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Sunday Adult Forum
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Adult Forum Current Topics
The Adult Forum is a casual
Sunday morning study on a variety of topics, ranging from a study of an area of the Bible or theology to aging,
depression, internet safety, etc. It is
held in
the fellowship hall for all adults from 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
There is a nursery available for children under three years of age.
Fall 2009 Schedule
| October 4 |
David Stark of Changing
Church |
| October 11 |
Debbie Amato and Dan Johnson will speak on
Feed
My Starving Children, an agency based in Minneapolis which is committed
to feeding God’s starving children hungry in body and spirit. Children
and adults hand-pack meals formulated specially for starving children,
which are shipped to more than 60 countries around the world. |
| October 18 |
Matt Cesare from
Humanitri will speak to us about the programs of this agency which was
created in 2006 when three not-for-profit social service agencies, Lutheran Ministries
Association, Good Samaritan Service Center and Friend of Moms, merged.
As Humanitri, they increase their ability to provide services to people
in need.
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| October 25 |
Ali Johnson, from
Annie’s Hope, will
speak about their camp for children who have lost a
parent. |
|
November 1 |
Mignon Murphy from Haven House will come and talk about the dinner
ministry that Holy Cross does at Haven House and other ministry
opportunities |
|
November 8 |
Debra Crow from
The Bridge at Centenary Methodist Church will discuss the ministry of
feeding the homeless everyday at The Bridge. |
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November 15 |
Four Thrivent representatives will be speaking on Social
Security, Estate Planning, and Charitable Giving/Passing along to heirs
or charities. Marc Nolan, Mike Nolan, Brent Stanley, and Dane Werner
will lead a discussion and answer your questions regarding these and
other issues pertaining to investments, tax wise planning, long term
care for you or your parents, etc. It’s never too early or too late to
start planning! |
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November 22 |
Jan Gannon, from Soaring Spirit Ministries, will be
sharing how this prison ministry is “Healing broken lives through Jesus
Christ” and how you can impact a woman’s life by just giving ten minutes
of your time per month for only six months. |
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November 29 |
Intergenerational Advent Festival |
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December 6 |
Mardi Manary, from Gethsemane ELCA St. Louis, shares her
personal story about how she, a nurse, and her husband, a doctor,
started “Project Peanut Butter” after seeing first hand the swollen
bellies of starving children in Africa. Learn how they scientifically
made a formula using peanut butter to get the needed nutrients to
starving children around the world. |
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December 13 |
Children’s Christmas Program |
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December 20 |
No Class – Christmas Break |
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December 27 |
No Class – Christmas Break |
Spring 2009 Schedule
| January 4 |
Video:
In God’s Name
was presented last December on CBS. It features around ten prominent
heads of churches around the world. Bishop Hansen of the ELCA is one of
those leaders featured. Facilitated by Pastor Schack. |
| January 11 |
Video:
In God’s Name
concludes today. |
| January 18 |
Rev. Karthik Sibanyanam -
Pastor Karthik Sibanyanam, former pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Malaysia (ELM) for 7 years, is now working on his Master’s
degree at Concordia Seminary and has been participating in the life of
St. Mark’s in Clayton. He has a moving story of Christian conversion
which happened as he was preparing to become a Hindu priest |
| January 25 |
The
Church Council will discuss the current issues in the church and
answer any questions on the proposed budget. |
| February 1 |
Nicki Reynolds,
parish nurse for Atonement Lutheran Church, will explain how parish
nursing started at Atonement, and what all encompasses this particular
ministry for the members of Atonement and the community. She will also
discuss how parish ministry is funded at Atonement. |
| February 8 |
On Being A Lutheran! Why are we Lutherans and not Presbyterians or Roman Catholics? What do
Lutherans believe, or should it be who? What about the Bible, its
formation, contents, and believability? What about the Book of Concord?
Ever heard of it and what’s it all about? These are some of the
questions we’ll be discussing in the adult forum led by Pastor Herb
Hohenstein on three Sundays in February. Come join us! |
| February 15 |
Pastor Herbert
Hohenstein will continue with his series On
Being a Lutheran! |
| February 22 |
Pastor Herbert
Hohenstein will continue with his series On Being a Lutheran! |
| March 1 |
Dr. Ben Asen
will be with us in the Adult Forum for three weeks, beginning today. His
topic is Satan and Violence in the Bible. This series of classes will explore the origins of Satan and in the Old
and New Testaments, as well as address the problem of violence in the
Bible and in contemporary society. Numerous biblical texts about Satan
and violence will be examined and discussed. |
| March 8 |
Dr. Ben Asen
will continue
his series on Satan
and Violence in the Bible |
| March
15 |
Dr. Ben Asen
will continue
his series on Satan
and Violence in the Bible |
| March 22 |
House of Hope
is a
stateside organization that gives aid to the House of Hope Orphanage
that is located in Haiti. This orphanage houses 26 girls. They have
helped in the building of Patty’s School and will soon be breaking
ground for a new clinic. Carl and Carol Vorst will be with us to explain
the workings of this organization. |
| March 29 |
Sara Hoffstot will be with us to
discuss the stress involved with our current economic conditions. Job
loss, loss of finances, loss of retirement and loss of self worth can
cause stress and depression. Sara is a counselor and psychologist in the
Creve Coeur area. |
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April 5 |
Palm Sunday - Video: Journeying with Jesus. This is a brand
new production that takes us through the greatest story ever told. It
is narrated by David Nunn. The film features the latest
archeological discoveries and insights they provide. For all
ages. |
|
April 12 |
No Class -
Easter Breakfast |
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April 19 |
Donna
Lavoie - You can't teach an old dog new tricks.” Or can you? Part
2"
This talk will focus on questions you have about memory, aging, and how
to maintain good memory function across the lifespan. Submit your
questions by e-mail to Donna LaVoie (lavoiedj@slu.edu) prior to April
15, and look for answers in this Adult Forum. |
|
April 26 |
Dr. Roy
Moore - The Care of God’s Garden-Creation
In the Book of Genesis we are reminded that we have the responsibility
to be "guardians of the earth." We will study the biblical texts
pertaining to the care of God's creation, and in particular our earth.
Some of those texts we will consider are: Genesis 1-2, Job 38, Psalms,
John 1, and Romans 8.V |
|
May 3 |
Dr. Roy Moore |
|
May 10 |
Jim
Viehland – Summer Reading |
|
May 17 |
Confirmation
Reception |
Fall 2008 Schedule
| Sept 7 |
Dr. Ben Asen, Associate
Professor in the Department of Theological Studies at St. Louis
University will be with us. The title of his series is From Chaos to
Creation: a study of the Genesis creation stories, their context,
content and theological message. |
| Sept 14 |
Dr. Asen
continues his series of From Chaos to Creation. |
| Sept 21 |
Dr. Asen continues his series
of From Chaos to Creation. |
| October 7 |
Our study,
Understanding the Bible, will be undertaken in three sessions.
The first
session will deal with biblical authority. The second session will deal
with the various critical aspects of understanding how the Bible was
written and can be interpreted in our times. The third session will deal
with how we can effectively read the Scriptures as a lay person. There
are many factors which affect our understanding of God's Word. Often we
absence ourselves from reading the Bible because the various
interpretations seem to counter each other. Hopefully, we will be
enabled to read the Bible for inspiration and insight as we deal with
the issues in our class |
| October 12 |
Understanding
the Bible
taught
by Dr. Roy C. Moore
The second session will deal
with the various critical aspects of understanding how the Bible was
written and can be interpreted in our times.
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| October 19 |
The third
and final session will deal with how we can effectively read the
Scriptures as a lay person. |
| October 26 |
Natural
Church Development |
| November 2 |
Video: “Luther” concludes today.
This video traces Luther’s extraordinary and exhilarating quest for the
people’s liberation. |
| November 9 |
Melba Bangert, Vice President of
the Central States Synod will bring us news of the work being done by
our Synod. |
| November 16 |
Paula O’Donnell will give us an
overview of Disaster Preparedness Training for the whole family. Come
find out what every home should not be without and how to “stay ahead of
the storm”. Paula O’Donnell will lead the training as taught to
her over the summer by the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and
the University of Missouri as part of the Faith Based Initiative for
Disaster Preparedness. |
| November 23 |
"You
can't teach an old dog new tricks. Or can you?" Donna LaVoie will
focus on separating fact from fiction about changes in memory and
cognition in old age |
| November 30 |
Advent Celebration. This
event is for everyone - children and adults! The younger children will
be treated to a presentation by puppeteers from St. John’s Lutheran
Church in Ellisville. There will also be crafts, refreshments and music.
The 7th -12th grades will make 100+ “candy crackers” to give to the Good
Samaritan Center for the Homeless. All adults are welcome to help put up
the Sunday school Christmas tree and decorate it. Of course, there will
be fellowship and refreshments. Come prepare for Christ’s coming to us
on Christmas Day! |
| December 7 |
Roger
Rose, the Walking Stick Man, will join us to share some wonderful
Christmas stories. Roger is a member of many professional Storytelling
Groups |
| December 14 |
Sunday School Christmas
Celebration, An Island Christmas |
| December 21 |
No Adult Forum |
| December 28 |
No Adult
Forum |
Fall 2007 Schedule
| September 9 |
Dr. Ben Asen,
Associate Professor in the Department of Theological Studies at St.
Louis University will be with us.
He will
presenting “Exploring Hidden Books”, a short study of the Aprocryphal
books of the Old Testament. |
| September 16 |
Mosaic -
The Holy Spirit. Facilitated by Karen Hong. |
| September 23 |
Alan Erdmann,
President of Lutheran Family and Children’s Services, will give us a
update on the programs available to the community through this
organization. |
| September 30 |
The Worship and
Music Committee will introduce us to the new ELCA worship resource,
Renewing Worship |
| October 7 |
The Worship and
Music Committee will introduce us to the new ELCA worship resource,
Renewing Worship |
| October 14 |
Bud Niebling -
The History and Care of our Flag |
| October 21 |
"I am Glad You
Asked!" Catechism Questions today |
| October 28 |
"I am Glad You
Asked!" Catechism Questions today |
| November 4 |
Natural Church
Development |
| November 11 |
Evangelism
Sunday |
| November 18 |
Dee Gish -
Environmental Stewardship |
| November 25 |
Advent Festival |
| December 2 |
Humanitri -
Matt Cesare |
| December 9 |
Sarah Hoffstot
- Stress over the holidays and relaxation methods |
| December 16 |
Children's
Christmas Celebration |
| December 23 |
No Sunday
School |
| December 30 |
No Sunday
School |
Spring 2007 Schedule
| January 7, 2007 |
Da Vinci
Mystery – Karen Hong |
| January 14, 2007 |
The Gospel of Judas – Karen
Hong |
| January 21, 2007 |
The
Gospels of Thomas and Mary – Karen Hong |
| January 28, 2007 |
Church
Council |
| February 4, 2007 |
Lutheran
Volunteer Corp – Jennifer Martin
Jennifer Martin, a former member of the Lutheran Volunteer Corps, will
relate some of her experiences during the time she served with this
group. Over 1,500 men and women have committed a year of their lives to
work for justice, live in intentional communities, simplify their
lifestyles and explore spirituality. |
| February 11, 2007 |
Arlington
House – Ruth Clerkly
Ruth
Clerkley, Director of Arlington House, will share with us information on
their Adult Day Care program |
| February 18, 2007 |
Video -
The Roman Catholic Church – Jayne Kasten |
| February 25, 2007 |
Steve Koosmann – How People
Deal with Death Around the World. |
| March 4, 2007 |
Steve
Koosmann - How People Deal with Death Around the World |
| March 11, 2007 |
Rev. Sue
Eastes – Meaning of Holy Week Liturgy.
Rev Eastes, an Episcopal priest, will help us better understand the special liturgies of Holy Week so that you may enter into them on a personal and spiritual basis. |
| March 18, 2007 |
Rev. Sue
Eastes – Meaning of Holy Week Liturgy |
| March 25, 2007 |
No Adult Forum
scheduled. However ...
Sunday School
will meet in the OLD
Fellowship hall by the large screen TV to watch
The Legend of the Three Trees,
narrated by Hal Holbrook. Thoughtfully written and beautifully
animated, this story teaches children and adults alike the significance
of their role in God’s plan for the world.
Adult Forum
participants are
encouraged to join the Sunday School program in watching for this video. |
| April 1, 2007 |
Pastor Jim
will facilitate the video Prophecies of the Passion. This
video explores the gospel accounts of Christ's death from a fascinating
perspective that is often overlooked. |
| April 8, 2007 |
No Class
– Easter |
| April 15, 2007 |
Lynn
Swingford from the Missouri Baptist Speaker's Bureau will discuss "The Prevention and Screening of Colon Cancer." |
| April 22, 2007 |
"[Almost] Everything You Ever
Wanted to Know about Deaconess Ministry, but were afraid to ask". Can
deaconesses marry? Are any deaconesses also ordained ministers? Which
area of the country has a very active deaconess conference? [Hint: you
live there.]
Deaconess Cindy
Donnell-Foster, a member of Holy Cross, will share with us her
experiences going through the Deaconess Program. |
| April 29, 2007 |
Gary Shillito and Helen Krull,
members of Holy Cross who are pharmacists, will present "Generic Drugs
and More". |
| May 6, 2007 |
Pastor
Roy Moore |
| May 13, 2007 |
Pastor
Roy Moore |
|
May 20, 2007 |
Confirmation Reception |
Fall 2006 Schedule
| September 10, 2006 |
Christensen’s Viet Nam Travelogue |
| September 17, 2006 |
Reverend Ralph
Wright, O.S.B. (Father Ralph) – “Poetry and Prayer” |
| September 24, 2006 |
Joyce Palmer, ELCA
Mission Endowment Fund |
| October 1, 2006 |
Dr. Roy Moore – Book
of John |
| October 8, 2006 |
Dr. Roy Moore – Book of
John |
| October 15, 2006 |
Stewardship Program |
| October 22, 2006 |
No
Adult Class- Consecration Sunday |
| October 29, 2006 |
Dr. Ben Asen – The
Prophets |
| November 5, 2006 |
Dr. Ben Asen –
The Prophets |
| November 12, 2006 |
Video
– History of Christianity |
| November 19, 2006 |
Doorways – Carrie Bagwell |
| November 26, 2006 |
No Class – Advent
Workshop |
| December 3, 2006 |
Sight and
Sound Worship Enhancement Presentation |
| December 10, 2006 |
Roger Rose – The
Walking Stick Man – Gateway Storytellers
The Walking Stick Man”, is an active storyteller in the St. Louis area
and a member of the St. Louis Gateway Storytellers. Roger will present
a program which will include Biblical stories and heartwarming Christmas
stories. |
| December 17, 2006 |
Children’s Christmas
Celebration
Come to our Sunday School
Children’s Christmas Celebration, Rescued by Truth, Dec. 17 at 9:45 a.m. in the sanctuary. Join the Preschool through High
School youth as they seek the Truth, listen to the Truth and follow the
Truth during this busy season.
Rejoice! Jesus
is born! We are
Rescued by Truth.
Refreshments will be served downstairs in the Fellowship Hall following
the Program. |
| December 24, 2006 |
No class |
| December 31, 2006 |
No class |
2005 - 2006
April 2, 2006
|
The Rev. James Clark, recently retired from St. Martin of Tours Lutheran
Church in Mascoutah, IL, will present “Discovering the Stations of the
Cross.” |
| April 9, 2006 |
How Jesus Died - This fascinating
video captures the details of the last 18 hours before Jesus’ death on
the cross. Facilitated by Pastor Schack |
| April 16, 2006 |
No Class - Easter |
| April 23, 2006 |
Father Michael Brunner from
the St. Louis Abbey was raised Catholic and converted to Islam in his
college years. After 25 years as a Muslim, he became
increasingly uncomfortable without Christ in his life and converted back
to Catholicism, and went into the monastery. Father Michael
will share his interesting life story as well as insights on life as a
Benedictine monk. |
| April 30, 2006 |
The History of Christianity, part
4, “The Age of Reason and Piety.” Study leader is Barry Hong |
|
September 11,
2005 |
Donna L. will
continue with part 2 of her presentation “Everything You Wanted to Know
About Your Aging Memory, but Forgot to Ask.” Part one was presented last Spring. |
|
September 18,
2005 |
Donna L. will
present part 3 of “Everything You Wanted to Know About Your Aging Memory, but
Forgot to Ask.” |
|
September 25,
2005 |
Kevin W. will
introduce us to the new Renewing Worship
resource. Renewing Worship is a response to emerging changes in the life
of the church and the world. It is designed to succeed Lutheran Book of
Worship which was published in 1978. |
|
October 2,
2005 |
Kevin W. will
continue his introduction to the new Renewing Worship resource. |
|
October 9,
2005 |
Pastor Moore will
begin a two week study of the four Patriarchs of the Old Testament, Abraham,
Isaac, Jacob and Joseph. These four individuals shaped the early Jewish faith
and we will study each patriarch and their contribution. |
|
October 16,
2005 |
Pastor Moore
continues his study of the four Patriarchs. |
|
October 23,
2005 |
Consecration
Sunday – No Adult Forum |
|
October 30,
2005 |
Video:
Martin Luther
- Learn how one man took on the most powerful institutions of his day and won.
PBS produced this film on Martin Luther. |
|
November 6, 2005 |
Luther,
a continuation of the film series produced by PBS. |
|
November 13, 2005 |
Karen Potter, Tsunami relief volunteer in Sri Lanka shares her story and
photos. |
|
November 20, 2005 |
Terry Moore, Metro St. Louis Lutheran Coalition will give a presentation on the
mission and work of the Coalition |
|
November 27, 2005 |
No class
– Thanksgiving weekend – Come and participate in our Advent Celebration.
|
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December 4
, 2005 |
Marty Zide, from the Midwest Messianic
Center, will give a Hanukah presentation. |
|
December 11,
2005 |
Jon Fatzinger, a member of Holy Cross
who has traveled the world, will share with us his recent trip to Jordan and to
the baptismal site of Jesus. |
|
December 18,
2005 |
No class
–
Children's Christmas Program |
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December 25,
2005 |
No class
– Worship service 10:00 a.m. |
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January 15, 2006
|
Richard Neitzel from Sanctuary for the Ordinary, a
Christian community outreach. |
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January 22, 2006 |
Jon Fatzinger will present a talk bout his recent
trip to Amman, Jordan and the baptismal site of Jesus.
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January 29, 2006 |
Church Council will discuss the budget and an overview
of 2006. |
|
February 5, 2006 |
Scott Hummel from Our Little Haven will present an
overview of this organization and ways that volunteers can help. |
|
February 12, 2006 |
Six part video series on the History
of Christianity. Part one, “The Early Church” will be viewed and discussed.
This video series is a basic introduction to the pivotal people, events, and
issues in the Church’s history. Barry Hong will be the study leader. |
|
February 19, 2006 |
Good Samaritan |
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February 26, 2006 |
The second part of our
six part video series, History of Christianity. Today’s video is entitled
“The Search for Order – Medieval Christendom.” Barry Hong will be the study
leader. |
|
March 5, 2006 |
Cindy Fauser, Nutrition and Health Education
Specialist, will provide us with information on diabetes. |
|
March 12, 2006 |
Video - Christianity and the Church, part three, "The
Reformation." Study lead is Barry H. |
|
March 19, 2006 |
Glen Larson from the James S. McDonnell USO will share
with us the history of the USO and ways in which we can support their efforts. |
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March 26, 2006 |
No Class - Spring Break |
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