Join us Sunday nights at 12 Baskets for a meal,
spiritual practice, & conversation
Doors at 5:30, Dinner at 6
Every Sunday evening, we will gather to share a meal together, engaging in intentional conversation. Some weeks these meals will be longer, the conversation more intentional, other weeks we will shift from dinner after 30-45 minutes into engaging a spiritual practice or Christian worship. You are welcome to come for dinner and skip the programming, come for just programming, or attend both. All pieces of the program are optional, as long as you respect our community values and boundaries. RSVP encouraged (especially if you have dietary restrictions), but not required, you can RSVP here.
Weekly Themes
1st Sunday - Community Conversation
This will be conversation on a theme chosen by the community that deepens our connections and our understanding of our values - connection, radical compassion, and liberation.
2nd Sunday - Worship for people into Jesus
Prayer, singing, scripture, conversation, creativity, communion in one form or another, structured and led by the community.
3rd Sunday - Spiritual Practice for Everyone
Members of the community will teach/lead spiritual practices with a framework that can be applied for most cosmologies/belief system (but also aren't appropriative).
4th Sunday - Community tradition & practice sharing
Teachings about a wide variety of open practices, traditions, and thoughts from community members and others.
5th Sunday - Dinner & Chill or Special Event
Community Covenant:
We are here to create community centered in radical compassion and liberation.
We will bring our full selves and recognize each other as beloved creations
We will speak with compassion
Listen with open hearts
and lean into curiosity
We are here to grow and we are committed to not doing harm
Guided by principles of transformative justice we will call each other in with care
if called in we will sit with that in self-compassion
All emotions are welcome
All behaviors are not
We invite our full selves into this space
to be cared for and challenged
building one another up in love
What to expect:
(this is all an experiment, the schedule is flexible)
5:30pm : Doors
6:00pm: Dinner
Moment of thanksgiving
Intros
Practice & life check-in
6:30/45: Transition to evening program
7:30/45: Finish up
12 Baskets
12 Baskets Cafe is a community cafe in West Asheville and is a project of the Asheville Poverty Initiative that hosts community lunches Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. They also provide people fresh food to take home and have a delightful garden for community connection and reflection. We are so excited they will be our hosts for dinner this season.
Parking at 12 Baskets: Please use public transportation, if possible, or park in the street. The lots around 12 Baskets are for local businesses and you park there at your own risk.