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Adult
Program - Sunday
Morning Activities
Classes from
9:45–10:40am
Invitation to Psalms
in the Parlor
Pray. Sing. Shake your fist. Jump for Joy. Curse the day
you were born. Praise the God who created you.
Have you ever wanted to do all those things...possibly
on the same day? Welcome to the Psalms. Through words, pictures, music
and video, this small-group Bible study connects the ancient voices of
the psalmist with our own through reading, studying and praying the
Psalms.
These well-known Scriptures can help us give voice to
all aspects of our human experience—joy, faith, uncertainty and sorrow.
Karl Wetherholt
coordinates this year’s Adult Bible Study. All are welcome!
Bible 101 -
Kerygma: Discovering the Bible
A 30-session comprehensive introduction to the Bible as
a whole, giving special attention to key people, places, events, and
biblical ideas. This study will provide an opportunity for those who are
new to the bible or lifelong students to be guided in reading and
studying the Bible. There will be reading during the week, including a
few chapters in the Bible. In addition, the Resource Book costs $28.00
and it is recommended that a study Bible be used. (If you need
assistance in purchasing either, please let Associate Pastor Jessie Commeret know at jcommeret@bspc.org).
This Kerygma Program study will
be led by Lynn Coons and Sharon Fong.
Adult Forum in Palmer Hall
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Sept. 7 |
State of the
Church: hear updates from
the PNC, Sustainability Task Force, our pastors and the Capital
Campaign committee |
Understanding the Hunger in our Midst - a three part series
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Sept. 14 |
The Theology
of Food presented by
retired clergy The Rev. Martha Campbell. Food means
dependence. We are eating creatures, who cannot live unless we take
in something from outside of us. Ultimately, we are dependent upon
God. |
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Sept. 21 |
Hunger Action Month
presented by Matt Habash, President and CEO of the Mid-Ohio food
bank. One in ten Americans is unsure where their next meal will
come from. How can we address hunger right here in our hometown? |
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Sept. 28 |
Advocacy on
Hunger: Bread for the World
presented by Larry Hollar, Senior Regional Organizer with Bread
for the World. As people of faith speak out to our nation's
leaders about hunger and poverty issues, the nationwide Christian
anti-hunger movement Bread for the World offers tools and resources
to do that more effectively. Regional Organizer Larry Hollar
describes Bread's approaches that help enable churches, campuses,
and individuals to make a difference in Washington, DC in
changing policies that affect the millions of people who are hungry
in the U.S. and around the world. |
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A
Thousand Conversations
presented by Lisa Larges, minister coordinator for That All May
Freely Serve, an advocacy group in the PC(USA) prophetically
calling for the full inclusion of GLBT members in all offices of the
church. She will be speaking on how we can build relationships of
trust across lines of difference. She will also be preaching at both
services. |
Faith and Country
- a four part series
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Oct. 12 |
Growing up
Muslim in America, presented by Dr. Asma Mobin-Uddin,
President of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Ohio Chapter.
Dr. Mobin-Uddin will share her experiences growing up as a
Muslim-American in central Ohio. She will discuss turning points and
challenges including thoughts about her childhood in a small Ohio
town, being female and Muslim, and the effects of Sept. 11, 2001 on
her life and family. |
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Oct 19 |
Law, Religion
and the Courts, presented
by Judge Jeff Sutton, member of BSPC and judge in the
United States Court
of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. |
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Oct. 26 |
Why is the
Ohio Council of Churches Strongly Opposed to the Ballot Issue that
Allows Casino Gambling in Ohio? presented by Tom Smith,
Director for Public Policy for the Ohio Council of Churches. |
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Nov. 2 |
Faith of Our
Founding Fathers,
presented by John Carnahan. Come explore the personal
religions/religious beliefs/church connections of Washington, Adams,
Jefferson, Franklin and Madison, as well as those of some of their
wives. We will also look at these people's views of church-and-state. |
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Nov.
9 |
Travels with
Ann; Iona, Scotland presented by Associate Pastor, Ann
Palmerton. Called a ‘thin place’ by many, a place where heaven
and earth somehow meet, the tiny island of Iona, off the western
coast of Scotland, still refreshes pilgrims from around the world
through its worship and work. Come learn about Celtic Christianity,
the life and legacy of Scottish pastor George MacLeod and the
experience of pilgrimage. |
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Nov.
16 |
Awakening to
the Sacred presented by Sr. Paula Gonzalez, former professor
of biology and a Sister of Charity. We are blessed today with a
whole set of "lenses" never before available to the human community.
Looking through these can awaken us to the magnificence of creation
and sacredness of the entire created universe of which we are a
part. |
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