LENTEN SUPPER AND STUDY
INTEGRATING PERSONAL AND CORPORATE FAITH
Thursday evenings are special in Lent. This year, the savvy gather at
6:00 pm for five weeks of supper and study, culminating on the
sixth week - Maundy Thursday - with a Seder and Communion
Service for all the congregation.
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No need to cook, no dishes to dirty, no telemarketers to interrupt
your meal. Rev. Joseph Shook will guide us through ancient wisdom and
contemporary thought, linking the Seven Penitential Psalms (6,
32, 38, 51, 102, 130 and 143) with William Sloane Coffin's A
Passion for the Possible.
Why the Seven Penitential Psalms? In Old Testament times, they
were calls for deliverance from illness or false accusation, or
helping a nation in time of distress. Enough said.
Why William Sloane Coffin? His post-9/11 second edition offers up-to-date
reflections on timeless, contemporary issues. His table of contents
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Study Outline:
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FEBRUARY 17 - Introduction to the study. Psalms and William Sloane
Coffin; Observations on Lent - giving up or doing more; Metaphor of
Church as a Filling Station; 40 days and 40 nights, but the days are
getting longer.
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FEBRUARY 24 - Psalms 6 and 38, and Foreword, Introduction, Chapter 1
(A Vision for the Future), and Epilogue (A Word to the Preachers)
from Coffin's A Passion for the Possible.
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MARCH 3 - Psalms 32 and 51, plus Chapter 2 (Beyond War) and God Bless
America (pp. 89-97 of Coffin's book.
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MARCH 10 - Psalms 102 and 130, plus Chapters 3 (The Environment), 4
(Beyond Charity), and 5 (Race and Class) of Coffin's book.
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MARCH 17 - Psalm 143 plus Chapters 6 (Sexism), 7 (Homophobia), 8
(Abortion), and 9 (Career Versus Calling) of Coffin's book.
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MARCH 24 - Seder and Sacrament. 6:00 pm service combining group meal
and Holy Communion. Children encouraged to attend (hey kids, bring
your parents too).
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Join us at 6:00 pm, Thursday evening.
Call Church Office to reserve your $5.00 meal deal (518)
449-7332. (Hint, it's catered by Debby's Kitchen).
Choir Rehearsals start at 7:30 pm - including preparation for Good
Friday's Vesper Service - Fauré's Requiem.
This guarantees a succinct supper and study - you will be home in
plenty of time for CSI. You may even catch the tail-end of Jeopardy. |
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