Dec. 8, 2021 - Bruce McCandless III talks on his book Wonders All Around: The Incredible True Story of Astronaut Bruce McCandless II and the First Untethered Flight In Space about his father's, life as an astronaut.

Our own Dr Ildiko Antal, a new member of our Vestry, recently offered from her field of expertise a presentation on the coronavirus vaccine. The presentation was  on our regular Sunday Adult Ed. Zoom meeting which was recorded.

Just in time for our book study of Presiding  Bishop Michael Curry's new book Love Is the Way the PBS News Hour ran a feature story on him and the book, January 1. Watch this and plan to attend the book study on Zoom, starting Sunday, Jan. 10  at 11:00 am HERE.

Have you seen the great reading list for this summer?  There are three main ones, many for daily devotions and many non-fiction and fiction on topics of race relations. Pick some to read so that you can enjoy the group discussions coming up. All book lists and descriptions are found on the Adult Education page HERE. 

With this post we continue the course started as a Sunday morning forum, "The Letters of Paul." Dr. David Moseley started us opening Paul's mail and now we are privileged to sit in on a Yale Divinity course with Dr. Laura Nasrallah. 
Dr. Nasrallah’s course is an in-depth exploration of the historical and cultural context of Paul’s letters and the ancient world in which the New Testament was written based on the letters themselves, archeology, and other historical resources. Read more about Dr. Nasrallah HERE.
Each week of May we will post Dr. Nasrallah's lectures and on Wednesday evenings join Mo. Rebeccah in a Zoom meeting to discuss them. The whole class schedule is posted on the Adult Education page HERE. 

The first week's topic is "Introduction to the Letters of Paul" and the lectures are found HERE. 

After watching the lectures, feel free to return here and type your comments or reply to others'.

Our live discussion on Zoom will be Wednesday, May 6, 6:30-7:15 pm.  Access the meeting HERE.

Fourth Class - the Ancient Enneagram taught by Mo. Rebecca
"Solitude, Stillness, and Silence" 
Join Mo. Rebecca by video for this last class on a topic that is relevant to all of us as we "shelter in place." Right now all of us are unexpectedly having a "desert experience" - and the practices of silence, solitude, and stillness are available to us in an even deeper and more meaningful way during this time.  We will finish our study of our book, "The Sacred Enneagram" by applying the themes of contemplative practice in a way that applies to everyone. Join us whether or not you have read the book!

​Click on the three documents below for class materials. You can view them on your screen as well as download and print them.
​Enneagram Class Assignments
Enneagram Diagram
Enneagram Test Resources
The book which we refer to is The Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritual Growth by Christopher Heuertz.  Click  the title to see and purchase it at Amazon.com.
Helpful websites are here:
How the Enneagram system works
​The Enneagram - an introduction

After watching the video you are invited to join Rebecca for a Zoom discussion at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, March 25. 
Join Zoom Meeting HERE

Third class - the Enneagram taught on video by Mo. Rebecca
This class opens with some reflection from the Bible and prayer related to our current circumstances, briefly summarizes what was taught in the first two classes, offers a more in depth look at some of the nuances of the enneagram and closes with reflection questions as well as prayer suggestions for our church community. NOTE: You may need to turn up the volume of your device; 2. At the end of the video YouTube begins its own choice of another video, but you have a few seconds to click "cancel" before it starts.

Click on the three documents below for class materials. You can view them on your screen as well as download and print them.
​Enneagram Class Assignments
Enneagram Diagram
Enneagram Test Resources
The book which we refer to is The Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritual Growth by Christopher Heuertz.  Click  the title to see and purchase it at Amazon.com.
Helpful websites are here:
How the Enneagram system works
​The Enneagram - an introduction