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.
COMMUNITY JOYS AND CONCERNS: If you would like to add or update a prayer request, please contact the church office.
We celebrate: All the students that helped lead another wonderful Student Led Service last week! ⸰ The PNC’s great work leading us to our new pastor, Rev Jessica Rigel
We remember in prayer: The Lytle Family following the death of Dennis, Rodney’s brother on January 19 ⸰ Ron Vinson at Mountain Ridge Healthcare, recovering following a fall ⸰ Betty Siviter healing following cataract surgery ⸰ Blake Joslin continuing recovery at the Laurels
HELPERS STILL NEEDED to assist Habitat for Humanity construction crews build House of Faith #5 in West Asheville. Many spots have been filled by church members, but we still have unfilled half day (8:15 – noon) shifts available for Friday, Feb. 27, and full day shifts (8:15 – 3) for Saturday, Feb. 28. Work will be indoors in heated spaces, or outdoors if weather permits. No experience is needed, only a willingness to help. Contact Larry Griswold if you have questions or to sign up.
SOUPER BOWL In 1990, Souper Bowl of Caring began with a simple prayer from a single youth group: “Lord, even as we enjoy the Super Bowl football game, help us be mindful of those without a bowl of soup to eat.” Since then, close to $200 million has been generated for local charities across the country through Souper Bowl of Caring. It has become a powerful movement that transforms the time around the Big Game into the nation’s largest celebration of giving and caring for those in need. Through this mission, people learn they can make a positive difference in the world as they collect food, raise money and serve at hunger-relief charities and show caring and compassion in local communities across the country. You can still share in God’s love for our neighbors in need and give generously during worship Today. All of the donations collected will go toward feeding programs in the Swannanoa Valley.
SUNDAY SCHOOL Both Adult and Youth classes are invited to meet on March 1 through the 29th for an Intergenerational Sunday School gathering. We’ll use curriculum from Illustrated Ministries that “invites us into the work of honest turning—facing hard truths, naming injustice, and trusting that transformation is possible even in the shadow of empire.” Class will meet at 930 in the Fellowship Hall on these Sundays. Come join us for a time of learning and reflection as we dive into the “The Work of Imagination” together!
MOVIE DISCUSSION Swannanoa Valley Friends Meeting will host a public film screening of “Racist Roots” and a panel discussion with NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty at Ransom Fellowship Hall today at 3:45 PM. A free simple supper will follow the program. We kindly request RSVPs to ensure we provide enough food.
BMCA FUNDRAISER On February 23 at 7:00 PM at the Monte Vista Hotel there will be the Beer and Hymns Fundraiser for Black Mountain Center for the Arts. Black Mountain Presbyterian Church is a sponsor and their Director of Music, Aaron Price, will lead the event.
SHROVE TUESDAY Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper will be February 17th at 6:00PM, one last hurrah before we begin Lent! A signup sheet is in the narthex for pancake cookers. Please bring a protein, egg casserole (meat, vegetarian, or vegan), or fruit. King cake will be provided. Please join us for a fun evening and wear those Mardi Gras beads!
ASH WEDNESDAY Join together at 6 PM in the Fellowship Hall for a contemplative Ash Wednesday service, including communion and receiving ashes.
