School for Christian Growth

Summer Fun Book Group—”Twelve and One-Half Keys,” 6/17, 6/24 and 7/1

Led by Cynthia Dahlin

You are invited to an in-person School for Christian Growth class encouraging “summer reading”—fun, light, but leaving you with a feeling of shared joy.  Edward Hays writes books in short parables, and I am asking you to buy or borrow his “Twelve and One-Half Keys” and only read it in short bites, stopping to note how the parables make you feel, what you think the parables mean, and what you think the metaphors are.  Believe it or not, his easy-reading books changed my view of the Gospels so much more than many years of seminary. …

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Matrix – A Book Study (Not that Matrix!)
Leader: Brenda Seat
Tuesdays: March 25-April 29, 2025 – In Person with simple meal at 6:30, class 7-8:30f pm

Matrix, by Lauren Groff, is a novel about the 12^th century mystic and poet, Marie de France, who for political reasons was exiled to an English nunnery. It is a story of a woman coming to terms with the limited choices she was given in life, deepening her faith and empowering and leading the women of her community to become a beacon of light in a corrupt and unjust world. We will explore what it means to be resilient, faithful, cunning and ambitious in a world that does not value what women have to offer. …

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Leader: Jacqie Wallen
Tuesdays: March 25-April 29, 2025 – On Zoom, 7:00-8:30 pm

In contemplative photography, we let go of ego and see the world with a “beginner’s mind,” free of labels and preconceptions. Then we document our perceptions with photographs.  In this class, we will learn the basic principles of contemplative photography and apply them by taking photographs between classes. We’ll share our photographs with one another in class, discussing what we like about them and what we learned by taking them. No photography skills necessary: point-and-shoot or phone cameras are fine.…

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