Current offerings
Lenten Dinner Groups
Four Friday evenings, Feb. 26, Mar. 5, Mar. 19, and Mar. 26
Contact: Nikki Seger
Make new friends, but keep the old . . . Dinner groups are back for a fifth round! When you join a dinner group, you gather with 10-12 St. Clarians for a series of meals and informal conversation-a very relaxing time at the end of a busy week. Both adults-only groups and child-friendly groups are available. Look for sign-up sheets at coffee hour and contact Nikki Seger if you’d like more information.
Book Study: The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Mondays 7:00-8:30 p.m., beginning Feb. 22, in Wisdom House
Led by the Rev. Beth Scriven
This class is currently fully enrolled.
Eclipsing Empire: Paul, Rome, and the Kingdom of God
Monday evenings, 7:30-9:00 p.m., beginning February 8
Led by Jim Downward and Susan Evett
Beginning on Monday, February 8, join preeminent New Testament scholars Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan on location as they trace the Apostle Paul’s footsteps throughout the Roman Empire. This 12-session DVD and web-based study will be facilitated by Jim Downward and Susan Evett. Filmed across Turkey, Greece, and Italy, the series explores fresh insights into Paul’s message of the Kingdom of God, its challenge to Roman imperial theology, and the apostle’s radical relevance for today. This class has been postponed temporarily. Watch this space for more information.
Parenting as a Spiritual Journey
Alternating Mondays, beginning Monday, Feb. 22
Contacts: Xan Morgan and Mary Margaret Hatt
Using the book Parenting as a Spiritual Practice by Nancy Fuchs and Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer, this group for women offer each other spiritual friendship, mutual support, and prayer in the adventures of everyday life as Christian parents. Because members share deeply about their personal lives, a high level of confidentiality is expected. This group has three spots available.
Parents of Tweens and Teens
Once a month, during Youth Groups (Sunday, 4:00-5:30 p.m.)
Led by Ilene Smith and Christine Modey
Using the book How to Hug a Porcupine: Negotiating the Prickly Points of the Tween Years by Julie A. Ross, this small group is for all parents of kids ages 8-18 who want to share the challenges of parenting, to pray for their children and for each other, and to learn some compassionate and effective techniques for dealing with what can be irritating and baffling adolescent behavior. This group is currently enrolling new members.
The Un-Group
2nd and 4th Mondays of each month, 6:30-8:30 p.m., beginning Feb. 8
Led by Chris Curtis
Please join our group if you are interested in deepening your faith practice, prayer life, and spirituality in the fellowship of a small group of caring individuals gathered for similar purposes. The group will follow God’s spirit and guidance in providing the specific topics for the meetings, based upon a shared desire to grow in faith and service to God in the community of a small group of others.
Dreamwork
Wednesdays at 6 p.m.
We welcome those who remember their dreams, or even those who find it hard to remember them at all! Working as part of a safe and confidential dream group can facilitate dream recall and enhance one’s ability to benefit from the wisdom of the unconscious. Please contact facilitator Vickie Hatt at 761-3091 for more information.
Thursday Morning Bible Study
Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. at St. Clare’s
Led by clergy
This group meets for Holy Communion at 9:30 a.m. in St. Francis Chapel, followed by coffee and treats in the Adult Lounge and a lively discussion of the lectionary readings for the upcoming Sunday. All are welcome!
Biblical Greek
Sundays from 12-1 p.m. at St. Clare’s
Led by Mark Wenzel
Was the point of the Good Samaritan story (Luke 10:25-37), told by a Jewish rabbi to a Jewish lawyer, that a Samaritan should help even a Jew? Is St. Paul claiming, in Romans 1:24-32, that “men burning for men” is a sin requiring moral condemnation, or that it’s a shameful punishment for the sin of knowingly rejecting God? What was the Syrophonecian woman’s response to Jesus calling her a “little dog,” and why did it compel a change of heart in Jesus (Mark 7:24-30)? Our weekly Biblical Greek study enables you to translate and interpret these and many other compelling passages. Offered year-round for new and old beginners and led by philosopher Mark Wenzel, the group meets one hour a week (more if interested). You’ll be reading and translating actual New Testament passages within a month and discussing strategies for interpreting the Gospels and the Letters.
Disciple I: Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study
Thursdays 4:30-6:30 p.m., beginning Sept. 10 at St. Clare’s
Taught by the Rev. James Rhodenhiser
This 34-week in-depth study of the whole Bible is a great way to increase your Biblical knowledge and connect it to your daily life as a follower of Jesus Christ. You’ll read the majority of both the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament during your private devotional time of 3-4 hours each week. During class meetings, you’ll view DVD presentations by leading Bible scholars about each week’s topic and share your personal reflections on the meaning of the Bible for our lives today. Childcare provided. Cost for books: $30. This class is currently full.
