Church Events: Education and Bible Study

With the youth, one of our main priorities is to teach them how to study the Bible. We don’t want to just have them come listen to what they are supposed to think or how they should live. We want them to have such a strong connection with the Word, that they discover on their own what it is telling them, and let them figure out how then they should respond and live.

This Bible Study Boot Camp is a one-day session that covers the complete series that we teach with the youth on how they should approach Bible study and interpretation. It will cover:

• an introduction to the Bible
• a short survey of the Old Testament
• a short survey of the New Testament
• an overview of the 3 types of Bible translations
• how to do a Bible word study
• the rules for Bible interpretation

This course is designed primarily for new members of the youth group in order to introduce them to our approach to discussing the Scriptures, and for students who have been through it before but want a refresher. However, any other adults who would like to participate are more than welcome to join this session too! It’s not “kids-focused” content, but good material for anyone who wants to dig deeper into study of the Scriptures.

Note: We’ll meet in Hartridge Hall, and pizza for lunch will be provided.

Calling all parents! Let’s get together, have some fun, and talk about our kids!

We’ll meet at 6pm in the Shipes House, and start with a little easy dinner. We’ll have something simple like pizza (or similar), or feel free to bring something else of your own.

The (rough) agenda for the evening will be:

• Casual dinner
• Updates on what we’re doing in the children (SEEK) and youth (EYC) ministries
• Topical conversations around parenting and/or discipleship at home
• Open Q&A time

Come ready to have a good time, and we hope to pack this with valuable information for you. Our goal is to be a safe place to talk about whatever you want without all the kids around, and to help us all feel more supported in what we’re doing with raising our kids.

Please RSVP with Dan, just so we know roughly what to expect.

With the Bishop of the Diocese of Central Florida visiting in mid-October, we will have an opportunity for the sacrament of confirmation at our church. One of the requirements for confirmation is the completion of the confirmation class. If you are interested in pursuing confirmation in the Episcopal Church, join us as Father Mark talks through everything you need to know. Lunch will be provided.

About Confirmation: The sacramental rite in which the candidates “express a mature commitment to Christ, and receive strength from the Holy Spirit through prayer and the laying on of hands by a bishop” (BCP, p. 860). Those who were baptized at an early age and those baptized as adults without laying on of hands by a bishop are expected to make a mature public affirmation of their faith, recommit themselves to the responsibilities of their baptism, and receive laying on of hands by a bishop (BCP, p. 412). Adults baptized with the laying on of hands by a bishop are considered to be confirmed.

Calling all parents! Let’s get together, have some fun, and talk about our kids!

We’ll meet at 6pm in the Shipes House, and start with a little easy dinner. We’ll have something simple like pizza (or similar), or feel free to bring something else of your own.

The (rough) agenda for the evening will be:

• Casual dinner
• Updates on what we’re doing in the children (SEEK) and youth (EYC) ministries
• Topical conversations around parenting and/or discipleship at home
• Open Q&A time

Come ready to have a good time, and we hope to pack this with valuable information for you. Our goal is to be a safe place to talk about whatever you want without all the kids around, and to help us all feel more supported in what we’re doing with raising our kids.

Please RSVP with Dan, just so we know roughly what to expect.