Christian Formation

Christian Formation  provides opportunities for all parishioners to learn and grow in their faith through organized classes and integrating intentional formation within and among all ministries.

2009-20010 Adult Forum Calendar

8:00 am: Rite 1 Holy Eucharist

9:15 am: Rite 2 Holy Eucharist

10:00 am: Adult Forum

11:15 am: Rite 2 Holy Eucharist

September
6 – Parish Meeting/First Sunday Breakfast - No Sunday School
13 – Ministry Fair - No Sunday School
20 – Biblical Criticism – What is it and Should We Do It? (Michael Short)
27 – Who wrote what when? (Michael Short)

October
4 – Who is “Jesus” and does it matter? (Michael Short)
11 – The quest for “orthodoxy”? (Michael Short)
18 – Belief, Knowledge, and Wisdom? (Michael Short)
25 – Inconsistency and Contradiction or Rich Diversity? (Michael Short)

November
1 – JSOR Debriefing and Thoughts
8 – C S Lewis (Stephen Whited)
15 – C S Lewis (Stephen Whited)
22 – C S Lewis (Stephen Whited)
29 – Intergenerational Sunday School (Rev. Dena Bearl)

December
6 – Spiritual Mythology: Saviors, God-Men, and Heroes – Part I (Jon Mehlferber)
13 – Spiritual Mythology: Saviors, God-Men, and Heroes – Part II (Jon Mehlferber)
20 – No Sunday School (Christmas Pageant)
27 – No Sunday School (Christmas Vacation)

January 2010
3 – No Sunday School (Christmas Vacation)
10 – How Belief Happens!(Rev. Dena Bearl)
17 – The Christian Creeds (Rev. Dena Bearl)
24 – The Christian Creeds (Rev. Dena Bearl)
31 – The Christian Creeds (Rev. Dena Bearl)

February
7 – The Christian Creeds (Rev. Dena Bearl)
14 – New Wine in Old Skins: How Language Holds (Eternal) Truth (Rev. Dena Bearl)
21 – Exploring Sacred Time: Eternity is Now – Part I (Ty Collins)
28 – Exploring Sacred Time: Eternity is Now – Part II (Ty Collins)

March

7 – Spiritual Journeys – Direct, Indirect, and Tangential? (Michael Short)
14 – Truth and Meaning - Which comes first? (Michael Short)
21 – Constancy and Change – When did I get a new bicycle? (Michael Short)
28 – Intergenerational Sunday School (Rev. Dena Bearl - Palm Sunday)

April
4 – No Sunday School (Easter Sunday)
11 – What constitutes “community” today? (Michael Short)
18 – How do we live in “community” and manage “differences”? (Michael Short)
25 – What does it take to live in “ambiguity”? (Michael Short)

May
2 – Going to church and confronting “injustice”? (Michael Short)
9 – Going to church and being a “disciple”? (Michael Short)
16 – What impact have the Sunday Forums had on your understanding of Christianity? (Michael Short)
23 – Last day of Sunday School – Recognition of Students/Teachers & Picnic