May 2026

Helms Jarrell
3 days ago
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Upcoming Events

Gathering Dates

Until further notice, we meet at 2916 Parkway Ave; Charlotte, NC 28208

2026 dates: 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.

And if you have the ability to bring food to add to the Freedom Fridge, please do.

April C. Turner will be our guest preacher on May 10th.

Beloved Community Circle is Sunday, May 3rd at 3pm at Chris and Shelly Murphy's house. Check the slack for the address or message hello@belovedcommunityclt.com for details.

Help plan this summer’s Funeral for the Empire which will take place on July 5th. Upcoming planning meeting dates: May 14th at 11am and May 15th at 9am. Both meetings will take place at Enderly Coffee; 2620 Tuckaseegee Rd. Please take a look at all the notes from last year before we meet.

You're invited to attend Helms' Doctorate of Ministry presentation on May 29 at 4:00pm. Click on this link for in-person and zoom details.

The theme for this season is: Groundwork: Inner Practice for Public Action

The toolkit for this season is linked here.

Community Life

Leadership at Upcoming Gatherings:

Date	Childcare	Prayers for the People	Creative Contemplation	Music
May 10	need volunteer	Helms	Seth

Governance

The May Governance meeting date is TBD.

Remember to RSVP

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.

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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