| | Weekday Study and Prayer Groups | | Click here for more information about our Weekday Study and Prayer Groups. | | Current ProgramsBible Studies During Lent Mondays at 9:45 a.m. in the Library, a continuing study of the book of Exodus
Thursdays at 9:30a.m., a study for Young Moms on Paul’s letter to the
Ephesians
Thursdays, every other week at 7pm at Heine Brothers in St. Matthews, Faith Talk, exploring spirituality ands religion in the lives of Young Adults Be Our Companion On The Way: Learning To See Your Life
As A Spiritual Journey Join Your Fellow St. Matthew’s Parishioners
this Lenten Season as we explore
our story of faith. The purpose of sharing our "Spiritual Journeys" in small groups is to show us that we are not on this journey of living alone. By sharing your spiritual journey, in a loving, safe, nonjudgmental and noninvasive way, you will be sharing your path to God. These are stories to tell and to hear! We hope everyone at St. Matthew’s will make "Be Our Companion On The Way" part of your Lent! Join us for five Tuesdays in February and March with a simple supper at 6:00 p.m., and sessions from 6:40 to 7:50 p.m. Childcare will be provided. Contact the parish office for more information (895-3485). Sign up on the main bulletin board at the church! Bridges to Contemplative Living
with Thomas Merton Margaret Krantz and Helen Jones will be leading a small group on Tuesday evenings of Lent, for five weeks beginning February 12 from 6:45-7:45. The Bridges series is a guide for participants in discovering how to be more contemplative in our everyday lives. We will practice contemplative dialogue, which is simply listening to others without judgment or evaluation and sharing with them one’s own experiences, thoughts, and questions as they flow from the session themes and from one’s lived experiences; its goal to consider how one believes and values, how one spends time, and how one decides what is important. The dialogue format is intentionally simple and intended for adults who seek to live more meaningful lives—with self, others, God, and all creation—through deepening and integrating the relationships that make up everyday life experience. Each session will include: 1. Session title or theme.
2. Opening Reflection/Psalm Passage
3. Introduction to the Texts
4. Merton’s Voice (a reading from Thomas Merton)
5. Another Voice (a reading from a different spiritual writer)
6. Reflect and Dialogue (questions for reflection and dialogue)
7. Closing (suggestions for closing prayer)
We will be dealing with only the first sections of an ongoing program during Lent and will decide at the end whether there is interest in continuing the program into the future on a monthly basis. If there is anyone who is torn between St. Matthew’s Lenten programs, this one and "Be Our Companion on the Way," please talk to one of us. A sign up sheet is on the bulletin board. Going Deeper Spiritually – Thursday Mornings in Lent Going Deeper Spiritually will resume for six Thursday mornings in Lent, beginning on Thursday, February 7, 10:00 -11:30 a.m. We will offer the "Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton" program that is described below (Tuesday nights in Lent). Our first meeting will have a very special guest: Jonathan Montaldo, Director of Bethany Spring, the Merton Institute Retreat Center, and author and editor of a number of books about Thomas Merton – including the Bridges series! Please sign up on the bulletin board, or contact the parish office. Jewish-Christian Dialogue with Rabbi Laura Metzger and the Rector 4 Monday nights, 7:00-8:30 p.m., beginning February 18 Our topic is Seasons of Our Lives: Ritual and Meaning. We will cover birth, coming of age, marriage and death, talking about the meanings and the rituals, both ancient and contemporary. Inevitably, we’ll touch on something controversial (issues of purity, perhaps), and also inevitably, we’ll all discover something within ourselves we didn’t know we knew. On February 18 and March 3 we meet at Congregation Adath Jeshurun (call the parish office or see the bulletin board for directions) On February 25 and March 10 we meet at St. Matthew’s | On Going Programs | Education for Ministry (Click here for information) Monday mornings:
Bible Study Group: 9:45 a.m.—A clergy-led Bible Study meets weekly in the Lounge. Call Lucinda Laird, 895-3485, for more information. Anyone interested is welcome to attend!Monday evenings:
Horizon Readers meets weekly September-May to discuss books that group members are reading. Usually 5 books are chosen for the program year on a variety of theological, cultural and political topics, from varying perspectives. Monday evenings and Tuesday mornings:
Education for Ministry (EFM) is a 4 year-long program of study, including Old Testament, New Testament, Church History, Theology, and Ethics, with a component of on-going personal reflection. Classes are formed in August. Thursday mornings:
Young Moms Bible Study: 9:30-11:00 a.m.—A lay-led Bible Study meets weekly September-May in the Lounge. Call Debbi Rodahaffer (education@stmatt-ky.org) or Lynn Miller (lmiller@stmatt-ky.org), 895-3485, for information. Childcare is provided. Going Deeper Spiritually meets every other week, beginning at the end of September. Various topics are explored through books, presentations and experiential practices. Other weekday classes are offered from time to time. Details are included in the Sunday bulletin and the parish newsletter. Contact the office for further information and current program offerings (895-3485). | Forward Day By DayEvery quarter St. Matthew’s orders Forward Day By Day and in recent quarters, we have thrown away a good number of copies. The office needs a better idea of just how many we need. If you would like to continue to receive a Forward Day By Day, please sign the list on the table in the Narthex where the Forward books are normally found. Next to your name indicate if you pick up more than one (many of us do share them with our friends and that’s good) and indicate if you would prefer large print. Thank you for helping us be better stewards by not being wasteful. Forward Day By Day is also available on the web at: http://www.forwardmovement.org/fortoday.cfm | Questions God Won’t AskGod won’t ask what kind of car you drove, but will ask how many people you drove who didn’t have transportation. God won’t ask the square footage of your house, but will ask how many people you welcomed into your home. God won’t ask about your social status, but will ask what kind of class you displayed. God won’t ask how many material possessions you had, but will ask if they dictated your life. God won’t ask what you did to help yourself, but what you did to help others. God won’t ask how many friends you had, but will ask how many people to whom you were a true friend. God won’t ask in what neighborhood you lived, but will ask how you treated your neighbor.
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