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Exploring
Membership in the Community
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Sessions
References
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On
Sundays during Lent of 2003, we
are looking together at who we are
as Episcopalians, and how we got
that way, and what makes us
unique.
We meet in the Parish Hall on
Sundays from 10 to 11 am. Our
goals are to:
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help
those looking for a
spiritual home or a specific
spiritual community to
identify whether Anglican
Christianity or St. John's
is for them
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help
parents looking for better
ways to express spiritual
truth to their children
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help
those who seek a greater
involvement in church
leadership and a better
grasp of St. John's parish
and its spiritual roots
The
meetings are conversational
in nature, opening with some
presentation by the clergy or
lay leaders of St. John's and
finishing with exchanges of
stories and insights among
participants.
Please
join us! All are welcome.
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Sessions
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Mar.
2: 1.
Who Are We? Part I.
Who
are these Episcopalians?
Where do they come from
historically?
Who
are we (the participants)
and where do we come from,
personally and spiritually?
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Mar
9: 2.
Who Are We? Part II.
Christianity
among world religions.
Anglican
Christians among other
Christian expression.
The
way we (Anglicans,
Episcopalian, Diocese,
Parish) decide things. Some
current and recent issues
with which we struggle.
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Mar.
16: 3.
How We Read the Bible. How We
Worship
How
we read the Bible.
How
we use the Bible in worship.
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Mar.
23: 4.
Baptism, Confirmation,
Reception, and Communion
Initiation
as a sacramental act:
Baptism, confirmation,
reception and communion;
when and how, what age, what
to know?
How
we worship.
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Mar.
30: 5.
Belonging to a Community
Initiation
as community incorporation.
Belonging to communities in
general, to church
communities in particular,
and to St. Johns
specifically.
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Apr.
6: 6.
Opportunities to Participate.
Obstacles to Commitment
Opportunities
to participate and to
influence.
Confronting
outer and inner obstacles to
commitment.
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References
and Resources
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Primary
References and Resources
A
People Called Episcopalian.
A Brief Introduction to Our
Peculiar Way of Life. The
Rev. Dr. John H. Westerhoff,
1996. ISBN 0-8192-1949-5
Welcome
to the Episcopal Church An Introduction to Its History, Faith, and Worship.
Christopher L. Webber. Morehouse. 1999
Other
References and Resources
A
Dictionary of the Church. A User Friendly Reference for Episcopalians.
Don
S. Armentrout, Robert Boak Slocum, editors. Church Publishing, New York
A
Dictionary for Episcopalians. Revised. Expanded. Updated.
John N. Wall,
Cowley, Cambridge, 2000.
Living
as an Episcopalian Series
The
Anglican Vision. The New Church's Teaching Series, Volume 1.
James E. Griffiss,
Cowley, Boston.1997
The
Zacchaeus Project
What
is Anglicanism? Urban T. Holmes III. Morehouse Publishing, Harrisburg, 1982.
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