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Sunday Morning Bible Study

When:  every Sunday, 9:15-10:15am, Bradow room, continues through summer
For this month's topic see newsletter
Bring:  Bible translation of your choice, any resources you find helpful
Contact:  Ellen Beidler

 

 

Dear Jane,

The Sunday Morning Bible Study is a very open and inclusive group. We would love to have anyone join us whenever the spirit moves! It is most rewarding to join the group on a consistent basis but "drop-in" visitors are welcome any time. We meet Sunday mornings at 9:15 in the Bradow Room. (If you show up at the stroke of 9:15 and no one is there yet, make yourself comfortable--someone will be along soon.)

After reading Genesis together last year, we decided to just continue the story by diving into Exodus. We find it a fascinating, thought-provoking read. Over the past several weeks, we have focused on the Ten Commandments,
each of us taking one or two for deeper reflection and leading group discussion. How can I describe what happens as we read the text, hear the words as if for the first time, and marvel over the wisdom, the challenge, and
the promise they contain? I hope it does not trivialize the scripture by suggesting that our Bible Study is like a really good book club, that is, as much a support community as a discussion group. We approach the text in our typical (for CUCC) intellectual" way by asking questions about its history and the latest scholarship on its authorship. But we also explore what it means to us as individuals yearning to know God and participate in our own covenant with the
divine. In the process, we share our "sacred stories" with each other and feel mutually enriched, loved, and supported.

We have been captured by the Old Testament lately, reading Job, Isaiah, and the "minor" prophets. In the past, we have read Mark, I Corinthians, and theRevelation. We are always open to suggestions, depending on participant
interest.

Ellen Beidler

Sunday Morning Forum

When:  every Sunday, September - May, 9:15 -10:15am,
For this month's topics see the CUCC calendar
Vaughan Fellowship Hall
Coffee and tea are served.
Contact Forum Committee Chair through the Church Office (office@communityucc.org)

To Believe is to Care, To Care is to Act

Do you want to put your faith and concern into action?

Community UCC encourages its members as well as the surrounding community to learn more about issues and related public policies and become advocates for equality and justice.

Not the Typical Sunday School

We study the foundations of faith and the public policy issues related to social and economic justice, peace, and protecting the environment. Speakers include community leaders from the Triangle and across the State, religious leaders, government officials, elected representatives, activists, and directors of non-profits.

Topics

The weekly schedule is posted on the CUCC Calendar and discussed on the News and Chat Blog. And you can find the Community UCC Forum Group on Facebook.

Recent Programs

  • Immigration Injustices (welcometheimmigrant.org and elpueblo.org)
  • A Clear and Independent Voice for People with Disabilities (disabilityrightsnc.org)
  • Building a State of Equality (equalitync.org)
  • “Conversations” on Race, Ethnicity and Culture
  • The Place of Religion in Mass Media
  • Public Financing of Elections and Election Reform (nccve.org)
  • A Paradigm Shift to Address Pet Overpopulation (animalkind.org)
  • Walter Rauschenbusch and the Relevance of his Social Gospel Theology
  • A Sustainable Lifestyle
  • The Healing Place of Wake County (hpowc.org)
  • “Just War Theory” and America’s Wars

Frequently our discussions lead the Church's Social Justice Ministry to formulate action positions to address the concerns raised in the Forum.

All points of view are welcome and in depth discussion is encouraged.

Schedule

We meet from 9:15 to 10:15 am in VAUGHAN HALL, located next to the parking lot on Dixie Trail, every Sunday morning from September through May. (We take the months of June, July and August off.)

Information

Get on our email list by contacting the Forum Committee Chair through the Church Office at cucc@nc.rr.com.

 


Celebrating John and Adrienne's return
March 15, 2010

Monday Lunch Group
 

When:  every Monday, 12:15-1:30pm, Hoffmann room
For this month's topic see newsletter
Bring:  a bag lunch; tea is provided
Contact:  Geraldine Bryan

Generally the Monday Lunch Group chooses a book of common interest to read and study over a period of several weeks. Newcomers and walk-ins (including men!) are welcome.

"I find a circle of loving friends, a circle that shares my interest in the search for the truth and a group that believes and practices the power of prayer." - Geraldine

Wednesday Evening Bible Study

When:  1st and 3rd Wednesdays, Optional (bring your own) supper at 6:00, Bible study 6:30-7:30pm, Pilgrim House
Bring:  a bag supper (optional) and a Bible if you prefer a specific translation.  Current participants tend to be 50% New RSV, 25% RSV, and the remainder being New Jerusalem Bible or NIV.
Contact:  Mike Schafale

After eating a brown bag supper, we study the Bible (at times we have studied the lectionary passages, at other times we work our way through a particular book).  We talk about the Bible passages and things that come up in relation to these.  You are welcome to "just show up" and need not come to every session.  You don't need to read anything in advance.  People drop in and out as their life dictates and the membership keeps changing. 

  • "I have been participating in the Wednesday Bible study since its inception in 1982 or 83. What began as a follow up to the Faith-to-Focus workshop under the auspices of CLAY later metamorphosed into a Bible study group. I attend it because I like the flexible approach to the study of the Bible, and I like the people who have ever attended a great deal. I would like to see some new folks join us and know they would be welcomed."  - John Little
  • "For me it's a rewarding way to be in touch with a very special group of members in the informal pre-Bible study time when we 'catch up with each other.' Time spent with the Bible is often insightful, often puzzling (nobody knows the answer!). Sometimes we hark back to the times when Dave Barber enlightened us (or Paul Marsh or Keith Peterson)."  - Marge Eckels
  • "What could be better? A great group of people and the timeless wisdom of the Bible, which always has something new to teach us." - Mike Schafale
  • "Biblical literacy helps any Christian know their roots." - Lavon Page

Saturday Men's Group

When:  every Saturday, 9:30-11:00 am, adult library
For this month's book see newsletter  
If possible, read the section to be discussed before coming.
Contact:  Ed Klemmer

"It is a very active group whose members not only show up every Saturday but all of whom read the book and participate in a very lively discussion. There is no leader. The group has both CUCC members and friends who share their interests.  The books studied by the group vary from atheists such as Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins, through important secular books about science, war, economics and philosophy to religious writings such as Karen Armstrong, Peter Gomes and Marcus Borg."      - Ed Klemmer