Class: Hard Parts in the Bible
Sunday, February 12, 9 am, Youth Room Next Door to Cafe Esperanza.
Come explore your questions about things hard to accept, understand, or believe in–like the story of Naaman the Leper, the scripture reading in worship this Sunday.
New Member Orientation to Join the Church
Sundays, 8:45 am, February 12 and February 19, Fireside Room.
Please participate in these two orientation sessions if you’d like to become a member of the church on Sunday, February 19. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Michael at pastor@cacc-ucc.org
Class: “Life After Death”
Sunday mornings 9 am, February 26 – March 18, Room next-door to Café Esperanza
Pastor Michael, Teacher
This class is based on John Shelby Spong’s Book, Eternal Life: A New Vision–Beyond Religion, Beyond Theism, Beyond Heaven and Hell. Here’s Spong’s description:
“The biblical character Job asked: ‘If [someone] dies, will [they] live again?’ My answer is ‘Yes!’ Now let me take you on journey that I have walked, which took me both beyond religion and even beyond Christianity, as it is traditionally understood, but a journey that has brought me to a new vision of eternity, to the place where I can give that ‘yes’ answer to Job’s question with both conviction and integrity.”
Checking Your Interest in Enneagram Workshops
Please contact Pastor Michael at pastor@cacc-ucc.org if you are interested in either or both of the following opportunities:
- Workshop introducing the Enneagram: Sunday, February 19, 3pm-6pm, with dinner.
- Three Classes on “Spiritual Growth and Healing for Your Personality”: Wednesday evenings in March, 7pm-8:30pm.
The Enneagram is tool to understand your personality–with its typical challenges and gifts–to help you grow spiritually!
Fall Home Bible Study, Sunday Evenings, 5 pm, Oct. 9 – Nov. 13
Share your spiritual journey with church friends. Sunday evenings, 5 pm, location will be announced weekly. Watch your weekly email and Sunday bulletin.
River Clean-up! Sat., Sept. 17, 8:30am – 12pm
Save the date! You’re invited!
Here’s an opportunity for all of us from College Avenue–all ages!–to get our hands dirty, partnering with a great organization to make a difference in our community!
From 9am to 12pm on Saturday, September 17, we’ll be cleaning up the Tuolumne River at Legion Park by foot and canoe! This is a great way to get your friends and family out to enjoy nature in our community.
Meet at the church parking lot at 8:30am then we’ll carpool to the park. Bring a sack lunch so we can eat together after we’re finished!
Let Rob know if you plan on participating by emailing him at studentministries.collegeavenue@gmail.com!
Saturday, September 17, 8:30am – 12:3opm, Legion Park, Modesto, CA
If you’d like to meet us there, the address is: 1600 Legion Park Drive; Modesto, CA 95354
Women of Wonder (W.O.W.) Affinity Group Sun., July 31, 11:30am
Spectacular celebration being hosted by the Women of Wonder (W.O.W.) affinity group! You won’t want to miss it!! Mark your calendar now for Sunday, July 31, following worship. Look for details in next week’s Weekly Update.
Film Group: RANGO, Tue., April 5
Attention Film Group:
Our next film will be on Tuesday, April 5. We’ll meet at Brenden Theaters to watch RANGO at 6pm, which Rotten Tomatoes reviews as:
“It may not be as charming as it thinks it is — and it certainly isn’t for kids — but Rango is a smart, giddily creative burst of beautifully animated entertainment.”
If you have finger foods or drinks you want to drop off for our conversation following the movie, please do so at the Mistlin Gallery on J St before 6pm.
For more information, contact Rob at studentministries.collegeavenue@gmail.com.
This group is open to all–if you haven’t yet, come join in on the fun!
Good Friday Labyrinth – April 22
Friday, April 22, 2011, Church’s Front Lawn, Available from Noon to 3 pm.
Come and use this walking meditation to enter Jesus’ spirit of self-giving during the hours in which we remember his crucifixion and death. Allow 20 to 30 minutes.
Lenten Meditation Practices
Prayer of the Heart: A Christian Contemplative Meditation and Prayer Practice
Wednesday, March 16, March 30, and April 13, 7pm, Sanctuary
You may attend one or all three contemplative meditation and prayer sessions to learn the ancient Christian practice known as Prayer of the Heart (also called “The Jesus Prayer” or Hesychasm). Instructions will be repeated, but each session will build successively to teach the complete practice. The early Christian Desert Mothers and Fathers developed this interior prayer practice for the purpose of achieving mystical divine union with God by opening the heart to the movement of the Holy Spirit. Each session will begin with a short teaching and instruction, followed by a meditation practice period, a short walking meditation period, and another meditation practice period. Everyone is welcome! Those who are new to contemplative prayer or meditation are especially invited to participate.
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