Join us on Thursday Mornings from 9:30-11am in the Parish Hall for engaging discussions, bible studies and exploration into theology and spirituality.
We all share in choosing which books and subject matter we wish to study.
We are meeting in person in the Conference Room
We all share in choosing which books and subject matter we wish to study.
We are meeting in person in the Conference Room
2023 Fall Schedule
This Fall we are reading:
Liturgy of the Ordinary
by Trish Harrison Warren
Christianity Today Book of the Year
In the overlooked moments and routines of our day, we can become aware of God's presence in surprising ways. How do we embrace the sacred in the ordinary and the ordinary in the sacred?
Framed around one typical day, this book explores life through the lens of liturgy―small practices and habits that form us. In each chapter, Tish Harrison Warren considers a common daily experience―making the bed, brushing her teeth, losing her keys. Drawing from the diversity of her life as a campus minister, Anglican priest, friend, wife, and mother, Warren opens up a practical theology of the everyday. Each activity is related to a spiritual practice as well as an aspect of our Sunday worship.
Come and discover the holiness of your every day.
In the overlooked moments and routines of our day, we can become aware of God's presence in surprising ways. How do we embrace the sacred in the ordinary and the ordinary in the sacred?
Framed around one typical day, this book explores life through the lens of liturgy―small practices and habits that form us. In each chapter, Tish Harrison Warren considers a common daily experience―making the bed, brushing her teeth, losing her keys. Drawing from the diversity of her life as a campus minister, Anglican priest, friend, wife, and mother, Warren opens up a practical theology of the everyday. Each activity is related to a spiritual practice as well as an aspect of our Sunday worship.
Come and discover the holiness of your every day.
September
28th Introduction and Chapter 1-WAKING: Baptism and Learning to Be Beloved
October
5th- Chapter 2 -MAKING THE BED: Liturgy, Ritual, and What Forms a Life
12th- NO CLASS
19th- Chapter 3-BRUSHING TEETH: Standing, Kneeling, Bowing, and Living in a Body
26th- Chapter 4-LOSING KEYS: Confession and the Truth about Ourselves
November
2nd-Chapter 5-EATING LEFTOVERS: Word, Sacrament, and Overlooked Nourishment
9th- Chapter 6-FIGHTING WITH MY HUSBAND: Passing the Peace and the Everyday Work of Shalom
16th- Chapter 7-CHECKING EMAIL: Blessing and Sending
23rd- NO CLASS
30th Chapter 8-SITTING IN TRAFFIC: Liturgical Time and an Unhurried God
December
7th- Chapter 9-CALLING A FRIEND: Congregation and Community
14th-Chapter 10- DRINKING TEA: Sanctuary and Savoring
21st-Chapter 11-SLEEPING: Sabbath, Rest, and the Work of God (CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON)
BREAK FOR HOLIDAYS
28th Introduction and Chapter 1-WAKING: Baptism and Learning to Be Beloved
October
5th- Chapter 2 -MAKING THE BED: Liturgy, Ritual, and What Forms a Life
12th- NO CLASS
19th- Chapter 3-BRUSHING TEETH: Standing, Kneeling, Bowing, and Living in a Body
26th- Chapter 4-LOSING KEYS: Confession and the Truth about Ourselves
November
2nd-Chapter 5-EATING LEFTOVERS: Word, Sacrament, and Overlooked Nourishment
9th- Chapter 6-FIGHTING WITH MY HUSBAND: Passing the Peace and the Everyday Work of Shalom
16th- Chapter 7-CHECKING EMAIL: Blessing and Sending
23rd- NO CLASS
30th Chapter 8-SITTING IN TRAFFIC: Liturgical Time and an Unhurried God
December
7th- Chapter 9-CALLING A FRIEND: Congregation and Community
14th-Chapter 10- DRINKING TEA: Sanctuary and Savoring
21st-Chapter 11-SLEEPING: Sabbath, Rest, and the Work of God (CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON)
BREAK FOR HOLIDAYS
Past Studies:
Short Stories by Jesus by Amy-Jill Levine
Giddy Up, Eunice by Sophie Hudson
Journeys with Celtic Christians by Rodney Newman.
Prayer in the Night by Tish Harrison Warren
Love is the Way by Bishop Curry
Holy Envy by Barbara Brown Taylor
The Gift of Years by Joan Chittester
The Grace of Les Miserables by Matt Rawle
The Universal Christ by Richard Rohr
In God's Holy Light Wisdom from the Desert Monastics by Joan Chittister
A Simple Path to a Deeper Spiritual Life By: Becca Stevens
Friedman's Fables by Edwin H. Friedman
The Screwtape Letters by C.S Lewis
Having a Mary Spirit: Allowing God to Change Us from the Inside Out by Joanna Weaver
We studied the Gospel of Mary since July 1st and ended on September 23rd. Following are suggestions for reading on the topic” The Gospels of Mary: The Secret tradition of Mary Magdalene the companion of Jesus by Marvin Meyer AND The Meaning of Mary Magdalene: Discovering the Woman at the Heart of Christianity by Cynthia Bourgeault.
Here are further reading you might find interesting:
The Gospels of Mary by Marvin Meyer
The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the first woman apostle by Karen L. King
Lost Scripture: Books that Did Not Make it into the New Testament by Bart D. Ehrman
The Gospel of Thomas: Unearthing the Lost Words of Jesus by John Dart & Ray Riegert
Check out this video on YouTube – Shalem Institute Talks with Cynthia Bourgeault
Giddy Up, Eunice by Sophie Hudson
Journeys with Celtic Christians by Rodney Newman.
Prayer in the Night by Tish Harrison Warren
Love is the Way by Bishop Curry
Holy Envy by Barbara Brown Taylor
The Gift of Years by Joan Chittester
The Grace of Les Miserables by Matt Rawle
The Universal Christ by Richard Rohr
In God's Holy Light Wisdom from the Desert Monastics by Joan Chittister
A Simple Path to a Deeper Spiritual Life By: Becca Stevens
Friedman's Fables by Edwin H. Friedman
The Screwtape Letters by C.S Lewis
Having a Mary Spirit: Allowing God to Change Us from the Inside Out by Joanna Weaver
We studied the Gospel of Mary since July 1st and ended on September 23rd. Following are suggestions for reading on the topic” The Gospels of Mary: The Secret tradition of Mary Magdalene the companion of Jesus by Marvin Meyer AND The Meaning of Mary Magdalene: Discovering the Woman at the Heart of Christianity by Cynthia Bourgeault.
Here are further reading you might find interesting:
The Gospels of Mary by Marvin Meyer
The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the first woman apostle by Karen L. King
Lost Scripture: Books that Did Not Make it into the New Testament by Bart D. Ehrman
The Gospel of Thomas: Unearthing the Lost Words of Jesus by John Dart & Ray Riegert
Check out this video on YouTube – Shalem Institute Talks with Cynthia Bourgeault
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