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December 13:  Field Trip: Special Chanukah Celebration - This week's forum will be held at a different time and place!  

We will gather at Agudas Israel Temple at 505 Glasgow Lane at 2:00 pm for a special Chanukah celebration with their congregation to which the greater Hendersonville Community is also invited. Newly installed Rabbi Rachael Jackson will talk briefly about Chanukah before lighting the nine-branch Chanukah Menorah.  

After this 45 minute service, she will then meet specifically with our Forum group for questions and answers and fellowship followed by refreshments of special Chanukah treats. Please join us for this very special celebration with our Jewish friends and neighbors at their congregation next door to us. 

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 This Sunday, December 6: Conversation on Spiritual Practice of WORSHIP  – Gary Cyphers, Moderator -Join our ongoing conversation on each of the ten spiritual practices that our fall 2014 Ashley Lecturer, Diana Butler Bass, finds in vibrant and growing congregations.  The eighth practice is WORSHIP. See elsewhere in the Chronicle Gary Cyphers' comments on highlights from Bass's book and reflection questions on WORSHIP and join our lively Forum conversation.  Prior participation is not a pre-requisite.

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This Sunday, the first in Advent, NOVEMBER 29 at 9:15 – THE CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE – A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE – Bob Shuford and Ed O'Keefe-  

Usually we hear about meditation and contemplation with Eastern religion names and practices that may sound strange to those who were brought up in Christian traditions. Out presenters this morning think it important to discuss meditation in terms of the Christian church and give some historical background on the practice from early Christian sources. We will provide Biblical references and list historical and contemporary Christian teaching about this important subject common to all major faiths. 

Bob Shuford, raised in the Methodist Church, has practiced meditation since the early '70s. Ed O'Keefe's early training was as a Roman Catholic seminarian; he spent five years in monasteries in Pittsburgh and Boston.

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This Sunday, NOVEMBER 22 at 9:15- THANKSGIVING 2015 - Romella Hart-O'Keefe A time for sharing your thoughts, poems, prayers, anecdotes and traditions that express gratitude, appreciation and thanks.  Come join us, and bring your ideas and stories to share or just come to soak up the Thanksgiving spirit.  (Pilgrim and turkey costumes are optional!)

Happy, Healthy Thanksgiving to One and All!

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 This Sunday, November 15 at 9:15 – IN HONOR OF VETERANS – Bob Miles

This past week we celebrated Veterans' Day. Bob Miles, an Army veteran who served in Vietnam, will commemorate Veterans Day by convening a discussion of veterans and the family members of veterans from different generations  about the meaning of their military service. He will include information about Post-9-11 veterans and describe the Veterans Healing Farm, a local program that helps new veterans with the transition from military service back to civilian life.

FCUCC- NO FORUM SUNDAY

Due to a medical emergency, our presenter will be unable to attend this Sunday, November 8. Therefore, forum has been cancelled.

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This Sunday, November 1 at 9:15 – VARIETIES OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH – Larry Anderson "We are constantly looking for a way back to oneness or for a connection with each other and the world."  – Singer/song writer James Taylor. 

Larry Anderson, guitarist, retired minister/psychologist, will lead a discussion exploring varieties of spiritual growth.

Happy Halloween and remember to  "FALL BACK."