Christian Education Offerings

Pre-Epiphany Intergenerational Church School, January 4

The Social Ministry Committee will lead four-year-olds through adults in a pre-Epiphany learning event. Highlighted this year will be our prison ministry with the Orange County Correctional Facility in Hillsborough, Freedom House, the InterFaith Council food pantry and kitchen, and Student Help Action Coalition. The event will begin in the chapel at 10:20.

Christian Ethics Series Continues

"Most Christian ethicists have some awareness of the history of their discipline. Most lay Christians have little sense of this history, yet they may well have a keen intuition of what Christian faith requires when it comes to moral decisions." John & Denise Lardner Carmody from Christian Ethics

The Adult Education series continues on the 1st Monday of each month, January through April. These forums are addressing contemporary areas of ethical inquiry. Guest presenters are professors at The Divinity School of Duke University.

January 5: Dr. Stanley Hauerwas on war and peace with particular emphasis on just war theory, 7:30 p.m. in the chapel

February 2 : Kate Blanchard on issues of economic justice, (note: this presentation will be from 6:30 - 8:00, rescheduled due to our Candlemas Service at 8:00), simple soup supper at 5:30 p.m.; please register in the parish office so we'll know how much soup to prepare.

March 1: Laura Yordy on environmental ethics, 7:30 p.m. in the chapel

April 5: Harmon Smith on issues of medical ethics, 7:30 p.m. in the chapel

Adult Inquirers' Class, Monday evenings from 7:30 to 9:00

If you are interested in confirmation or simply want to know more about the Episcopal Church, please join this series of classes. Stephen Elkins-Williams and other staff members will be addressing the following topics:

January 12 - Scripture

January 19 - Anglican Spirituality

January 26 - Church History

February 2 (at 6:30) - Church History (part two)

February 9 - Anglican Polity

February 16 - Moral Decision Making

February 23 - The Vestry.

Parents' Gathering

Two Sundays each month during the regular Church School time, education is offered on topics of interest to parents. Coordinated by Gretchen Jordan, the classes will meet on January 18 & 25 and February 15 & 29 in the campus center. The topic for January is Christian Formation: Family and Church in Partnership.

Renovare

Richard J. Foster and James Bryan Smith, popular authors and speakers, will lead this conference at the Chapel Hill Bible Church on February 20-21. Sponsored by several area churches, this conference will explore the Church's historic role in personal and corporate spiritual formation. Brochures and registration forms are available in the parish dining room.

Lent

Ash Wednesday is February 25. Information about educational offerings during Lent will be in the February Cross Roads, upcoming issues of Crossings, and on the parish Website.