Burlington Reporter

First Presbyterian Churchv recently issued the following announcement.

ONLINE FAITH FORMATION OPPORTUNITIES

Faith Formation does not stop just because we cannot gather at the building! Join one of these opportunities online!

Online Adult Formation Class — “Coming to Know God”

Taught by Dr. Ed Moore

Three-Week Online Class

Monday and Wednesday, 10:00 -11:00 a.m.  Beginning on Monday, April 13, and continuing through April 30

This class will be an overview of what anthropologists have learned about the origins of religion. How and when did our ancestors first became religious? How do we define that? And how did those first glimmerings, through all manner of twists and turns, lead to an articulate, thoughtful faith (well, for some of us)?

Dr. Moore is no stranger to us here at First Presbyterian Church. He served as Interim Head of Staff at FPC during Dr. Shive’s first sabbatical. Ed is a United Methodist clergy who served as District Superintendent in the Baltimore-Washington Conference and a number of churches in Maryland prior to that.  He has a Ph.D. in the History of American Christianity from George Washington University and has served as a professor at Duke Divinity School, Elon University, and the University of North Georgia.  He and his wife, Mary Gowan, used to live in Burlington and participate with us regularly in worship and educational classes.  They currently live in North Georgia and often worship with us online.

This class will meet on Zoom.  If you are interested in participating, email Kathleen Seagroves and she will send you a link to the Zoom Class.

Additional Faith Formation

• The Point: Adult Sunday morning class meets at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings via Zoom hosted by Willy Fisher. Check-in fellowship time and lectionary study using Feasting on the Word.
• The Enrichment Class: Adult Sunday morning class meets at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings via Gotomeeting hosted by Henry Carrouth. Studying Accepting that you are fully accepted from The Universal Christ by Richard Rohr
• Tween Time (3rd, 4th & 5th Graders): Meets at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday mornings via Zoom for games, catching up with each other, scripture reading, and prayer
• 1st & 2nd graders: Meets Mondays at noon via Zoom for an online picnic, faith story time, and games
• Prek & Kindergarten: Meets Tuesdays at noon via Zoom for online picnic and sharing time

If you would like to participate in any of the above online classes, please contact Charlotte Nance-Allbright for the link you will need to access the gathering.

Don’t forget that Worship is Faith Formation!

• 10:00 a.m. on Sundays
• 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 8
• 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 9 for the Maundy Thursday Service

All of the above will be available to view on livestreaming

or Facebook Live

If you are watching via Facebook Live, feel free to leave a comment, give a thumbs up or a heart or even a laughing face if the preacher says something funny.  We love receiving pictures of you worshiping at home!

In the works (subject to adaptive change):

• Video recorded classes of the guest speakers for the John Knox Fellowship to share with the class and anyone who wishes to watch the videos at a later date.
• Zoom Zentangle with a Certified Zentangle Instructor.

Hearing and seeing stuff about Zoom but don’t know what Zoom is? Check it out!

www.zoom.us

If you would like to participate in any of the above online classes, please contact Charlotte Nance-Allbright for the link you will need to access the gathering.

If you do not have access to online resources and you would like us to send you a faith formation resource in the mail or email, please contact Charlotte Nance-Allbright. 

Choir

Chancel Choir

Zoom gatherings each Wednesday evening. This forum gives our faithful singers a chance for fellowship and to see one another in this time of physical distance.

Children’s Choir will gather for an end of the year online party via Zoom.

Youth & Young Adults

• Youth Group: Both Junior High and Senior High groups will meet every Sunday night via Zoom. Junior High will meet from 5:00-6:00 p.m. and Senior High will meet from 7:00-8:00 p.m.
• Dough Devotions: All Senior High Students can join us Tuesday mornings starting at 9:00 a.m. in the Snapchat Group. The Devotion will be given at 9:30 a.m. via Snapchat and Facebook Live and all are welcome to tune in!
• Young Adult Zoom Gathering: The Young Adult Group will gather via zoom for bi-weekly events.  Our first gathering will be a virtual game night next Friday, April 10 at 7:00 p.m.

If you are interested in joining these meetings, please contact Taylor Barner.

Original source: https://fpcburlington.org/online-faith-formation-opportunities/