News & Updates

WELCOME FROM HAYWOOD STREET: UPDATES: Kerri works as Assistant to the Director at Haywood Street Respite. Currently, she is also helping Hannah with Companion coordination. You may see her leading meals, and for a little while, she may be one of the people responding to your calls and emails. (click here to hear her “hello”) We’re...

TO ACCESS THE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS PASTORAL PRAYER, CLICK HERE. Let us pray.  God of every emotion, who took up human residence to reveal the fullest expression of our created intent… We confess that regardless of the calamity, our learned response often goes unchanged: “I’m fine.  No, really, I’m just fine.”  Misdirecting the truth by feigning...

Cherished supporter of the Haywood Street community,  We are overwhelmed by the number of calls and messages, all asking one simple, yet profound, question: How can I help? This week, Buncombe County announced that any federal, state, or local ordinance restricting gatherings or services does not apply to Haywood Street Congregation. In fact, Haywood Street is...

Dear Haywood St. Community,  The cleric’s essential task is to remind us who we are, and what we were created for, when we forget.  In reaching out by word, my prayer is that we, laity and clergy alike, can remember.  While the phrase is new to our common lexicon, social distancing- assume everyone is a carrier, shun touch, stay...