SPIRITUAL AWAKENINGS

SUNDAY'S at 9:30 AM - (St. Alban's Hall)
Begun in 1987 by Stuart Hoke, this class explores topics and issues relating to the spiritual journey of all Christians.

In the fall of 2008 we started "The New Testament" lecture, a DVD Series featuring Professor Bart Ehrman, Chairman of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Come explore the Gospels and Epistles that form our Christian Heritage.

If you are interested in this class and want to be placed on the mailing list, please call Sally Manning at 373-9955, or call the church office.

LITURGY 101

The First Sunday (only) Of Each Month at 9:30 AM - (Children's Chapel)
Taught by clergy and laity, learn why Episcopalians do what they do, why the priests dress like they do, why we burn incense, why our services are like liturgical aerobics. This is an interactive Q & A.

TUESDAY BIBLE STUDY

TUESDAY'S at 12 NOON - (St. Albans Hall)
Taught by our rector, the Rev. Clifton A. Mann, this class focuses on the lectionary readings from the previous Sunday.

BLACK BELT BIBLE STUDY

FRIDAY'S at 10:00 AM - (St. Catherine's Hall)
Led by Patsy Masterman, Archdeacon Emeritus.
An amazing collection of Bible-readers meet to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest a portion of Scripture. Sessions are open to anyone who drops by or stops long enough to participate in an exchange of ideas.

E.F.M. - EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY

MONDAY'S at 6:30 PM- (St. Alban's Hall)
Education for Ministry is a four year program of theology of the University of the South. EFM teaches you how to think theologically, deepens your faith and your understanding of our Christian heritage, and provides you with a new confidence to be Christ's minister.

This course awards a certificate at the end of the four year course of study.
The cost of this program is $340.00 per year and includes materials.
For more information go to the web site: www.sewanee.edu/efm

CATECHESIS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD

We are including this course as an adult offering in Christian Formation to address the demand for a class with less demands than the 4 year E.F.M. curriculum.

The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a Christian Formation program for children 3 - 12 years of age in which a trained adult helps awaken children to their personal response to God. It seeks to create and facilitate a sacred, "hands-on" space for children called an atrium in which both the children and the adult catechists can hear, ponder, and celebrate the most essential mysteries of the Christian faith as revealed in the Scriptures and Liturgy.

Kay Brizzolara, the formation leader, has been involved in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd for thirteen years. Trained in all three levels of the catechesis program, she is certified by the National Association of the Catechesis Of The Good Shepherd to lead adult formations.

THE LENTEN SERIES

WEDNESDAY'S at 5:30 PM- (Lowndes Hall Chapel) (During Lent)
Wednesday evening during Lent beginning with Holy Eucharist at 5:30 PM in the Lowndes Hall Chapel. A light supper is served before the program.

The season of Lent offers us a special time for thought, reflection and self examination. The Lenten Series strives to bring us closer to the deeper meaning of sacrifice and thanksgiving through thoughtful lectures and presentations.

Every year the series is different, but every year we are moved toward a more profound relationship to God in our search for meaning as we explore the subject matter set before us in The Lenten Series.