Adult Education
We hope to foster teens’ and adults’ spiritual development in a variety of ways, such as learning new ways of studying biblical texts, rereading familiar Bible passages to find new comfort and meaning, and exploring ways of bringing Christ’s teaching to bear on our daily lives.
We may occasionally use the Christian education hour for topics and discussion involving the whole congregation, when noted in the bulletin. Classes are organized in such a way that no week is a prerequisite to the following week’s class. Please join us!
SUNDAY CHRISTIAN EDUCATION HOUR:
Christian education classes are held in the Christian Education building’s library Sunday mornings from 11:00 a.m. to noon during the academic year following our fellowship time. You can also attend on Zoom by staying in the Zoom worship service.
Adult Sunday School in January.
This month Adult Sunday School features a slate of special presenters who will talk about three types of specialized Presbyterian chaplaincies
April 28. The Rev. Dr. Byron Shafer will teach a class on "The Lord's Prayer." (He will also be preaching on that topic in the regular worship service.)
The Rev. Dr. Nancy Duff will be teaching a three-class series on "The Ten Commandments and Our Common Life," which will examine how the Ten Commandments describe the life God would have us lead instead of interpreting them as a simple list of rules to live by. The series will explore the meaning of individual commandments for our personal lives and in our life as a community. Roughly two commandments will be explored in each class.
May 5. The Prologue (“I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt...”) is essential to understanding the 10 Commandments and yet is left off Ten Commandment monuments on display in the public realm, and the 1st Commandment (“Have no other gods before me”), in relation to Christian nationalism.
May 12. The 4th Commandment (“Keep the Sabbath holy”) describes all of creation’s need for rest; the 5th (“Honor your father and your mother”) refers to our responsibility to take care of elderly parents and by extension, elders in our community.
May 19. The 8th Commandment ("You shall not steal") can refer to the stealing of ideas as well as money and other possessions; and the 9th Commandment (You shall not be a false witness against your neighbor) invites us to consider what it means to tell the truth.
May 26. Leslie Pella-Woo will lead a class exploring one of Jesus's parables.
MORE ADULT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AT DUTCH NECK
All are welcome at the Centering Prayer Group, which meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:15 pm. Please look in your Our Life Together email or call or email Julie Donaldson for the Zoom info or if you have any questions.
Men’s Bible Study meets every Wednesday morning, 7:00 AM.
The Women’s Book club reads a new book each month and discusses it on a Monday or Tuesday evening at 7:30. On Monday, May 6 on Zoom we will discuss Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier.
Resources from our classes
Disability Justice in the Church
Amy Kenny’s My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church
The Golden Rule
Ken Howard’s collection of the Golden Rule in Various Faiths and Belief Systems
Facing Racism
The vocabulary of racism/anti-racism, led by Lulu Huber . Read the slides for the class.
PCUSA’s church-wide anti-racism policy, “Facing Racism: A Vision of the Intercultural Community.”
A Time for Burning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s9sDwDmZmo
Anibal Pella-Woo has provided notes about A Time for Burning and a timeline of the events it describes. Documentary Notes
Resources from our classes based on Jemar Tisby’s The Color of Compromise