Lenten Program 2012, Kendrick Norris

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• Parent Category: Landmark, 2012
• Published on Tuesday, 31 January 2012 17:03

We very much look forward to offering you a five week Wednesday evening Lenten program this year. During our first session we will view the PBS film “Journey of the Universe: and Epic Story of Cosmic, Earth and Human Transformation.” This film and book project is a collaboration of evolutionary philosopher Brian Thomas Swimme and historian of religion Mary Evelyn Tucker. They weave a tapestry that draws together scientific discoveries in astronomy, geology, and biology with humanistic insights concerning the nature of the universe.

In following sessions we will discuss some of the most fundamental issues of life: How do these cosmological facts affect our image of God? Who are we and why are we here? What is our proper relationship with the earth and one another? As Thomas Berry puts it: “The human venture depends absolutely on the quality of awe and reverence and joy in the Earth and all that lives and grows upon the Earth.” There will be much to learn during these sessions and much to expand our religious consciousness and personal spirits.

Please join us for all the sessions, but if your scheduling does not permit please know that each individual session will have its own integrity and usefulness. If you cannot make the first session, you can watch the film on the DVD we own. Also please know that child care will be available and that older children and youth may also be fascinated by this film.  They are most welcome!

We begin Wednesday, February 29^th and continue through Wednesday March 28^th. Supper begins at 6:00pm in Fellowship Hall. We will provide the meal for the first four weeks and the last meeting we will have a pot luck supper. The program will begin at 7:00pm.

Clare and I look forward to sharing this sacred time with you.

Kendrick