Spirituality Book Club (via Zoom)
Wednesdays, 6:30-8:00 p.m. or Thursdays, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Facilitator: Kelly Lemens
Donation: Varies (See selection below)
This group provides encouragement and fellowship for anyone looking to delve deeper into different areas of Spirituality. Join other seekers in studying a faith topic using a variety of genres followed by reflection, discussion and prayer. For more information, contact Kelly Lemens: lemensk@aplacetobesc.org.
Wednesdays, 6:30-8:00 p.m. or Thursdays, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Facilitator: Kelly Lemens
Donation: Varies (See selection below)
This group provides encouragement and fellowship for anyone looking to delve deeper into different areas of Spirituality. Join other seekers in studying a faith topic using a variety of genres followed by reflection, discussion and prayer. For more information, contact Kelly Lemens: lemensk@aplacetobesc.org.
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Lenten Book Study:
Pope Francis’ Encyclical, On Fraternity and Social Friendship Beginning February 24 & 25 Suggested donation: $20, includes book Fratelli Tutti (On Fraternity and Social Friendship), Pope Francis’ new encyclical letter, acknowledges the perils of both our divisions and our isolation and urges us to build and rebuild relationships, not just in our homes and neighborhoods, but between nations all over the world. To register for the Wednesday 6:30-8:00 p.m. group, click here. To register for the Thursday 9:30-11:00 group, click here. |
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Social Justice Book Series (via Zoom)
Mondays, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Facilitator: Kelly Lemens Donation: Varies (see selections below) Join others in reading, learning and discussion spanning a variety of social justice topics. |
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Living Buddha Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hanh
Mondays, 6:30-8:00 p.m.: 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30, 12/7 Donation: $15 (includes book) Buddha and Christ, perhaps the two most pivotal figures in the history of humankind, each left behind a legacy of teachings and practices that have shaped the lives of billions of people. If they were to meet on the road today, what would each think of the other’s spiritual views and practices? This Nhat Hanh, mystic, Buddhist scholar and activist, brings to Christianity an appreciation of its beauty that could be conveyed only by an outsider. In lucid, meditative prose, he explores the crossroads of compassion and holiness at which the two traditions meet, and he reawakens our understanding of both. “Thich Nhat Hanh is more my brother than many who are nearer to me in race and nationality, because he and I see things the exact same way.” -Thomas Merton Please register here. |
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Strength to Love by Martin Luther King Jr.
Mondays, 6:30-8:00 p.m. beginning Feb 1st Suggested Donation: $25, includes book The remarkable courage and deep conviction of Martin Luther King Jr. live on in this classic prophetic text, a veritable primer in the principles and practice of nonviolence. Despite nearly fifty years since its publication, Strength to Love reads as pertinently to our situation as it did in the midst of the civil rights movement; it is a template for personal authenticity in an age when vast social and economic change demand and depend on personal integrity. Join us for these challenging yet transforming teachings of Martin Luther King Jr. on perennial questions such as “Why does God allow evil?”, “How can we confront the complexity of our own natures to meet the challenges of justice and peace?”, and “What can Jesus teach us about adversity, love and freedom?” Please register here. |
We Make The Road By Walking Bible Study (via Zoom)
by Brian McLaren
1st Three Saturdays of each month, 9:00—10:00 am
Ongoing, Join anytime
Suggested Donation: $20, includes book
Our faith was never intended to be a destination; rather it is a path, a way out of old, destructive patterns into new and creative ones. We Make The Road By Walking book and Bible study offers a positive, practical, open, faithful, and fresh articulation of the Christian faith suitable for people in our dynamic times. Organized around the Liturgical calendar, the readings give an overview of the whole Bible and guide us through rich study, interactive learning, and personal growth. If you are seeking a fresh way to experience and practice your faith, in you’re a long-term Christian seeking new vitality or if you feel out of place in traditional church circles, this book will inspire and activate you in your spiritual journey. Join us!
Please register here.
by Brian McLaren
1st Three Saturdays of each month, 9:00—10:00 am
Ongoing, Join anytime
Suggested Donation: $20, includes book
Our faith was never intended to be a destination; rather it is a path, a way out of old, destructive patterns into new and creative ones. We Make The Road By Walking book and Bible study offers a positive, practical, open, faithful, and fresh articulation of the Christian faith suitable for people in our dynamic times. Organized around the Liturgical calendar, the readings give an overview of the whole Bible and guide us through rich study, interactive learning, and personal growth. If you are seeking a fresh way to experience and practice your faith, in you’re a long-term Christian seeking new vitality or if you feel out of place in traditional church circles, this book will inspire and activate you in your spiritual journey. Join us!
Please register here.
Bible Study: Paul’s Letters
2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Ongoing, Join at any time
Free will offering
Facilitator: Kelly Lemens
Perhaps more than any other figure in early Christianity, Paul stands out as one who catapulted the Gospel-movement to a new level by virtue of his mission to non-Jews. Throughout his missionary travels, Paul established Christian communities all over the known world. The earliest New Testament writings consist of Paul’s letters to these communities to address questions and issues that arose. Unique among Paul’s letters, however, is his Letter to the Romans. In this Epistle, Paul introduces himself and his spirituality to a community he did not establish and hasn’t yet met. We begin our study of Paul’s letters here, getting to know this Apostle to the Gentiles as he would like to be introduced and learn his perspective on sin and the need for Christ's sacrifice, faith, righteousness, baptism, being led by the Holy Spirit and living a Christian life.
Please register here.
2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Ongoing, Join at any time
Free will offering
Facilitator: Kelly Lemens
Perhaps more than any other figure in early Christianity, Paul stands out as one who catapulted the Gospel-movement to a new level by virtue of his mission to non-Jews. Throughout his missionary travels, Paul established Christian communities all over the known world. The earliest New Testament writings consist of Paul’s letters to these communities to address questions and issues that arose. Unique among Paul’s letters, however, is his Letter to the Romans. In this Epistle, Paul introduces himself and his spirituality to a community he did not establish and hasn’t yet met. We begin our study of Paul’s letters here, getting to know this Apostle to the Gentiles as he would like to be introduced and learn his perspective on sin and the need for Christ's sacrifice, faith, righteousness, baptism, being led by the Holy Spirit and living a Christian life.
Please register here.