WELCOME VISITORS If you are worshiping here for the first time today, welcome! We are glad to have you with us. Please fill out a visitor information card, located on the right as you enter the chapel, and place it in the offering plate.
OFFERING Plates are available just inside the doors to the chapel as you enter and exit. Our gifts take many forms: open-hearted presence here, voices lifted in song, the prayers that rise in us, the material gifts we share with neighbors, and our willingness to live in a world as allies and advocates for those whose needs are overlooked. The monies we bring symbolize the offering of our lives in all circumstances. A separate labeled basket is available each week to receive Our Daily Change offerings, formerly known as Five Cents a Meal hunger offering.
COMMUNITY JOYS AND CONCERNS: If you would like to add or update a prayer request, please contact the church office.
We celebrate: Donna Eagle Joslin and Elizabeth Cook for the flowers in the big planters in front of the Chapel ⸰
We remember in prayer: Joanne Lincoln with hospiceat Highland Farms Healthcare Center ⸰Arden Starnes, her family, and her caregivers ⸰ all who continue to be affected by loss caused by recent storms. In our congregation, we remember especially Andrew Tripp, Cindy and Dennis Riley, Jackie Wintle, Joyce Cucinella, and Bob, the father of Natalie’s partner Jeff ⸰ Susan Laney, receiving therapy at home ⸰ Ongoing prayers for the extended Lytle family ⸰ Mary Craig ⸰ Jackie Ligon Cole ⸰ Pat Crumpler ⸰ Martha Dugger ⸰ Rick Garrison ⸰ Fran Roberts’ sister-in-law, Linda Briggs ⸰ Jon Hettrick and his family ⸰ Marjorie Hettrick ⸰ Shane Reece (Nancy Garrison’s son) ⸰ Pat Wilson’s son, Kell
| HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE – All are welcome! |
| Cemetery Walk and Storytelling – Wednesday, April 16 1:00-3:00 PM Meet at the Cemetery Maundy Thursday Service – April 17 at 6:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall Good Friday Service – Black Mountain UMC at 12:00 PM Easter Potluck Brunch and Celebration – 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM in the Fellowship Hall Easter Worship – 11:00 AM in the Chapel |
COMMUNITY LENTEN SERVICES The Swannanoa Valley Ministerial Alliance is having a community Lenten service every Wednesday at noon through April 16, with a Good Friday service on April 18. All services will be hosted at Black Mountain UMC and will be followed by a free community meal provided by Open Table.
EASTER BRUNCH On April 20 at 9:30 we are having our Easter Brunch. Bring breakfast dish to share and come celebrate the season with your friends! An Easter Egg hunt will follow after the church service.
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING There will be a Called Congregational Meeting immediately following worship on April 27 for the purpose of electing a Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC).
PHOTO REQUEST For the centennial celebration, we want your old pictures of the church. The older the better! Please find any photos of the church or church activities in the current chapel, Williams building, Sunderland, or before and give them to Kay Stockdale. We can scan and print them if you’d like to keep the original. Please put your name and any info on the back of the photo.
TOGATHER We meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month through May at 1:30 PM in the chapel parlor. This is a time where all are welcome to build and strengthen relationships, spend some time in quiet reflection and prayer, learn and practice calming and relaxation skills, and share resources. This is an open group; feel free to come whenever you are able. Contact Beth Meriwether (828-777-2867) for more information.
ADULT EDUCATION CLASS We meet Sundays at 9:30 in the Adult Ed room. All are welcome at any time. Please contact Beth Meriwether at bethmeriwether@gmail.com for more information.
EASTER LILIES On Easter Sunday we brighten the Chapel with Easter Lilies. You can purchase a lily for $12 and have it placed in honor or in memory of someone. Lily orders are due today, April 13, and can be taken home following the Easter service on April 20.