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What is Lent? ~ 7pm with Rev. Chad O'Shea.  Feb 22 is Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, the 40 days of preparation before Easter. The 40 days represent the time Jesus spent in the desert, fasting and enduring temptation. Traditionally, Lent is observed by fasting, both from foods and festivities, and by other acts of self-denial and repentance. The three traditional practices to be taken up with renewed vigor during Lent are prayer (justice towards God), fasting (justice towards self), and charitable giving (justice towards neighbor).

Come learn what Lent is all about. Why would you choose to "give up" something for Lent... and what should that something really be? How can you prepare to resurrect your spirit? Love Offering. Click for directions.

Suka Chapel-Horst, PhD, RN, QMHP has been a mental health, criminal justice and addictions specialist for over thirty-eight years. She is currently on a national speaking tour educating law enforcement, teachers, health care and business professionals about the NEW addiction story, the cause of mood disorders and successful treatment methods. She is the founder of ARISE Alcohol Recovery, a six-week Intensive Outpatient Program and Brainworks Alcohol Recovery TM, an integrative and holistic, low-cost, do-it-yourself, early-intervention alcohol recovery program. She is the author of The NEW Alcoholism Story and the CD - Reward Deficiency Syndrome – The Real Cause of Addictions. 

Spring ahead....greet the morning and spring on over to Unity!

Rev. Pam Hurst is a Certified Quantum Touch Instructor and Practitioner and teaches Quantum Touch and Advanced Energy two day workshops. She also teaches A Course In Miracles at Unity. For questions or a session: 828-891-3255, p_hurst@bellsouth.net

Begosh and begorrah, lucky we are, Irish or not, to be celebrating with our Unity friends and family!  

Come learn how to BEGIN to answer these questions and others! Bring yourself and any pertinent information you already have like: full names, dates and birth/death places of any of your parents, grandparents etc. We will start to find the rest! We will be filling out provided paper lineage charts and group sheets and looking at exciting web sites so bring your glasses! 

Pat Dockery personally specializes in Western North Carolina research, its thirteen counties and one nation - but has done research USA and worldwide via internet so this class is open to ALL! Love Offering. Click for directions.

• "Sonrise" Service: 7:30am- Enjoy the singing birds & babbling creek as we celebrate the new life of Easter in the great outdoors, in our amphitheater by the creek. Dress warm! (Indoors if rainy) 
• Celebration Services in the Chapel: 9:30am and 11am. Alleluia! Come roll that stone away!

What will YOU donate for us to sell at our Auction & Silent Auction? Find something wonderful to donate! 

• We seek both goods & services... be creative! 
• Items brought early can be stored in the church garage.
• Let us know if you need us to pick up your items!

Ideas for Merchandise to donate:
Furniture; Artwork & Crafts; Collectibles; Antiques; Baked Goods/Preserves; Appliances/Small Appliances; Sporting Goods/Bikes/Camping; Tools/Power tools; Electronics/Games/Computer; Jewelry; Musical instruments; Cars.

Ideas for Service you (or your employer) could offer:
Bodywork, Counseling, Beauty Care, Auto Repair, Accounting, Legal work, Catering/Cooking, Housecleaning, Sewing, Yardwork, Pet care, Lessons, Restaurant or Retail Gift Certificates.

All Donations are tax-deductible.

Join our Auction Team! Volunteers needed: Co-Coordinators, Publicity, Truckers, Solicitors (call business & ask for donations), Organizers, Sorters, Cashiers, Runners, Kitchen Team.

Join Unity people from all over NC, SC, GA, TN, and beyond. (This year we will also be joined by the ministers of the Southeast Region: adding FL, AL, MS, LA)

Stay on site at this beautiful location, or come as a commuter.  EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT available until August 15.  Full Details on the website: www.ummas.org/Retreat.html   

Commuters: $65/day or $175 for the whole thing, includes lunch & dinner if you pre-register: (828) 891-8700  (Early Bird Discount: $125 for all - register by Aug 15)

If you have prayer requests, call 891-8700 or email unity@unitync.net.

24-Hour Prayer Vigil (Wednesday midnight until Thursday midnight) ~ Stop by Unity anytime during the 24-hour vigil to pray and be in Sacred Space with us.  Be a Vigil Keeper and hold the Sacred Space for an hour during the Vigil - sign up in the lobby or call the church: 891-8700.

Bring a snack to share for a reception after the 11:00 service.

Halloween has its origins in the centuries-old Celtic festival of Samhain, a celebration of the harvest and a pastoral "fire festival" or feast.  It was believed the dead could revisit the mortal world on this night, so bonfires were lit to ward off evil spirits. In present-day Ireland on Halloween, adults & children dress up as creatures from the underworld (ghosts, ghouls, witches, goblins), light bonfires, enjoy spectacular fireworks, and hold street carnivals. 

The term Halloween is shortened from All-hallow's-evening, as it is the eve of "All Hallow's Day" or All Saints' Day (Nov 1), when the Christian church celebrates its saints, followed by All Souls' Day (Nov 2) which honors departed spirits. On All Souls' Eve, families stayed up late, and little "soul cakes" were eaten by everyone. At the stroke of midnight there was solemn silence in each household, which had candles burning in every room to guide the souls back to visit their earthly homes, and a glass of wine on the table to refresh them. 

Many ancient Celtic customs are "compatible with the new Christian religion. Christianity embraced the Celtic notions of family, community, the bond among all people, and respect for the dead. Throughout the centuries, pagan and Christian beliefs intertwine in a gallimaufry (hodgepodge) of celebrations from Oct 31 thru Nov 5, all of which appear both to challenge the ascendancy of the dark and to revel in its mystery." The Celts honored the opposing balance of intertwining forces: darkness and light, night and day, cold and heat, death and life. The Celtic year was divided into two seasons: the light and the dark, celebrating the light at Beltane on May 1st and the dark at Samhain. The Feast of Samhain marks the beginning of a new dark-light cycle. The Celts observed time as proceeding from darkness to light because they understood that in dark silence comes whisperings of new beginnings, the stirring of the seed below the ground. 

Most Christians ascribe no negative significance to Halloween, treating it as a purely secular holiday devoted to celebrating “imaginary spooks” and handing out candy. The Roman Catholic Church sees Halloween as having a Christian connection. Father Gabriele Amorth, a Vatican-appointed exorcist in Rome, has said, "[I]f English and American children like to dress up as witches and devils on one night of the year that is not a problem. If it is just a game, there is no harm in that." Most Christians hold the view that the tradition is far from being "satanic" in origin or practice and that it holds no threat to the spiritual lives of children: being taught about death and mortality, and the ways of the Celtic ancestors actually being a valuable life lesson and a part of their heritage

The largest U.S. Halloween celebration is New York City's Village Halloween Parade, which attracts over 2 million spectators and participants, plus 4 million television viewers annually. It is the largest participatory parade in the country if not the world, encouraging spectators to join in the parade. Boston holds the record for the largest number of jack-o-lanterns lit at once.

Fall back....into bed for an extra hour's sleep before coming to Unity!

The Service will be followed by a Dessert Potluck: food & fellowship with your Unity friends. Bring a dessert or snack to share.  Click for directions.

"Awake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving." ~ Kahlil Gibran

Volunteers needed: sign the clipboard or call the church.  We need: Turkey cookers (the church can reimburse you for the bird), Clean-up Crew, Food Receivers, Food Runners, Gravy Chief, Beverage Stockers, Carvers

Relax into deep peace with a guided Meditation, a bit of discourse, then participate in a discussion on whatever topics ask to be addressed.

Love Offering.  Click for directions.

Bounty of Bethlehem: 1-5pm, at Immaculata School Gym, 711 N. Buncombe St (corner of 6th Ave.W), Hendersonville  bountyofbethlehem.org

"No one needs to be alone on Christmas" ~ A full made-from-scratch meal is served to everyone who attends.  Toys are given out to all children by Santa and many coats will be available to keep everyone warm. The entire gym is filled with the true spirit of Christmas. ~ A full made-from-scratch meal is served to everyone who attends.  Toys are given out to all children by Santa and many coats will be available to keep everyone warm. The entire gym is filled with the true spirit of Christmas. Take Out meals are also available from 1-5pm.  To pick up meals for your family, just come to the kitchen area and ask for take-out meals. For homebound folks, they will deliver meals to their homes including desserts, toys, and coats if needed.  Call by Dec 23 to arrange for homebound meals: 693-5115. 

Everybody is invited! If you are a resident of Henderson County, or visiting someone who lives in Henderson County, you are invited. It makes no difference whether you drive a luxury car or a compact economy, live in a mansion or stay at a shelter. Everyone is welcome. There is absolutely NO charge, and donations will never be solicited. However, all contributions are graciously accepted. "Bounty is a miraculous gift from Hendersonville to Hendersonville. It's our town's way of saying, 'There is room at the inn.'"

The Bounty Of Bethlehem Christmas Day dinner is a time to share the spirit of caring and giving. Since 1983, Bounty has grown to provide Christmas dinner, entertainment, gifts, and a visit from Santa to everyone who comes to Immaculata School Gym on Christmas day. Everything comes from donations and volunteers. 

In word & song, we remember the past year and those who passed away. In a purification process symbolized by fire, we meditate to discover what we'd like to release, write it down and release it to the burning bowl, where fire takes them away.

Start the new year with this freeing & moving experience to open the door for the unfolding of a new you! 

• 6:00 pm ~ Fellowship Supper.  Soup, Salad, Side dishes, Bread, Dessert; Please sign up to help or to bring food.
• 7:30 pm ~ Burning Bowl Service.   Release the old to make way for the new.  Childcare provided. Love Offering.  Click for directions.