Being Human: A 5-Part Compass Series

From October 22-November 19 Compass delves into our five-part series on Being Human. Consulting passages from both the Jewish and Christian Scriptures, we’ll uncover five key facets of what it means to be human, and how we can more deeply live into our own humanity. Watch the weekly announcements for more details on each upcoming Compass session. This series is open to any and all at St. Stephen’s Church and beyond.

Can’t join us in person on Sunday mornings? Compass is offered live on ZOOM. Sign up for our weekly emails to receive the ZOOM link and links to video replays of each session.

SERIES SCHEDULE

• October 22 – Being Human I: Earth in our Beings
  
• October 29 – Being Human II: Freedom in our Beings
• November 5 – Being Human III: Goodness in our Beings
• November 12- Being Human IV: Priesthood in our Beings
• November 19 – Being Human V: Matter and Spirit in our Beings
  In Part V of our series, we’ll discover that our beings comprise both matter and spirit. Often, we read about humanity as if it’s purely material. In a religious context, we sometimes emphasize only the spiritual. What does it mean to be both? What happens when we emphasize one side of our beings to the exclusion of the other? To be fully human, we must embrace both our material and spiritual natures. How do we do that? And what difference does it make in our lives, and in our relationship with God, each other, and the entire Creation?

CHILDREN & YOUTH ACTIVITIES

During our Adult Formation offerings from 9-10 AM on Sunday mornings, our staffed Nursery (upper-level Chapel wing) is open for children from birth to age 3. We also offer supervised Children & Youth Fellowship time in the Children’s Ministry Room just down the hall from where Compass is held.

Adult Forum presents Compass

Compass, led by Joyce Denham, is our Sunday morning Adult Formation class in which we study the literature of the Bible as our compass for life. Compass is for everyone at St. Stephen’s, and beyond. Invite others! It’s a place to make friends, laugh, and stretch our minds, as Joyce unravels the narratives and poetry of the Bible to discover what they have to say to us today. No registration. Just show up on Sunday mornings, 9 a.m., in the Commons Room.