All are Welcome for Beverages
and Snacks After the Service
Sunday, October 12, 2008 11 a.m.
“Poetry Slam”
Council of Committee Chairs
This Sunday, various members of our church, who
have chosen to be the chairperson of a committee,
will be reading a poem. You’ll hear from the
poets themselves as well readings of poems written
by published authors. Join us for a journey into
the spirit of the volunteers who have assumed
leadership roles at the UUCSV.
Sunday, October 19, 2008 11 a.m.
“Blue Eyes Looking Into Dark Eyes....”
Ymani Simmons
In March of 2007, 22 Americans went to the Islamic Republic of Iran as civilian diplomats with the Fellowship of Reconciliation. Ymani Simmons, western North Carolina resident, was one of those individuals. Meeting the Iranian people, seeing the beauty and allowing communication and understanding to develop presents a perspective not known before and a quest for promoting peace continues to unfold within a deeply spiritual journey.
Ymani Simmons has called the mountains of western North Carolina home for 20 years. Peace and justice have spoken in undeniable voices since childhood. By accepting responsibility and accountability for what her government has done in her name, Ymani has completely immersed herself as a peace maker. Upon returning from Iran she quit her job as an advertising executive with WNC Woman magazine and devotes her life to living and promoting peace. Ymani has founded Crossroads of Peace (www.crossroadsofpeace.com) where several peace-related programs will be offered - Bridge to Iran Tours, non-violence training workshops, a Peace Makers Speakers Bureau, A World Peace Treaty, and her newest project - A Common Thread, a program to provide assistance to Iraqi women widowed by the occupation and Iraqi children orphaned by the same. She follows the spiritual way of life of the Native American branch of her family tree - Chickasaw and Cherokee.
A 28 minute video, Listen to Iran's People, a
call for peace by videomaker, Margot Smith, March
2007 FOR delegate will be shown after the service
for anyone interested in viewing.
Sunday, October 26, 2008 11 a.m.
“Into the Cauldron to Meet the Crone”
H. Byron Ballard
The dark nights and short days leading up to the solar new year in December are a time of rich possibilities for personal growth and spiritual introspection. H. Byron Ballard will guide us through this journey to meet the Crone and provide steps for using this natural time of challenge and rest. We will explore Samhain as a time to renew our connection to our Ancestors as well as our deepest selves.
In addition to being a Wiccan priestess, H.
Byron Ballard is a bookseller, organic gardener and
beekeeper. Her writings have appeared in local and
national print and electronic media. Byron lives on
an urban farmstead in Asheville’s historic
West End with her husband Joe and daughter Kate.
She is working with a group of women to build a
Goddess Temple in Asheville and blogs for the
Asheville Citizen-Times as "the Village
Witch."
Sunday, November 2, 11 a.m.
Welcome Home to Health and Wholeness - Part II
Rev. Dick Stennett
This is the second in a series of presentations
as Dick shares with us his journey toward
wholeness, a journey which he feels is more like
home each step of the way. A significant part of
this journey is in the discovery of what a
wonderful teacher dreams can be when we learn to
pay attention. Dick will share with us the way his
dreams are becoming a window to the deeper, hidden
parts of his being where healing needs to happen.
By weaving together his dreams, meditations and
journaling he finds that a definite pattern of
healing is emerging.
