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Adult Education

Our mission is to comfort, challenge and inspire a growing community of people in search of meaning and hope in their lives, and one of the avenues we provide to foster this exploration is through our numerous programs, classes, retreats and formation opportunities.

We strive to provide impactful offerings that will not only foster spiritual enrichment and growth, but also provide a basic theological foundation off of which to expand. The below offerings are your open invitation to join us, wherever you might be on your path, and whatever your religious background may be. We welcome all people, all questions, all doubts and all insights. Join us. 

For those of you who are looking for a great place to educate your children, we encourage you to check out our Children Youth and Family Ministries as well as The St. Bartholomew Community Preschool.

The Forum

EACH SUNDAY AT 10:00 AM, WE EXPLORE IMPORTANT ISSUES AT THE INTERSECTION OF FAITH AND THE MODERN WORLD.

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.

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NEW SEASON: ADULT FORMATION OPPORTUNITIES

Hymns 101
Thursdays, October 28-December 16, 2021, 7-8 PM (no class November 25th)

Learn about all your favorite hymns in this seven week class led by The Reverend Peter Thompson. A multitude of musical examples will be included in a comprehensive sprint through two thousand years of musical and ecclesiastical history. 

Click here to learn how to join this class.

The Seeker and the Monk: Everyday Conversations with Thomas Merton
Saturdays, October 9-December 18, 2021 10 AM-11 AM

The Saturday morning discussion group reflects on how to live a more deeply spiritual life through Sophfronia Scott's book-long encounter with the twentieth century Roman Catholic monk Thomas Merton, The Seeker and The Monk: Everyday Conversations with Thomas Merton. The October 16 session will be an unmoderated discussion of Chapter 2. The Reverend Peter Thompson returns on October 23 to facilitate a discussion of Chapters 2 and 3. Newcomers welcome.

Click here to learn how to join this class.

The unknown sayings of jesus
Thursdays, September 16-October 21, 6:30-8:00 pm

Professor Larry Welborn of Fordham University returns to St. Bart's to explore the sayings of Jesus we don't know well: both the sayings of Jesus found in documents discovered over the past century and the sayings of Jesus found in the Bible whose truth we haven't yet fully contemplated. Each session will focus on an aphorism or parable using a synopsis that shows all the versions, including those found in recently discovered gospels.

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DREAM GROUP
Wednesdays, September 22-October 27, 6:45-8:15 pm.

For millennia, human beings, including Jews and Christians, have looked to their dreams as messages from God. St. Bart’s member Annette Thies (M.A., General Theological Seminary) will lead a series of dreamwork sessions this fall. Every dream group begins with some teaching on an aspect of dreaming or dreamwork, followed by a short silence and prayer, then the dreamwork itself. Please register at least one day before the group meets (for example by September 28th for the September 29th meeting).

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ONGOING CLASSES

Weekly Bible Study

Wednesdays at 1pm

Thoughtful reflection and lively discussion of the upcoming Sunday readings, hosted by our Rector, the Right Reverend Dean E. Wolfe. 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.  

Upcoming and Ongoing Classes

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