Community Breakfast on Sunday; afternoon activity at the Church of the Advocate; MLK Day events.
Sunday morning January 17th will be a community breakfast at 10:10am. The Senior High Confirmation group is invited to bring breakfast over to the Warner Building for our class with Brian Cole.
Our afternoon activity will be helping with a meal and worship at Church of the Advocate.
Our EYC will serve alongside a group of students from Christ school to
prepare and provide a meal to the 175 homeless people who
regularly attend the worship. Plan to meet at COA (located in the lower level of Trinity Episcopal)12:45 till 2:45pm
Also, Please see the list below of opportunities for young people to honor and celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day
( And thanks to Miranda Norlin for sharing this information!) If any of you are interested in attending any of these events please contact me for more details.
I believe the Grove Park MLK breakfast on Saturday is sold out
but, Franklin and I would be happy to meet with All Souls EYC members
for the following events ....
Monday Peace Walk at noon
the 6pm Candle light service at St. Matthias Episcopal Church
& / or the Thursday evening MLK Jr. youth event at UNCA (See Flyer below for more details)
Peace and Blessings!
Shawna
777-0949
also remember to save these dates:
January 29-31 Radix Confirmation Retreat at Kanuga
February 16th EYC host Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
February 21st Diocesan Ski Day at Cataloochee
March 5th-7th Spring Conference at Valle Crucis for 8th-12th grades
March 21st Taize group hosts presentation for Diocese before evening Taize prayer service
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MLK JR Celebrations:
Other events recognizing the King Holiday weekend:
The 29th
annual Prayer Breakfast, featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist
Leonard Pitts, Jr., will take place at the Grove Park Inn Grand
Ballroom at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 16.
Beginning at noon Monday, January 18, the Association will lead a Peace
Walk and Rally from Nazareth First Baptist Church, at 46 Pine Street
(corner of MLK Boulevard), to Martin Luther King Park. The march is
cosponsored by the City of Asheville and Buncombe County.
Monday at 6:00 p.m. the Candlelight Service, honoring community
organizations that work to fulfill Dr. King’s dream, will be held at
St. Matthias Episcopal Church at One Dundee Street, off S. Charlotte
Street.
Tickets for the Prayer Breakfast cost $20 for adults and $15 for youth.
All other events are free. For more information, contact Oralene
Simmons at 828-281-1624 or the MLK Association office at 828-335-6896.
