Adult Education
What questions do you wrestle with in your faith? How can you deepen your relationship with God? This is a time when adults of all ages gather together to learn, share, and grow in their faith, learning more about the Bible and how to better live their life following Jesus. A variety of different series compose the year. Series are often based on books, but reading the books is optional. For current info about this Sunday’s class contact diane@spcah.org.
Adult Education Classes
In Person & Zoom
The class will be in-person in the chapel and on zoom immediately following the service.
Come and see! We will be encountering Jesus in our Lenten Sermon and Adult Ed series, as He meets with variety of people in the Bible. Come and see! How having a relationship with Jesus can be life changing. Sunday Adult Ed will meet in the chapel around 11:15 am. We will begin with the sermon topic and verses, but we may go to other related places. We will have small group discussion around tables, so we can grapple together with our understanding of topic. Zoom participants will be connected and involved in each week’s discussion. When we encounter Jesus, our lights will shine!
- February 26 – Jesus Meets the Devil – Matthew 4: 1-11 Click for Video Discussion Questions
- March 5 – Jesus Meets Nicodemus – John 3: 1-17 Click for Video Discussion Questions
- March 12 – Jesus Meets a Samaritan Woman – John 4: 5-42 Click for Video Discussion Questions
- March 19 – Jesus Meets a Blind Man – John 9: 1-41
- March 26 – Jesus Meets Martha, Mary & Lazarus – John 11: 1-45
- April 2 – Jesus Meets Jerusalem – Matthew 21: 1-11
If want to join meeting with smart phone for audio but not video will need following info:
Meeting ID: 886 152 8079
Passcode: 91600
For telephone call in, with only audio, call 1-312-626-6799, enter Meeting ID and Passcode.
April Adult Ed Series
Flesh ~ Bringing the Incarnation Down to Earth
The class will be in-person in the chapel and on zoom immediately following the service.
With humor, a down-to-earth presentation style, and an abundance of stories, Hugh offers practical examples of how we can help people experience God in their lives. We can do this by allowing Jesus to be more present in our own lives. He will talk about the key points from his book Flesh—Bringing the Incarnation Down to Earth.
During each class we will watch a 20-25 minute video of Hugh challenging us to “Learn to be Human Like Jesus was Human”. Then we will break into small groups and discuss what we have seen and how we might put some of the examples into our own life.
• April 16: Christ in Us (the Incarnation) – BE HUMAN LIKE JESUS
• April 23: Stop Being Religious – BE HUMAN LIKE JESUS
• April 30: The World wants Truth from a Friend, BE HUMAN LIKE JESUS
If want to join meeting with smart phone for audio but not video will need following info:
Meeting ID: 886 152 8079
Passcode: 91600
For telephone call in, with only audio, call 1-312-626-6799, enter Meeting ID and Passcode.
The class will be in-person in the chapel and on zoom immediately following the service.
- February 5 – Mental Health 101: Guest speaker Rita Rippentrop, Clinical Director of a large faith-based counseling practice will talk about today’s most pressing mental health issues, including the effects of the pandemic and the role the Church can play in healing. Rita is a seasoned therapist and has held leadership positions in various community mental health organizations. Click for Video
- February 12 – Mental Health and Youth : Guest speaker Nancy Vitacco, child and family therapist, will focus on mental health and youth, and how to navigate today’s rising rates of child anxiety and depression. Nancy works with children preschool through college and their parents, and she has more than 25 years of experience in the public school system. Click for Video
January 8 ~ Stacy Hartman – Feed My Starving Children
A Christian organization committed to feeding God’s starving children in body and spirit around the world. Click for Video
January 15 ~ Natalie and James Crockett – C 24/7
A wonderful ministry to children in the Rogers Park area, bringing sustainable and long-lasting empowerment to children, youth and families through an afterschool learning program and much much more. Click for Video
January 22 ~ Sarah Harte – Family Forward
A non-profit agency here in Arlington Heights that serves and empowers low income families through solid financial tutloring to build their life skills and become financially confident.
January 29 ~ Kenn Johnson and George Bermingham – Good News Partners
A housing project in Chicago that provides affordable housing in the Jonquil Hotel and supports the New Life shelter for homeless women and childrenas well as building bridges of reconciliation and justice for all people. Click for Video
The whole family is cordially invited to join us for 3 weeks of learning about and then singing 7 beloved Advent/Christmas songs. We will first learn the back story of how the song was birthed. This always adds depth to the words that we know so well. Then we will sing to the accompaniment of a video, a mp3 recording, or live music.
When we last did this for Christmas, 2020, we were all locked up by COVID in our homes, it brought much needed Christmas joy to our isolated circumstances. Now we can gather as a group and lift up our hearts and voices to the joy of Jesus’ coming down to earth to show us how to love each other. In 2022, as in every year, we need this reminder of Jesus’ Joy as we live in our own communities.
- Nov 27: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel and Hark The Herald Angels Sing ~ Click for Video
- Dec 4: Carol of the Bells and The Christmas Shoes ~ Click for Video
- Dec 11: It Came upon the Midnight Clear, Good Christian Men Rejoice, and Silent Night ~ Click for Video
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