Aug 22, 2023 | Faith Development
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Faith Development Calendar
July & August – Summer Break (programs)
Sept 6 1st Wednesday Dinner 6:00PM & Vespers 7PM
Sept 10 Soul Matters Launch Breakfast, 9:45-10:45AM, SH
Sept 11 Adult Faith Exploration planing team meets, 4PM. All are welcome. Contact Rev. Claudia for details. faithdev@uuasheville.org
Dec 3 Small Groups Facilitator Meet-Up, 12:30-1:30 PM, SH
May 5 Small Groups Facilitator Meet-Up, 12:30-1:30 PM, SH
Spiritual Deepening Groups
Covenant of UU Pagans – CUUPS. Contact: Sherry Lundquist sherry_lundquist@yahoo.com
Buddhist Sanhga – meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7:30 pm in Sandburg Hall; Contact: Sequoyah Rich sequoyahrich333@gmail.com, or Stef Garvin stef@giftsintogold.com.
Soul Matters Groups – Conversation Groups, UU Writers Group and Creativity Matters group explore monthly themes Sept.- June. Contact: Rev. Claudia faithdev@uuasheville.org
Aug 22, 2023 | Justice Ministry
UU Avl Events
Aug. 24 – Curious Conversations – Let’s Talk About Reparations. See Rev. Claudia’s blog for resources. Noon-1PM, Sandburg Hall. Bring a bagged lunch.
Aug. 25 – Back to School Action Hour – 11:00am. Another school year is underway, but the promise of adequate school funding for our kids remains unfulfilled. Next Friday, we will mark the one-year anniversary of the historic Leandro school funding court decision by writing Letters to the Editor. Together, we will send a loud and clear message to the NC General Assembly that enough is enough. Release the Leandro Funds and give our children the sound basic education they deserve.
NOTE: Every Friday, 11AM join our partner UU Justice Ministry NC: Zoom Action Hour
Sept. 15 – 7 p.m. In partnership with the Film Ministry screening of “Eating Our Way To Extinction” the UUAM Asheville Chapter will provide planet and animal friendly snacks. Click here for details.
Community Events & Beyond
August 26 – Would you like to show up in a high impact way to support the oldest Black neighborhood in Asheville? Come on out to volunteer for and/or enjoy the East End/Valley Street Festival on Sat., Aug. 26 at Martin Luther King Park. For more info about the festival: click here Volunteer Opportunities: Click Here
August 27 – Discussion of Octavia Butler’s award winning book, Kindred, the latest book for the GCPC Racial Justice Book Series. 7:00pm, Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church Sanctuary 789 Merrimon Avenue, and livestreamed on the GCPC YouTube Channel
September 30 – 9-5PM, Reuter Center Beyond Land Acknowledgement: Toward Reparation and Healing
Sept. 14 – OLLI Inclusion Committee offers a Just Conversation on “Reaching Across the Racial Divide”, 2 pm, both in person and via zoom. Details, register here
Sept. 14 – An advocate training titled “How to Achieve Racial Justice in Housing”, 2 pm, offered by YIMBY Action. Get details and register here.
September 24 – Save the Date for this year’s Hunger Walk. Get details from this eblast sent out recently.
October 11 – 6:30-8PM #UniteNC Tour: Accountability Town Halls hosted by Common Cause NC. Details and RSVP.
October 17 – Save the Date for Pisgah Legal Services’ 13th Annual Justice Forum with Mathew Desmond.
