Adult Education
Adult Education at St. Stephen’s is a welcoming forum for thoughtful spiritual exploration. Programs are in spring and fall seasons, usually meeting on Sundays at 9:00am in the Upper Meeting Room (with refreshments and fellowship beginning at 8:45). Additional offerings are sometimes scheduled on weekdays or weeknights to accommodate a wider range of interests and availability. All are welcome to attend—parishioners and the broader community alike. For information or program suggestions, please contact Dan Beaupré, An Duclos, Theresa Gleason, or Diane Nancekivell.
When available, Zoom access is provided at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87490029176 with the passcode AdultEd
Bernie Schlager, PhD
Sunday, Feb 1, 9 am
From Welcome to Inclusion
with Bernie Schlager
WHAT DOES IT MEAN for a Christian congregation to move beyond the welcome of LGBTQ+ people to the inclusion of LGBTQ+ people? We will take a brief look at the history of welcoming movements in US Christianity and then explore some ways in which a congregation can move from welcome to inclusion in its worship, congregational life, and witness in the larger community.
Bernie Schlager, PhD, is Associate Professor of Historical & Cultural Studies and Executive Director of The Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion at Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California.
Praying with St Ignatius: The Examen Prayer
Presented by Jay Parini
Sunday, Feb 15, 9 am, the Meeting Room
Jay Parini will talk about the tradition of meditation developed by St. Ignatius Loyola. The Ignition prayer called the Daily Examine is prayed twice a day by all members of the Jesuit Order. Jay will lead us through this five-step prayer. No homework necessary.
Spring ‘26 Schedule
Sunday, Jan 4 - Diane Nancekivell, A Brief Look at Mary
Sunday Jan 11 - Mary Claire DeHaven, Compassionate Communication
Sunday Jan 18, 9 am: Get Up! Do Something! Move! with Sharon Tierra & Theresa Gleason,
Sunday, Feb 1, 9 am: From Welcome to Inclusion, by Bernie Schlager,
Sunday Feb 15, 9 am: The tradition of meditation developed by St. Ignatius Loyola, with Jay Parini
6 Sundays during Lent, Feb 22 - March 29, 9 am: Vincent van Gogh and the Beauty of Lent, with Charlie Nichols
4 Fridays during Lent (2/20 - 3/13), 2:30-4:00 pm: Lectio Divina with Gaen Murphree, held in the Chapel.
Sunday Apr 5 - (EASTER)
4 Friday seminars, May 1 - May 22, 3 - 4:30: Jesus in His Own Words, by Henry Carse
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Programs from the past
