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November 4th, 2021
In this issue:
This Sunday at UUCSV
RE (Religious Education)
Next Week at UUCSV
News from UUCSV Groups & Committees
Community
Contact
This Sunday at UUCSV
Sunday, November 7th, 2021 - 11:00 a.m.           
“Difference Is Not Diversity”
Rodger Payne, Ph.D.
 
Music:  Sue Stone, piano
 
 
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.
 
 
 
Order of Service


Gathering Music: “Standing in The Autumn Sun” (David Lanz)
Welcome and Announcements:  Jackie Franklin
Opening Words/Chalice Lighting:  Diane Graham, SSA & Lee Reading

Opening Hymn:  Hymn #144 “Now Is The Time Approaching”
Introduction of Speaker:  Diane Graham
Reading: “One Song” (Rodger Payne)
Joys and Concerns
Responsive Reading: 
Hymn #557
“A Common Destiny”
Offertory: “Imagine” (John Lennon)
Sermon: “Difference Is Not Diversity” Rodger Payne
Closing Hymn:  Hymn #134 “Our World Is One World”
Closing Words:  Diane Graham
Postlude: “There Are Numerous Strings” (Rabindranath Tagore)

 
Music: Sue Stone, 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.
 

 
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.
 

 
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:


THANK YOU!

  
RE (Religious Education)
November 7th, 2021 - 12:00 p.m.
 
There will be no Zoom RE this morning.  We will meet in the afternoon for a Pizza Party at Rochelle & Deb's house (see below)!  
 
Families are welcome to try out this story at home if they would like:
 
The Earth On Turtle's Back, retold by Michael J Caduto & Joseph Bruchal
We are Celebrating Diversity through observation of Native American Heritage month with this video in American Sign Language presented by the Outreach Department at the Iowa School for the Deaf. Sarah Young Bear Brown, a member of the Meskwaki Nation and Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi River in Iowa, explains how the Iroquois believe that the earth was created from one creation myth, “The World On Turtle’s Back”. The video includes a voiceover in spoken English by Kristina Dalen, and it is filmed and edited by Eric Calbert.
 
 
 
Pizza Party!
4:00 p.m. This Sunday, November 7th, 2021 (weather permitting). Please visit this evite link for details & to RSVP! Susan will call everyone who has RSVPd “yes” if we have to cancel.
  
 
 
Childcare - Sunday, November 7th, 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, November 5th, 2021 at 828-450-5319. 
Next Week at UUCSV
Sunday, November 14th, 2021 - 11:00 a.m.           

“In Praise of Darkness”
Rev. Michael J S Carter

 
Science and technology has developed and flourished and has become the central focus of much of Western civilization. And as technology flourished, we literally became enlightened. The invention of the light bulb and ability to harness electrical power has had a powerful and profound effect on the way we live our lives. We moved from being a primarily agrarian society; living in tune with the rhythms of day and night, dark and light and the seasons of the year, to an 
increasingly industrialized society with the ability to light our lives 24 hours a day. This morning, especially in light (pun intended) of daylight savings time on this past November 7th, I would like to unpack the pros & cons of this so called, "enlightenment" and perhaps contribute some thoughts and ideas, "In Praise of Darkness". 
News from UUCSV Groups & Committees
UUCSV Auction - November 7th-13th, 2021
 
Have you picked out your holiday gifts? Chosen an exciting outing for you and your friends? Zeroed in on the perfect craft item for your heirloom shelf?
If not … there’s still time! Go to the Auction link on our UUCSV website and browse the awesome selection of donations your fellow UUs and Black Mountain businesses have made to support our congregation. Truly there’s something there for everyone – maybe even several one-of-a-kind purchases you’re ready to bid on!
 
Don’t forget – we’ll have our Gala Soiree on Saturday, November 13th, 2021 with fabulous entertainment, wonderful food and of course a limited selection of spectacular live auction items to buy that night.
 
Remember, online bidding for the silent auction begins Sunday, November 7th, 2021, so buy your tickets now for only $10 each. And then bid away! (You can also click on “Buy It Now” to purchase an item for a set price and not be outbid.)
 
Use “Proxy Bidding” to avoid having to increase your bid every time you get outbid. In the “Proxy Bid" box, enter your maximum bid amount and the
system will do the rest.  You can also add the minimum allowable increase each time, and stop when it reaches your maximum!
 
And don’t forget to buy some Raffle Tickets, too. Get one for $5, or five for $20. Take a look at the fabulous raffle items available.
 
 
 
 
The Auction Committee
 

 
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 Social Action Committee 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.
 
The project offers these resources for learning how Indigenous Peoples are involved in climate justice actions and the COP26 conference:  

 
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.
 

 
   
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 in the sanctuary 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 - December
 
Thanks so much to all those who contributed to our last Tidings Newsletter. I am so grateful. For December the topic will be Peace. Anyone can send their thoughts, photos (especially of things the UUCSV'ers are doing) and poetry to Barb Rogers by November 25th, 2021.
 

 
 Volunteer Opportunities
 
Please visit our Volunteer Sign up Page to see opportunities for being of service to UUCSV.
Thanks to all of our volunteers!
 
 
Community
 
Obituary - Philip Carl Fryberger 
 
Philip Carl Fryberger died October 19th, 2021, aged 65 years old. He died in the home of his partner, Dawn Wilson, in the care of CarePartners Hospice. After his diagnosis of gastric cancer about two years ago, he squeezed every ounce out of the time he had left on this planet with a trip to Peru for a solar eclipse, concerts of every description, hikes, visits to breweries, poetry
readings and long drives on the mountain roads he loved.
 
Phil graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Colorado with a major in psychology and a minor in German. He also studied psychology and poetry (as Allen Ginsberg’s Teaching Assistant) at Naropa University. After his studies, he married and had two daughters, supporting his growing family first as a waiter before becoming a stockbroker and
eventually a financial advisor. He worked in bank branches all over the
North Carolina mountains, and enjoyed driving the backroads to get to work, both by car and on his motorcycle. He retired from TIAA-CREF just a few short months before he passed away, with so many plans for his retirement, including trips to Thailand, Germany, Colorado, and Seattle. He already had his plane tickets to Germany, which he started calling his “$2000
coaster” when he realized his health would prevent him from using them.
 
Over his lifetime, he saw seven total eclipses of the sun in obscure places all over the planet. He was an avid baseball fan, and although he loved the Yankees, he would watch any ball game: minor league, college softball, little league – he just loved the game. He played the piano throughout his life, with an uncanny ability to memorize and reproduce whatever he heard. His
repertoire included obscure hits from the 1960s on – from Emerson, Lake and
Palmer to REM, with excursions to Enya and Madonna – not to mention a score of originals. Music was his passion and his most reliable form of
communication. WNCW radio, especially the Grateful Dead Hour, was a
constant companion and brought him much comfort when he became confined to his chair in recent months with dog Sadie beside.
 
He was tremendously committed to the Unitarian Universalist faith, having grown up in that church, and very proud of his maternal grandfather, Carl Harry Barnett, a Congregationalist minister, who was run out of town by the Klan for his family's stand on civil rights. He was a driving force behind the founding of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Swannanoa Valley (UUCSV), and derived great contentment from seeing that community take off and thrive. Phil also took pride in his heritage as a descendent of the youngest captain in the Union Army, Charles Theodore Fryberger, company D, and was recently accepted into the Sons of the American Revolution, as he was the great-great-great-grandson of Rev. Capt. John Perry Barnett.
 
Phil was buried at the Carolina Memorial Sanctuary on October 20th, wrapped in a blanket knitted by friend Ruh Berg, in a shroud sewn by Dawn and friend Patty Cannon, tucked into a pine casket made by friend Bill Altork, and driven to the cemetery in a big blue pick-up truck. He was buried by many friends moving many shovelfuls of dirt and decorated with flowers from
many gardens. He chose the site as both Mt Mitchell and Mt Pisgah can be seen from it.
 
He was preceded in death by his parents, Nancy Ann Barnett and Charles Theodore Fryberger II, his dearest friend Martin Freeland, and his NC friend Eddie B. He is survived by his ex-wife Dawn Marie Wilson, their two daughters, Annelies Wilson Fryberger, her husband Jens Beckert, their children Jasper and Beatrice; and Carolyn Barnett Fryberger, her partner T Land and their children Macy, Jack, and Reagan, with a baby boy expected in February; his siblings, Susan Patricia Fryberger, Sarah Jane Fryberger Braley and husband Peter, brother Peter Evan Fryberger and wife Maralyn; and many nieces and nephews. His many friends in the New Jersey and New York City area where he lived for 10 years also regret his absence. His college friend Brewster Merrill helped care for the family in Phil’s last days, as did Tim Perry, Laura Edmonds, Tina Rosato, Ruh Berg, Scott Traxler, Suchittra Temesrisuk, Michael Carter, Harry Petrequin, Bill Altork, Billy Jack Sinkovic and many others that he held dear in his heart.
 
Popsicles, Suchittra’s miso soup, and Extreme Moose Tracks ice cream sustained him in his last days, and while his loved ones will not miss his manic driving style (his retirement plan included being a drivers ed teacher) or his rants on the JFK assassination, or having to mail him his Ipad charger/driver’s license/winter coat/cellphone/wallet after he left it behind on a cross-country trip, we all hold dearly in our hearts his childlike enthusiasm, his love for his family, his willingness to be amazed.
 
In lieu of flowers consider donating to the Community Empowerment Fund (www.communityempowermentfund.org), where his youngest daughter Carolyn serves on the board. The Community Empowerment Fund (CEF) works in Durham and Orange county, NC to end the racial wealth gap by supporting over 3,000 Members, annually, in reaching their employment,
housing, and finance goals. Their approach combines person-centered
support with advocacy and financial services that pursue equity.
 
Other ways you can honor Phil: track the international space station and watch it pass over your home one evening, make time to see your friends, or listen to his piano playing:
 

 
Missing Sign
 
If anyone knows what happened to the Reserved Parking sign for the Figueras, please contact Larry Pearlman:  602-501-8471.
 

 
Thanksgiving Potluck - Neil & Ellyn Kirschner
 
My husband and I would like to host 6-8 people for a Thanksgiving Potluck.  If you are vaccinated and interested, please contact us at 704-533-2694.
 
Contact
 
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.
 
The deadline for submissions to The Current is Tuesday at 12:00 p.m., please send yours to admin@uusv.org. For more information and guidelines on submissions for our newsletters, website, online calendar, social media, Order of Service, and member news, please see our Publishing Guidelines.
 
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Get clarity here.
 

 
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