ADULT EDUCATION in DECEMBER: An Advent State of Wonder
10:15 a.m. each Sunday
Central to “catching the Christmas Spirit,” is the buildup of anticipation for the birth of the Christ Child during the season of Advent. This bold anticipation for God’s becoming human is the stunning sense of wonder about it all. During the Sundays of Advent, our adult education offerings will explore the varied ways God is doing wonder-filled things in all our lives.
10:15 a.m. each Sunday
Central to “catching the Christmas Spirit,” is the buildup of anticipation for the birth of the Christ Child during the season of Advent. This bold anticipation for God’s becoming human is the stunning sense of wonder about it all. During the Sundays of Advent, our adult education offerings will explore the varied ways God is doing wonder-filled things in all our lives.
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HE FORUM in December
Advent Festival December 1 No Forum this morning as we welcome a new season with our annual Advent Festival Report from the Rector Search Committee December 8 Now that the Parish Profile has been published and the diocese is screening applications, where does the search for our new rector stand? Come find out - and bring your questions. The Power of Wonder in the Arts with Lois Reitzes and Ed Bacon December 15 Whenever one listens to “City Lights,” Lois Reitzes’s WABE program on the arts in Atlanta, one is struck by how frequently Lois has a feeling of wonder in her voice. As a part of our Adult Education Roadmap’s Faith and the Arts series, Ed will interview Lois about the role of wonder in her work informing Atlantans about the arts in our city. You’ve Got This with Maya Penn and Ed Bacon December 22 Ed interviews a young woman who is a wonder: author, eco-designer, global activist, change-maker and thought leader all describe 19 year old Maya Penn. The Forum is streamed live online and on Facebook at 10:15 a.m. each Sunday morning. To watch archived versions, go to the Media tab above.
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OING DEEP in December
Look to the Stars | John King December 8 and 15 As we approach Christmas Day, when we hear of a bright star rising in the East, which will in the following weeks lead the wise people to Jesus, join us to look to the stars with new eyes. In this two part class John King will help us to begin to understand the size and structure of the universe, talk about the age and evolution of the universe, orient us to what we can see from our own backyards, and much more! Reclaiming Jesus in Post-evangelical Christianity | Jenny McBride December 8, 15, 22 What might intentional ministry to "post-evangelical" Christians look like at St. Luke's? Please join us for three sessions inspired by David Gushee's recent Forum on the topic. Participants will share where we each locate ourselves in relation to the topic (perhaps as a self-identified post-evangelical, or as an LGBTQ+ person or ally concerned about individuals harmed by the sub-culture, etc). We will consider a theological framework for embarking on this ministry that could guide our vision, and we will generate ideas about how this ministry might take shape at St. Luke's. Mary Heard There Was No Room in the Inn: Difficult Births; Precious Children of God | Amy Ard December 8 and 15 Please join us for a discussion about pregnancy and birth behind bars with the Amy Ard, the Executive Director of Motherhood Beyond Bars. Motherhood Beyond Bars is the only nonprofit in Georgia providing health education and compassionate support to incarcerated women and new mothers in Georgia prisons. The organization works to maintain a strong sense of maternal identity, even when women are separated from their children by prison walls, and prepares mothers to reunify with their families after release from prison. |
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Over the course of the year a roadmap will guide both Sunday morning and Wednesday night offerings. Each Sunday morning will host a featured speaker in the Forum. Most Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights will offer “going deep” classes and small groups covering the seven topics in our roadmap. Click to learn more: |
