Adult Forum is a time to explore our faith through the study of scripture and history (and the consumption of coffee) at 9:15 Sunday morning in the Parish Hall. All are welcome.
We vary our offerings depending on participants’ interests: book discussions, video lecture series, single-topic presentations, Bible studies. At times we have supplemented our gatherings with mid-week Zoom sessions, some of them joint with other local parishes.
Our evolving Adult Forum ‘Music’ series has touched on music in the Black church, shape note / Sacred Harp singing, the characteristics of the pipe organ, the Taizé Community and its music, and we are moving on to psalmody and hymnody.
The psalms will probably take us through October 4. Our first session on the psalms, on September 20, will mostly be background on the psalter, and will be based very loosely on this old handout.
Other non-music-related ideas in the hopper are:
- Lecture series on Islam
- More short stories from Listening for God series
Other thoughts are always welcome!
Last week we moved from the Sacred Harp tradition to the pipe organ. We will spend a bit more time on that this week, looking a bit more at how organs work and their role in worship. There are several more units planned in our evolving Adult Forum ‘Music’ series:
- Hymnody and psalmody in Episcopal/Anglican worship
- Hymnal 1982
- The Taize community and its music
Other non-music-related ideas in the hopper are:
- Lecture series on Islam
- More short stories from Listening for God series
Other thoughts are always welcome!
Last week we spent some time with the Sacred Harp tradition. We will spend a bit more time on that this week, and then turn towards the topic of piper organs in worship. There are several more units planned in our evolving Adult Forum ‘Music’ series:
- Hymnody and psalmody in Episcopal/Anglican worship
- Hymnal 1982
- The Taize community and its music
Other non-music-related ideas in the hopper are:
- Lecture series on Islam
- More short stories from Listening for God series
Other thoughts are always welcome!
