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Adult Christian Formation
At St. Thomas', we believe that Christians must continually be learning in order to grow in their faith. Growing in our knowledge and love of the Lord means deepening our understanding of the Holy Scriptures, the history of the Church and the World, our particular faith traditions and liturgies, and, how our faith prepares us to meet life's challenges and opportunities.
We offer a variety of formation opportunities for adults and invite you to join one or more of them! See below for more details about what is currently being offered. The images of books shown below are, in most cases, links to order that book from our local independent bookseller, Tombolo Books. Please consider shopping local and supporting them. Never let the cost of a book prevent you from joining the group. If you need a book, speak to a member of the clergy privately and one will be provided for you at no cost. |
Current Adult Christian Formation Wednesday Night Program
We are going on pilgrimage to the Holy City of Jerusalem, March 3-14, 2025, and we want everyone to benefit spiritually from the fact that members of our church are going! To that end, beginning September 13, Adult Formation opportunities will focus on learning about Jerusalem, the three Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) which predominate there, and contemporary issues of land, politics, and religion.
Over the course of the next 18 months, we will take as our guide for this work Simon Sebag Montefiore’s excellent book, JERUSALEM: THE BIOGRAPHY. It’s beautifully written, thoroughly researched, and well presented in very short, digestible chapters. But I need to tell you something important now: when you see the book, DON’T PANIC! It’s what we sometimes refer to as a doorstopper! You might take one look at it and say “there’s no way I can read all that!” Which is why I’m here to tell you now, don’t panic. We’re going to be doing this book together in sections, a bit at a time, with breaks in-between. That, combined with what I mentioned above about how beautifully it is written and in short digestible chapters, will not only make this a doable thing, but a journey that will bless you so much, especially if you are going on the pilgrimage.
Fall Schedule
September 13: Introduction (No reading)
September 20: Documentary Film (No reading)
September 27: Read Prologue – Chapter 5
October 4: Read Chapters 6 – 10
October 11: Read Chapters 11 – 14
October 18: Read Chapters 15 - 16
October 25: NO CLASS, TRUNK OR TREAT
November 1: Read Chapters 17 – 18
November 8: Read Chapters 19 - 20
We are going on pilgrimage to the Holy City of Jerusalem, March 3-14, 2025, and we want everyone to benefit spiritually from the fact that members of our church are going! To that end, beginning September 13, Adult Formation opportunities will focus on learning about Jerusalem, the three Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) which predominate there, and contemporary issues of land, politics, and religion.
Over the course of the next 18 months, we will take as our guide for this work Simon Sebag Montefiore’s excellent book, JERUSALEM: THE BIOGRAPHY. It’s beautifully written, thoroughly researched, and well presented in very short, digestible chapters. But I need to tell you something important now: when you see the book, DON’T PANIC! It’s what we sometimes refer to as a doorstopper! You might take one look at it and say “there’s no way I can read all that!” Which is why I’m here to tell you now, don’t panic. We’re going to be doing this book together in sections, a bit at a time, with breaks in-between. That, combined with what I mentioned above about how beautifully it is written and in short digestible chapters, will not only make this a doable thing, but a journey that will bless you so much, especially if you are going on the pilgrimage.
Fall Schedule
September 13: Introduction (No reading)
September 20: Documentary Film (No reading)
September 27: Read Prologue – Chapter 5
October 4: Read Chapters 6 – 10
October 11: Read Chapters 11 – 14
October 18: Read Chapters 15 - 16
October 25: NO CLASS, TRUNK OR TREAT
November 1: Read Chapters 17 – 18
November 8: Read Chapters 19 - 20
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St. Thomas Episcopal Church
1200 Snell Isle Blvd NE St. Petersburg, FL 33704 727-896-9641 graces@stthomasstpete.org Sunday Worship Schedule 8:00am - Spoken Holy Eucharist, Rite II 10:00am - Choral Holy Eucharist, Rite II |
