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Why Do We Avoid Evangelism? Pre-Lenten Retreat Feb. 17-18

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We will explore the indifference, ignorance, and fear of evangelism in America and what our role as Orthodox Christians is.

SCHEDULE:

  • Friday, Feb. 17: 6pm-8pm Potluck Lenten Dinner and Presentation/Discussion with Adam Lowell Roberts

  • Saturday, Feb. 18: 9am Soul Saturday Liturgy (followed by Potluck Brunch), 11am Retreat, 5pm Great Vespers

ABOUT ADAM:

Sdn. Adam Lowell Roberts is the full-time administrator of the Becoming Truly Human program of the Antiochian Archdiocese. Adam was one of the co-founders of Camp St. Thekla for the Antiochian Archdiocese, hosts a podcast on Ancient Faith Radio called “Go Forth,” and is also the author of 100 Natural Ways To Grow A Church. After listening to Ancient Faith Radio, Adam developed a deep interest in the art of a loving discipleship. This interest led him to the Becoming Truly Human outreach ministry.

More at his personal website: Adam Lowell Roberts

The Apostolic Fathers – Adult Education Discussion (CLASS)

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WHAT: Adult Education Class: The Apostolic Fathers

WHEN: Wednesday nights, following Vespers (6:30pm)

WHO: Anyone interested!

Beginning January 11, we will launch a new adult education series on the group of writings known as the Apostolic Fathers. These are some of the first Christian writings after the collection of books that eventually became the New Testament. Some were even written by some of the Apostles’ own disciples. It’s a remarkable look into what Church life was like right after the New Testament period.

The edition that I will be using is the Jack Sparks edition, which you can purchase for yourself here or here.

There are many other editions, however, and any of them will be fine.

The class will be conducted in an informal conversational style, and will take us up to the week before Lent, with the last class on Feb. 22. (We will not have class on Feb. 1 as we will be celebrating festal services for the Meeting of the Lord that evening.)

See you then!

Reading Schedule

January 11: The Didache (or The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles)

January 18: Ignatius of Antioch, Epistle to the Ephesians and Epistle to the Romans

January 25: Clement of Rome, Letter to Corinth (I Clement)

February 1: No Class, 6pm Matins, 7pm Divine Liturgy for the Meeting of the Lord

February 8: Polycarp, To the Philippians and The Martyrdom of Polycarp

February 15: The Epistle of Barnabas

February 22: The Shepherd of Hermas, chs. 1-25 (Visions I-V)

Acquiring the Spirit of Peace: The Christian Virtue of Dispassion (CLASS)

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Acquiring the Spirit of Peace:
The Christian Virtue of Dispassion

WEDNESDAYS 7PM
OCT. 12 – NOV. 23
(except Oct. 26)

LOCATION
St. Paul Orthodox Church
156 E. Main St.
Emmaus, PA 18049

TELEPHONE
610-965-2298

Acquire the spirit of peace, and thousands around you shall be saved.
– Seraphim of Sarov

Have you ever wondered why we can’t seem to find peace in a chaotic world? Why is life with other people so difficult at times? Why can’t we just communicate? What is wrong with our families? How can we find time and the right spirit to pray? How can we bring peace to our marriages, our families, our friendships, and our workplaces?

All of these questions will be explored with insights from the Orthodox Christian tradition and from observations made from how families and other people groups function together as emotional and spiritual systems in active communion.

Presented by: Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Sessions are held following Vespers (6:30pm) on Wednesday nights at St. Paul Orthodox Church in Emmaus, PA. Sessions are free of charge. All are welcome!

Orthodoxy & Heterodoxy (Nov. 11 – Mar. 9): Finding the Way to Christ in a Complicated Religious Landscape

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Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy, the popular lecture/podcast series (and book), is going to be presented in a newly revised, expanded and updated form at St. Paul’s in Emmaus beginning on Nov. 11, 2015.

7:30 – 8:30 PM on WEDNESDAY NIGHTS (Vespers at 6:30pm)

Presented by:
The Rev. Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

SCHEDULE

  • Nov. 11: Introduction: Orthodoxy, Heterodoxy & Heresy: A general overview of how the Orthodox Church views the non-Orthodox, why doctrine matters, an overview of Christian history, and an examination of ancient heresies.

  • Nov. 18 & Dec. 2: Roman Catholicism: The Great Schism of 1054, doctrinal and practical differences (papal supremacy and infallibility, etc.), and why we are not in communion. (NO CLASS NOV. 25.)

  • Dec. 9 & 16: Churches of the Magisterial Reformation: Lutherans, Calvinists, Presbyterians, Dutch Reformed, Anglicans, Episcopalians, Methodists, Wesleyans.

  • Dec. 23 & Jan. 13: Churches of the Radical Reformation: Anabaptists, Brethren, Mennonites, Moravians, Baptists, Independents, Restorationists, Seventh-day Adventists. (NO CLASS DEC. 30 OR JAN. 6.)

  • Jan. 20 & 27: Revivalism & Evangelicalism: The Great Awakenings, Evangelicalism, Mega-Churches and the revolution in worship.

  • Feb. 3 & 10: Pentecostalism: Pentecostalism, the Charismatic Movement, Word of Faith and the Prosperity Gospel.

  • Feb. 17 & 24: Non-Mainstream Christian Groups: Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, Christian Science, Unitarian Universalists, Unification Church (“Moonies”).

  • Mar. 2 & 9: Non-Christians: Judaism, Islam, Druze, Zoroastrianism, Mandaeism, Yazidism, Baha’i, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Shintoism & Animism, Wicca, Neo-paganism, Neo-Gnosticism, Scientology.

Time for Q&A will follow each talk, which will be roughly an hour at most.

The talks (but not Q&A) will be recorded and uploaded to Ancient Faith Radio.

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