Sylva, NC - Nantahala Sun

The Shepherd's String Band and Heavenly Bells perform their first concert ever at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, October 1st, 2011.

The Shepherd's String Band
Bass - Tony Emley, Sherri Barborich
Lead Guitar - John Lindgren
Banjo/Lead Guitar - Nick Swayney
Rhythm Guitar - Janet Hart, Dianne Lindgren, Robin Whitley

Heavenly Bells
Dee Dee Diebold Bishop, Sarah Burkhardt, Michelle Perry Calogero, Heidi and Terry Emley played handbells.

Pastor Rosemary Peek Presiding
Annie Harlow at the keyboards

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Sylva, NC has begun a Taize Prayer Service. Taize is an Ecumenical community in Taize, France. You can learn more about the community at http://www.taize.fr

Since its publication in 1942, The Runaway Bunny has never been out of print. Generations of sleepy children and grateful parents have loved the classics of Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd, including Goodnight Moon. For any small child who has toyed with the idea of running away or testing the strength of Mom's love, this old favorite will comfort and reassure. (Baby to preschool)

This new series of stories will be stories that have meaning for our daily lives, but will be stories that you can also purchase. Robin Whitley will narrate.

I work in my home so every now and then the dog's tags jingle, or the cat jumps up on the chair near the microphone or the solar chimes ring out. While we live in the mountains there is a highway below and sometimes the trucks roar down the mountain. I will not remove these sounds because these are all sounds in our daily lives. These stories are not about perfection, but about the beauty in our imperfect lives.

Namaste, Robin

This is the Cherokee congregation at Living Waters singing the Cherokee Morning Song as the start of worship. January 2009

This is a story by my mom telling of the importance of water when she was growing up in the 40s and 50s. Conserve water in your town!

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