Make great memories and find community at Lake Junaluska with its Summer Activities Program. Enjoy s’mores and storytelling by the fire, canoe races, pickleball and tennis tournaments, Paddle to the Cross (devotion time in boats at the Cross) and much more. Made possible through charitable giving, the program includes events for all ages so multi generations of friends and families can experience the beauty and wonder of Lake Junaluska together. Check out our 2024 schedule below. Additional events may be added, so check back soon and subscribe to updates below.
Monday Morning Devotions
8:30 a.m. | Harrell Center back balcony
Join us for morning devotions led by our visiting theologians in residence at 8:30 a.m. Mondays on the Harrell Center back balcony. Come early for conversation and connection! Junaluska Gifts & Grounds nearby opens at 8 a.m.
July 1: Rev. Riley Short
July 8: Rev. Jasmine Smothers
July 15: Rev. Dr. James Harnish
July 22: Rev. Dr. Alma Tinoco Ruiz
July 29: Rev. Dr. Michael Adam Beck
August 5: Rev. Dr. Sandra Richter
August 12: Rev. Jack Shitama
QiGong for Energy and Vitality | Nourish Soul, Mind and Body
10 a.m. Wednesdays & 7 p.m. Fridays | Outdoor Lawn Near Memorial Chapel | July 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, 31, & Aug. 2, 7, 9, 14, 16
Marga Fripp, a Certified Qigong Teacher and Healing Arts Practioner, will lead outdoor QiGong classes as part of Lake Junaluska’s Summer Activities Program.
Storytelling and Music Around the Campfire
8 p.m. Thursdays | Shackford Firepit | June 27-Aug. 15
Bring the family and your lawn chairs (or blankets) to the Shackford Firepit this summer for a fun and interactive evening of storytelling, music and s’mores. (We’ll supply everything you need for s’mores.) Relax by the fire and under the stars while enjoying campfire songs, praise and bluegrass music, mountain folklore, biblical stories and more in our beautiful mountain setting.
June 27: the Rev. Dan Martin
July 4: John Scott
July 11: A Night of Music
July 18: Ashley Calhoun (at the boat beach by the swimming pool)
July 25: Donna Marie Todd (at the amphitheater below the Cross )
Aug. 1: the Rev. Mark Barden
Aug. 8: Johanna Hagen-Hassan McNeely, (child-focused stories and music)
Aug. 15: Jody Lipscomb, member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, stories of the Cherokee
Summer Worship Series
9 a.m. Sundays | Lakeside Tent | June 30-Aug. 16
All are welcome this summer at the lakeside white tent near Stuart Auditorium at 9 a.m. for Sunday outdoor worship services with our theologians in residence. A limited amount of seating is available, and attendees may bring their own chairs.
June 30: Rev. Riley Short
July 7: Rev. Jasmine Smothers
July 14: Rev. Dr. James Harnish
July 21: Rev. Dr. Alma Tinoco Ruiz
July 28: Rev. Dr. Michael Adam Beck
August 4: Rev. Dr. Sandra Richter
August 11: Rev. Jack Shitama
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