Tag: Learning

Begin a new season of learning and growth with prayer and blessing. Students of all ages, teachers, administrators, and all care and support staff are invited during worship on Sunday, August 18 (onsite and online) to receive a blessing for a year of brave and safe learning. You may bring a memento or token (like a backpack or laptop) as a symbol of learning and growth. Open our hearts to become people with and for others.

Thank you to Gwen Flory for her session, Every Day Is Earth Day, for adult faith formation last Sunday. Thanks also goes to Leigh Northcutt-Benson for leading the first week in our children’s faith formation rotation on the Parable of the Prodigal Son. 

On Sunday, April 14, children will gather in the library for an encore session on the Prodigal Son with Leigh Northcutt-Benson at 9am. Adults will convene in the parlor at 9am. LaRu Woody will lead a follow-up session to talk about some of the issues raised in Leigh Northcutt-Benson’s previous discussion of mass incarceration and the book, The New Jim Crow. In this session we will be exploring questions related to punishment in the criminal justice system. LaRu will give a “nuts and bolts” presentation of accountability in Texas criminal courts. Come prepared to talk about the theories of punishment, sentencing practices, Texas law and how would YOU decide? 

Please mark your calendars for Sunday, April 21: Bailey Barlow will be leading children’s faith formation and Bob Brueck will conclude his sessions on the Dead Sea Scrolls and Metaphysics. The link to Bob’s handouts is here. Upcoming session will be announced soon.

Learning Ministry Update
Happy Easter! Faith Formation is reconvening after taking some time off for Holy Week festivities.

Children’s Faith Formation: Children will join Leigh Northcutt this Sunday, April 7 at 9am in the Library for our first week in our Parable of the Prodigal Son rotation. We currently do not have anyone signed up to lead on Sunday, April 14. Please contact Betsy Appleton if you are able to lead on April 14. 

Adult Faith Formation: Adults will join Gwen Flory this Sunday, April 7 at 9am in the Parlor for her session, Every Day Is Earth Day: Actionable Ways Each Of Us Can Help Protect Our Planet. On April 14, LaRu Woody will lead a follow-up session to talk about some of the issues raised in Leigh Northcutt-Benson’s previous discussion of mass incarceration and the book The New Jim Crow. In this session we will be exploring questions related to punishment in the criminal justice system. This will be a “nuts and bolts” presentation of accountability in Texas criminal courts. Come prepared to talk about the theories of punishment, sentencing practices, Texas law and how would YOU decide?

Learning Ministry Update

We had a well-attended intergenerational Faith Formation session on Sunday, March 17, where we discussed the topic of Prayer. We prayed together and among each other in a variety of ways, including creating a web of prayer, tossing a yarn ball to each participant who added to our community Talk with God.

Adult Faith Formation will not meet on Palm Sunday or Easter Sunday to accommodate participants to have more time to prepare for Holy Week worship. We will reconvene on April 7 with Gwen Flory’s session,  Every day is Earth Day: actionable ways each of us can help protect our planet.

Children’s Faith Formation: Nancy Baden will be leading Faith Formation for children on March 24 at 9am in the Library. Children will be learning about Holy Week. There will be no Children’s Faith Formation Easter Sunday. Join us for an Easter Egg Hunt during Hospitality after Easter Sunday Worship. Bring your baskets!

As always, you can find further events on our Calendar. 

Please mark your calendars for Intergenerational Faith Formation, March 17! We’ll meet at 9am in the Fellowship Hall. 

Adult Faith Formation:

Pastor Bob Karli led the first in a series on the Life Cycle of a Congregation last week, and this week Bob Brueck will lead his second session on the Dead Sea Scrolls and Metaphysics. We’ll meet at 9am Central Daylight Time (springing forward!) in the parlor. The materials for this session are available here. 

Children’s Faith Formation:

Charlie and Kathleen Boas led the final week of the Children’s Faith Formation rotation on the Book of Daniel. Children learned about the fiery furnace and made miracle catchers, describing miracles in their own lives. Children will also meet at 9am Central Daylight Time in the library on March 10. Bailey Barlow will be leading our first session in our Holy Week Rotation.

As always, you can find further events on our Calendar. 

Learning Ministry Update:

Please join us for our intergenerational faith formation time this upcoming Sunday from 9-9:45 in the Parlor. 

Children’s Faith Formation: Merrily Porter led a well-received lesson on Transfiguration to round out our Epiphany Rotation for Children’s Faith Formation last week. On February 25, Henri Atkinson will be leading our first lesson in our rotation learning about the Book of Daniel. Children will meet with Henri in the FELC library at 9am February 25.

Adult Faith Formation: Mark your calendars for 9am, February 25! Bob Brueck will lead us in a first session on his series, “The Dead Sea Scrolls and Metaphysics”. Materials to study will be here. (documents to be available soon)

As always, you can find further events on our Calendar.

As you can see on our Calendar, LaRu Woody will be teaching Children’s Faith Formation this Sunday on the Parable of the Sower. The Advent Workshop will be held after worship on Sunday, November 19. More events are forthcoming–do take a look at our calendar for events through the end of Epiphany 2024. If you have questions or would like to add to this calendar, please contact Betsy Appleton. If you don’t know how to contact Betsy, the church office can put you in touch with her.