Sunday Forum

Our Sunday Forum begins August 11 with our new inter-generational space for reflection and study!

As our framework, we are using The Catechism: Outline of Faith found in the Book of Common Prayer.  It is being led by retired priest Bronson Bryant, our EfM leader Gail Sickling, the rector and members of our congregation.

Join us at 9:15 for fellowship, singing, prayer and introduction.  There are bagels and coffee beginning at 9:00 if you would like to come early.  Children and youth will then move into their respective classrooms for their continued study and conversation.

Adults will stay in the Parish Hall for our Forum.

Check out the right-hand side of the homepage or below for the syllabus.  Also see the home page for posts about  upcoming Sunday sessions.  To see materials used before 2014, visit our old blog.

The Catechism - Outline of Our Faith

January – Creeds - What do we believe?

January 5 TOWN HALL MEETING – where do you see St. Benedict’s going?

January 12^th -- BRONSON – Making of the Creeds

January 19^th – GAIL – Exploring our Basic Beliefs

January 26^th – Guest Speaker - Dae Gak (see retreat page)

February – Scripture

February 2^nd -- BRIAN -- Hermeneutics and Scriptural Authority

February 9^th - BRONSON -- How does God speak to you? What are different ways to read scripture?How can I incorporate scripture in my daily life?

February 16^th – LESLEY ANN -- Bible Study & Reflections with Theological Reflection

February 23^th -- GAIL -- What do we do when your friends think about scripture differently? What feeds you? 

March – The Church

March 2^nd -- BRIAN -- What makes community? What makes us who we are at St. Benedict’s? What has worked to build community? What have we tried in the past? What can we rework to try to build community? Brainstorm ideas.

March 9^th – BRONSON -- Anglican Spirituality - Tradition, Reason and Scripture

March 16^th – GAIL -- History of the Christian Church and the Episcopal Church.

March 23rd – OPEN FORUM – Questions and Answers – Bring your questions and we all explore them together.

March 30^th – SPEAKER? --New ways of experiencing the church: The Emerging Church, Spiritual But Not Religious, and the Nones.

April – Ministry & Vocation

April 6^th – BRIAN -- Mission of the Church at St. Benedict's

April 13^th – GAIL -- Lay Vocation versus Volunteerism

April 20^th – EASTER , no forum

April 27^th – BRONSON -- Four Holy Orders of the church – Exploring the Process for Ordination.

May – Sacraments

May 4th – BRIAN -- What does it mean to be a sacramental church – how does this answer make us different from other churches?

May 11^th –GAIL -- Holy Baptism & Other Sacraments

May 18^th – BRONSON -- Holy Communion

SUMMER SCHEDULE
We will meet throughout the summer using outside resources to help us in theological discussion. These outside sources will include current events, online resources, podcasts of religious/spiritual programs or sermons, etc.