Sunday, April 10, 2022 - 11:00 a.m. 
“UUs & the Concept of Miracles"
Rev. Michael J S Carter
Music: Annelinde Metzner, piano; David Reid, piano & voice
For some, but not for all of us, we as UUs shy away from anything that speaks of miracles. This is one reason many of us do not read the Bible. It insults our intelligence. Miracles are something that all religions talk about but for us as UUs, we cannot tolerate stories that contain miracles. Yet whether or not you read the Bible, your life (as well as mine), has been conditioned by these stories and the book of the Bible. In many ways this book is the very foundation of Western Culture. During this season of Lent, let us explore the concept of miracles and the UU attitude toward this idea.
Order of Service
Gathering Music: Medley “Spring Is Here” (Rodgers & Hart); “Spring in Central Park” (Brubeck)
Welcome & Announcements: Evan Yanik
Opening Words/Chalice Lighting: Susan Enwright Hicks &
Diane Graham
Opening Hymn: #26 “Holy, Holy, Holy”
Unison Reading: #474
Second Sundays: “We Are All In This Together” (Carole King) David Reid, voice & piano
Joys and Concerns
Meditation & Prayer: Jon Braden
Offertory: “Let It Be” (Lennon & McCartney)
Sermon: UUs & the Concept of Miracles
Closing Hymn: #298 “Wake Now My Senses”
Closing Words: Rev. Michael J S Carter
Postlude Music: “Here Comes the Sun” (George Harrison)
Music: Annelinde Metzner, piano; David Reid, piano & voice
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.
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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April 10, 202210:00 a.m. - Virtual RE 11:00 a.m. - Service/Supervised Crafts and Play at UUCSVSusan Enwright Hicks, RE Director
At 11:00 a.m. Susan will be presenting the opening words at the service this Sunday. Any children present may either join the first few minutes of the
service, or a parent may provide care in the RE space until after the service begins. After the opening words, Susan will be available for supervised play or crafts. If the weather is pleasant, we will be outside. Since not all of our children are old enough to be vaccinated, masks are requested inside.
This week we will continue our Spring/Ecology focus and consider the
importance of community and not taking one another for granted with Please Please The Bees by Gerald Kelley and read by Rashida Jones.
Topic: UUCSV Virtual RE Time: Apr 10, 2022 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 6781 8413 Passcode: UUCSVRE
RE/nursery care volunteers are needed! As we transition into in-person and multi-generational offerings, we need more help in RE spaces to make sure kids are safe, and we can provide care for any young visitors we might have. If you would be willing to volunteer as an RE childcare provider (or be "on-call" when we have need) please let Susan know by email REdirector.uusv@gmail.com or by phone at 828.450-5319. Thank you!
Coming Up:
Drop-in playground improvement day
Tentatively scheduled for Sunday, April 24, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (weather permitting). Volunteers of all ability levels are needed. Details to follow.
May Day Spring Fling!
We’re planning a day of picnics, lawn games, music and May Day traditions for Sunday, May 1, 2022, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Mark your calendars! Hopefully we’ll have beautiful weather to enjoy an afternoon in the UUCSV outdoor
space! If you’d like to help create this event please contact Susan by email REdirector.uusv@gmail.com or by phone at 828.450-5319.
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Sunday, April 17, 2022 - 11:00 a.m. 
“Easter Sunday for the Unitarian Universalist”
Rev. Michael J S Carter
"The opposite of life is not death, for life has no opposite. The opposite of death is birth. Life is eternal." -- Eckhart Tolle
Perhaps the most critical part of the Easter message to UUs is the power within the heart of each person to bring life out of death. In the
resurrection story there is both humiliation and death, but in the end, a new life of the spirit. For some, the story is taken quite literally. For others, it means confronting the deep wounds and scars we have suffered along the way, and then allowing ourselves to be transformed. We learn to forgive
ourselves and others. A caterpillar becomes a butterfly. Then the meaning of Easter can become a powerful experience for many UUs, for it is I, you and they who are risen from the dead. The traditional cry of orthodox Christianity of "he lives" then becomes, "we live." Let's unpack the Easter message together.
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News from UUCSV Groups & Committees
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Second Sundays Performer - David Reid
David Reid, our Second Sundays performer for April 10, 2022, enjoys many kinds of music, and plays piano and guitar. He completed a Bachelor of Music (Music Therapy) from the University of Georgia "back in the day."
Active Shooter Response Training
Save the date for an Active Shooter Response Training on April 25, 2022, 5:30 PM at UUCSV. An officer from the Black Mountain Police Department will discuss how to prepare and respond to armed threats anywhere. Details to follow.
Coffee Hour
Many thanks to Mary Soyenova for hosting Coffee Hour last Sunday! She is able to host again this coming Sunday, hurray!
If you really like coffee hour, please contact Carolyn Shorkey to sign up to be a host. If you are new to being a coffee hour host, we will train you. This involves showing up at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday morning and you should be cleaned up and ready to leave at about 12:40 p.m.
This volunteer opportunity is a great way to meet new people and provide a community building opportunity for those folks who like to hang around after the service and network. We need you!
Covenant Group
The first session of the new covenant group will meet from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Monday, April 11, 2022, at the UUCSV in Evelyn's room. Members will
receive an email later this week.
Welcoming Circle Update
The welcoming circle for our new American families is going well and has some new and continued needs. Please contact Katherine Tharp if you are available to assist with the following transportation needs:
ABTECH dropoff - 8:30 a.m., Monday - Thursday
ABTECH pickup - 12:00 p.m., Monday - Thursday
Mosque pickup - 12:30 p.m., Friday
We are trying to collect enough money to purchase a moped for Aziz to
increase his independence. Please send donation checks to Jane Carroll or give to Katherine Tharp in person after Sunday service. We continue to look for a larger rental home that could house five adults and five children. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
UUCSV Quarantine Choir Update
Enjoy the UUCSV "Quarantine Choir's" new YouTube channel which now has 13 song videos made in the past 2 years! Our choir director, Linda Metzner, is slowly uploading all of the 43 song videos made by the choir. Videos include our synchronized faces on Zoom, or original photos by choir members and friends.
Swannanoa Valley Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Gathering
April 9, 2022
Asheville native, Brandon Priester, will be our featured speaker in our online Prayer Breakfast. This unusual method of gathering together is (of course) made necessary by the pandemic which will still be impacting our lives come April. As we did last year, we will present our 2022 program via the Internet, and you can watch whenever you wish. It will first be available starting at 9:00 am on Saturday, April 9, 2022, so tune in then, or anytime thereafter for the next few months.
Mr. Priester is focused on helping to educate underprivileged and underserved youth in Asheville and Buncombe County. He is the full-time Program Advising Specialist at A-B Tech where he is also Co-Chair of the Community Outreach Committee. Brandon is also a member of the MLK Association of Asheville and works part-time for the Mountain Area Workforce Development Board at the Land of Sky Regional Council.
Music will be provided by our own UUCSV Choir and activist/musician David LaMotte.
Feel free to contact Diane Hutchins, Secretary, Swannanoa MLK, at dmh1211@aol.com or
Jean Brown,Treasurer, Swannanoa MLK, allannjean@charter.net.
For more information, please see the svmlk.org website.
Potluck AnnouncementHosted by the Women's GroupApril 14, 2022, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Mary Soyenova is hosting the next Women's Group meeting on Thursday, April 14, 2022, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the UUCSV. The meeting will be a potluck (the first of 2022!) and the topic is on nourishment and nutrition.
There will be 3 categories to sign up for:
Main dish
Sides - This can be a vegetable, grain, pasta, salad or be creative and make up a new side!
Dessert
Please email me which category you prefer so we don't get 5 dishes of lasagna!
Beverages will be provided (water, coffee, tea or bring your own). In the name of conservation, please bring your own plates and silverware.
Please bring one of your favorite cherished recipes to share and we will talk about food and cooking, stories about your family, food catastrophes and
successes!
If you have questions, please email me at marysoyenova@bellsouth.net
Tidings - May Edition
The month of May approaches and has a theme for Tidings of Choices. Please submit your photos, poetry, songs, and articles to Tidings by April 25, 2022, at tidings.uucsv@gmail.com.
 Volunteer Opportunities
opportunities for being of service to UUCSV. Note that some of these links have changed for 2022. Thanks to all of our volunteers. We couldn't be here without you!
We are always in need of Sunday Greeters. Please sign-up and volunteer to be a Greeter!
If you would like to volunteer to supervise the collection plate, please sign-up here.
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Beautification Project One - Completed!
Bill Abbuehl, Kate Ramsey, Katharine Petrequin and Russ Keeney completed Project One of our Beautification Grant on Monday. Next time you are at UUCSV, walk over to see the early stage of our garden built on both the north and south side of our sign. As the growing season progresses, it will begin to fill in and become even more beautiful!
Rental Availability
Larry Pearlman recently had a UU from the Virginia area come and stay with him for a week and, of course, WNC snagged her! She would now like to move here. Following is an ad she is placing in various places. Anyone who has ideas on other places she could post this, please let me know. If you are aware of a situation that would suit her, please contact her directly.
Single, quiet, middle aged spiritual environmental woman looking for peaceful room to rent, small apartment or co-housing. Would consider live-in
caretaking situation in an elder's home.
Lost & Found - Black & Blue Jacket
The jacket can be found hanging near the name tag stand.
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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.
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.
UUCSV
500 Montreat Road
Black Mountain, NC 28711
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