Sunday, January 22, 2023 - 11:00 a.m.
“Social Justice in Action”
Hosted by Jim Carillon with Guest Speakers:
Katie Alexander, Fred Littleton & Annie Myers
Pisgah Legal Services provides pro-bono legal and social justice services throughout WNC. Two of their services are helping clients navigate Affordable Care Act Health Insurance enrollment and free tax preparation for lower
income families. These comprise their new “Health & Economic Opportunity Programs.” HEOP Regional Director Katie Alexander, volunteer Fred Littleton and client Annie Myers will describe this social justice work in action. Come hear how area families are served and how you might get
involved in these vital social justice efforts at Pisgah Legal. A potluck lunch
follows this service.
Music: Sue Stone, piano; Linda Metzner, choir director
Greeters: Elizabeth Wallace & Jackie Franklin
Order of Service
Gathering Music: “Theme from Chariots of Fire” (Vangelis)
Welcome & Announcements: Sally Smith
Opening Words & Chalice Lighting: Jim Carillon
Opening Hymn: #6 “Just as Long as I Have Breath”
Responsive Reading: #512 (Fred Littleton) “We Give Thanks This Day” (O. Eugene Pickett)
Choir Anthem: “Circle ‘Round for Freedom (Linda Hirschhorn)
Sharing of Joys & Concerns: Jim Carillon
Meditation & Moment of Silence: Katie Alexander
Offertory & Choir Anthem: “We Shall Not Be Moved” (African-American Hymn)
Introduction of Speakers: Jim Carillon
Health & Economic Opportunity Programs at Pisgah Legal Services
- Katie Alexander – Pisgah Legal Services Regional Director
- Fred Littleton – Volunteer: ACA Navigator & Tax Preparer
- Annie Myers – Pisgah Legal Services client
Closing Hymn: #128 “For All That Is Our Life”
Closing Words: Dorothy Day & Margaret Mead (Jim Carillon)
Postlude: “Lean on Me” (Bill Withers)
Rev. Michael's study time will start January 22-29, 2023. He will not be in the office unless there is an emergency.
Music: Sue Stone, piano; Linda Metzner, choir director
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: Marti Saltzman, Barbara Rogers, Ray 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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Sunday, January, 22, 2023
No virtual RE
11:00 a.m. at UUCSV with Susan E. Hicks
In this week's session:
We’ll learn about the fifth Unitarian Universalist Principle, the right of
conscience and the use of the democratic process. We’ll hear about Maria Cook (1779-1835), an early Universalist preacher who responded to an unfair vagrancy charge by practicing passive resistance and then preached Universalism to others in prison. We’ll role-play scenarios in which people felt they were being treated unfairly and talk about ways the characters could
respond. Children will have the chance to stand in the middle of our group
circle and voice something they object to, why they object to it and what they think would be a better way.
Explore the topic together at home:
Ask your child what they or others spoke about in the "I Object!" circle. Why did they object, and what did they tell the group they thought would be better? If your child did not share an objection, they can tell you how they felt about objections raised by others in the group. Share your own thoughts on
something that really bothers you, which you think is wrong. Share why, and suggest a better course. Then, thank your child for allowing you to speak out.
If you're looking for a story to share at home,
recommend Your Voice is Your Superpower, by Jessica & Sandy Bohrer.
Adult RE
The Blessing Bags project has proven so successful with our children that I’d like to keep it going. If you have personal items (toothbrushes, toothpaste, hand warmers, granola bars, etc.) to donate to the RE blessing bags for the unhoused please bring them in and place them in the pink bucket in the
portico! Filled bags will be available near the coffee station for anyone who wants to distribute them. Thanks for your support.
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Sunday, January 29, 2023 - 11:00 a.m.
“Aging Is a Gift”
Rev. Michael J S Carter
Poem on aging by Maya Angelou:
“When you see me walking, stumbling, don’t study and get it wrong. Cause tired don’t mean lazy and every goodbye ain’t gone. I’m the same person I was back then, with a little less hair, and a little less chin. A lot less lungs and much less wind, But ain’t I lucky I can still breathe in.”
I have learned that aging is necessary but maturity is optional. However, if Madison Ave. had its way, while living in a culture that fights aging with all the energy it can muster, I wonder if we as a culture will ever really come to accept the gift of aging. This talk is my contribution to that acceptance. Hope you can join us.
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News from UUCSV Groups & Committees
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Foyer Re-design
You're going to notice that the foyer has undergone some significant changes! The Bulletin Board has been moved out of the hallway leading into the office and into the foyer proper. The Communications Committee would love the congregation to get involved with posting articles (UUCSV group articles, events, etc.) and keeping the bulletin board fresh, current and engaging.
The nametags have been moved to the portico, above the coffee station. Where the nametags used to be, there is a new board featuring new
members of the congregation.
Tidings Correction - January Birthdays
Kathryn Coyle
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1/6/23
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Sally Smith
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1/6/23
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Teresa Ballinger
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1/9/23
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Dan Hadley
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1/11/23
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Jean Brown
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1/17/23
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Mary Soyenova
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1/17/23
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Ann Sillman
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1/20/23
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Susan Culler
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1/23/23
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Nancy Gavin
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1/24/23
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Jim Carillon
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1/31/23
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New Americans - Update
Thank you to all of our members who have helped our New American family. They have now been here for a year and much progress has been made: Aziz recently received a promotion at work, which will help with their
increasing need to be self-sufficient as government programs phase down or out. He is learning to drive a manual transmission car—if you would like to assist with this venture, please let our coordinators know. We also would like to remind you of ongoing needs for Similac Advance Formula and Size 1 diapers for the newest family member. (You can bring these items to church for the women's group meeting on Thursday of this week or to service on Sunday). In addition, the family will need to vacate their current address at the end of April, so we need help finding a (preferably) 3 bedroom/2 bath rental home for them to share with friends.
Covenant Group Announcement - START DATE CORRECTED
The new covenant group dealing with the 8th principle work to "dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions" is set to begin on Sunday, January 22, 2023, at 3:30 p.m. in Evelyn's Room at UUCSV. Our group utilizes the concepts and practices of author, Resmaa Menakem, who asks us to acknowledge and work to end the trauma of white body supremacy in ourselves and our culture. People who have signed up to
participate will receive the Covenant Group Guidelines along with first
session questions towards the end of this week. Due to a late cancellation, we still have room for one or two people in our small (maximum 8 people) committed group. If you have interest in becoming a member, please reach out before January 15, 2023, so that you can have the information you need to make this commitment. The group will meet the 2nd and 4th Sundays from 3:30-5:30 p.m. for a total of ten sessions ending on June 11, 2023.
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Martin Luther King Prayer Gathering 2023
This year's meeting will be a hybrid style with the option to watch online or
attend in person on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. at the Black Mountain Presbyterian Church. Our speaker is Rev. Scott Burgess, Executive Associate Minister of Special Projects at the Mount Zion MB Church, Asheville. In addition to his religious work, he is also the Assistant Vice President Bank Officer and Small Business Advocate Branch Manger at Wells Fargo.
Please go to the website to make donations for scholarships or click the tab under Home called MLK Prayer Gathering to obtain tickets. Ticket prices are $15 for adults and $10 for children 12 and younger. If you have any questions, please contact UUCSV members Diane Hutchins, Anna Marcel de Hermanas, and Ray Bockhorst. Hope you can attend.
Mountain Retreat & Learning Center - UPDATE
Join us at The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center, a Magical UU Place and Experience:
- Youth CONferences - February 17-19 for Elementary grades 3-5, March 3-5 for Intermediate grades 6-8, March 17-19 for Senior High grades 9-12. A Youth CONference is a gathering of UU youth and advisors from congregations all over the southeast.
- Music Week – April 23-28 2023. Surround yourself with music and enjoy opportunities for music appreciation, concerts, group and individual
participation and instruction in songwriting, guitar, voice, ukulele and more. “Music Week has been transformative. When I came here, I lacked courage to really try to pursue music. In my first songwriting class here, I wasn’t finishing sentences. But, in five days here, I wrote two songs. There is something about this place – magical.” ~Renee E.
- Personal Retreat -- for individuals or groups
We look forward to hosting you at The Mountain soon!
For more information about The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center: themountainrlc.org or 828.526.5838
Movie Night is Back!!!
Friday Night Fling (Move Night) Revisited at UUCSV
January 27, 2023
Potluck at 6:00 p.m.
Movie at 7:00 p.m. - ?
Enough folks have showed interest to continue the Friday Night Fling (aka Movie Night!) We will have a pot luck dinner at 6:00 p.m. at UUCSV, followed by a showing of the movie "Crash" with Sandra Bullock and Matt Dillon. This is an intense movie dealing with racial prejudice which is not suitable for
children. See you at the movies!
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Michael Donnan, Office Manager Hours: Tuesday & Thursday,
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 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. Michael J S 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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