Sunday, October 31st - 11:00 a.m. 
“The Celtic Celebration of Samhain”
Peggy Moore
On the Celtic day of Samhain, the final
celebration of harvest, the end of the traditional Celtic year, we open the door to winter and to our own inner darkness. We are at a time where the veils between this world and the Otherworld are thin. Our ancestors call us to look into the darkness and face our shadow-side, release our regrets and burn away all that we need to release. The clearing and the burning can help us heal and prepare us for the birth of our Light within, celebrated at the winter solstice.
Peggy Moore has been a life-long student of metaphysics, spirituality, and religions. She studied the pre-Celtic, old Irish ways with an Irish medicine woman. Personal pilgrimages, as well as leading formal tours to mounds, standing stones and sacred sites of Ireland, Wales and Egypt have
informed and expanded her energy work, healing practices and teaching. Her connection with the Earth called her toward Celtic Spirituality, and throughout the year she leads ceremony for the Eightfold Celtic Holy Days and the Irish Spirit Wheel.
Order of Service
Gathering Music: “Brigid, Gold-Red Woman” (Annelinda Metzner)
Welcome and Announcements: Sally Smith
Opening Words/Chalice Lighting: Peggy Moore & Maggie Moon
Calling the Ancestors of the Spirit Wheel: Peggy Moore
Opening Hymn: “Autumn Time” (See Insert)
Introduction of Speaker: Maggie Moon
Reading: “Blessing from the Cailleach” (Peggy Moore)
Joys and Concerns
Meditation: Peggy Moore
Offertory: “Baba Yaga” (Annelinda Metzner)
Sermon: “The Celtic Celebration of Samhain” Peggy Moore
Closing Hymn: “Hekate, Old As Time” (See Insert)
Closing Words: “Gratitude to the Ancestors” Peggy Moore
Postlude: "Hekate" (Annelinda Metzner)
Music: Annelinda Metzner, piano
Religious Education: Nursery/Pre-K caregivers: Childcare at this time is limited, and is performed as needed by either Susan Enwright Hicks, DRE or one of our trusted childcare volunteers
Video: Evan Yanik
Sound Team: Bill Altork, Rhea Bockhorst, Larry Pearlman &
David Reid
The YouTube video of today's service will be available Sunday afternoon, as well as all previous Sunday Services at UUCSV Productions. Click to go to YouTube here.
As of August 3rd, 2021, Buncombe County health officials are asking all residents -- regardless of vaccination status -- to resume wearing masks in indoor public spaces, in accordance with the CDC.
Joys & Concerns:
We want to hear from you about your joys and concerns. If you cannot attend in person and would like to be heard, please send your message to Rev. Michael Carter by noon on Friday so he can read it during the Sunday service.
For online offertory and/or pledge donations:
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October 31st, 2021 - 12:00 p.m.
This week in Zoom RE we’ll enjoy a sweet Halloween theme story of
Meeting ID: 799 6781 8413
Passcode: UUCSVRE
Pizza Party! Next Sunday 11/7/21 (weather permitting)
Please visit this evite link for details & to RSVP!
Thanks to all the families who turned up to carve pumpkins, do crafts & play last Sunday! It was a great morning!
Childcare - Sunday, October 31st, 2021
Please note, there will be no childcare provider this week unless requested in advance. If you need childcare during the service this week, please call DRE, Susan Enwright Hicks by 2:00p.m. Friday, October 29th, 2021 at 828-450-5319. |
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Sunday, November 7th, 2021 - 11:00 a.m. 
“Differences Not Diversity”
Rodger Payne, Ph.D.
In 1996, Harvard Professor of Indic Religions Diana Eck wrote about her findings in her classrooms “Muslims from Providence, Hindus from
Baltimore, Sikhs from Chicago and Jains from New Jersey” rather than Protestant students who had numerically dominated the ivy-covered institution for so long. For scholars in the field of religion in America, Eck’s discovery of religious diversity in this country – which was celebrated in the pages of Harvard Magazine – was somewhat akin to that of Columbus; we knew it was there all along. While Puritans from England, Huguenots from France, Pietists from Germany, and Catholics from Spain may not have represented the array of religions in Eck’s classroom that fateful fall, they are a reminder that religious diversity has long been a fact of American life. As renowned American religious historian Edwin Gaustad once commented, complexity in religious matters was there from the beginning, and that complexity has remained. What were the roots of such
diversity? What type of challenges does diversity present us? Does such
diversity benefit society, or does it only create tensions and problems? Join us for a meditation on these questions.
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News from UUCSV Groups & Committees
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Toward Right Relationship With Native Peoples - November 14th, 2021
After the service on Sunday, November 14th, 2021, Maggie Moon O'Neill will give a brief overview of the new UUCSV project, Toward Right Relationship with Native Peoples. The first step is to post a Land Acknowledgement sign on our property. Come learn about how our congregation will honor our
indigenous neighbors and how you can participate.
Fire Extinguisher Training - November 9th, 2021 - 4:00pm
Please join us at the Black Mountain Fire Department for a brief training on the proper use of a fire extinguisher. The training will take approximately 15 minutes with some extra time for hands on training afterwards. Please plan on wearing a mask for the training. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Jackie Franklin at mtnwoman64@gmail.com.
New Leaf Composting Bin
Many thanks to Rhea and Anna for the construction and donation of a leaf composting bin. We will fill it with leaf compost and other yard waste to create mulch for our Memorial Garden. Check it out along the fence row, past the playground... Totally awesome!
Inanna's Daughters - Sunday, October 31st, 2021 - 3:00-5:00pm
Inanna's Daughters, a women's group
exploring the Divine Feminine, meets 4 times a year. Join us for Samhain on Halloween, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. out in the grassy area beside the UUCSV. We will circle outdoors if the weather is good. Bring your own camp chair. Facilitated by Rebecca Williams and Annelinde Metzner.
The UUCSV Choir is looking for new members!
We sing a wide variety of music from many genres. Reading music is helpful but not necessary. We are now meeting live twice, and then recording the 2 songs a month on Zoom to be shown on the fourth Sunday each month. We are a friendly bunch! We can help you with the recording process, and all you need is a smart phone with a Voice Memo app. Contact director Linda Metzner at annelinde@hotmail.com.
Tidings - November
"Thank you!" That's our Tidings topic for the month of November. Going along with the Thanksgiving season, our topic is Gratitude. Not just the
little things around our lives, but the really important ones...just name one that's made a big difference in your life. For many of us, UUCSV has influenced us in a lot of ways. Send your submissions of essays, photos or poetry to the editor, Barb Rogers, by October 25th! Thank you!
 Volunteer Opportunities
Thanks to all of our volunteers!
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Afghan Refugee Assistance Program - Asheville, NC
As many of you know, Asheville has begun to receive Afghan refugees
coordinated through Catholic Charities. They have identified some areas of assistance that are needed either now, or in the future as more families
arrive. Following are examples of identified donation needs: cell phones (Apple and/or Android), working vehicles and/or scooters. Consistent and reliable transportation for refugees and housing accommodations for 1-3
refugees (cannot be shared space with non-refugees) is also needed. For those individuals that work directly with the refugees (i.e. providing
transportation, housing, etc.) training is required. If you are interested in any of these opportunities for welcoming the refugees to WNC, here are links to information on financial donations and/or volunteering.
Alternatively, financial donations can be made through the Afghan Refugee Fund at Land of Sky United Church of Christ. Donations can be made online or by sending a check to the following address:
Land of Sky UCC
Attn: Refugee Program
15 Overbrook Place
Asheville, NC 28805
Mask Mandate Extension
The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners has extended the mask mandate for all indoor public spaces through November 30th, 2021. The
indoor mask requirement extends to Asheville, Black Mountain, Montreat, Weaverville and Woodfin.
Sacred Circle Dance at the Light Center
Monthly Sacred Circle Dance has resumed at the beautiful Light Center, led by Maggie Moon, on Sundays, November 14th and December 12th, 2021, from 2:30 to 4:30 pm. The dances are simple steps to beautiful music from all over the world. Each dance is gently taught; no experience or partners needed.
Masks are required for participation indoors at the Light Center.
Please check their website for weather or health related updates: urlight.org.
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Church office: (828) 669-8050 (email preferred during social distancing)
Michael Donnan, Office Manager (Tuesday & Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 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. For in-person meetings, protocols of social distancing and face masks are followed. Please email Rev. Carter to schedule an appointment.
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UUCSV
500 Montreat Road
Black Mountain, NC 28711
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