Adult Christian Formation and Education

For additional information or questions you may have, you can contact the Director of Christian Formation and Education, by calling the church office at 252-752-3482, or emailing  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 **Please note: a nursery is provided for children under the age of three at 9:30 AM during Christian education and at 10:30 AM during the service**

SUNDAY MORNINGS (9:30 to 10:15 unless otherwise noted) Parish Hall

Lively and informative sessions on a wide range of topics offer adults many opportunities for learning.

The Winter/Spring session for adult formation began January 8.

“To Know Christ and Make Him Known” is the Mission Statement for St. Paul’s.  So what do we know about Jesus Christ? How well do we know Him? How do we best make Him known? These questions, and others, will be addressed in the upcoming Adult Forums in January.

The discussions will focus on the following topics:

January 8       Knowing Jesus Christ Through His Earthly Ministry;

January 15     Knowing Jesus Christ Through His Personality; and

January 22     Making Jesus Christ Known Through Discipleship.

The presenter will be Dr. David Crean, a parishioner of St. Paul’s. David is a certified EfM mentor as well as the author or co-author of several Christian formation curricula, including the widely-used Journey to Adulthood, and writes the monthly Spirituality articles in The Epistle. Questions regarding the Forum topics may be directed to him, either at church, by telephone at 756-0808, or by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Participants are strongly encouraged to bring a Bible with them.

January 29^th- Annual Meeting- No Forum

February 5 Time With the St. Paul's Vestry - Vestry members will share news from their weekend retreat and from the Parish Annual Meeting held on January 29. Bring your questions and join the conversation.

February 12 Join our Rector, the Rev Bob Hudak, and guests, in a conversation about our growing partnership with other churches and community agencies as we seek to serve together the people of Greenville.

February 19^th- World Mission Sunday- Panel Discussion with several experienced missioners. 

Sundays in Lent: Under an overall theme of “Forgiveness and Reconciliation” join presenters as they each share their unique and personal viewpoint.

February 26   Rev. Bob Hudak, Rector

March 4           Rev. Jill Beimdiek, Associate Rector

March 11         Rev. Jill Beimdiek, Associate Rector

March 18         Dr. Kathleen Row, Chair, Department of Psychology, ECU

March 25         Dr. Calvin Mercer, Department of Religious Studies, ECU

April 1- Palm Sunday- No Forum

April 8^th- Easter Sunday- No Forum

April 15th & 22 Dr. Lee Johnson, ECU Dept. of Religious Studies presents A Study of Paul

April 29th - The Rector's Forum

May 6th - Confirmation Sunday

May 13th - Dr. Charlie Ewen, ECU Dept.of Anthropology returns to continue the conversation on the Anthropology of Religion

May 20th - Dr. Mary Wangila, ECU Dept. of Religious Studies returns to continue the conversation on culture and ethics.

SPECIAL PROGRAMMING FOR LENT

 WEDNESDAY EVENINGS 7:00 – 8:00 pm

A Practical Christianity led by Beth Hammond, Director of Christian Education, Blair Reeves and Amy Kirchoff.. Our conversations together will challenge us to ‘take up’ our faith as something we do, not something we merely believe in.

February 29                        Dust

March 7                               Forgiveness

March 14                             Time

March 21                             Doubt

March 28                             Love

We will use the newly published work, A Practical Christianity, by the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw, Dean, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA.

If you wish to purchase the book copies are available through Church Publishing or Amazon.

**Please pre-register for this class with Beth Hammond at (252) 752-3482 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it in order to plan for a meeting space**

 THURSDAY MORNINGS 7:00 – 8:30 am

 And it was good- responding to God’s gifts of creation and Bible – an invitation to join Anglicans around the Communion to walk together through the weeks of Lent. Led by Rev. Jill Beimdiek, Associate Rector and Beth Hammond, Director of Christian Education and Formation 

7:00 am                                Eucharist in the Chapel followed by light breakfast and class in Friendly Hall

March 1                                The Hope of Something New

March 8                                Our Place in the Created Order

March 15                             Jesus: The Centre and Heart of All Creation

March 22                             Creation Blesses the Lord

March 29                             Creation Groans in Painful Hope

GROUPS 

Mothers of Young Children: Gathering on Wednesdays (September – May) from 5:15 pm to 6:15 pm, this group of women meets in Friendly Hall for study and fellowship.  Childcare is provided. If you are interested please contact: Nikki Blount at 714-0268, or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The new year began on January 11 with a seven week study of the book The Seven Steps of Women's Spirituality by Maria Harris - "A woman's spirituality is a rhythmic series of movements that can be imagined as steps in a dance...At whatever step we find ourselves, we are where we are meant to be."  

New Men's Group

Men’s Breakfast for fellowship and conversation, we are inviting the men of our parish to consider this as a Lenten opportunity.  We will be meeting for the first time on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Scullery on the corner of Evans and 5^th Streets.  There are all sorts of things we can do in our meeting, like focus on the scriptures, suggest a book as a Lenten source of dialogue, do what I have often done in churches I serve and that is to hold the Bible in one hand and the daily newspaper in the other (not literally but as a way of talking about “Where is God” in our world and how are we called to respond to events, issues, etc. in the spirit of Jesus).  We might decide on a weekly theme, like ‘spirituality’ or ‘forgiveness’ or some such area for reflection and conversation.  We’re meeting on the 24^th  open to how the Spirit leads us! This first gathering will be an opportunity to meet, listen to one another, and then decide together what to do in our journey from ashes to Easter.  Come join us!  --- Bob+

CHRISTIAN INITIATION

Baptism Preparation for adults who have not been previously baptized can be scheduled with one of the clergy.

Confirmation preparation classes for adults seeking Confirmation, Reception or Reaffirmation began on January 15, 2012 and continue until April 29. Classes are held on Sundays, from 2:00 - 3:30 pm. On Sunday, May 6 candidates will be confirmed, received or reaffirmed during the Bishop's annual visit.

For more information or to register for the classes pleae contact David Crean at 756-0808 / This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Beth Hammond at 752-3482 / This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it