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SUNDAY, JULY 16

Summer Adult Sunday School

This week's class will be taught by Wannie Hardin.

Harrell Center, Susan Todd Lounge, 9:30 a.m.

Summer Worship Series

Featuring Rev. Mary Beth Blinn and the Lake Junaluska Singers.

Stuart Auditorium, 10:30 a.m.

MONDAY, JULY 17

Morning Devotion

Grab a cup of coffee from Gifts & Grounds and start the week off with a time of reflection by the lake.

Harrell Center Porch, 8 a.m.

Taizé Service of Prayer and Song

A contemplative worship service.

Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 19

Craft - Make Your Own Prayer Beads

Bring your own beads (a list with sizes and quantities needed will be provided) and we’ll provide the tools, findings, instructions and suggestions on how to pray with your finished set. Please note the small beads could be a choking hazard so this craft class is not appropriate for younger children. Older children should be accompanied by an adult. Contact Rachel Watkins at 828-454-6702 or activities@lakejunaluska.com to reserve your place and receive a supply list.

Harrell Center, Susan Todd Lounge, 2 p.m.

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FOLKMOOT AT LAKE JUNALUSKAOpening and closing ceremonies for Folkmoot's international folklife festival will take place at Lake Junaluska’s Stuart Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 21 and Sunday, July 30.

Folkmoot is a 10-day festival held across the mountains of Western North Carolina July 20 – 30. Through dance and music, the festival creates relationships within communities and offers cross-cultural understanding.

The performances at Stuart Auditorium will include more than 200 international dancers and musicians.

This year, groups will include performers from India, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Argentina, Russia, Israel and Taiwan, as well as a Canadian group representing Welsh dance, a U.S. group representing African dance, an Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian performers and several regional bluegrass and clogging groups.

Folkmoot has held events at Lake Junaluska since 1984.

"It is obvious that Lake Junaluska was and is one of the most appropriate sites for multi-cultural events and one of the most attractive sites in the area," said Rolf Kaufman, who serves on the Folkmoot Board of Directors. "The management and staff of Junaluska have always been great supporters."

Free Folkmoot events throughout the area include the Farmer’s Market Stroll, International Festival Day, Meet the World on Main Street, The Strand at 38 Main event, the Folkmoot Group Guest Appearance at Mountain Street Dance and a parade.

Tickets for the opening and closing ceremonies at Lake Junaluska are $21 – $31. Find tickets at www.folkmoot.org or call 828-452-2997. Lodging packages are also available through Lake Junaluska.

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THIS WEEK

Cultural ambassadors participate in performances on Stuart Auditorium's stage at Lake Junaluska.

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HARPISTS LEARN AT SUMMER ACADEMY

Lake Junaluska will host the youth ministries department of the North Carolina Assemblies of God summer camp July 18 – 21.

The department includes a network of more than 300 churches committed to youth development and relationships through Christ.

The camp aims to transform and influence the spirituality of youth across North Carolina.

At Lake Junaluska, youth will participate in worship, games and free time. They will also go on excursions outside of the lake including rafting and tubing.

The services during the event will be led by Southeastern University Worship and Kevin Hockenbury.

SUMMER WORSHIP SERIES SPEAKER PROFILE: MARY BETH BLINNRev. Mary Beth Blinn will speak at the Summer Worship Series on Sunday, July 16 at 10:45 a.m. in Stuart Auditorium. The Lake Junaluska Singers will sing a prelude at 10:30 a.m. Blinn is the lead pastor at Fairlington United Methodist Church (UMC) in Alexandria, Virginia. She received a Master of Divinity from Vanderbilt Divinity School.

Her ministry has included pastoring in Virginia and the Red Bird Missionary Conference in Southeast Kentucky and serving as District Superintendent of the Danville District in Virginia.

Blinn was first brought to Lake Junaluska when she was 6 months old. She is the daughter of Charles and Mary K. Turkington, who have owned property at Lake Junaluska since 1974

and have lived here in retirement for the last 23 years. Charles is a former president of the Lake Junaluska Associates and a Chief Junaluska Award recipient. He and Mary K. will be moving to his home town of Wilmore, Kentucky on Monday, July 17.

"It is fitting to have their daughter preach on their final Sunday at Lake Junaluska," said Lake Junaluska Executive Director Jack Ewing.

Mary Beth Blinn's sermon also continues an annual tradition of having a son or daughter of long-time Lake Junaluska residents preach for the Summer Worship Series.

Blinn’s sermon will focus on this season’s theme, “I lift up my eyes to the hills.”

“In worship I’ll talk about paying

attention to where we are at any given moment,” said Blinn. “When we are mindful about time and place, we are more aware of God’s presence. Lake Junaluska is a great place to pay attention to God.”

The Summer Worship Series takes place every Sunday until August 6. The program is made possible in part by charitable giving. For more information, visit lakejunaluska.com/summer-worship.

N.C. ASSEMBLIES OF GOD YOUTH CAMP

The fifth Summer Harp Academy will take place at Lake Junaluska July 16 – 23.

The academy’s goal is to create versatile harpists by focusing on their professional and performance skills. Elzbieta Szmyt and Jan Jennings, highly regarded professors, will lead the group. The academy will host intermediate harpists 13 years and older.

Specific workshops offered by the camp are Chord Recognition, Arranging, Mystery of Memory, Happily Ever After and Music Terminology.

Events will include a faculty recital, classes, lectures, ensemble rehearsals and a student recital. All recitals are open to the public and will be at First United Methodist Church of Waynesville. Find details at summerharpacademy.org.

The Evangelism Explosion USA Summit will tale place July 17 – 21 at the lake.

Evangelism Explosion (EE) is an organization that teaches people how to share Christianity in a way that will foster belief.

Since 1962, the organization's goal has been to equip believers with necessary skills for witnessing to all people.

After meeting at the EE International Headquarters in Arden, North Carolina, the attendees will continue meetings at Lake Junaluska Conference Center.

They will listen to music and testimonies and worship together. They will also hear lectures such as "Equipping In Evangelism & Statesmanship" and "Everyday Evangelism."

EVANGELISMEXPLOSION SUMMIT

Rev. Mary Beth Blinn and her father Rev. Dr. Charles G. Turkington.

VISITORS THIS WEEK AT LAKE JUNALUSKA

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THIS WEEK (CONTINUED)THURSDAY, JULY 20

Birding Walk

Join our very own Christine Gibson for a

morning of birdwatching around the lake.

Meet at the pool parking lot, 7:30 a.m.

Story Time

Bring the kids to hear some fun stories

read aloud by one of our volunteers.

Library, 10:30 a.m.

Bonfire

Bring your own s’mores supplies and we’ll

provide the fire and roasting sticks.

Shackford Fire Pit, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, JULY 21

Jam Session

Bring your instrument and strum along,

sing along, dance along, or just listen in as

Don Rankin leads a gathering of musicians

from near and far in an evening of old

time sing along favorites.

Harrell Center, Susan Todd Lounge, 7 p.m.

Folkmoot Opening Ceremony

The Folkmoot festival kicks off with

a ceremony featuring dancers and

musicians from around the world. Reserve tickets now at www.folkmoot.org or call

828-452-2997.

Stuart Auditorium, 7 p.m.

The word “calla” means beautiful in Greek. Calla lilies are, in fact, not lilies, though they are often confused with them. The flower is widely known for its unique shape, and numerous color hybrids have become popular.

Calla lilies are easy to cultivate because of their resilient nature. The flowers begin blooming only eight weeks after planting and present arrow-shaped petals. The plant attracts hummingbirds and butterflies who search for nectar.

For more information, contact Roddy Ray, Lake Junaluska Grounds and Landscape Manager, at rray@lakejunaluska.com.

PLANT OF THE WEEKSince the early days of Folkmoot, performances have been held at Lake Junaluska. Rolf Kaufman, who was involved with the launching of Folkmoot, said events were probably first held at the lake in 1984 and remembers attending some of Folkmoot’s earliest performances at Stuart Auditorium.

Kaufman said various Folkmoot-related meetings have also been held at the lake over the years, and groups of international performers have enjoyed activities offered on the grounds.

This Week in History is provided by Bill Lowry and Nancy Watkins. For more information, visit the SEJ Heritage Center.

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THE LAKE JUNALUSKA SINGERS GO BROADWAYThis week the Lake Junaluska Singers are performing a "Lakeshore Goes Broadway" event. The Singers will perform musical theater favorites at a cabaret-style dinner performance on Tuesday, July 18 at 6:30 p.m. in the Harrell Center Auditorium. Broadway selections from West Side Story, Wicked, My Fair Lady and The Secret Garden – along with a few surprise selections – will be performed.

"I am excited to sing an amazing piece by Jeff Blumenkrantz, 'I Won't Mind.' It is one of the most poignant, beautiful solo musical theater pieces that has been written in the last decade. It

will touch your heart," Singer Sherami Harris said.

Tickets for this new event are sold out. Proceeds will go toward supporting the Singers' work.

Performers in traditional clothing sing at last year's Folkmoot ceremonies in Stuart Auditorium.

The "Treasure" calla lily can be found in the Biblical Garden and across Lake Junaluska.

The singers perform a Broadway medley during the Independence Day Celebrations.

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The Junaluska Weekly newsletter and the Summer Activities Program are made possible in part by charitable giving. Your gift to the Lake Junaluska Annual Fund will continue to support these and other similar initiatives. Gifts may be made online, by phone, or mail.

Give online: lakejunaluska.com/support

Call: 828-454-6680

Mail: Lake Junaluska Annual Fund, PO Box 67, Lake Junaluska, NC 28745

The mission of Lake Junaluska is to be a place of Christian hospitality where lives are transformed through the renewal of soul, mind and body.

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LAST WEEK’S EVENTS IN PHOTOS

When Christian Sumalinog, a university student from the Philippines, was looking for a summer job and travel opportunity through the Center for Cultural Interchange (CCI), he was faced with multiple options, but found Lake Junaluska to be the clear winner.

He said knew he would be “in good hands here" and found Lake Junaluska’s Christian hospitality to be unique.

Sumalinog works in the food service and housekeeping departments at the lake and said he enjoys “good communication with the guests.” His favorite part of working at Lake Junaluska so far? “Cultural exchange,” he said, referencing the lake’s other international staff members. “I’ve learned words from Russia, Mexico – and I have friends already here in the States.” Like Sumalinog, Andrea Suárez Perea mentioned that “meeting the staff – not just the waitstaff, but all the staff who work here” has been a highlight of her summer at the lake.

Perea traveled from Mexico to work at Lake Junaluska this summer and now fills various housekeeping and food service roles at the lake.

“I love it,” she said, mentioning that she’s also worked with the landscaping department on the Rose Walk. “All the roses you see? I cut them,” Perea laughed.

For Sumalinog and Perea, the lake has not only offered a place to work, but new friends, Christian hospitality and a chance to see more of the world as well.

STAFF PROFILE: CHRISTIAN SUMALINOG AND ANDREA PEREAAttendees of the Contra Dance swing together. Passengers enjoy a Full Moon Boat Tour. The Doozans make collages at Craft Class.

Sumalinog, pictured above, plans to visit Florida and New York after finishing at Lake Junaluska.

Perea, pictured above, plans to study abroad in the Netherlands in the next few years.