ONE BOOK - ONE COMMUNITY Lenten Book Study

Education & Study

The Adult Nurture Board is sponsoring a special Lenten Book Study which will give members of our congregation an opportunity to join with others in reading, reflecting upon and sharing responses to ONE BOOK - The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen.

This book reflects upon Jesus’ story of the prodigal son weaving together the themes of compassion and grace as it draws readers into a faith journey that leads them “home.”

Rev. Nouwen, a Catholic priest, professor at Yale, Notre Dame and Harvard, author and social activist was called one of the most significant spiritual leaders of our generation. As members share in this reflective journey of faith we will find ourselves drawn closer to one another in being ONE COMMUNITY – a community of compassion and grace, ready to respond to God in celebration and service to all.

Seven small groups will be meeting at various times on various days of the week starting the week of February 22 and continuing for four weeks. You may pick the day and time that best suits your schedule.

KICK-OFF EVENT: A DVD entitled “Journey Of The Heart: Henri Nouwen” will be shown at Mid-Hour on February 14 for those interested in learning about this humble and articulate man of faith.

WRAP-UP EVENT: A pot-luck “Sharing the Journey” meeting will be held for all participants on Wednesday March 24 as a concluding event for the study.

We hope you will join us in one of these ONE BOOK-ONE COMMUNITY book studies as a way to enrich and deepen your faith and to share in the experience of feeling part of God’s family.

Day	Dates	Time	Place	Leader
Monday evening (FILLED)	Feb 22-Mar 15	7:00pm -8:30pm	Home of Hal Maskiell	Dan DeWeese (FILLED)
Tuesday afternoon	Feb 23-Mar 16	1:30pm-3:00pm	Home of Bob & Jan Varnon	Jan Varnon
Wednesday evening (FILLED)	Feb 24 - Mar 17	7:00pm-8:30pm	Bell Street - Conference Room	Dan Kershner (FILLED)
Wednesday evening	Feb 24 - Mar 17	7:00pm-8:30pm	Home of Pat Fox	Pat Fox
Thursday afternoon	Feb 25 - Mar 18	1:30pm - 3:00pm	Bell Street - Lounge	Linnea Rostek
Thursday evening (FILLED)	Feb 25 - Mar 18	7:00pm-8:30pm	Bell Street - Lounge (moved from Room 350)	Bill Kenneweg (FILLED)
Sunday afternoon	Feb 28 - Mar 21	11:15am - 12:45pm	Family Life Center Hearth Room	Kate Parr Downie

To register for any of the groups, click on the leader's name in the table above. That will take you to the page where you can register for that group.