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A Season of Loss

Our guest speaker and musician Rob Lytle will discuss our very human emotional reactions to the loss of friends and loved ones and our struggle to find meaning. 

Waters of the Smoky Mountains

Join us for our annual Water Communion. This uniquely Unitarian Universalist service is our homecoming for the beginning of a new Fellowship year. We’ll celebrate our region with the Cherokee creation stories that include the Water Beetle and the Water Spider. Please bring along water from near by or far away to share in our … Continue reading Waters of the Smoky Mountains

Piano Player

Join us for our Labor Day serivce. “Player Piano”, Kurt Vonnegut’s 1952 novel, uses vividly imagined scenarios to portray the impact of automation on workers.  What can we learn from “Player Piano” and past history as we consider the increasingly-deployed automation in today’s workplaces? Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) was a Unitarian.

Applying Gandhi’s Seven Social Sins to the Public School Classroom

As we return to a new school year, John deVille joins us to explore Gandhi’s Seven Social Sins as applied to the public school classroom: Wealth without work / Pleasure without conscience / Knowledge without character / Commerce without morality / Science without humanity / Religion without sacrifice / Politics without principle.

Navigating Transformation: The Power of Community Support

Welcome to our Unitarian service on transformation, where we explore the profound changes that shape our lives and our world. Together, we’ll dive into stories of personal growth, collective evolution, and the power of change to inspire and uplift. Whether you’re seeking renewal, insight, or a supportive community on your journey, join us as we … Continue reading Navigating Transformation: The Power of Community Support

Spirit of the Southern Appalachians

Join us as we celebrate the heritage of our Region — the Southern Appalachians and the Great Smoky Mountains — in song and story. We’ll watch two stories from The Appalachian Storyteller and Cira will join us to play mountain music on mandolin, banjo and Appalachian dulcimer. We’ll also have a blessing of the backpacks … Continue reading Spirit of the Southern Appalachians

In Times Like These

Once again, America finds itself at a crossroads with nothing but the will of The People to guide her one way or the other. We are again reminded that freedom is, as the song goes, a constant struggle. As Frederick Douglass said, “it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the … Continue reading In Times Like These