2014 SCHOOL OF RELIGION

LSM School of Religion Lutheran Shared Ministry is sponsoring the 2014 School of Religion. We meet each Wed. in October from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 142 Market Street, Williamsport. We begin with a brief opening, then go to one of the two classes listed. After about an hour we break for light refreshments, then go back to our respective classes to wrap up, we then have a brief closing to conclude each week. This is a free faith learning opportunity, however, we do need to have pre-registrations to prepare rooms and materials for those attending.

Call St. Mark’s at 570-323-4619 by Monday, Sept. 29th to reserve your spot.

Beginning again with the Catechism - We learned the words in catechetical class years ago, and over the years since then we have experienced how they apply to daily life and work. So now it is time for a fresh reconsideration of how important and insightful Luther's Small Catechism truly is. We'll use a newly-issued DVD by Dr. James Nestingen, foremost Lutheran scholar and teacher, to start off our conversations each week about the Ten Commandments, Creed, and Lord's Prayer. It will be a grand mixture of history, theology and Bible, seasoned with life. Kenneth Elkin, Pastor at St. Mark’s Lutheran, leads this 2 hour course.

Pericope Study Group(this will be a one hour course) - Pericope, the Greek word for section, identifies the “section” of text used on Sunday for the three readings. Rostered folk in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America normally get together each week to study these sections of the Bible, as well as the designated Psalm, in order to decided what speaks to a given congregation and to craft sermons. Come, observe and be part of the process. Add your own insights. Elisabeth Aurand, Pastor at St. Luke Lutheran Church leads this course.