | How well do we listen to ourselves and others as to the words that are used in conversation? Are words that inspire love, comfort, assurance used or are words that speak of hate, distrust and other negatives used by us or others. How well do we listen? | "Phillip is a fellow traveler with each of us as we make our way through this big, beautiful world of ours...sometimes finding the miraculous, sometimes the funny and sometimes the hurt...but through it all we journey together helping each other along the way". | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | I want to do this | Service Coordinator to do | Phillip Thomason | Service Coordinator to do | ||||||||
42 | 10/18/2023 13:45:10 | moorek@mtmary.edu | Krista | 10/29/2023 | 414.324.2463 | NA | The "ism" we seem to accept | As Unitarians we often consider inequities based on race, gender, sexuality, and social class. But there is an "ism" that is often overlooked and many of us have internalized - and that is ageism. We will consider the prevalence and forms of ageism and how we can become more aware and resistant to it. | Krista was a social gerontology professor for 36 years. In addition to teaching courses on growing older, her research focused on lifelong learning and on changing the culture of nursing homes. | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | I want to do this | Service Coordinator to do | Krista Moore | Service Coordinator to do | ||||||||
43 | 11/11/2023 13:51:42 | aidan.christine@gmail.com | Christine | 12/3/2023 | 561-301-5050 | 1810 Orchard Rd,. Falt Rock NC 28731 | Mystery, Wonder, and Understanding | Our curiosity about the great mysteries around us can lead us to greater understanding. Many of us are eager to delve into the mysteries of nature - why things grow well here but not there, how animals have symbiotic relationships. We scour the mysteries of technology and science. But are we truly mystified by each other? Does our wonder cause us to seek deeper understanding? | Aidan Quinn and Christine Stay make their way in the world as Friction Farm, an acoustic duo, writing about insects and injustices, weeds and wonder. They tour internationally, have won several songwriting awards and received recognition that seems big in the tiny world of folk music. When not on tour, Aidan enjoys creating things from wood, Christine bakes and gardens, and they are designing a sustainable, energy efficient home. | I want to do this | I want to select but not read | I want to do this | I want to do this | Christine Stay | Service Coordinator to do | ||||||||
44 | 2/1/2024 13:20:48 | evemstevens@gmail.com | Eve | 2/18/2024 | 864-356-7365 | same as above | 2004 RETREAT HILL WAY, Asheville, NC 28801 | Preparing a Way for Spring | We will explore the magical possibilities offered up by thresholds, the spaces between where we have been and where we are going. We'll draw from history, Pagan wisdom, and poetry to sit with the lessons of in-between times. | Eve grew up in the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Clemson, SC where she discovered her love of congregational life and began to consider ministry. She ventured to upstate New York for college, studied history and met her husband, Steve. They headed to New York City next where Eve studied social ethics and pastoral counseling at Union Theological Seminary. Once ordained, Eve served as a minister for four years each at the UU Church of Utica, NY and the UU Community of Charlotte, NC. She went on hiatus from full time ministry after welcoming her second child and spent a year earning a certification in Health & Wellbeing Coaching from Duke University while enjoying longer hours with her kids, six year old Ethan and three year old Hank. Eve now owns her own business, Anatomy of Change Coaching, and spends her days offering health & wellness coaching with a spiritual twist. | I want to do this | I want to select but not read | I want to do this | Service Coordinator to do | Eve Stevens | Service Coordinator to do | |||||||
45 | 2/13/2024 12:02:45 | director@centersw.org | Rob | 3/3/2024 | 828-577-8168 | (same) | 189 Deerwoode Ln, Brevard | What We're Really Talking About When We Say "God" | Throughout the ages, people all over the world have tried to express what they mean when they say "God" (or the Divine, or Spirit, or Being, or even "Love"). We live in a time when we have unprecedented access to so many different expressions of this beautiful and often puzzling concept. With all this information, are we any clearer today about its meaning—or just more confused? In his sermon, Rob Field will offer one answer that draws from his work at Center for Spiritual Wisdom and during his time teaching World Religions at Brevard College. Rob plans to linger after the service, eager to hear your own answer to this ancient question! | Rob Field and his dearly beloved moved to Brevard in 1997, when he was invited to become the senior minister of St. Philip's Episcopal Church. He and Jayne raised two children in our community, and never found a good reason to move after Rob stepped down from his position at St. Philip's after 19 years of ministry. In 2016, Rob founded Center for Spiritual Wisdom, a non-profit interspirituality organization in Brevard. The Center is an interfaith educational center to teach and support spiritual practices for the sake of personal and communal transformation. Their programs are open to all seekers, regardless of religious or spiritual background. Jayne Field is the Dining Services Manager at College Walk Retirement Community. They can often be seen walking and otherwise spoiling their two dogs. | Service Coordinator to do | I want to select but not read | I want to do this | Service Coordinator to do | Robert D. Field | Service Coordinator to do | |||||||
46 | 2/25/2024 21:00:34 | revjjenk65@gmail.com | Jackie | 3/17/2024 | 68-637-2582 | same | 235 Little Egypt Road; Brevard NC 28712 | Hope Is Here | Based on Luther Smith's latest book, HOPE IS HERE! | Oh Geez - most of the folks know me! Lived in Atlanta from 1979-2016 (except for 1 year in Valdosta GA) My home state is KY and yes, I am a KY Wildcat. Immediately after college graduation, I spent 3 years in Liberia, West Africa as a missionary with the United Methodist Board of Missions. I was graduated from Emory University's Candler School of Theology 1983; ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 1986. Between Liberia and Seminary, I got married and had 2 extra- brilliant kids. (one was born during seminary and THAT was an "adventure"). I was divorced in 1983, and in 1987 I married Bobby King (my second and final spouse). Moved to Brevard in 2016 when I got tired of Atlanta traffic (my husband was harder to convince but he came around).For the first 20+ years of ministry in Atlanta, I held positions in various para-church/ecumeniical agencies that served the homeless. For the last 10 years of my professional life, I worked at two large urban churches as Minister for Families With Children. If had known how much fun that was going to be, I probably would have by-passed the years in homeless ministries. In Brevard, I am heavily connected with the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, the Transylvania County NAACP, a weekly writing group, several on-line artist groups, and a particular political party (which I understand should not be mentioned because of that church-state separation thing). Carter Heyward and I both are racing toward 80, but I am going to get there first because my birthday is 6 months before hers. For now, 79 is good enough. | Service Coordinator to do | I want to do this | I want to do this | Service Coordinator to do | Jacqueline Dean Jenkins | Service Coordinator to do | |||||||
47 | 6/1/2024 17:51:50 | evemstevens@gmail.com | Eve | 6/30/2024 | 864-356-7365 | 2004 RETREAT HILL WAY, Asheville, NC 28801 | Beginner's Mind | This service will explore the ways daily life invites us to re-engage with the Buddhist ideal of Beginner's Mind. In the flow of our day-to-day it's easy to forget the wisdom of this practice. It's easy to make snap judgements and think we already know everything we need to know about someone or something. Or to stop seeing the sacred in the midst of the mundane. Join us to renew Beginner's Mind in your own life and see anew! | Eve is an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister who has served congregations in Fairfax, VA, Utica, NY and Charlotte, NC. She went on hiatus from full time ministry after welcoming her second child and now works as a Health Coach at Waterleaf Naturopathic Medicine in Asheville, NC. | I want to do this | I want to select but not read | I want to do this | I want to do this | Eve Stevens | Service Coordinator to do | ||||||||
48 | Phillip | 10/6/19 | "Phillip is a retired Methodist minister who gratefully served St. Mark UMC in Atlanta for 23 years as Minister of Ooutreach and Pastoral Care. He also was a chaplain at Emory University hospital in Oncology - Pediatrics and HIV/AIDS." | ||||||||||||||||||||
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