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 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.
STEWARDSHIP It is now Stewardship Season at Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church. You will be hearing from our Stewardship Team in a variety of ways through November 16 as we consider the offering of gifts of our time, talent, and treasure that makes Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church’s work vibrant and future oriented.
COMMUNITY JOYS AND CONCERNS: If you would like to add or update a prayer request, please contact the church office.
We celebrate: Jackie Wintle has been inducted into The Order of the Duck, a cherished tradition at Givens Highland Farms, honoring residents who have reached milestone birthdays.
We remember in prayer: The family of Margaret Woods, Andrew Tripp’s aunt who died October 31 ⸰ Mary Wheeler healing from surgery after a fall⸰ Blake Joslin will have back surgery on November 6⸰ Tommy Eller now home after a hospital stay
SVCM COLLECTION The Community Engagement Ministry of WWPC has been made aware of a shortage of items that cannot be purchased with SNAP/food stamps that are needed at SVCM. Through November we are collecting toilet paper, laundry soap, paper towels, shampoo, and other general personal care items. Items will be collected in our Narthex and delivered to SVCM at the end of November.
CALLED CONGREGATIONAL MEETING There will be a called congregational meeting immediately following worship next week. The purpose of the meeting will be to elect 2 elders for the class of 2028 and 2 members of the Congregational Nominating Committee. In prayer and discernment and following the instruction of the Book of Order of the PC(USA), the current Congregational Nominating Committee (made up of Rodney Lytle, Natalie Daugherty, Elaine Barnes, Barbara Griswold, and Kay Stockdale) places the following in nomination:
For the office of Ruling Elder:
- Natalie Daugherty (to serve a second term)
- Jack Allison
- Cadence Cowal (one year youth elder, ex-officio term)
For the Congregational Nominating Committee:
- Donna Eagle Joslin
- Jack Allison (who will serve as session liaison on the Congregational Nominating Committee)
TRUNK OR TREAT It’s that time of year again! Today from 3:00 to 5:00 PM, we’ll host our annual Trunk or Treat. There is a sign up sheet in the narthex for trunks as well as space to help with refreshments and crafts!
COMMUNITY YOGA We are hosting the Riceville Community Yoga that lost their usual meeting place to Helene. This class is open to anyone and meets Wednesdays and Fridays at 9:00 AM in the downstairs youth room of the Education Building
TAI CHI/QIGONG PRACTICE CLASS Improve your balance, bone & muscle strength, flexibility, posture, range of motion, breathing fitness, concentration, and stress level using gentle, fluid, easy-to-follow stretching and exercise. Mondays, 2:30 PM, in the WWPC Lower Fellowship Hall, Starting November 10, lead by Paulette Heck, pheck812@gmail.com (828)335-4631.Paulette began taking classes and practicing Tai Chi/Qigong 15 years ago and began teaching 5 years ago.
TRIBUTE OF THANKS CONCERT BY FRIENDS OF STEVE WILLIAMS On November 9 at 3:30 friends pianist Dewitt Tipton, violinist Rebecca Hettrick, and pianist Benjamin Blozan will perform to honor and thank a century of great Music Directors at Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION The Asheville Farm School Presbyterian Church was founded on November 22, 1925 and later became Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church and College Chapel. We celebrate our centennial on Sunday, November 23, the same day as the Thanksgiving display. As part of the celebration, these events will be held in the Chapel:
- Thursday, November 13, 5:30 – “History Behind the Architects and Engineers of Six Associates” Heath Towson of the Preservation Society will speak about Charles Sappenfield, who was the main architect of the Chapel and several other buildings on campus
- Sunday, November 23, 12:00 – The Thanksgiving Farm Display and Centennial Celebration. Past ministers and associate ministers have been invited for the occasion. Everyone is encouraged to bring non-perishable food item(s) to place at the foot of the display. This food will be shared with the Swannanoa Valley Christian Ministry. Following worship the birthday celebration will continue in the Ransom Fellowship Hall with a reception and a program called “The First 100 Years”. Please sign up in the narthex to bring your favorite appetizer to share.
EMPTY BOWLS The WWC Community Engagement Office is excited to host our 27th Annual Empty Bowls Dinner on Wednesday, November 19 from 6-8 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Each November, the Community Engagement Office partners with the WWC Ceramics Crew to raise funds for a community partner focused on food and/or housing justice. The annual Empty Bowls Dinner at WWC is an opportunity to gather with community members, share a meal together, and continue the conversation about creating equitable food and housing systems that work for all. Dinner will be served in hand-crafted ceramic bowls created by Warren Wilson students and faculty and YES, you get to take your bowl home! This year, all proceeds from ticket sales will benefit Asheville Poverty Initiative’s 12 Baskets Cafe. Tickets are available for online purchase now at empty-bowls-event.square.site/.