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“Surfing the Interconnected Web”

February 23, 2025 Rev George Grimm-Howell

In this month of interconnection, we will explore the theological origins of the UU 7th principle that celebrates the interconnected web of existence. But our commitment to justice invites us to consider a new dimension: The interconnected web across time that entangles us in evolving relationship and forges new cultures.

February theme : Interconnection

Speaker: Rev. George Grimm-Howell

Rev. George Grimm-Howell joined UUFH in August 2024 as its settled minister. George graduated from the United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2022 and recently served the UU Church of Columbia, MO and the UU Fellowship of Jefferson City, MO. He was ordained in St. Louis, MO, in June 2024. 

George puts his energy primarily into efforts for building and sustaining a multigenerational, multicultural beloved community that centers love, justice, and healing. George frequently incorporates socially transformative art forms into the worship experience and seeks to create opportunities for encounter and dialogue in the Hendersonville community and beyond.

Story for All Ages:

Everything is Connected by Jason Gruhl

Musicians:

UUFH Choir, Janey Ryan; Director, Shirley Gruenhut, accompanist

Janey Ryan grew up in the church of Christ and it is there where she grew to love singing. after getting a degree in Music Education, Janey taught for almost 30 years in the field of ~ you guessed it ~ music education.  Choral music was her specialty & her super-power (one of them) was teaching middle school-aged kids. While she taught, she sang and acted professionally on the side. In 2012, Janey founded and was the Artistic Director for SoCo Women’s Chorus in Austin, Texas.  She directed them until she retired in 2020.

She found her haven on the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains of WNC in the fall of 2023!  

Shirley Gruenhut is an avid chamber music player and New York native who now calls Hendersonville home. A graduate of Brooklyn College, she was the first time recipient of the prestigious Charles Ives Award for excellence in musical performance. She studied graduate level piano accompaniment at the Manhattan School of Music. She assisted at the Metropolitan Opera House studios and has performed regularly in New York, as well as Europe and Israel. Shirley is a member of ACMA-Association of Classical Musicians and Artists, Sing For Hope, and ACMP-Association of Chamber Music Players. She is also a professional member of AAPF, the Asheville Area Piano Forum. She was founder of several chamber music ensembles

“Befriending Anxiety”

March 2, 2025 Rev Eve Stevens

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.

Story for All Ages

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