Devin Ross of the Industrial Areas Foundation will be the speaker for Adult Formation on Nov. 10. Ross is one of the three IAF organizers who is supporting the Wake County Sponsors organizing effort. For the last five years Devin…
Category: Adult Education
Racial Reconciliation Book Club resumes with a film
Sunday Oct. 20: Racial Reconciliation Book Club resumes with a film! 12:15 -1:30 p.m in CLC 7. See a half-hour episode from CBS’s sit-com “The Neighborhood,” first aired April 22. 2019. There’s plenty to discuss about the characters’ different responses…
God and Empire: Adult class delves into Hebrew Scriptures
God and Empire I: Tension in the Hebrew Scriptures9:30 am Sunday, March 17 In this first of a four-part series, we will look at the two main streams of theology that dominate the Hebrew scriptures. Oversimplified, the Law…
Wednesday night study-series for Lent
White Fragility 6:45 Light meal 7:30 Presentation and discussion 8:50 Compline How can we begin to look at racism beyond simply bemoaning the burden placed upon the backs of people of color but the work that whites must make…
A sober look at racism: Living Into God’s Dream
While the dream of a “post-racial” America remains unfulfilled, the struggle against racism continues. Living Into God’s Dream is a report from the front, combining personal stories and theoretical and theological reflection with examples of the work of…
This Sunday, Racial Reconciliation group will view and discuss film on race
Our Racial Reconciliation Book Group begins 2019 discussing the short film Brown Eyes and Blue Eyes. We meet Sunday, Jan. 20, at 12:15 pm in Room 5 of our Community Life Center. Child care will be provided. Shot…
Is it normal aging or dementia? You’re invited to a discussion
Jewish Federation Services Senior Connections: A Discussion About Dementia and Alzheimer’s is Sunday, Jan. 13, 3 to 4:30 pm, Temple Beth Or, 5315 Creedmoor Road, Raleigh, NC, 27612. Join Lisa Levine, director of Education for Dementia Alliance of North Carolina, for…
This Sunday we begin our discussion of “Between the World and Me”
This Sunday, Oct. 7, please join us for our first session to discuss “Between the World and Me” by Ta Nehisi Coates. Coates is an American author, journalist, comic book writer, and educator. Coates is a national correspondent for The…
Christian education year begins Sept. 9; classes for adults, teens, tweens and tots
In addition to all the fun that will take place in the Courtyard beginning at 9 am this Sunday, please join us in Adult Formation at 9:30 am in the Community Life Center for a session of talk and introduction…
Discussions of “Between the World and Me” begin Oct. 7
As part of St. Mark’s racial reconciliation work, please start reading “Between the World and Me,” by Ta Nehisi Coates. We will have three meetings to discuss this important book. The book is a letter to the author’s teenage son…