Fall 2024 Christian Formation

All Christian Formation times meet shortly after the Sunday 10:00 AM liturgy of Holy Communion.

September 1 – October 13: Reading and discussing C.S. Lewis's classic sci-fi novel, Out of the Silent Planet (1938) 

  • Sept 1: Why Read Fiction? Can Fiction Aid Spiritual Growth??
  • Sept 8: Ch 1-5
  • Sept 15: Ch 6-9
  • Sept 22: Ch 10-13
  • Sept 29: Ch 14-17
  • Oct 6: Ch 18-20
  • Oct 13: Ch 21-Postscript

October 27 – November 24: Ecclesia Anglicana: A History of the Christian Faith in the Anglican Tradition 

  • Oct 27: Christianity in the British Isles during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages (through the 15th century)
  • Nov 3: The English Reformation and its Effects (16th & 17th centuries)
  • Nov 10: Anglicans Go Worldwide (18th & 19th centuries)
  • Nov 17: (no liturgy)
  • Nov 24: The Modern Picture (20th & 21st centuries)

December 1-22: Sundays in Advent

  • Dec 1: Open Forum: Ask anything! Stump the priest!
  • Dec 8, 15, 22: Reading and discussing N.T. Wright’s Advent devotional, Advent for Everyone: Luke (there are three different books in this Advent series by Bishop Wright, so be sure to get the correct one! ISBN 9780664263430)