Current Events
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Adult Education at Christ Church
Our adult education offerings vary through the seasons, with programs for Lent, Easter, the fall, and Advent. Here is a sampling of what we have offered:
Advent Series. An adult series meeting on seasonal topics, concluding with Eucharist at 7:30 pm. Since our kids’ energies are often focused toward the Christmas pageant in December, this series does not add a children’s component.
Easter Season. After Easter, an “Episcopal Church 101” class covering church history, Episcopal polity, spirituality, liturgy, prayer, and the Church’s positions on contemporary moral issues. The class is designed for newcomers as well as those preparing to be confirmed or received as Episcopalians, for whom there is also a half-day retreat.
Lent: All-Ages Evenings. During Lent, we have offered an all-ages evening on Tuesday nights, as well as Soup and Study nights. Most recently, we studied Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson.
Summer Offerings. Summer months have featured Bible study — including the book of Acts — and a summer book group, with selections by Desmond Tutu, Katharine Jefferts Schori, and Diana Butler Bass.
Occasional Events
We offer occasional education events throughout the year on many different topics. We’ve partnered with the Waltham Public Library for film screenings, including Love Free or Die, on the groundbreaking episcopacy of Bishop Gene Robinson as the first openly gay bishop, and Chasing Ice, on the devastating impact of climate change. George Waters-Sleyon of the Center for Church and Prison has presented on the problem of mass incarceration, and our friend the Rev. Norm Faramelli has presented his work on Martin Luther King, Jr.