Diversity is a Fact, Inclusion is an Act
Join us for special message and music as we celebrate inclusion.
Topic: Music
The Night Field
Exploring our relationship to pesticides, oppressive agricultural practices, Nature, and the Great Mother herself, Donna Glee and Lynn will be taking us on a walk through the The Night Field, the 2023 ecofantasy that won the Manly Wade Wellman Award for for North Carolina Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Why Do We Choose Church?
Why do we choose church? We all choose to be here for different reasons, and for multiple reasons. Church can provide community. Church can offer guidance in our theological explorations. Church can empower our individual voices in the call for social justice. Through the songs of Danny Schmidt, let’s explore some of those reasons we choose to be … Continue reading Why Do We Choose Church?
That’s the Spirit
A relatively new Asheville resident, Michael Lille, will speak about people coming together in difficult times, his history with kayaker, Maria Noakes, a woman who died doing what she loved best, and how the community of Western Carolina has come together to heal from the damage of Hurricane Helene.
A Season of Loss
Our guest speaker and musician Rob Lytle will discuss our very human emotional reactions to the loss of friends and loved ones and our struggle to find meaning.
Spirit of the Southern Appalachians
Join us as we celebrate the heritage of our Region — the Southern Appalachians and the Great Smoky Mountains — in song and story. We’ll watch two stories from The Appalachian Storyteller and Cira will join us to play mountain music on mandolin, banjo and Appalachian dulcimer. We’ll also have a blessing of the backpacks … Continue reading Spirit of the Southern Appalachians
In Times Like These
Once again, America finds itself at a crossroads with nothing but the will of The People to guide her one way or the other. We are again reminded that freedom is, as the song goes, a constant struggle. As Frederick Douglass said, “it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the … Continue reading In Times Like These
Come Sing a Song with Us
Be prepared for a joyful morning as Tom Tyre and the Ubuntu choir join us to sing songs from around the world.
Here’s To the Ones Who Show Us How It’s Done
We all have had mentors in our lives who nudged us in the directions that shaped our lives. (Join us for the concert at 2:30.)
Wisdom of the Elder
The duo Reckless Saints joins us for message and music — Stories, wisdom and history of Nana, AKA Margarethe Schneider.