The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will meet at the Tryon Youth Center on Rt. 176 N. at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 18. The speaker will be Reverend Jean Rowe.
“We are at the turning of the year in this hemisphere; the shortest day of the year is upon us,” Rowe said. “As we live in the longer nights, the darkness has much to teach us, as does the returning light. We will celebrate the darkness and returning light, and I will share what I learned one autumn and winter while on sabbatical. I made a deliberate pilgrimage from the darkness into light, and learned to savor the darkness.”
For this service, everyone is invited to bring a candlestick and candle, if they wish, as the group will  make an altar table.
This service will also be a potluck lunch so attendees should bring a salad, vegetable or dessert. Barbecue and drinks will be provided.
Come early for fellowship and refreshments. Call 828-894-5776 or visit uutryonnc.org for information.
This will be the last service of the year for the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. The next service will be held on Jan. 8, 2012.
– article submitted
by Dan Dworkin