INTRODUCTION
Our mission in Christian Formation aims to help the faithful of all ages to grow in both human and Christian maturity by enriching their whole life with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We seek to embrace all the faith dimensions of adult life—for example, understanding and communicating faith, skills needed for personal growth, the experience of family life, relationships, public service, and concern for the common good.
St. Luke's hopes to engage the particular needs and interests of adults in our community by offering a comprehensive and systematic presentation and exploration of the core elements of Christian Catholic faith and practice.
This integration of actual life experience, diverse adult learning needs, the study of Scripture, and the teaching of the Church's tradition help us to create a vibrant learning environment.
St. Luke's hopes to engage the particular needs and interests of adults in our community by offering a comprehensive and systematic presentation and exploration of the core elements of Christian Catholic faith and practice.
This integration of actual life experience, diverse adult learning needs, the study of Scripture, and the teaching of the Church's tradition help us to create a vibrant learning environment.
CURRENT OFFERINGSOnline Bible StudyThe texts for this Sunday's appointed lessons can be found here.
Join us every Thursday for a Bible Study that focuses on of the lessons for the following Sunday. We meet in a virtual conference room. Just click on the link below:
Thursday, September 17, 2020 10:00 AM Matthew 20:1-16 (Generosity and forgiveness go hand in hand. Explore just how this might be with us!) Join our ZOOM Room. You can phone in, too. (646) 558-8656 Access Code:190727051#
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13th at 1:30 PM
St. Luke's Adult Forum will meet in our Virtual Page Room. From Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to Rev. Jerry Falwell, church leaders have used mass media to aim directly at changing how Americans understand the nature and purpose of our country. Our first session will address the place of the Church in the “public square,” in other words – just what does the church have to do with our politics? Our heritage as Anglican Christians has a long legacy (for good and for ill) of “getting involved.” In the weeks following, we will explore the relevance of Christian faith and practice as we make our free and individual choices for the leadership of our nation and our community. Download the discussion Guide here! 
Sunday Virtual coffee HourVirtual Coffee Hour
We are analyzing the results of our recent poll and will be announcing one or more opportunities for online fellowship during the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch for details here and the parish website www.stlukeslebanon.org ADult online discussion group (Facebook)St. Luke's provides a private group on its Facebook page for adult discussion and debate. Currently, Mother Kisner is offering resources for our self-work on the issues surrounding our national conversation on race.
Like all our Facebook discussion groups, the Adult Facebook Group is a moderated group so you need an invitation or you can request permission to join, please contact us. FUTURE OFFERINGSAvailable from the Stevenson School for MinistryBecoming the Beloved Community
Now underway - this will be offered again in the near future!
Using the framework of the Episcopal Church’s “Becoming a Beloved Community” this course on antiracism will lead participants through four pillars rooted in the Baptismal Covenant; Telling the Truth about the Church and Race; Proclaiming the Dream of Beloved Community; Practicing the Way of Love; and Repairing the Breach in Society and Institutions.
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resourcesStewardship: The Spiritual Gifts
To better understand the spiritual gifts, you can download the file below to get a sense of those listed in Scripture. By no means is the power of God to equip the saints" limited to any specific list, but this is a starter to help better understand.
If you would like to explore how God has blessed you with spiritual gifts for the building up of the kingdom, you can download the survey below.
The Way of LoveListen to the brief description of The Way of Love by Presiding Michael Curry and the impact it can have on our spiritual lives:
Our adult forum explored the "Way of Love" as a means of creating a personal Rule of Life by which we can dive deeper into our relationship with God and one another. You can see examine and use these self-guided resources found here.
Do you listen to podcasts? A regular podcast is produced by the church center to guide our in The Way of Love by interviews with significant leaders in the ways of the spiritual life. Sign-up for the Way of Love Podcast on whatever podcast app you use. Visit the podcast webpage here. You can listen to Presiding Bishop Michael Curry introduce the podcast series below.
Latest Episode GOING TO WHERE IT HURTS with RUBY SALES Click here to listen In this latest episode, Bishop Curry talks with legendary leader Ruby Sales about her long and enduring work for civil rights and freedom in the United States. The two discuss how she was introduced to these movements, her search for a calling, and the potential of The Episcopal Church to lead in honest racial justice and reconciliation.
To Go on the Way of Love is to cross boundaries, listen deeply, and live like Jesus. To do any of these things, and to have any hope of healing, we need to be able to tell each other the truth and go, as Ruby Sales says, “where it hurts.” Bishop Curry and Sales discuss how going where it hurts led to an encounter with Jonathan Myrick Daniels, an Episcopal seminarian whose ministry in Lowndes County, Alabama would lead to his martyrdom and her decades-long legacy of justice-making. They describe seeing past a dualistic understanding of history and toward a spiritual revolution that can actually affect change in society | ||||||||||
