Volunteering in Our Community We got our hands in the dirt for a good cause on June 11th. The children and adults teamed up together to harvest, turn compost, weed, plant, capture bugs and play at the spring Service project. The Swannanoa Community Garden contributes to the Bounty and Soul organization. They help assist families and individuals […]
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Children help with Pentecost Sunday June 4, 2017 The children helped “chime” in our Pentecost service up in the choir loft with Ms Vivian. After a lesson with Ms Sandy on what a special day this is for the church, they frolicked through the sanctuary with rings of red, ribbon “fire” during the first hymn. They were enacting the
In 2014 Rutger Bregman, a Dutch historian and journalist, published a book called Utopia for Realists. In it, he makes a surprisingly convincing case that, despite what we might currently believe about the state of the world, life is getting better for the overwhelming majority of the world’s citizens. He carefully documents how human beings
“What’s in a name?” It’s one of the most famous lines from one of the world’s greatest plays. The question is posed by Juliet, who asks it of Romeo, by way of arguing that their love can overcome the bitter rivalry that separates their two families, the Montagues and Capulets. With Easter now in our
“God Within Us” The children’s Sunday school class went on a painting journey together to discover the season of Lent. We read Bible stories that followed the lectionary and discussed how Lent can help us focus on being the best versions of ourselves. Our painting reflects how God’s love lives in all of us, even
Lent is always, at least in part, a journey of reflection and discovery. But this year that has been especially true for us here at the Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church. Recent changes in federal policy (some of them proposed, some of them already in effect), regarding our Muslim and immigrant friends and neighbors have concerned
In her final sermon here, Beth told a story about how quickly our congregation is adapting to and implementing the internal structure of our ministry plan. (See the following pages for one last word from Beth and a photo from Sunday’s wonderful luncheon celebration.) She noted that at the most recent meeting of the Congregational
The only thing constant is change. The longer I live, the more I appreciate the truth of this maxim. Ordinarily in this, the January/February issue of the Extended Family, I devote this space to my annual State of the Church column. And I will come back to that. But first I want to address a
This Sunday (Jan. 15th), our Fellowship Class will begin a conversation around white privilege – what it looks like, how to be aware of it in our own lives, how to overcome it in the service of mutuality and fairness. The discussion will be centered on the book, Waking Up White, by Debby Irving. So
Christmas Day is almost here — and this year it’s a Sunday! To help celebrate this joyous day, we invite you to come to church early and enjoy coffee and pastries in the Parlor *before* the service, starting at 10:15am. Once you’ve enjoyed a Christmas treat, then you can come into the sanctuary and enjoy
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