Opportunities for adult education and spiritual renewal
Taking adult formation seriously, we are offering a new program to the entire community and well as members of St. David’s. We have a brochure listing all of our offerings called, “A Holy Island.” We would be happy to mail or e-mail you a copy. Just contact Jackie in our church office at 466-3100.
Adult education - Sundays and weekdays
Contemplation & conversation for women
Cursillo
Spiritual direction
Education for Ministry and EfM5
Each Sunday, adults gather at both 9 & 11:00 a.m. immediately following the 8 &10 a.m. worship services for an educational presentation and discussion. The group meets in the conference room just off our fellowship hall. All are welcome to join this on-going discussion group anytime. Programs have included book studies led by our Rector, topic discussions on social justice issues led by our deacons and other lay people, and several video series.
The Next Series begins September 19
SUNDAY MORNINGS AT 9 & 11 A.M.
To Serve and Guard the Earth: God’s Creation Story and Our Environment
This class uses a brand new ecumenical curriculum published by the Episcopal Church. The series focuses on the creation story in Genesis and our responsibility as stewards of creation. The same class will be offered each Sunday, so participants can choose to attend the session that best fits their schedule on any given Sunday. Teachers for this series are The Rev. Finn Pond and The Rev. Char Mills. Drop-ins welcome.
Adult Education – Week Nights
CELTIC BOOK STUDY
The Celtic Way of Prayer:
The Recovery of the Religious Imagination
By Esther de Waal
This book explores the rich legacy of Celtic songs, poems, prayers, and blessings that grew out of the dynamic meeting of Christian monasticism with an older, communal way of life ordered by kinship, a rural sense of place, the pattern of the seasons, and the cycles of birth and death.
Six Wednesday Evenings
September 22-October 27, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Elaine Breckenridge, facilitator
Sign-up is requested at the Communications Center or by calling the church office, 466-3100.
Book order: $12.00
Deadline for book orders: September 7
And coming in October . . .
ON WEDNESDAYS AT 10:00 A.M.
Meditation and Movement:
Exploring Breathing and Yoga Practices
Wednesdays, October 6, 13, 20
10:00-11:30 a.m.
Facilitator: Janet Dodd
Contemplation & conversation for women
Tuesdays, 10:00-11:15 a.m. Begins, September 14
This is an on-going group that meets twice a month during the school year for quiet prayer and conversation. The group is open to women in the congregation who are interested in developing their prayer and spiritual lives. Newcomers are always welcome. Meetings are facilitated by Pat Kowal. The “Liturgy of the Meeting” consists of a presentation, followed by fifteen minutes of quiet prayer, followed by conversational faith sharing. Meetings begin Tuesday September 14 and will follow the pattern of meeting second and fourth Tuesdays.
All are welcome; sign-up is not necessary. For more information, please contact Elaine Breckenridge.
Travis library
Located on the lower level of our parish hall, the Travis library was established in memory of the Rev. Ronald James Travis, a 27-year member of St. David's. Ron was ordained a deacon in 1981, and died in 1998. He was an avid reader and many of his religion books were donated to the library.
The library has a unique color-coded classification system that makes it easy to find what you're looking for. It is maintained by volunteer members of the Library Committee, on a 3-month rotation. Being a church library, it contains both fiction and non-fiction resources primarily on religious and spiritual topics. Books and other resources are donated by parish members, who then feel a part of the library and check out more books themselves - a win-win situation!
Current selections are displayed atop the shelving units by the windows, and on a display shelf in the hallway outside the library. The check-out book is on the counter, ready for your entry.
