Christ Church Cathedral - Adult Classes

The Dean’s Forum
Takes place in the Tilford Room from 10:00am - 10:50am

Christ in the World This Year
January 10th
Led by John Stempel

Shapers of Anglican Spirituality
January 17th - February 14th
Led by The Rev. Dr. Glenn Hinson
Over five weeks, we will examine one of the following shapers of Anglican spirituality: The Book of Common Prayer, Lancelot Andrews, George Herbert, John Donne & Jeremy Taylor.

Kentucky Refugee Ministries
February 21st

Dean's Farewell
February 28th

Early Christianity
March 7th, 14th & 21st
Led by John Brice
This class will explore the variety of early Christian thought and practice from the first century through the Council of Ephesus in 431. In particular, the class will focus on Gnostic and other writings constituting the Nag Hammadi Library.

Living with Vitality and Grace from Midlife and Beyond
April 11th - May 30th
Led by Dr. Gary Stewart
Over eight weeks, we will examine the following topics about life:
• Living with Vitality and Grace from Midlife and Beyond
• Generativity – making a difference with gifts, talents, and wisdom of experience
• Lost but found – entering into the lives of loved ones with dementia
• The church’s relationship with its members as life evolves and changes
• Challenges we face and decisions we have to make as we age
• Can we talk – sharing stories between generations
• What we do with stuff – Keepers Anonymous
• How am I doing so far – how do I maintain wellness?

Christ and Culture
Takes place in the Abbot Library, 10:00am - 10:50am
These classes focus on themes in our culture providing a small group discussion format.

Bishop Addison Hosea's School of Religion
January 31st – February 14th
Led by Addison Hosea, III
The “School of Religion” was developed by Bishop Addison Hosea during his 36 year ministry to teach and remind people about the faith we have chosen. Christianity is a religion that encourages examination of its beliefs, and the Bishop did this by asking questions such as: Is there anything God cannot do? Are all people by nature children of God?

Listening for God Through Contemporary Literature
February 21st - March 28th
Discussions of Wendell Berry & other Kentucky authors.

The First Paul by Marcus Borg
April 11th - May 20th
Led by Addison Hosea, III
The First Paul, by Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan, is a fresh look at understanding Paul. Paul’s writings, often misunderstood, have been used to support slavery and encourage subjection to an oppressive government. However, they also acknowledge women as church leaders and reassign Caesar’s titles (Son of God, Savior of the World) to Jesus. This class will spend several weeks looking at the person second only to Jesus in importance during the birth of Christianity.

Episcopal Families
10:00am - 10:50am
These classes concern issues pertaining to families of all kinds.

Parenting 101
January 10th - January 31st
Led by Hendy Seelbach - Clinical Social Worker
Why it’s harder being a parent today:
• We no longer want our children to grow up in fear of our anger, but we now live
   in fear of theirs.
• We know when to explain ourselves and negotiate with our children, but not
   when to cut off further discussion.
• We are better at knowing what to buy for our children then what to deny them.
• We are better at helping our children make their own decisions, but are confused
   about when we should make decisions for them.
This year we will be exploring issues that parents have struggled with for years: anger, respect, electronic interferences and participation in family life. We will be using William Daughtery’s wonderful parenting book, Take Back Your Children. Please join us. Each class will stand on its own so you do not have to attend all classes to participate.

Y Oh Y Do We Want Everything Now?
February 21st - March 21st
Led by Amanda Musterman-Kiser
A four week discussion on the sociological, cultural & religious surrounding of the Y / Millenial generations - students born from 1975-1998. This class will use music & multimedia as discussion points for understanding today’s youth.

Youth 101
April 11th - April 18th
Led by Amanda Musterman-Kiser
Two week introduction class on youth programming at Christ Church. All the mysteries of Journey to Adulthood including Rite 13, J2A & YAC will be revealed. This class is strongly recommended for parents with students in Rite 13 or new members with families.

Catechumenate / Newcomer
10:00am - 10:50am
This class is for newcomers or those who wish to refresh their faith.

Catechumenate Class
Begins in January
Dean’s Conference Room
Led by The Rev. Canon Audrey L. Miskelley
Newcomers are always welcome at Christ Church. Join us at any of our services and especially at breakfast. A Full hot breakfast is served each Sunday morning at 9:30am (during the summer, donuts only).

Books & Beliefs
First Tuesday of each month
Coffee Hour at 10:00am
Presentation at 10:30am

Plan to join us for fellowship and lively discussion.
It is not necessary to read the books before meetings.
All (men & women) are welcome!

From This Day Forward by Cokie Roberts & Steven V. Roberts
February 2nd
At the home of Mildred Lawrence, Cohost: Trudy Patch
101 South Hanover 7M
Speaker: Sandy Ireland

Losing Mum and Pup by Christopher Buckley
March 2nd
At the home of Kathy Dalton, Cohost: Jane Binger
1066 Lakewood Drive
Speaker: Muffy Stuart

The Believers by Janice Holt Giles
April 6th
At the home of Mary Mc Lisle
642 Central Ave
Speaker: Sharon Brennan

Church of Lies by Flora Jessup
May 4th
At the home of Lu Crehore, Cohost: Doris Safriet
1074 Lakewood Drive
Speaker: Ann Demaree

*No Church School on April 4th*