Adult Faith Formation
Still Waters: June 20, 2026
Still Waters Fellowship takes place around a good meal and the exploration of one or more of the traditional practices that can help us grow in our relationship to God. All are welcome! RSVPs are encouraged in the interest of meal planning.
Our next gathering will be on Saturday, June 20, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the home of Roger Parker. For more information or to RSVP to Roger, click on the link below.
Bible Study: Spring 2026
We meet every Wednesday at 11:15 a.m. in the church library.
Anyone is free to drop in for a taste of the joy that we share in our prayer, meditation, scripture, and Christian community.
Some new revelations concerning The Plan of God.
This is the topic for Wednesday Bible Study during Lent: From before time began God has had a plan -
that humankind will share God's life in God's Kingdom. There is such a wealth of wisdom that we can explore
and find great depth of meaning. Instead of focusing on a book of scripture for however long that book takes
we are bouncing around to find particular topics and look at scripture in a way that is new to us. There have
been many questions and challenges to explore.
Why is there sin in the world? Evil? What do Adam and Eve and their story have to do with us and
what do we learn from them? Did God create sin and evil? Is Redemption necessary? Does God punish us?
Our conversations have been brisk and loaded with thought. We have come to understand more about the
value of conversational meditation. It is all a critical tool for spiritual growth. The goal is not teaching nor
learning. It is feeding and living scripture. It is growing in faith and nurturing our lives in God.
Psalm of the week for Easter, April 26 ~ Psalm 23 - Dominus regit me (The Lord quides me)
The 4th Sunday of Easter has been known as "Shepherd Sunday" or "Good Shepherd Sunday"
for generations uncounted. I have seen it being celebrated in many ways as a day of joy for all people of all
ages probably with well known hymns and the standard readings.
Psalm 23 is high on the list of best known scripture passages and is one of the most well
known with many people able to pray it by memory, often in the King James version. It is right up there with
the Lord's Prayer and well known hymns. This small collection is of great use for the sick, the dying, and
death. It is familiar enough that we can meditate on its words as adults and as children. It is not complicated.
It is just a thing of beauty that puts us with God in a simple way.
Think about what are the most beautiful passages that you have here. What revives us?
What gives us rest? There are so many instances of water in scripture that aid us in seeing meaning clearly.
This is "still" water. The waters of God are not always still..or safe.
There are comfortable pathways. There are also walks through "the valley of the shadow of
death." There might be endless ways to discover the meanings that are here. Does the notion of death imply
only someone or something dying - giving up breath. Can you think of this "valley of shadow" in other ways?
Safety comes with the rod and staff of kinghood. Comfort comes with the hospitality of a set
table and anointing with oil. What is it that causes "the cup running over"?
Write a new sentence about what will be following us. And where we will dwell.
Blessings,
Kathie