Southeastern Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church Event Calendar

October

10|12|2012 - 10|14|2012
Song and Stage in the Mountains
Package includes tickets The Lake Junaluska Singers Concert Friday night with their performance of "Music in the Mountains,"selections include beautiful Celtic choral music, Appalachian folk arrangements, and a multi-media Americana extravaganza! Saturday night includes tickets to the play at Haywood Arts Regional Theater, "A light in the Piazza." Set in the 1950’s, there is love in the air in this story of a woman and a daughter from Winston-Salem on vacation in Florence, Italy. This Broadway hit has a sweeping romantic score. READ MORE

10|19|2012 - 10|21|2012
Choir Music Weekend
Since 1986, local choir singers, directors, and accompanists have gathered at Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center to celebrate God's gift of music and worship together. From the time of its inception through the present, the focus of Choir Music Weekend (CMW) at Lake Junaluska has been on encouraging the small to medium sized choir. Coming from across the Southeast Jurisdiction, choir members and directors gather to sing together, worship together, attend workshops and rehearsals, share food and fellowship, and enjoy the incredible beauty of the fall foliage at Lake Junaluska and the Smoky Mountains. READ MORE

11|08|2012 - 11|11|2012
Lake Junaluska Peace Conference
Is there a place for nonviolent action in our world? The 2012 Lake Junaluska Peace Conference, "Love in Action: The Transformative Power of Nonviolence," will draw upon the lessons of nonviolent campaigns and their leaders who discovered a force that can change the world. Participants will explore the principles and learn the applications of nonviolence as taught by Gandhi, King, and many spiritual leaders who offered this alternative paradigm for resolving conflict, achieving justice, and building peace. READ MORE

11|29|2012 - 12|01|2012
Lake Junaluska Multicultural Conference
"Creating a Church for All People." The 2012 Multicultural Conference will explore the changing racial, ethnic and cultural demographics of our country that are moving towards a population that is majority racial-ethnic. In light of this fast-approaching demographic change, this conference will provide cultural competency training for clergy and laity, enhancing their ability to serve as leaders within their communities. READ MORE

12|06|2012 - 12|09|2012
Appalachian Christmas at Lake Junaluska
Appalachian Christmas - features the Junaluska Singers performing classic carols for the holidays, as well as a pre-show by our award-winning, regional children's choir, Voices in the Laurel on Sat. afternoon, before a repeat full concert by the Singers, with combined choirs and orchestra presenting Handel's Messiah on Saturday evening. READ MORE

12|29|2012 - 02|18|2013
INFUSE Youth Winter Retreats
Winter youth events have never been easier. Join us at Lake Junaluska for INFUSE Youth Ski Retreats, hosted by Ministries with Young People at Lake Junaluska. Come with your youth group for a youth ski weekend packed with worship, fellowship and skiing. Our programs include relevant contemporary spiritual messages and an awesome Christian music concert. Visit www.myp.lakejunaluska.com/infuse-retreat/ for more information or click on a weekend to register. Please call 800-222-4930 if you have any questions. READ MORE

03|09|2013 - 03|09|2013
Basic Disaster ERT Certification
Basic ERT Certification class. Mar.9th, 2013, 9:00 - 5:00 at New Beginnings UMC, 210 Rainbow Lake Rd. Boiling Springs S.C.29316

05|24|2013 - 05|26|2013
Family Weekend
Pull up a rocker with us on the front porch at Hinton Rural Life Center overlooking Lake Chatuge for some refreshing mountain air, and join us for a fun-filled, family-friendly, Memorial Day weekend in the beautiful mountains of Hayesville, North Carolina. A warm welcome awaits you and your family May 24-26, 2013 at Hinton Center, a Christian retreat and conference center that builds community through sacred space for retreat, reflection, and renewal. Through our ministry of hospitality, this family weekend will provide mothers, fathers, children, grandmothers, grandfathers, and/or grandchildren with quality time amidst God’s creation for fellowship, outdoor fun, relaxation, and reconnecting faith. We will kick off the weekend with a good ‘ole, ice cream sundae get-together on Friday night. We will greet Saturday with open opportunities for fun, adventure, and exploration in the mountains of western NC. We will round out Saturday evening by the lakeside for worship and, then, with a bonfire and s’mores. Throughout the weekend, we will provide families with occasions for devotional reflection and will end the weekend on Sunday morning with inspirational worship.

06|14|2013 - 06|16|2013
Pathways Through Loss
Loss is both a universal and a deeply personal experience. The Pathways Through Loss retreat will be an exploration of the nature of loss, how we face it or avoid it, and some of the ways that we walk (or run) through it. Join us June 14-16, 2013 for this weekend of insightful reflection, thoughtful learning, and spiritual growth. Beginning with an introductory session on Friday evening and continuing through morning, afternoon, and evening sessions on Saturday, participants will delve into the nature of loss and the human response to it. Included in the workshop will be a discussion of the many kinds of losses experienced throughout life, an exploration of images surrounding them, the emotions they elicit and a variety of pathways through them. The workshop will conclude with worship on Sunday morning. Resources will include both leader and participant experiences and learnings. Participants will also be introduced to a variety of approaches and written resources for further reflection and growth.