FCUCC Forum & Immigrant Rights Sunday Reminder

This Sunday, May 1 at 9:00- "The Name of God Is Mercy", the First Book of Pope Francis - Larry Anderson  Retired minister and psychologist Larry, will lead a discussion around the theology and politics of such a claim. 

Then at the 10:30 worship service through scripture, prayers, speakers and music, we'll lift up immigrants; to learn about their concerns, honor their contributions to our country and communities, hear their pain, pray for their well-being, and listen to hear where God is leading us regarding issues of immigration. 

FCUCC Forum Reminder

This Sunday, April 24 at 9: The Spiritual Voice of Women Composers  - PAMELA BLEVINS- Women have been composing music for centuries, some with great success.  But only in recent years have their voices begun to be heard again.  Women have composed in all forms from piano works and songs to symphonies, concertos, operas and large-scale sacred and secular choral works. From the 12^th century German abbess Hildegard de Bingen to the 20^th century American composer Elinor Remick Warren, women have created a body of music reflecting the spiritual nature of humanity.  This Forum  briefly explores the early history of women's contributions to sacred music and then focuses on three composers whose works have stood the test of time: Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, the elder sister of Felix Mendelssohn; Elfrida Andree, a Swedish organist and composer; and Elinor Remick Warren.  The talk is illustrated with photographs and recorded music. 

            Brevard resident Pamela Blevins is a music historian and former journalist.  In 1977 she developed a series of pioneering lectures on women composers titled "Silent Destiny" at a time when the voice of woman composers was indeed silent.  She is co-founder and editor of "Signature: Women in Music", an online magazine about women in classical music.  Blevins is the author of the critically acclaimed dual biography of English composer-poet Ivor Gurney and English musicologist, critic and writer Marion Scott, "Ivor Gurney and Marion Scott: Song of Pain and Beauty" (Boydell, 2008).

FCUCC Seder and Lecture Series Reminder

This Friday, April 22 at 6:45 pm - The community Passover Seder which Jim and Judith Nourse will lead here is a continuation of the lecture series theme of freeing ourselves from bondage to limiting beliefs, the lecture series which continues on 

All are invited to come celebrate Passover Seder  on Friday, April 22 at 6:45 pm. This will be a lovely evening that recounts the history of the Hebrew children fleeing Egypt, breaking the bondage of slavery and embarking on a new chapter of history as a people.  The ritual "meal" (not dinner) will take us through the biblical account with tastes of specific foods as well as song and blessings that represent aspects of this ancient deliverance.

The theme of Seder, observed by Jesus in The Last Supper, is freedom from bondage. Throughout the service, we will relate to a deeper level of our own state of being and consciousness, discovering within ourselves our own inner bondage and the path to our own new chapters of life. 

 Dr. James and Judith Nourse will be our facilitators.

Jim, a clinical psychologist and licensed acupuncturist, is also the  author of two books, Simple Spirituality: Finding Your Own Way and Opening the Aloha Mind: Healing the World with Ho'oponopono. Judith is an RN and a practitioner of Reflexology, Therapeutic Touch and Feng Shui. 

Reservations are required to attend this sit-down event, for which participants are asked to arrive by 6:45 and bring a small pillow or chair cushion for themselves. Click fcchendersonville.org or call 828-692-8630 for more information.            

            

Saturdays- April 23 & 30: From Bondage to Freedom – Parts Two and Three – JUDITH AND JAMES NOURSE. Judith writes: "We are prisoners of our habits and beliefs and have no idea that we are imprisoned in their limitations." This Forum will introduce various concepts and practices -  including Shamanism, Buddhism, Kabbala, Hawaiian Ho'oponopono, and the teachings of Jesus - that have led the Nourses on their journey from bondage to our common birthright: oneness with our Creator.  

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FCUCC Forum Reminder

This Sunday, April 17 at 9:00- From Bondage to Freedom – Part One – JUDITH AND JAMES NOURSE. Judith writes: "We are prisoners of our habits and beliefs and have no idea that we are imprisoned in their limitations." This Forum will introduce various concepts and practices -  including Shamanism, Buddhism, Kabbala, Hawaiian Ho'oponopono, and the teachings of Jesus - that have led the Nourses on their journey from bondage to our common birthright: oneness with our Creator.  

(This is part of a 3 lecture series; part 2 and 3 will be held on Saturdays, April 23 and 30 at 11:00 am here in Fellowship Hall.  All are invited.) 

April 22 at 7:00pm - The community Passover Seder which Jim and Judith will lead here is a continuation of this theme of freeing ourselves from bondage to limiting beliefs. Come at 6:45 and bring a cushion          

            Jim, a clinical psychologist and licensed acupuncturist, is also the  author of two books, Simple Spirituality: Finding Your Own Way and Opening the Aloha Mind: Healing the World with Ho'oponopono.Judith is an RN and a practitioner of Reflexology, Therapeutic Touch and Feng Shui. 

FCUCC Forum Reminder

This Sunday, April 10: Writers Forum at 9 - Four times a year, we conduct the FCUCC Writers' Forum to salute the art of writing and encourage our church's many writers. If you love to write, church member or not, and would like to read from your work (any genre), you are invited to register in advance with coordinator Rand Bishop (697-0090 or randsemail@yahoo.com. All are invited to attend. Support our creativity.