Adult Faith Formation
Still Waters: March 14, 2026
Still Waters Fellowship takes place around a good meal and the exploration of one or more of the traditional practices that can help us grow in our relationship to God. All are welcome! RSVPs are encouraged in the interest of meal planning.
Our next gathering will be on Saturday, March 14, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the home of Roger Parker. For more information or to RSVP to Roger, click on the link below.
Bible Study: Lent 2026
We meet every Wednesday at 11:15 a.m. in the church library.
Anyone is free to drop in for a taste of the joy that we share in our prayer, meditation, scripture, and Christian community.
Some new revelations concerning The Plan of God.
This is the topic for Wednesday Bible Study during Lent: From before time began God has had a plan -
that humankind will share God's life in God's Kingdom. There is such a wealth of wisdom that we can explore
and find great depth of meaning. Instead of focusing on a book of scripture for however long that book takes
we are bouncing around to find particular topics and look at scripture in a way that is new to us. There have
been many questions and challenges to explore.
Why is there sin in the world? Evil? What do Adam and Eve and their story have to do with us and
what do we learn from them? Did God create sin and evil? Is Redemption necessary? Does God punish us?
Our conversations have been brisk and loaded with thought. We have come to understand more about the
value of conversational meditation. It is all a critical tool for spiritual growth. The goal is not teaching nor
learning. It is feeding and living scripture. It is growing in faith and nurturing our lives in God.
Lenten Compline
Join us by Zoom on Tuesdays at 7:30, beginning March 3.
Compline is the service for evening and part of the Daily Office. The Office is an ancient practice of
the church and developed into our Book of Common Prayer after the Reformation. For centuries these
prayers were used in churches, monasteries, homes and by individual worshipers. There will be prayer sheets available through email for your use in compline or on
meditations during the rest of each week. The services will last about 30 minutes.
These will be times of quiet spaces and one voice will read each prayers with volunteers to pray one or
more sessions. I (Kathie) will start us off. If you would like to participate just let me know. Scripture, poetry,
anything interesting to us will be in sections broken up by the silence. One particular focus will be on the Last
Words of Christ.
For millennia Lent has been a time of renewal, penitence, self-examination, self-denial, leading to
forgiveness, redemption, and renewal in Christ. These actions work their best when in community. You will
always be welcome.
Psalm of the week for March 15: Psalm 23, Dominus regit me (the Lord leads me)
#23, the Lord is my shepherd, is the most known psalm in the psalter. It is found in
liturgical readings in Book of Common Prayer services. It serves people of Christian faith as words that arise
easily in memory and are used in different ways by young people as they begin their exploration of who God is
and what the relationship is. For adults the enriching text can bring peace and calm to difficult circumstances.
The value of #23 is an incalculable ease of use.
Here are some ways for you to meditate on this treasure so that it advance your walk on the path of
the Good Shepherd.
Verse 1
A word "game": Look at the first line and listen as you read it aloud. The Lord...put a strong
emphasis on Lord. Explore some ways to say it aloud. Make this experiment with other words of verse 1. You
will be "acting"! You will also find ways to approach an understanding of the psalm.
Verse 2
Examine the actions in this passage. what do they say to you and how do you react?
Verse 3
Again, there are important verbs here. What is done for you in vs 3...and what do YOU do?
Verse 4
Why should we EVER be afraid? And how do we communicate this to others? And what is the
rod and staff???
Verse 5
Here comes dinner and something is troubling the gathering. Whatever will we do???
Verse 6
Way back at the beginning of verse 1 there was an acknowledgement of the two characters
involved. But...there is an assurance (the one in the old hymn...you can google it).
Dwelling in the Lord's house FOREVER is inviting. Describe your reaction.
Have more fun....by googling "The Good Shepherd" and look at some pictures.
This Sunday is called Good Shepherd Sunday. So pay attention to the texts and preachings!
Kathie S