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Wednesdays at St. C's
Join us on Wednesday evenings as we break bread together at the eucharist and at dinner and gather in a variety of ways to grow in our faith. There is a rich array of activities for all ages — choir rehearsals for boys and girls, activities for young children, a study hall for older children, and presentations for adults. Wednesdays at St. C’s is offerred in Fall, Winter, Lent and Spring sessions. Sign-up for classes is available in the Common on the two Sundays prior to the beginning of a session.
Spring Session (Session V)
April 2–April 30
5–5:30 pm Columba Kids I, Rm 203
Bible story videos for ages 4 to 8. A room is also available for older children as a study hall area during this time.
5:30–6:45 pm Supper, Great Hall
Join us for a tasty, buffet-style supper. Cost is $8/adult and youth; $5/seniors; and $3/children under 13, with a cap of $25/family.
6–6:30 pm Columba Kids II, Rm 203
Stories, art projects and fun for ages 4 to 8.
7–8 pm Wednesday Classes, 2nd Fl. Classrooms & 3rd Fl.
Wednesday Classes form small groups devoted to specific topics, themes or books and led by St. Columba’s clergy, parishioners and friends. Registration is required for classes.
Child Care is available 6:50-8 pm if requested at time of registration; please ask about availability when signing up.
Class Offerings
(Sign up for classes on Sunday, March 16 & 30)
The Courage to Believe: Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Discipleship
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was among a handful of Protestant Christian leaders in Germany to actively resist the horrors of the Nazi regime. His life remains a symbol for Christians today of the courage to believe. And his willingness to put his own life at risk for the sake of others challenges us to take stock of our own willingness to bear “the cost of discipleship.” This course explores Bonhoeffer’s life and times, as well as the beliefs and convictions about God and human beings that motivated his actions. It is designed for those perplexed about how to follow Christ into a world capable of dehumanizing social institutions, enduring injustice, and perennial violence, who seek to remain confident in the dignity and goodness of humanity and hopeful for our future life together.
Instructor: Dr. Wayne Whitson Floyd is a leading interpreter of Bonhoeffer’s theology. He served as the General Editor for the first 8 volumes of the critical English edition of this twentieth century icon, the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works. His books include The Wisdom and Witness of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Dr. Floyd has been Canon Theologian in two Episcopal dioceses, Director of the Center for Christian Formation at Washington National Cathedral, and currently works as the Education Program Manager at The Alban Institute.
The Supper of the Lord: Exploring the Origins of the Eucharist (7–8:30 pm)
In this series of four 90 minute classes we will investigate the meaning of Jesus' action at the Last Supper and then explore how the Eucharist became the distinctive form of worship during the early decades of the growing Christian movement. We shall study the ‘Supper of the Lord’ in the letters of Paul, the Eucharistic teaching in the Gospel of John, and the earliest example of a Eucharistic liturgy, found in a first century Jewish Christian manual, the Didache.
[Note: This class does not meet on April 30.]
Instructor: The Rev. Martin Smith is Senior Associate Rector at St. Columba's. His New Testament studies at the University of Oxford earned the Canon Hall Prize.
Introduction to Christian Ethics (7–8:30 pm)
Part of our parish's "core curriculum" in adult education, this course is an introduction to what it means to lead a moral life as a Christian. Our primary inquiry will be: What shape should our lives take — in the choices we make, the deeds we do, the habits and practices that form us, the relationships we build, and our participation in the wider world — if we are to fully live out the Christian life? In conjunction with the course, participants are invited to read The Shape of Living: Spiritual Directions for Everyday Life (Baker Books) by David Ford, available through the Parish Bookstore.
[Note: This class does not meet on April 23.]
Instructor: A home-grown St. Columban and recently ordained priest, the Rev. Luther Zeigler is Chaplain at the Washington Episcopal School in Bethesda, and on Sundays serves as priest associate at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in College Park. He teaches ethics in the Middle School at WES and has taught the subject at the St. Albans School.
Contact: Martin Smith