Sunday, May 1, 2022 - 11:00 a.m. 
“Healing Through Music: Mind, Body, Spirit"
Robin Gaiser, MA, CMP
Music: Linda Metzner, piano. Hymns by guest speaker, Robin Gaiser, with guitar & flute.
Music taps into our most profound and often unrecognized physiological, psychological, and emotional places. It can bring healing, serenity, a sense of peace and joy, and release from pain; it can even alleviate fear for those in the process of dying. For such patients in transition, especially, music that is atonal, arrhythmic, and even non-linear is particularly beneficial.
Having retired from her work as a high school guidance counselor in Fairfax County, VA, Robin Russell Gaiser spent sixteen years as a Certified Music Practitioner providing vocal and instrumental music for the critically and chronically ill, elderly, and dying. In hospitals, nursing homes, hospice, and private homes, her music functioned as an agent of holistic healing. You may be surprised about how music affects body, mind, and spirit as you learn, listen, and experience live musical demonstration during this interactive sermon.
Order of Service
Gathering Music: “Garment of Brightness” (Annelinde Metzner)
Welcome & Announcements: Evan Yanik
Opening Words/Chalice Lighting: Robin Gaiser
Opening Hymn: #100 “I’ve Got Peace Like a River”
Joys and Concerns
Congregational Hymn: “All God’s Critters” (Bill Staines) – Robin Gaiser, guitar & voice (see insert for lyrics)
Meditation & Prayer: Robin Gaiser
Offertory: “Mother Spirit, Father Spirit”
Introduction of Speaker: Andy Reed
Sermon: “Healing Through Music: Mind, Body, Spirit” – Robin Gaiser
Closing Hymn: “Peace in Each Breath" (Ruth and Elizabeth Cunningham) - Robin Gaiser, guitar & voice (see insert for lyrics)
Closing Words: Robin Gaiser
Postlude Music: “Come Breathe With Us, Gaia” (Annelinde Metzner, traditional Irish)
Music: Linda Metzner, piano. Hymns by guest speaker, Robin Gaiser, with guitar & flute.
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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May 1, 2022
No Virtual RE this week
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at UUCSV
Susan Enwright Hicks, RE Director
There will be no virtual RE this week. Families looking to watch a story
May Day Spring Fling!!!
Sunday, May 1, 2022, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Please join us at UUCSV! We are celebrating Spring with songs and games led by Annelinde Metzner, featuring lawn games, music and... a May Pole Dance! Please pack a picnic lunch and come celebrate May Day traditions with us in our community.
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 Sunday, May 8, 2022 - 11:00 a.m.
Rev. Michael J S Carter
There are some who attribute the Mother’s Day celebration to Unitarian Julia Ward Howe. Julia Howe began Mother’s Day as part of an international peace movement after the Civil War. Howe believed that mothers understood the real lessons of loss from the war where needless deaths occurred for mothers across the land. Howe is also recognized for writing the lyrics to The Battle Hymn of The Republic and for her work as an abolitionist.
From these beginnings, I want to trace the celebration of Mother's Day - then and now - to see if we can make some sense out of a well-meaning yet sometimes difficult holiday for many of us, even under the best of circumstances.
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News from UUCSV Groups & Committees
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SAC - Circle of Welcome Update
PLEASE CONSIDER... Our Circle of Welcome family has an opportunity for a long term rental in town but their budget for rent is $300 a month short. We are asking members and friends to pay the difference by contributing $25-$50 per month for no longer than 12 months. If you want to help this young family please let Anna or Katherine know of your commitment. Plan to start paying each month beginning May 15, 2022.
Inanna's Daughters - Beltaine Celebration
Inanna's Daughters is a gathering of women that honor the Goddess in all of Her forms. We meet four times a year and this Sunday, May 1, 2022, is Beltaine. We will gather out in the grass near the swings from 4 - 6:00 p.m. (weather permitting), or in the portico if it rains. We plan on a Maypole dance, songs, flowers and readings. Please bring a lawn chair. All women are welcome.
 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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May Day Spring Fling!!!
Sunday, May 1, 2022, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Please join us at UUCSV! We are celebrating Spring with songs and games led by Annelinde Metzner, featuring lawn games, music and... a May Pole Dance! Please pack a picnic lunch, bring some lawn chairs and join us to
celebrate May Day traditions within our community. (This article is being
reposted here in the event you missed it in the RE section To be clear, this is NOT the same event as Inanna's Daughters.)
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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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