<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>Dear friends and colleagues,</div></blockquote><div>Following is what is being circulated about the memorial service for Chris Weaver on Sunday. Chris once had a vision to develop a special school in the Olivette Community and wrote a book about it "Living School Design 1.0: Principles, Structures, Methodologies. Note that the memorial service includes a talking circle and I can imagine hundreds of people there, with each one wanting to say how much Chris touched them personally, heart to heart, soul to soul, and with wisdom</div><div><br></div><div>For those of us who knew him, we also knew he suffered a lot. Two days ago, he chose to leave. His suffering outweighed his joy. </div><div><br></div><div>Chris also wrote <a href="http://www.theheartofthecanoe.org/">Heart of the Canoe: Story, Ceremony, and the Transformation of Suffering</a>. I believe purchasing this book is a beautiful way to honor him and to learn from his heart. The theme of transformation from suffering was a significant theme in his life.The first two sentences in the book say a lot "<span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14px">This is the story of a journey. Like the sound of water, it bears the echoes of many other journeys, remembered and unremembered told and untold, weaving together."</span></div><div><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14px">Blessings for Chris in his journey to the light,</span></div><div><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14px">Birgitt</span></div><div class="inbox-inbox-_1dwg inbox-inbox-_1w_m" style="padding:12px 12px 0px;font-family:inherit"><div style="font-family:inherit"><div class="inbox-inbox-_3x-2" style="font-family:inherit"><div style="font-family:inherit"></div></div><div style="font-family:inherit"></div></div></div><div style="font-family:inherit"><form rel="async" class="inbox-inbox-commentable_item" method="post" action="https://www.facebook.com/ajax/ufi/modify.php" id="inbox-inbox-u_fetchstream_1_m" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><div class="inbox-inbox-_sa_ inbox-inbox-_gsd inbox-inbox-_5vsi inbox-inbox-_192z" style="margin-top:12px;color:rgb(144,148,156);padding-bottom:4px;font-family:inherit"><div class="inbox-inbox-_37uu" style="font-family:inherit"><div style="font-family:inherit"><div class="inbox-inbox-_57w" style="font-family:inherit"><div class="inbox-inbox-_3399 inbox-inbox-_a7s inbox-inbox-_610i inbox-inbox-_125r inbox-inbox-clearfix inbox-inbox-_zw3" style="zoom:1;clear:both;border-top:1px solid rgb(229,229,229);padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;font-family:inherit"><div class="inbox-inbox-_524d" style="font-family:inherit"><div class="inbox-inbox-_42nr" style="display:flex;font-family:inherit"><span class="inbox-inbox-_1mto" style="display:flex;height:32px;font-family:inherit"><div class="inbox-inbox-_khz inbox-inbox-_4sz1" style="display:flex;width:74.0156px;font-family:inherit"><br class="inbox-inbox-Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></form></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><font><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><b>Subject:</b> <b>Chris Weaver's Memorial Service</b><br><br></span></font></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><div id="m_5338320900833381030AOLMsgPart_2_9e1b2bde-c97b-4af6-bbdd-6482f32fceb8"><font style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Dear friends,<div><br></div><div>I know you share my grief at the loss of our beloved Chris Weaver. There is a hollow in my heart as I write this.</div><div><br></div><div>Some of you know that I work for St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Chunn's Cove under The Rev. Patty Mouer, who is rector there. Patty is a long time friend of Chris and Rhett's and will be leading Chris's memorial service, which will be held this Sunday, September 24, at 3:00 at the Olivette Community, <a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=31+White+Rose+Lane,+Asheville,+NC+28804&entry=gmail&source=g">31 White Rose Lane, Asheville, NC 28804</a>. The service will begin at 3:00 p.m., followed by a talking circle, where friends will have an opportunity to speak if they wish to. After the service, a potluck dinner and game of Capture the Hoops has been planned. I am in charge of getting the potluck organized, and this is where I need help and am reaching out to my Evergreen friends.</div><div><br></div><div>For the potluck, we have created two "crews": Paula Hennon has agreed to head the Setup Crew, and Debra Kiliru-Liontree has agreed to head the Cleanup Crew. We already have a few signed up for setup, but we need help with cleanup and a number of other things, including people to sign up for paper products and flowers. I do not know how many people to expect, but think we should be prepared for possibly 500-600 people--we may have 300 leftover plates but I'd rather have too many than not enough. Tables and table linens are being provided.</div><div><br></div><div>Debra has set up a Google doc for easy signup; <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ubM-BpeydkCSYM5yqQe4NGxW_5rir5bP0EJLgHktnIY/edit" target="_blank">use this link</a> (if the link isn't working, you can also cut and paste <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ubM-BpeydkCSYM5yqQe4NGxW_5rir5bP0EJLgHktnIY/edit" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ubM-BpeydkCSYM5yqQe4NGxW_5rir5bP0EJLgHktnIY/edit</a> ) if you are able to help, we greatly appreciate it. Please share this email and help get the word out; I don't have many people's email addresses. </div><div><br></div><div>Much love to all of you today.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Julie Mascarella</div></font></div></div></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><br><div><div><br></div><div>cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Maureen and Zelle</div><div><br></div><div>Maureen K. 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