In this time of upheaval and uncertainty, we’ll look to ancient wisdom for insight into how to meet even our most troublesome emotions with curiosity and compassion.
Speaker; Rev Eve Stevens
Eve has a Master of Divinity degree from Columbia University’s Union Theological Seminary in NYC where she studied social ethics and pastoral counseling. As part of her training to become a Unitarian Universalist minister, she completed her Clinical Pastoral Education at Bellevue Hospital, working as a chaplain with patients in the ER and ICU as well as with patients incarcerated at Riker’s Island.
For a decade, she worked as a minister, leading congregations ranging from 100 to 750 members. Among other responsibilities, she taught personal growth classes for all ages, led restorative retreats for individuals and families, and provided pastoral counseling.
Eve received her Health & Wellbeing coaching certification through Duke University’s
Integrative Medicine program. She chose this program because it relies on the latest
findings in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, nutrition, and medicine.
Eve lives in Asheville with her husband Steve and two boys, six year old Ethan and four
year old Hank. Eve is a health coach at Waterleaf Naturopathic Medicine in Asheville.
Musician;
Jenna Jaffe, piano
Jenna Jaffe has been performing music, dancing, and making art since she was a child. She has a vocal performance degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara and extensive graduate vocal work from the University of Southern California. Jenna is multifaceted. She is a multi-instrumentalist who has taught for thirty years. She is mixed-media visual artist who focuses on equality for all life. Jenna teaches ESL at AB Tech, is on the board of the Asheville Area Piano Forum, and both the National & local (VTMLA) Music Teachers Association. She is also a Certified Peer Support Specialist and an ordained minister.
In 2022 she received a Tzedek Social Justice Impact Award for her musical and artistic work engaged in community activism and system change.
In her “spare” time she gardens, studies languages, mindfulness, energy healing, and spends time with her family and animals. She also teaches and performs regularly.
We gather for worship and fellowship each Sunday with a service at 10:30 followed by coffee hour. Dress is casual. Parking is plentiful. And our building is accessible.
Family Ministry / Sunday School: All Ages meet in Sanctuary at 10:30 AM Children go to classrooms at 10:45 after the “Story for All Ages.” On the lower level, we have a nursery for infants and toddlers, and we have classes where children and youth learn about and explore faith, religion, justice, and community.
We welcome you: your whole self, with all your truths and your doubts, your worries and your hopes. Join us on this extraordinary adventure of faith!