Throughout the year, St. Bart’s offers a wide variety of opportunities to learn and grow. Our offerings encourage both spiritual and intellectual engagement and welcome all sorts of people and views.
The Forum
Easch Sunday at 10 am, guest speakers from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines join our Vicar, the Reverend Peter D. Thompson, and other St. Bart's clergy for deep and insightful conversations about topics that matter to our lives as responsible citizens and people of faith. Speakers in recent years have included winners of the Tony Award, the Emmy Award, the MacArthur Fellowship, and the Pulitzer Prize, professors from prominent universities like Yale, Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia, and journalists from New York, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic.
Watch The Forum live on our website, or join the conversation live on Facebook or YouTube where you can post your questions for our speaker in the comments during the live stream. Visit our The Forum page for upcoming schedule and past recordings.
ADULT FORMATION OPPORTUNITIES
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The Bible With and Without Jesus
Saturdays, February 25-June 3, 10-11 am
The Saturday morning discussion group turns to The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently by Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler. Newcomers are welcome!
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Theology and Television : The Chosen
Mondays, February 27-April 3, 7-8 pm
The beloved series returns with a focus on The Chosen, the crowdfunded sensation based on Jesus' life. Episodes of The Chosen can be viewed for free on the Angel Studios website and are also available on most major streaming platforms.
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Medieval Religious Drama
Thursdays, February 23-March 30, 6:30-8 pm
In the early 4th century, Christian bishops banned the theater, threatening excommunication of anyone who attended the theater during Holy Week. By the early 10th century, however, drama revived within the church itself, with little plays representing and interpreting the Easter story. Professor Larry Welborn of Fordham University explores the earliest church dramas for insight into the life and faith of Medieval Christians. Selected antiphons and scenes will be presented by readers from the St. Bart's Players. Medieval drama existed to celebrate the human being as loved by God.
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Peace Book Club
2nd and 4th Sundays of Each Month, 1:30-3 pm
January 26th is our final session with Norman Wirzba’s This Sacred Life , Chapter 8. We welcome new and curious attendees to the Peace Book Club discussions. Please note that reading of the books though encouraged is not required! This is a no-stress discussion group where we provide some content when we meet, and then share related ideas, memories and differences in opinions. So, you can come as you are, we are sure you will be stimulated and also find that you have something to share.
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ONGOING CLASSES
Weekly Bible Study
Wednesdays at 1pm
Thoughtful reflection and lively discussion of the upcoming Sunday readings, hosted by a member of our clergy. Please contact Liz Gillespie to be added to our weekly Bible study via Zoom. Click here for Sunday’s reading.
Education For Ministry (EFM)
Are you looking to live into your faith more fully, to have faith connect more deeply with everyday life? What can the Bible teach us about the world today? Do you ever wonder what God is calling you to do? If you want to seek answers through study, reflection, and spiritual practice in community, EfM—a four-year certificate program in theological education with a weekly in-person seminar format that starts again this fall—may be for you. To learn more, please download our information handout here, or contact EfM Mentor Liza Page Nelson.
