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Inquiring Minds Course Agenda November - December 2006
(All classes meet on designated Sundays at 9:30 am in the Rector's Office)
Sunday, November 5 Class #1 – Getting Started
Focus: Overview of Class, The Episcopal Church as One Among Many, What Inquiring Minds Want to Know
Sunday, November 12 Class #2 – The Anglican Way, Identity & Authority
Focus: How Anglicans Understand Scripture, Tradition, and Reason
Read: Chapters II and III, pages 3-16, A People Called Episcopalians by John Westerhoff; The Place of Scripture, Tradition and Reason, from The Official Report of the Lambeth Conference, 1998; and Responding to Questions of Faith the Anglican Way
Sunday, November 26 Class #3 – So What Do We Anglicans Believe
Focus: Those wonderful Creeds and how we live into them: Do we believe in God the Father? Do we believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God? Do we believe in God the Holy Spirit?
Read: Welcome to the Episcopal Church, excerpts from pages 64-75, by Christopher L. Webber; Into to Glorious Companions by Richard Schmidt; and An Outline of the Faith (Catechism), BCP, p. 844-862.
Sunday, December 3 Class #4 - Episcopal Particulars of Liturgy and Practice
Focus: Why we do the things we do (written prayers, saints, the cross, bowing, genuflecting, Holy Communion, etc.)
Read: Chapters IV and V, pages 17-25, A People Called Episcopalians by John Westerhoff; and The Liturgy Explained, pages 35-48, by Thomas Howard
Sunday, December 10 Class #5 – Taking First Steps
Focus: The Place of Prayer & Sacrament of Baptism
Read: Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry, pp. 2-7, 14-15 and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Prayer, pp. 1-21
Sunday, December 17 Class #6 - Anglican Polity and the Ministry of the Baptized
The ministry of the baptized (BCP 855) is to represent Christ and his Church; to bear witness to him wherever they may be; and according to the gifts given them, to carry on Christ's work of reconciliation in the world; and to take their place in the life, worship, and governance of the Church. Where will you seek to serve as you embrace ownership, membership and full belonging in the community of faith that is your church?
Focus: The Anglican Communion, Episcopal Church Structure and Your Place In It
Read: Chapter VI, pages 26-37, A People Called Episcopalians by John Westerhoff
Saturday, January 13, 2007 Rehearsal for Baptism, Confirmation, Reception & Renewal 10:00 am
Sunday, January 14, 2007 Bishop's Visitation with Service of Baptism/Confirmation/ Reception and Renewal 10:30 am
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