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 or scan the QR code on the back of this bulletin. 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.
COMMUNITY JOYS AND CONCERNS: If you would like to add or update a prayer request, please contact the church office.
We celebrate: The new improvement to the front doors of the chapel – better handicapped accessibility! ⸰ Toby Ives for working on the interior doors of the chapel ⸰ Donna Eagle Joslin and David Bell for coordinating and delivering goods to SVCM through Just One Can ⸰ Pastor Jess says, “Thank you for all the cards, cupcakes, and well wishes the congregation showed last week!”
We remember in prayer: The family of Jackie Cole, who passed away on October 16
GUEST PREACHER Nate currently serves as Chaplain of Asheville School. He is a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary, where he met his wife, the Rev. Caroline Sell. Nate and Caroline were also lucky to become friends with Rev. Jess Rigel at Princeton. Nate is the proud father of Allie (age 6) and Abigail (age 4). He enjoys backpacking, canoeing, lacrosse, fly fishing, reading, and writing.
CALLED CONGREGATIONAL MEETING There will be a Congregational Meeting following worship on November 22. We will be voting on the selection of Elders for the 2027 class and nominees for next year’s Nominating Committee.
STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY – NOV 22 Stewardship Season is here. There are letters from the stewardship team, budget information, and pledge cards available in the narthex (with a dropbox for the cards).
EMPTY BOWLS The WWC Community Engagement Office invites everyone to the 28th Annual Empty Bowls dinner, benefitting World of Abundance, which provides food access, education, and job skills to under-resourced people through community gardening. Dinner will be served in bowls handmade by WWC students and faculty, and all ticket holders get to take their bowls home! The event will be held Wednesday, November 18 from 6-8pm in the WWPC Fellowship Hall. Tickets are $25 for community members, and will be sold in the Narthex today!
JUST ONE CAN Will you help to feed your neighbors when you go to the grocery store? A new food drive has begun, and we are asking that every time you go to the store…you add “Just One Can” to donate to your neighbors in need. Bring it to the church on Sunday, orduring the week following your shopping trip. Place it in the blue container that you’ll see when you walk in the entryway of the church. If we all add Just One Can per week, we can provide a steady flow of compassion and sustenance to those who need it most. Contact David Ball at Ittech.ball@gmail.com, or donnaeaglejoslin@gmail.com. THANK YOU!
FROM THE FRIENDS MEETING The Defense Authorization Bill calls for all 18-26 year olds born Male to be automatically registered with the Selective Service beginning in Dec 2026. Swannanoa and Asheville Friends Meetings are mobilizing to inform the community (including Warren Wilson College students), and support the discernment of potential Conscientious Objectors.
Forum on Conscientious Objection: Curt Torell, of Chapel Hill Friends Meeting, has served on the Board of Quaker House for many years and educates young people about Conscientious Objection. Curt will be our Forum leader on Nov. 8 at 3:30, in person at the WWPC Fellowship Hall or via Zoom. Let Sally Broughton know if you need the link.
THANKSGIVING POTLUCK The church is hosting a potluck at 2:00 on Thanksgiving Day. This is an opportunity for us to provide a meal for those that might not be able to return to their families for the holiday, such as the international students. A sign up sheet is in the narthex.
