April 2026
- Helms Jarrell
- 11 hours ago
- 3 min read
AT A GLANCE
Upcoming Events
Gathering Dates
Until further notice, we meet at 2916 Parkway Ave; Charlotte, NC 28208
2026 dates: April 26- Nina Simone Day, May 10, May 24- Pentecost, June 7, June 21, July 5- Funeral for the Empire, July 19, Aug 2, Aug 16, Sept 13, Sept 27, Oct 4, Oct 18, Nov 1- All Saints/Children’s Blessing, Nov 15, Nov 29. Dec 6, Dec 13, Dec 20.
Please remember to bring a snack to share at communion each time we gather.
The theme for this season is: Groundwork: Inner Practice for Public Action
For our School for the Common Good Activation this season, we’ll all be taking a workshop together: A Forager's Botanical Journey - From Identification to Infusions with Cheryl Terry; April 14, 6-8pm. Register at: https://linktr.ee/qcfamilytree
Nina Simone day is April 26, 2026 from 5-7pm. On Nina Simone Day, with her songs playing in the background, we honor Nina Simone as a guiding example of truth telling and courageous creative expression. The gathering includes community dialogue, art, and collective remembrance of how her message and music continues to inspire.
Community Life
Leadership at Gatherings:
Date | Childcare | Prayers for the People | Creative Contemplation | Music |
March 29 | Laura | All- Urbanariaum | Christine | |
April 5 | No One | No one | No one |
Governance
The May Governance meeting date is TBD.
Here’s our Governance meeting agenda:
Check in
Looking ahead at 2026 calendar.
Working group updates
Comms
Justice praxis
Visitors
Budget/finance
Childcare
Misc
UCC grant status
Space updates
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Please remember to RSVP to the attendance text that went out. If you did not get it, please reach out to Shelly Murphy.
Beloved Community School for the Common Good
forming a culture of justice, connection, and collective care.
April 5-May 24
This Season's Theme for our School for the Common Good is:
Groundwork: Inner Practice for Public Action
Having apprenticed ourselves to place and practiced attentive critique, we now look back over the year’s cycle and celebrate completing a circle of embodiment and integration. Throughout this year, we have been tending the inner life as we take up the work of shaping the world around us.
From Easter to Pentecost, we enter a season of Groundwork: Inner Practice and Public Action. This is a season of creative contemplation and expression- cultivating an inner life capable of sustaining outward transformation. Resurrection is not abstract; it is practiced. It takes root in bodies, relationships, and the material conditions of our communities.
We recognize that care for the soul and care for the world are inseparable. We are called to address the conditions that produce harm and work to transform them. This means engaging in environmental injustice, reimagining our built environments, and participating in efforts that restore dignity, improve quality of life, and promote the flourishing of both land and people.
For our School for the Common Good Activation this season, we’ll all be taking a workshop together: A Forager's Botanical Journey - From Identification to Infusions with Cheryl Terry; April 14, 6-8pm. Register at: https://linktr.ee/qcfamilytree
Toolkit - Resources to use at home, with family, and in small groups. become a sponsor of the school to receive an all seasons pass to this toolkit or order a season at time. Check out our resource guide for Spring 2026.
Beloved Community Circles: Information to come.
Ritual Gatherings: Bi-weekly practices of ceremony, creative contemplation, story sharing, and connection rooted in the Christian tradition.
Communications
Ways to stay up to date
Slack is a communication tool that BCC folks use to update each other throughout the week. If you want to join the slack, let Helms know.
If you don’t want to find us on Slack, you can still find updates on our Linktree.
You can also add the Beloved Community Charlotte Google calendar to your calendar.
If someone you know wants to join our belovedcommunityclt email list, email iamhelmsie@gmail.com and she’ll add you to the list.
If you want to schedule some time to connect with Helms, feel free to find a time that works for you using this link: https://calendly.com/helmsjarrell
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