Adult Spiritual Growth Offerings

Hard and Holy Work: A Lenten Journey through the Book of Exodus

Sundays, March 1 through March 29, at 9:15am. Meet in Fellowship Hall.

Do you want to more fully understand how to integrate your personal spiritual life more actively with your engagement in working for justice and the liberation of the oppressed and marginalized? Would you like to become more spiritually awake?

Hard and Holy Work by Mary Alice Birdwhistell and Tyler Mayfield provides a space for just that. Lent is traditionally a time of self-reflection and action that prepares followers of Christ to walk more intentionally in the way of God. In this unique Lenten study, we explore and increase our understanding about how God sees those who are marginalized or suffering and how we can work with them as allies in solidarity. We are also called to contemplate how privilege, fear, risk, and feelings of uncertainty can cloud our attention. The book is available both in paperback and eBook format.

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The Power of Choice as We Age

Sundays, March 1, 15, and 29, at 12:15pm. Meet in South Hall or Fellowship Hall.

The Deacons and the Adult Spiritual Growth Ministry are collaborating on a three-part series. Three professionals will help us understand the choices we have as we age. A light lunch will be provided. The speakers we have lined up for this important topic are all from Forest Hill Church!

March 1 – Senior care, senior communities and skilled care facilities
A 50-year church member, Linn Obery, will be speaking on the topics of senior care, senior communities and skilled care facilities. He will explain what to look for in choosing a new living arrangement and how to determine the best fit at a new place.

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March 15 – End-of-life care organizing
Bill Finn will be offering his expertise as the President and CEO of Hospice of the Western Reserve since February 2011. He brings a wealth of knowledge about end-of-life care organizations. He will address how to talk with your loved ones about this difficult topic, how to organize important paperwork, how to make important decisions. He will bring packets of information on making decisions on end-of-life directives.

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March 29 – Interactive workshop on aging, faith, grief, vocation, and purpose
Sally Wile will be presenting an interactive, faith-based workshop. Drawing on the wisdom of Joan Chittister, Richard Rohr, and Mary Morrison, and sharing the collective wisdom of those attending the class, we will talk about aging and faith, grief, vocation, and purpose.

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The Reluctant Parting: How the New Testament’s Jewish Writers Created a Christian Book

Sundays, April 26 through May 31, at 9:15am. Meet in South Hall.

Pastor Gene McAfee will facilitate a book discussion on The Reluctant Parting: How the New Testament’s Jewish Writers Created a Christian Book by Professor Julie Galambush. The book can be purchased from these sources – Thriftbooks, HarperCollins, Amazon (ebook or paper), Barnes and Noble (ebook or paper), Bookshop.org or Strand Books. You may attend in person or online. Please sign up before April 20, and email Gene with any questions at pastormcafee@fhcpresb.org.

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Contemplative Scripture Study

Sundays, March 29, April 12, and April 26, at 4pm in the Chapel.

All are welcome to join us for a contemplative study of the lectionary (scripture readings for the week) and community prayer.

Create community through collective reading and inquiry of lectionary passages followed by periods of silence to explore the personal significance of the passage. We have the opportunity to share with our small group the way we are called to bring this message into our life. After this we pray for each other.

This is a deeply meaningful way to bring scripture into our lives and make deep connections with each other.

Contact Valeria Stutz or Jennifer Blakeney with any questions.

Bibles and Bagels

Wednesday mornings, 7:30am. Meet virtually most weeks, in person in the Jin Room one week per month.

Participants meet for coffee and bagels and a lively discussion of the upcoming lectionary passage. There’s nothing to read ahead of time. Drop-ins welcome!

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