We will begin the year with a three-week series on the economic crisis.  For this series we will join the adult class that meets in the library.  Guest speakers will lead discussions on what the economic crisis means for individuals, communities, and our nation with an emphasis on how our identity as a community of faith shapes our response.

In addition to the economic crisis series, speakers will be presenting and leading discussions on Hospice Care (Feb. 15th), Refugees in the Charlottesville Area (March 22nd), the Millennial Generation (May 3rd), and Volunteerism and Philanthropy (April 19th - 26th).

We also will be viewing and discussing two videos:  “God’s Warriors” (Feb. 22 - Mar. 15th) and “For the Bible Tells Me So” (Jan. 25th - Feb. 8th).  “God’s Warriors” is Christiane Amanpour’s investigation of fundamentalism in the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish worlds.  “For the Bible Tells Me So” addresses the struggle between Christian fundamentalists and the gay and lesbian community in their home churches.

March 29th is a Fall Planning Session.  Class will not meet Palm Sunday (April 5th) or Easter Sunday (April 12th).  May 10th is an end of year social.

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