WELCOME FROM HAYWOOD STREET:


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This training is presented in partnership with Trinity United Methodist
Church. The training includes an overview of the issue in Buncombe
County, harm reduction philosophy, Naloxone, syringe safety, and
supportive services for our community. Haywood Street companions
are encouraged to attend. Click here to register.
We give our thanks this week to Rosetta’s Kitchen who prepared a
delicious, vegetarian meal at Wednesday’s Welcome Table. We remain
inspired by Rosetta’s commitment to food justice and feeding all.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:


1. Know someone who would make a great community resident? More…

2. I Am Home art Project has some upcoming shows! More…

3. Next Haywood Street Fresco “Art Talk” will be held Friday, March 29 at 8:30 AM in the sanctuary. Hope to see you there!


COMPANION CORNER:


For more information about any of the following, please contact Hannah, Haywood Street Companion Coordinator, at hannah@haywoodstreet.org or 828.575.2477 [ext. 106].
Welcome Table:
Food prep & information sheetClothing Closet:
-Prep: 10-noon Tuesday and Thursdays
-We are beginning to transition items, if you are doing spring cleaning please keep God’s outfitters in mind as you prepare to get rid of sandals, walking shoes, and any rain proof gear!Campus:
We need folks to help us keep our campus clean! Please email Hannah to arrange a time to come and help us keep our campus beautiful and hospitable to all.

Garden:
-Vegetable gardening: Wednesday 10-12 & Sunday 11-1.
-Flower gardening with Robert Thursday 9-12

Respite:
To provide a meal for Respite, click here.

Other: We will be needing a crew to help us move the meat inside the mobile freezer in the coming week or two. Please be on the lookout for the exact time and date this will take place.

Tuesday Campus Clean Up: Please come anytime from 9am-3pm to help us get the campus cleaned up for ministry on Wednesday.

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A HAYWOOD STREET REFLECTION FROM: CHRISTOPHER

The Navaho have pollen as a life source and for them, the pollen path is the path to the center. The Navaho say, “Oh, Beauty before me, Beauty behind me, Beauty to the right of me, Beauty to the left of me, Beauty above me, Beauty below me, I’m on the pollen path.”

I have always loved this and see it coming to life at Haywood Street not only as Spring is on our horizon but in the work being done here. Whether it be in the relationships being created and strengthened, or in a passing moment with a friend, Beauty dwells at Haywood Street. It’s in the tenderness that embraced John during service– heard first from a quiet hum and followed by the organ’s Amazing Grace, or in the blessing received by John on the steps of Respite as he took his final breath. And from the gospel of John, the poet, whose writing sets forth less of an account and more of the experience of the heart, of beauty coming to life within.

It has been an honor to be on campus this year as we prepare to capture the beauty of Haywood Street in fresco. Each meal, each staff meeting, each cup of coffee shared in this holy space, each friend has opened my eyes in a new way. I believe the magic of this place is in teaching us how to see. Together, we can say, “Oh, Beauty before me, Beauty behind me, Beauty to the right of me, Beauty to the left of me, Beauty above me, Beauty below me…WE are on the pollen path.”

Please join us for the next “Art Talk” on Friday, March 29, from 8:30-10:00 am in the Haywood Street sanctuary. Meet Christopher and the other Haywood Street Fresco artists, hear from the models, and learn about the process. Free admission, light refreshments provided.

For more faces & stories from our Congregation, click here.