Spiritual Growth (Page 2)
Lent 2023 at BPC
Join us throughout the season as we explore a theme we’re calling “Seeking.” The Lenten scripture readings this year offer us stories of Jesus encountering people who are seeking: Nicodemus under the veil of night, the woman at the well, a man born blind. All are asking questions. All are seeking meaning, new beginnings, and a deeper worthiness than what they have experienced in the world. Throughout the turbulence of the past few years, many of us are asking big…
Exploring the Sacraments
A two-part Sunday School series for children and adults Are you curious about baptism or communion? Join us as we explore these sacraments through Godly Play and conversation with Pastor Becca. All ages are welcome! We’ll have two sessions. On Sunday, March 12, we’ll explore baptism. On Sunday, March 19, we’ll explore communion. Both classes will meet at 10:15am, during the Sunday School hour, in the Godly Play Room/Conversation Corner.
Seeking Jesus at the Table
A new adult Sunday School class, Seeking Jesus at the Table, starts on February 19. The Gospels are full of stories of Jesus sharing meals with disciples and friends, as well as tax collectors and Pharisees. Join this Lenten study as we seek Jesus, search for biblical insights, and share our thoughts and questions along with examining issues regarding our own time, such as who gets invited to dinner and who is left out and left behind in our culture…
Building Deeper Connections through Hope: Small Groups to Read/Explore Together
What is hope? Where does it live? And how do we cling to hope when it feels elusive or absent? Explore these and other questions with others seeking to understand hope and how to hold it close. Sign up for our next small group series to read and reflect on MaryAnn McKibben Dana’s book, Hope: A User’s Manual. We call these small groups Sacred Circles, a name that reflects our intention to create space where we can form deeper connections…
Holiday Worship Schedule
Please join us on Christmas Eve! All three services will be held in the Meeting House on Saturday, December 24, 2022. The 9:00 p.m. service will also be offered online, on YouTube and on Zoom. 4:00 p.m. Family Service, with a no-rehearsal pageant and children’s choirs 6:00 p.m. Candlelight Service, with youth choir 9:00 p.m. Candlelight Communion Service, with adult choir On the next two Sunday mornings, December 25, 2022, and January 1, 2023, we will follow a holiday schedule: one service at 10:00…
Sunday, December 18 ~ Poet Kathleen O’Toole on Grief and Service of the Longest Night
Advent is intended to be about longing and hope, and yet our culture runs over that quiet spirit with a kind of happiness that can be hard and exhausting, especially for people who are going through hard times. Grief is especially acute during Advent. Traditions can bring pain along with the memories. Financial hardship, loneliness, or heartbreak make it hard to join in to the jolly and jingle of the world. But there is still light and room for you,…
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