Adult Formation Mondays
Monday, May 6 – 6:30 PM - A showing of “A Plastic Ocean” in the Fellowship Hall
(Fellowship Dinner at 6 p.m.)
We live in a world of plastic. Shopping bags, drink bottles, your toothbrush and even your clothes are among the everyday items made from plastic. Humans have been mass-producing hundreds of millions of tons of plastic every year since the 1950s and production is increasing. Unfortunately, most plastic is used only once and then thrown away. Plastic never decomposes and only a small proportion of plastic is recycled.
Our SMC Environmental Film Series continues with the screening of an eye opening and disturbing look at our addiction to plastic and how this pollutant is impacting our oceans and our lives.
A Plastic Ocean is an award-winning documentary film directed by the Australian journalist Craig Leeson. It dives deep into the devastating impacts that plastic has caused to our environment, especially our marine life. Film is 1 hour and 30 minutes. Short discussion to follow.
(Fellowship Dinner at 6 p.m.)
We live in a world of plastic. Shopping bags, drink bottles, your toothbrush and even your clothes are among the everyday items made from plastic. Humans have been mass-producing hundreds of millions of tons of plastic every year since the 1950s and production is increasing. Unfortunately, most plastic is used only once and then thrown away. Plastic never decomposes and only a small proportion of plastic is recycled.
Our SMC Environmental Film Series continues with the screening of an eye opening and disturbing look at our addiction to plastic and how this pollutant is impacting our oceans and our lives.
A Plastic Ocean is an award-winning documentary film directed by the Australian journalist Craig Leeson. It dives deep into the devastating impacts that plastic has caused to our environment, especially our marine life. Film is 1 hour and 30 minutes. Short discussion to follow.
Monday, May 13 - 6:45 p.m. -- Fellowship Hall
(Fellowship Dinner at 6 p.m.)
Franklin A. Robinson, Archives Specialist at the Smithsonian National Museum of History
A discussion of his book, "Faith and Tobacco--a History of St. Thomas Episcopal Parish, Prince George's County". He looks at the role of tobacco in the early Anglican church in Maryland. This is also the home parish of Bishop Claggett. He serves as a member of the National Board of Episcopal Archivists and Historians.
(Fellowship Dinner at 6 p.m.)
Franklin A. Robinson, Archives Specialist at the Smithsonian National Museum of History
A discussion of his book, "Faith and Tobacco--a History of St. Thomas Episcopal Parish, Prince George's County". He looks at the role of tobacco in the early Anglican church in Maryland. This is also the home parish of Bishop Claggett. He serves as a member of the National Board of Episcopal Archivists and Historians.
Monday, May 20 - 6:45 p.m. --Fellowship Hall
(Fellowship Dinner at 6 p.m.)
Michael Parker, retired professor of English for 34 years at the Naval Academy
A discussion about "Bones of Contention: St. Margaret's, St. Anne's and the Exhumation of Governor Robert Eden ". Documented with photographs and artifacts from our local history.
(Fellowship Dinner at 6 p.m.)
Michael Parker, retired professor of English for 34 years at the Naval Academy
A discussion about "Bones of Contention: St. Margaret's, St. Anne's and the Exhumation of Governor Robert Eden ". Documented with photographs and artifacts from our local history.
Thursday Morning Bible Study
We offer a Thursday morning book study from Sept. - May from 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Child care is available in the nursery Annex building at this time.
For Lent the group will pick up The Last Week that depicts Jesus giving up his life to protest power without justice and to condemn the rich who lack concern for the poor. In this vein, at the end of the week Jesus marches up Calvary, offering himself as a model for others to do the same when they are confronted by similar issues. Informed, challenged, and inspired, we not only meet the historical Jesus, but meet a new Jesus who engages us and invites us to follow him.
For Lent the group will pick up The Last Week that depicts Jesus giving up his life to protest power without justice and to condemn the rich who lack concern for the poor. In this vein, at the end of the week Jesus marches up Calvary, offering himself as a model for others to do the same when they are confronted by similar issues. Informed, challenged, and inspired, we not only meet the historical Jesus, but meet a new Jesus who engages us and invites us to follow him.
Education for Ministry
Education for Ministry (EfM) is a unique four-year distance learning certificate program in theological education based upon small-group study and practice. Since its founding in 1975, this international program has assisted more than 80,000 participants in discovering and nurturing their call to Christian service. EfM helps the faithful encounter the breadth and depth of the Christian tradition and bring it into conversation with their experiences of the world as they study, worship, and engage in theological reflection together.
Study Sessions: Weekly, Sept.-May, Wednesdays, 9 to 11 a.m.
For more information, contact Karen Engelke
karenengelke@aol.com
Study Sessions: Weekly, Sept.-May, Wednesdays, 9 to 11 a.m.
For more information, contact Karen Engelke
karenengelke@aol.com
