Adult Religious Education

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Channing Memorial Church has always accorded life-span religious education a high priority. Courses are designed to provide personal enrichment and to aid you in your spiritual journey. Classes are open to all.

Explorations in Prayer

When: Preliminary meeting on Sunday, March 18th, 2012

Where: At the church

In his deeply ecumenical book, Simply Pray, by Eric Walker Wikstrom identifies four modes of prayer common across virtually all religions, which he calls Naming, Knowing, Listening, and Loving. Reaching beyond particular beliefs and expressions, he uses these core practices to point toward a way of “creating an inclusive, yet rooted prayer practice.” In this course, we’ll use Wikstrom’s slim and readable book as a foundation for exploring prayer through reading, discussion, and practice.

The class will convene from mid-April through May. Day of the week and time is TBD and open to discussion. If you’re interested, please plan to attend a preliminary meeting on March 18th at 11:20 at the church. We’ll “weigh in” on the schedule and cover questions. If you’re interested but unable to come to this meeting, please or call her at 410-489-7823.

Participants will need the book, Simply Pray: A Modern Spiritual Practice to Deepen Your Life, available from the UUA bookstore, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and other sources.

Six 1½ hour sessions at Channing Memorial Church, Bethany Lane. Facilitated by Ostara Hollyoak

Parenting Adolescents

When: Wednesday, January 11, 18, and 25 at 7:30 p.m.

Where: At the church

Adolescents are simultaneously wrenching away and hanging on for dear life as they try to navigate their way toward young-adulthood. Parents too! Science tells us that the frontal lobes of the brain that process judgment and decision-making are not fully developed until the early twenties. How do we juggle preparation for adultood with their not-quite-there-yet minds and behavior? Equally important -- how will we as parents survive? We will explore our experiences over three sessions; if the group chooses, it could add sessions and become a longer-term support group.

This is one in this year's "Living From Your Faith" program series. If you have not yet registered, but would like to attend, please let Rev. LaMar know. It is helpful to have a count in case there are handouts. If you are not yet sure of your schedule, never fear -- it will be fine to just show up.

Season Your Writing

When: Sunday evenings February 12-March 18, 2012, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Where: At the church

What do you write? Journal entries, essays, poetry, memoirs, fiction, factual reporting, personal reflections, prayers, technical writing—any written communication can be made more engaging by writing more descriptively.

Ostara Hollyoak will facilitate a 6-week adult religious education class based on the book Word Painting: A Guide to Writing More Descriptively, by Rebecca McClanahan from mid-February through March. (Owning the book is not required.)

We will meet Sunday evenings February 12-March 18, 2012, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Channing Memorial Church on Bethany Lane.

If you’re interested, please contact Ostara or by phone at 410-489-7823.

New to UU Class

When: Scheduled as needed

Where: Bethany Lane

Facilitators: Rev. Susan LaMar

If you are considering joining the church, or just want a ‘refresher’, you’ll find these classes an enjoyable learning experience. Contact Rev. LaMar to register, or for more information. Unitarian Universalism has a deep and rich history! Whether you are new to Unitarian Universalism, or just to Channing, come learn about our forebears and how their journeys, struggles, heresies, and schisms have brought us to where we are today. Connect your journey to this long story. Find out how Channing Memorial Church fits into this history and into our varied Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations. This class is a must for new members and those thinking about joining.

A minimum of 3 participants is required.

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