NEW! POPCORN THEOLOGY (during shool year)

SUNDAY'S at 9:30 AM - (St. David's Hall)

NEW! Popcorn Theology (Downstairs - St. David)
Coming to a Sunday School near you! We'll watch a film clip each week and discuss the faith connections.

Sept. 11: Star Wars -- The Force of Paul's Gospel
Long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away...we'll explore two forms of salvation through the Gospels and this George Lucas classic.

Sept. 18: Amadeus -- Sin, Salvation & Salieri
We'll discuss Paul's theory of sin and forgiveness through this Academy-Award winning film.

Sept. 25: Tootsie -- The Comfort of Christ
We discover suffering and comfort + the strange paradox between the two in 2 Corinthians and this comedy.

SPIRITUAL AWAKENINGS (During School Year)

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.

Over the past 25 years, the class has studied various books: such classic theological books as The Great Divorce and the Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis; popular novels, such as The Shack. We have used the resources of the Teaching Company to review the Old and New Testament through outstanding university professors such as Dr. Bart Ehraman and Dr. Amy-Jill Levine. In addition we have used the resources of local community religious leaders and academic experts on a variety of topics.

The class is designed for all those who enjoy a discussion format and who are continuing to explore the questions and answers in their life-long journey with God!

Sunday, September 11 (for the next several Sundays)
Michael Grauer, Associate Director at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, will begin a study entitled: "As God Has Made It: Painting the American Southwest Before 1900". Mr. Grauer will use a powerpoint presentation to lead a discussion of the spiritual philosophy of transcendentalism, as espoused by such authors as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Louisa May Alcott.

Mr. Grauer holds a BFA in a painting and art history from the University of Kansas and MA in art history from SMU. He has worked at the Smithsonian Museum, The Meadows Museum, and the Dallas Museum of Art. He is the author of numerous essays and catalogues on American Art and has lectured at WTAMU, Taos, and New York on historic Southwestern art.

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.

Sunday, September 18: Cliff Craig - The Book of Common Prayer
Our red Prayer Book is commonly misunderstood by those outside the Episcopal church, and adored by those within. Join us in exploring this rich treasure and gaining a new or deeper understanding of a work largely attributed to Archbishop Thomas Cranmer.

Sunday, October 2: Cliff Craig - The Book of Common Prayer
Our red Prayer Book is commonly misunderstood by those outside the Episcopal church, and adored by those within. Join us in exploring this rich treasure and gaining a new or deeper understanding of a work largely attributed to Archbishop Thomas Cranmer.

Sunday, November 6: David Stidham - Architecture of the Nave
You may have wondered...WHAT is that and WHY is it there? Come learn why our church building and our worship space is built in such a way that it connects the people with one another, yet allows us to be aware of a deeply intimate and holy presence of Christ.

Sunday, December 4: Susan Milligan - Music & Liturgy
The term "liturgical music" sounds scary and formal, but the music we use in our services is simply one more medium for enhancing the beauty and meaning of our worship. this class will attempt to de-mystify the navigation of the hymnbook, and explain some of those cryptic musical notations we encounter along the way in a regular service.

NEW! CENTERING PRAYER

MONDAY'S at 6:00 - 7:00 PM - (Children's Chapel)
Beginners welcome! Come practice this ancient discipline, as well as examine how this deeply spiritual discipline relates to our classic tradition of Christian contemplation. As a guide, you may purchase a copy of Cynthia Bourgeault's book Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening ($10).

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

THURSDAY'S at 6:30 PM- (St. David's)
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.

For more information, please contact Kay Brizzolara: kbrizzolara@standrewsschool.org

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.