Join us for a time of sharing and learning after church on Sunday mornings at 11am. These classes will start April 14 and run through June 2 (no classes on April 28 & May 12). These are primarily aimed toward adults but all ages are welcome.
PERSPECTIVES ON DEATH & DYING
MEETING SPACE: Old Chapel
This class explores questions surrounding death, end-of-life care, ethics, informed by practical, scientific, and theological perspectives. Living in the modern world foregrounds a variety of questions around one of humanity’s central experiences.
April 14
INTRODUCTION: A BRIEF GENEALOGY OF MODERN DEATH
Led by Andrew Turner & Cody Bivins-Starr
April 21
END-OF-LIFE PLANNING
Led by Alison Nelson & LaVonne Blowers
May 5
THEOLOGICAL ETHICS OF DYING IN A MEDICALIZED AGE
Led by Cody Bivins-Starr
May 19
DEATH PREP: GREEN BURIAL
Led by LaVonne Blowers and Alison Nelson
May 26
A DISCUSSION ON GRIEF
Led by Karen Hartmann, Ruth Nisly
June 2
A PANEL ON DEATH & DYING
This class explores questions surrounding death, end-of-life care, ethics, informed by practical, scientific, and theological perspectives. Living in the modern world foregrounds a variety of questions around one of humanity’s central experiences.
April 14
INTRODUCTION: A BRIEF GENEALOGY OF MODERN DEATH
Led by Andrew Turner & Cody Bivins-Starr
April 21
END-OF-LIFE PLANNING
Led by Alison Nelson & LaVonne Blowers
May 5
THEOLOGICAL ETHICS OF DYING IN A MEDICALIZED AGE
Led by Cody Bivins-Starr
May 19
DEATH PREP: GREEN BURIAL
Led by LaVonne Blowers and Alison Nelson
May 26
A DISCUSSION ON GRIEF
Led by Karen Hartmann, Ruth Nisly
June 2
A PANEL ON DEATH & DYING
THE WELCOME OF GOD IN THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
LEADERS: David Holcomb
MEETING SPACE: SE Uplift
Have you noticed how many times Jesus is eating in the gospel stories, especially in Luke’s Gospel? It’s a lot! (Okay, maybe not as often as Brad Pitt eats in movies, but still, a lot.) These meal stories point to a key theme in Luke’s portrait of Jesus: the welcome of God, both God extending welcome and God being welcomed.
As we read Luke, where do we find ourselves in the story?
Join us to consider these questions and more.
There are three options:
MEETING SPACE: SE Uplift
Have you noticed how many times Jesus is eating in the gospel stories, especially in Luke’s Gospel? It’s a lot! (Okay, maybe not as often as Brad Pitt eats in movies, but still, a lot.) These meal stories point to a key theme in Luke’s portrait of Jesus: the welcome of God, both God extending welcome and God being welcomed.
As we read Luke, where do we find ourselves in the story?
- How are we drawn to Jesus’s welcome?
- When are we offended?
- What does all of this have to do with status?
- How might these stories of hospitality shape PMC’s service of welcome in ministries such as Family Promise?
- How does our work at PMC for peace and justice align with God’s welcome?
- Where do we find tension?
- How can our own hearts be broken open to receive God’s Spirit?
Join us to consider these questions and more.
There are three options:
- Sunday Mornings (in-person – 6 sessions): April 14, 21, May 5, 19, 26, June 2
- Tuesday Evenings (virtual – 8 sessions): April 16, 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28, and June 4 (email David to sign up). ZOOM LINK
- One-Time Gathering learning from Jesus’s manifesto, his prayers, and his meals: Sat AM (9:00 – Noon), April 27
GRACE CAN LEAD US HOME:
A CHRISTIAN CALL TO END HOMELESSNESS BY KEVIN NYE
LEADERS: Susan Voss-Rothmeier & Linda Smith
MEETING SPACE: Classroom 8 / lower level
On any given night, more than half a million Americans and Canadians find themselves sleeping on the streets, in shelters, cars, and other places. Even where compassion and empathy exist, the complexities around homelessness can make us feel stuck, overwhelmed, or numb to the existence of unhoused people in our cities and neighborhoods.
Reporting back from his work in homeless services, minister, advocate, and book author, Kevin Nye introduces readers to the Christ he’s met in tents, shelters, and drop-in centers.
PMC members, Susan Voss Rothmeier and Linda Smith, will lead us in this book study to help us think more deeply about these issues. They bring years of experience working in these areas and will help us to think about the ways we as a church can connect to ending homelessness.
Books are available in the church office for a suggested donation of $10.
MEETING SPACE: Classroom 8 / lower level
On any given night, more than half a million Americans and Canadians find themselves sleeping on the streets, in shelters, cars, and other places. Even where compassion and empathy exist, the complexities around homelessness can make us feel stuck, overwhelmed, or numb to the existence of unhoused people in our cities and neighborhoods.
Reporting back from his work in homeless services, minister, advocate, and book author, Kevin Nye introduces readers to the Christ he’s met in tents, shelters, and drop-in centers.
PMC members, Susan Voss Rothmeier and Linda Smith, will lead us in this book study to help us think more deeply about these issues. They bring years of experience working in these areas and will help us to think about the ways we as a church can connect to ending homelessness.
Books are available in the church office for a suggested donation of $10.
OTHER UPCOMING FAITH FORMATION EVENTS
PASTORAL TRANSITION FORUMS
MEETING SPACE:
Sanctuary
DATES:
April 7–11:00 a.m.
June 9–11:00 a.m.
Sanctuary
DATES:
April 7–11:00 a.m.
June 9–11:00 a.m.
LUNCH & LEARN:
BYSTANDER TRAINING
SUNDAY–May 19 @ 12pm
SUNDAY–May 19 @ 12pm
COMMON CONVERSATION #3:
SAYING ‘YES’ TO PEACE
SUNDAY–April 28 @ 11am
SUNDAY–April 28 @ 11am