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Adult Education

Sundays
Episcopal 101
Episcopal 101 looks at the nature of being an Episcopalian, why scripture and tradition are important – but not more important than reason. Why we are liturgical, and what that means. What light the history of the church can shed on today’s church: why issues are openly discussed in understanding where God is in the mix.
Questions about our Church? Join together with other curious, doubting, questioning, or just plain interested people following our 10:00 service fellowship. Questions right now? Call Canon Linda at 408.296.8383.
Tuesdays
New Theological Perspectives
7 - 8:45 pm
Where: Sharon Martin’s house (566 Robin Drive, Santa Clara).
Nothing to read! Just come and enjoy films and documentaries that address some of the theological and spiritual insights of humanity in the modern age. We’ll start with a series made for public television.
Each film will start PROMPTLY at 7:15 PM ~ please come at 7:00 so you can get your tea and goodies and stake out your seat! The ensuing discussion will conclude about 8:45 PM. Please call Sharon to sign up 408.243.1504.
Wednesdays
The Journey of Quadratos
Quadratos is a new name for the ancient four-fold journey of spirit and transformation. The journey described by Quadratos is universal, sequential, and cyclical. It is recognized by every major religious faith and school of psychology and forms the very heart of Christian belief and practice. At its most universal, this pattern is found in our experience of the four seasons and their cycle. Within Christianity, Quadratos provides a deeper understanding of Jesus the Christ and a new foundation for affirming early Christianity’ s choice of four gospels and the ancient— now restored—gospel reading sequence for Sunday worship. The four progressive paths of Quadratos correspond to the four gospels and the four great questions of the spiritual life. Using this lens and perspective, each gospel’s question and practice is revealed within a particular landscape and its human experience.
On September 22, we’ll begin an 18 session exploration of Quadratos, using Alexander Shaia’s book, The Hidden Power of the Gospels. Additional information is available at Quadratos.com. Please let me know if you’d like to attend so that I can order enough copies of the book. And—if you’ve got questions—please call Canon Linda at 408.296.8383.
Wednesdays
Education For Ministry (EFM)
6:30 - 9 pm
Education for Ministry, affectionately known as EfM, is a program of theological education- at-a-distance of the School of Theology of the University of the South. Students sign up one year at a time for this four-year program. It covers the basics of a theological education in the Old and New Testaments, church history, liturgy, and theology. Students meet regularly, usually once a week, in seminars under the guidance of trained mentors.
The Education for Ministry (EFM) program provides a Christian education, which supports our faith and prepares us to express our faith in day-to-day events. It holds before us that the foundation for bringing Christ to the world lies in a church empowered by an active, theologically articulate laity.
Class is held Wednesday Nights from 6:30 – 9 pm starting September 8, 2010. For more information, contact Jani Wild 408.687.7280 or Shari Corbett 408.244.0407