Spiritual formation is a rather general term referring to all attempts, means, and disciplines intended towards deepening of faith and furtherance of spiritual growth. It includes educational endeavors and prayer as well as the more intimate and in-depth process of a covenant group or spiritual direction.
Our Hopes and Dreams for St. A’s Community. Please join us Sunday, September 13th after church in Benton Chapel to share our hopes and dreams for St A’s- yourself and your family, our congregation and our community. Led by advisory board and clergy. Grab your food from hospitality and hurry back in to join us!
“Constructive Deconstruction”
Sooner or later, many of us find that the faith we were handed no longer holds, that old certainties collapse under the weight of experience, doubt, or grief. This process of “deconstruction" gets talked about as a crisis to be avoided or a polite word for pitching out one’s faith altogether, when the Christian tradition has generally understood it as a sign of simply growing up. Join Ian Cron for Sundays September 20th & 27th as he leads us in a conversation about the journey of constructively deconstructing and reconstructing your faith! This class meets in the A-Frame sanctuary.
"beneath and between and other overlooked words that illuminate God" by Varina Buntin Willse which is available at Parnassus or Amazon.
Sept 16 - Intro and Chapter 1
Sept 23 - Chapters 2 and 3
Sept 30 - Chapters 4 and 5
Oct 7 - Chapters 6 and 7
Oct 14 - Chapters 8 and 9
Oct 21 - Chapters 10 and 11
Oct 28 - Chapters 12 and 13
Nov 4 - Chapters 14, 15 and epilogue
Nov 11 - Conversation with the author
Nov 18 - Brunch and party
Questions? christy@staugustineschapel.org
Grief as Praise: A Conversation with the Rev. Dr. Scott Owings and tallu quinn From the January 31, 2021 Home Church Service at St. Augustine’s Chapel