Hurricane Helene WNC Community Remembrance

This free community ceremony welcomes all of Western North Carolina.

SCHEDULE: Friday, September 26, 2025

5:30–6:30 PM: Community Dinner in the Fellowship Hall

6:30-9:00 PM: Ceremony in the Chapel

Helene Remembrance Ceremony 

An evening of weaving ritual and reflection, story and song. We gather together within the candlelit beauty of Warren Wilson Chapel to honor and integrate the transformational year. Our collective and personal experience of grief and loss, communal care and resilience is tended with reverence for all life. All are welcome, there will be a fire outside as well as a space for children to reflect and express through art. 

Ceremony Flow 

6:45  PM -  Contemptive Music - Joel, Scott, Jay, Jahidi

7:00  PM -  Opening - Kendall and Aditi

7:10   PM -  Invocation -  Prema Sheerin   

lighting of the altars, orientation to Fire

                    Mary - words of wisdom 

~~~~~~~~Contemplative Music ~~~~~~~~~~~

7:25   PM -  Sharon Oxedine

7:35  PM -   Music - Anza 

7:45  PM -   Julia McDowell 

8:00  PM -   Music - Joel and choir 

8:10 PM -    Christopher Fielden

8:20 PM -    Katherine Parker - Rites of Passage

8:30  PM -   Music - Aditi, Kendall, Brittany

8:40 PM -   Choir into Musical flow

9:00 PM -   Closing

Cost & Contributions All events of the day are free. If you’d like to contribute to the meal and Chapel rental, Donations are Welcome.

What to Bring

• A candle-safe lantern or small LED (optional)

• A small river stone, leaf, or symbol of what Helene shifted in you (optional)

• Water bottle; layers for comfort

  
  

Accessibility & Parking

 Accessible entry and seating available. Please allow extra time for campus parking and follow signage to the Chapel and Fellowship Hall.