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SUMMARY:A Dickens Christmas: Hearing the Gospel through Charles Dickens’s "A Christmas Carol"
DESCRIPTION:Each year at Advent\, Christians everywhere revisit a certain old Victorian moral story. The images of snow-covered English cobblestone streets\, the sentimentally-portrayed ragged poor\, and the ever-more familiar plot line don’t seem to grow tiresome through the years. Charles Dickens’s preachy little tale A Christmas Carol holds us captive like the returning relative we have come to expect—even yearn—to see every holiday season. \nDuring this season of Advent during our Sunday morning Adult Education hour\, we will look at the Advent lessons through Ebenezer Scrooge’s eyes. We will learn the traditional Advent lessons of Hope\, Faith\, Peace\, and Joy\, and we will also observe how Dickens shows us how Scrooge needs the lessons of Advent in his life. For Christians\, when Christ comes into our lives and is born in our hearts\, He becomes the Lord of our past\, present\, and future. Keeping this thought in mind\, Charles Dickens’ spirits of Christmas past\, Christmas present\, and Christmas future take on a new meaning in our lives. \nSuggested reading for this study: The Redemption of Scrooge by Matt Rawle. \nFacilitated by Linda Lanam\, Priscilla Andre-Colton\, and Rev. Dr. Shelly Wood
URL:https://opmh.org/event/a-dickens-christmas-hearing-the-gospel-through-charles-dickenss-a-christmas-carol-2024-12-22/
LOCATION:Old Presbyterian Meeting House\, Heritage Hall
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SUMMARY:A Dickens Christmas: Hearing the Gospel through Charles Dickens’s "A Christmas Carol"
DESCRIPTION:Each year at Advent\, Christians everywhere revisit a certain old Victorian moral story. The images of snow-covered English cobblestone streets\, the sentimentally-portrayed ragged poor\, and the ever-more familiar plot line don’t seem to grow tiresome through the years. Charles Dickens’s preachy little tale A Christmas Carol holds us captive like the returning relative we have come to expect—even yearn—to see every holiday season. \nDuring this season of Advent during our Sunday morning Adult Education hour\, we will look at the Advent lessons through Ebenezer Scrooge’s eyes. We will learn the traditional Advent lessons of Hope\, Faith\, Peace\, and Joy\, and we will also observe how Dickens shows us how Scrooge needs the lessons of Advent in his life. For Christians\, when Christ comes into our lives and is born in our hearts\, He becomes the Lord of our past\, present\, and future. Keeping this thought in mind\, Charles Dickens’ spirits of Christmas past\, Christmas present\, and Christmas future take on a new meaning in our lives. \nSuggested reading for this study: The Redemption of Scrooge by Matt Rawle. \nFacilitated by Linda Lanam\, Priscilla Andre-Colton\, and Rev. Dr. Shelly Wood
URL:https://opmh.org/event/a-dickens-christmas-hearing-the-gospel-through-charles-dickenss-a-christmas-carol-2024-12-15/
LOCATION:Old Presbyterian Meeting House\, Heritage Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241208T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241208T103000
DTSTAMP:20260517T044248
CREATED:20241113T205516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241114T205047Z
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SUMMARY:A Dickens Christmas: Hearing the Gospel through Charles Dickens’s "A Christmas Carol"
DESCRIPTION:Each year at Advent\, Christians everywhere revisit a certain old Victorian moral story. The images of snow-covered English cobblestone streets\, the sentimentally-portrayed ragged poor\, and the ever-more familiar plot line don’t seem to grow tiresome through the years. Charles Dickens’s preachy little tale A Christmas Carol holds us captive like the returning relative we have come to expect—even yearn—to see every holiday season. \nDuring this season of Advent during our Sunday morning Adult Education hour\, we will look at the Advent lessons through Ebenezer Scrooge’s eyes. We will learn the traditional Advent lessons of Hope\, Faith\, Peace\, and Joy\, and we will also observe how Dickens shows us how Scrooge needs the lessons of Advent in his life. For Christians\, when Christ comes into our lives and is born in our hearts\, He becomes the Lord of our past\, present\, and future. Keeping this thought in mind\, Charles Dickens’ spirits of Christmas past\, Christmas present\, and Christmas future take on a new meaning in our lives. \nSuggested reading for this study: The Redemption of Scrooge by Matt Rawle. \nFacilitated by Linda Lanam\, Priscilla Andre-Colton\, and Rev. Dr. Shelly Wood
URL:https://opmh.org/event/a-dickens-christmas-hearing-the-gospel-through-charles-dickenss-a-christmas-carol/2024-12-08/
LOCATION:Old Presbyterian Meeting House\, Heritage Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240804T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240804T094500
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SUMMARY:Summer Bible Study: Mark
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-week summer series on the earliest\, and shortest Gospel facilitated by Rev. Dr. Wood. All you need is your Bible. Come when you can! We will meet July 14\, 21 and 28 in Heritage Hall and on Zoom. Childcare will be available.
URL:https://opmh.org/event/summer-bible-study-mark-2024-07-21/2024-08-04/
LOCATION:Old Presbyterian Meeting House\, Heritage Hall
CATEGORIES:adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240714T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240728T094500
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CREATED:20240521T122303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T155910Z
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SUMMARY:Summer Bible Study: Mark
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-week summer series on the earliest\, and shortest Gospel facilitated by Rev. Dr. Wood. All you need is your Bible. Come when you can! We will meet July 14\, 21 and 28 in Heritage Hall and on Zoom. Childcare will be available.
URL:https://opmh.org/event/summer-bible-study-mark/
LOCATION:Old Presbyterian Meeting House\, Heritage Hall
CATEGORIES:adults
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240630T120000
DTSTAMP:20260517T044248
CREATED:20240228T184829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T133507Z
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SUMMARY:Vacation Bible School-Seekers in Sneakers!
DESCRIPTION:2024 Vacation Bible School \nChildren ages 3 (fully potty trained) through grade 5 are invited to an interactive Vacation Bible School where they will use their investigative skills to discover Jesus. Geocaching activities will challenge children to dig into the Bible to find the way to Jesus. This journey of discovery has many twists and turns\, so children will learn to ask questions\, work with others\, shine their light in the world\, follow Jesus’ example of serving others\, and trust Jesus when things go wrong. Through worship and drama\, storytelling\, art and science explorations\, and active games\, children are invited to follow the example and teaching of Jesus in every place and every part of life. So grab your water bottle\, your Bible\, and your friends\, because this is going to be a great adventure! \nVBS at the Meeting House runs Monday through Thursday\, June 24-27 from 9am to noon. Please fill out the form below completely. The cost per child is $60 with a family maximum of $150. One registration fee will be waived with a 4-day parent volunteer. Credit card payments can be made below through Square. \nVacation Bible School registration is now closed. Please contact Noelle Castin for more information or to be put on the waiting list.
URL:https://opmh.org/event/vacation-bible-school/2024-06-27/
LOCATION:OPMH
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240626T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240629T120000
DTSTAMP:20260517T044248
CREATED:20240228T184829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T133506Z
UID:1102-1719392400-1719662400@opmh.org
SUMMARY:Vacation Bible School-Seekers in Sneakers!
DESCRIPTION:2024 Vacation Bible School \nChildren ages 3 (fully potty trained) through grade 5 are invited to an interactive Vacation Bible School where they will use their investigative skills to discover Jesus. Geocaching activities will challenge children to dig into the Bible to find the way to Jesus. This journey of discovery has many twists and turns\, so children will learn to ask questions\, work with others\, shine their light in the world\, follow Jesus’ example of serving others\, and trust Jesus when things go wrong. Through worship and drama\, storytelling\, art and science explorations\, and active games\, children are invited to follow the example and teaching of Jesus in every place and every part of life. So grab your water bottle\, your Bible\, and your friends\, because this is going to be a great adventure! \nVBS at the Meeting House runs Monday through Thursday\, June 24-27 from 9am to noon. Please fill out the form below completely. The cost per child is $60 with a family maximum of $150. One registration fee will be waived with a 4-day parent volunteer. Credit card payments can be made below through Square. \nVacation Bible School registration is now closed. Please contact Noelle Castin for more information or to be put on the waiting list.
URL:https://opmh.org/event/vacation-bible-school/2024-06-26/
LOCATION:OPMH
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240625T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240628T120000
DTSTAMP:20260517T044248
CREATED:20240228T184829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T133506Z
UID:1101-1719306000-1719576000@opmh.org
SUMMARY:Vacation Bible School-Seekers in Sneakers!
DESCRIPTION:2024 Vacation Bible School \nChildren ages 3 (fully potty trained) through grade 5 are invited to an interactive Vacation Bible School where they will use their investigative skills to discover Jesus. Geocaching activities will challenge children to dig into the Bible to find the way to Jesus. This journey of discovery has many twists and turns\, so children will learn to ask questions\, work with others\, shine their light in the world\, follow Jesus’ example of serving others\, and trust Jesus when things go wrong. Through worship and drama\, storytelling\, art and science explorations\, and active games\, children are invited to follow the example and teaching of Jesus in every place and every part of life. So grab your water bottle\, your Bible\, and your friends\, because this is going to be a great adventure! \nVBS at the Meeting House runs Monday through Thursday\, June 24-27 from 9am to noon. Please fill out the form below completely. The cost per child is $60 with a family maximum of $150. One registration fee will be waived with a 4-day parent volunteer. Credit card payments can be made below through Square. \nVacation Bible School registration is now closed. Please contact Noelle Castin for more information or to be put on the waiting list.
URL:https://opmh.org/event/vacation-bible-school/2024-06-25/
LOCATION:OPMH
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240624T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240627T120000
DTSTAMP:20260517T044248
CREATED:20240228T184829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T133506Z
UID:1066-1719219600-1719489600@opmh.org
SUMMARY:Vacation Bible School-Seekers in Sneakers!
DESCRIPTION:2024 Vacation Bible School \nChildren ages 3 (fully potty trained) through grade 5 are invited to an interactive Vacation Bible School where they will use their investigative skills to discover Jesus. Geocaching activities will challenge children to dig into the Bible to find the way to Jesus. This journey of discovery has many twists and turns\, so children will learn to ask questions\, work with others\, shine their light in the world\, follow Jesus’ example of serving others\, and trust Jesus when things go wrong. Through worship and drama\, storytelling\, art and science explorations\, and active games\, children are invited to follow the example and teaching of Jesus in every place and every part of life. So grab your water bottle\, your Bible\, and your friends\, because this is going to be a great adventure! \nVBS at the Meeting House runs Monday through Thursday\, June 24-27 from 9am to noon. Please fill out the form below completely. The cost per child is $60 with a family maximum of $150. One registration fee will be waived with a 4-day parent volunteer. Credit card payments can be made below through Square. \nVacation Bible School registration is now closed. Please contact Noelle Castin for more information or to be put on the waiting list.
URL:https://opmh.org/event/vacation-bible-school/2024-06-24/
LOCATION:OPMH
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://opmh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Logo-Sneakers-Green-dots.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240428T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240428T103000
DTSTAMP:20260517T044248
CREATED:20240102T174021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T182356Z
UID:895-1714296600-1714300200@opmh.org
SUMMARY:Spiritual Landscape Series-Christian Landscapes
DESCRIPTION:“We are surrounded by a world that talks\, but we don’t listen. We are part of a community engaged in a vast conversation\, but we deny our role in it.”\nRev. Belden C. Lane\, The Great Conversation: Nature and the Care of the Soul. \nThis Adult Education series explores transcendent\, passionate experience that is elicited by beautiful\, mysterious landscapes. This experience — some call it mystical — is part of our Christian heritage\, though it is often underappreciated. Let us see how others have responded to the landscape throughout the ages\, that we may learn to listen again – more fully and spiritually – in our own time. \nApril 7  Designing the Spiritual Landscape. \nMr. Michael Vergason is world-renowned landscape designer. He will discuss how he has approached the spiritual dimension in some of his major landscape projects\, including the Normandy American Cemetery Visitor Center\, and the Bishop’s Garden at the National Cathedral. \nApril 14 Virginia Landscapes and the English Sublime \nThe Rev. Miller Hunter served for many years as the Rector of St Paul’s Ivy and also Trinity Episcopal in Little Washington\, Va. He is currently on the board of the Botanical Garden of the Piedmont\, a newly designed 15-acre public pleasure garden in Charlottesville. He has visited and studied many private and rarely seen estate gardens in both Virigina and England and will discuss their mutual influences and aesthetic principles as they evolved from the seventeenth century onward. \nApril 21   Worldwide Spiritual Landscapes: Ancient\, Pre-Columbian\, Japanese\, Imaginary   \nDr. Kent Myers (OPMH member) will take a ‘romp’ through foreign cultures where landscapes have been deeply felt. This is an interfaith journey\, ranging from the holy mountains of the Middle East\, to the ancient mounds of Illinois\, with a lengthy tour of Japan’s sophisticated gardens\, sacred groves\, and contemplative mountain walks. What landscapes — those lost or to come — do we long for in our contemporary imagination? \nApril 28   Christian Landscapes  \nThe Rev. Dr. Larry Golemon (OPMH member) is Director of the Washington Theological Consortium and the Reformed Institute of Metropolitan Washington. He will review the Christian experience of landscape\, from Medieval through Celtic traditions\, then the Reformed experience through the Dutch Golden Age\, the passionate (and forgotten) green Calvin\, the Puritan appreciation of God’s beauty in flinty New England\, and contemporary lament and hope for our earthly home.
URL:https://opmh.org/event/spiritual-landscape-series-2024-04-28/
LOCATION:Old Presbyterian Meeting House\, Heritage Hall
CATEGORIES:adults
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240421T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240421T103000
DTSTAMP:20260517T044248
CREATED:20240102T174021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T182316Z
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SUMMARY:Spiritual Landscape Series-Worldwide Spiritual Landscapes: Ancient\, Pre-Columbian\, Japanese\, Imaginary
DESCRIPTION:“We are surrounded by a world that talks\, but we don’t listen. We are part of a community engaged in a vast conversation\, but we deny our role in it.”\nRev. Belden C. Lane\, The Great Conversation: Nature and the Care of the Soul. \nThis Adult Education series explores transcendent\, passionate experience that is elicited by beautiful\, mysterious landscapes. This experience — some call it mystical — is part of our Christian heritage\, though it is often underappreciated. Let us see how others have responded to the landscape throughout the ages\, that we may learn to listen again – more fully and spiritually – in our own time. \nApril 7  Designing the Spiritual Landscape. \nMr. Michael Vergason is world-renowned landscape designer. He will discuss how he has approached the spiritual dimension in some of his major landscape projects\, including the Normandy American Cemetery Visitor Center\, and the Bishop’s Garden at the National Cathedral. \nApril 14 Virginia Landscapes and the English Sublime \nThe Rev. Miller Hunter served for many years as the Rector of St Paul’s Ivy and also Trinity Episcopal in Little Washington\, Va. He is currently on the board of the Botanical Garden of the Piedmont\, a newly designed 15-acre public pleasure garden in Charlottesville. He has visited and studied many private and rarely seen estate gardens in both Virigina and England and will discuss their mutual influences and aesthetic principles as they evolved from the seventeenth century onward. \nApril 21   Worldwide Spiritual Landscapes: Ancient\, Pre-Columbian\, Japanese\, Imaginary   \nDr. Kent Myers (OPMH member) will take a ‘romp’ through foreign cultures where landscapes have been deeply felt. This is an interfaith journey\, ranging from the holy mountains of the Middle East\, to the ancient mounds of Illinois\, with a lengthy tour of Japan’s sophisticated gardens\, sacred groves\, and contemplative mountain walks. What landscapes — those lost or to come — do we long for in our contemporary imagination? \nApril 28   Christian Landscapes  \nThe Rev. Dr. Larry Golemon (OPMH member) is Director of the Washington Theological Consortium and the Reformed Institute of Metropolitan Washington. He will review the Christian experience of landscape\, from Medieval through Celtic traditions\, then the Reformed experience through the Dutch Golden Age\, the passionate (and forgotten) green Calvin\, the Puritan appreciation of God’s beauty in flinty New England\, and contemporary lament and hope for our earthly home.
URL:https://opmh.org/event/spiritual-landscape-series-2024-04-21/
LOCATION:Old Presbyterian Meeting House\, Heritage Hall
CATEGORIES:adults
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T103000
DTSTAMP:20260517T044248
CREATED:20240102T174021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T172507Z
UID:893-1713087000-1713090600@opmh.org
SUMMARY:Spiritual Landscape Series-Virginia Landscapes and the English Sublime
DESCRIPTION:“We are surrounded by a world that talks\, but we don’t listen. We are part of a community engaged in a vast conversation\, but we deny our role in it.”\nRev. Belden C. Lane\, The Great Conversation: Nature and the Care of the Soul. \nThis Adult Education series explores transcendent\, passionate experience that is elicited by beautiful\, mysterious landscapes. This experience — some call it mystical — is part of our Christian heritage\, though it is often underappreciated. Let us see how others have responded to the landscape throughout the ages\, that we may learn to listen again – more fully and spiritually – in our own time. \nApril 14 Virginia Landscapes and the English Sublime \nThe Rev. Miller Hunter served for many years as the Rector of St Paul’s Ivy and also Trinity Episcopal in Little Washington\, Va. He is currently on the board of the Botanical Garden of the Piedmont\, a newly designed 15-acre public pleasure garden in Charlottesville. He has visited and studied many private and rarely seen estate gardens in both Virigina and England and will discuss their mutual influences and aesthetic principles as they evolved from the seventeenth century onward. \nApril 21   Worldwide Spiritual Landscapes: Ancient\, Pre-Columbian\, Japanese\, Imaginary   \nDr. Kent Myers (OPMH member) will take a ‘romp’ through foreign cultures where landscapes have been deeply felt. This is an interfaith journey\, ranging from the holy mountains of the Middle East\, to the ancient mounds of Illinois\, with a lengthy tour of Japan’s sophisticated gardens\, sacred groves\, and contemplative mountain walks. What landscapes — those lost or to come — do we long for in our contemporary imagination? \nApril 28   Christian Landscapes  \nThe Rev. Dr. Larry Golemon (OPMH member) is Director of the Washington Theological Consortium and the Reformed Institute of Metropolitan Washington. He will review the Christian experience of landscape\, from Medieval through Celtic traditions\, then the Reformed experience through the Dutch Golden Age\, the passionate (and forgotten) green Calvin\, the Puritan appreciation of God’s beauty in flinty New England\, and contemporary lament and hope for our earthly home.
URL:https://opmh.org/event/spiritual-landscape-series-2024-04-14/
LOCATION:Old Presbyterian Meeting House\, Heritage Hall
CATEGORIES:adults
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240407T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240407T103000
DTSTAMP:20260517T044248
CREATED:20240226T193905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T182207Z
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SUMMARY:Spiritual Landscape Series-Designing the Spiritual Landscape
DESCRIPTION:“We are surrounded by a world that talks\, but we don’t listen. We are part of a community engaged in a vast conversation\, but we deny our role in it.”\nRev. Belden C. Lane\, The Great Conversation: Nature and the Care of the Soul. \nThis Adult Education series explores transcendent\, passionate experience that is elicited by beautiful\, mysterious landscapes. This experience — some call it mystical — is part of our Christian heritage\, though it is often underappreciated. Let us see how others have responded to the landscape throughout the ages\, that we may learn to listen again – more fully and spiritually – in our own time. \nApril 7  Designing the Spiritual Landscape \nMr. Michael Vergason is a landscape architect and founded Michael Vergason Landscape Architects Ltd. in 1987 in Alexandria\, Virgina. He has designed many memorable public spaces in our region and beyond and will discuss how he has approached the spiritual dimension in several of the sacred places he has designed\, including the Normandy American Cemetery Visitor Center\, and the landscapes of the Washington National Cathedral. \nApril 14 Virginia Landscapes and the English Sublime \nThe Rev. Miller Hunter served for many years as the Rector of St Paul’s Ivy and also Trinity Episcopal in Little Washington\, Va. He is currently on the board of the Botanical Garden of the Piedmont\, a newly designed 15-acre public pleasure garden in Charlottesville. He has visited and studied many private and rarely seen estate gardens in both Virigina and England and will discuss their mutual influences and aesthetic principles as they evolved from the seventeenth century onward. \nApril 21   Worldwide Spiritual Landscapes: Ancient\, Pre-Columbian\, Japanese\, Imaginary   \nDr. Kent Myers (OPMH member) will take a ‘romp’ through foreign cultures where landscapes have been deeply felt. This is an interfaith journey\, ranging from the holy mountains of the Middle East\, to the ancient mounds of Illinois\, with a lengthy tour of Japan’s sophisticated gardens\, sacred groves\, and contemplative mountain walks. What landscapes — those lost or to come — do we long for in our contemporary imagination? \nApril 28   Christian Landscapes  \nThe Rev. Dr. Larry Golemon (OPMH member) is Director of the Washington Theological Consortium and the Reformed Institute of Metropolitan Washington. He will review the Christian experience of landscape\, from Medieval through Celtic traditions\, then the Reformed experience through the Dutch Golden Age\, the passionate (and forgotten) green Calvin\, the Puritan appreciation of God’s beauty in flinty New England\, and contemporary lament and hope for our earthly home.
URL:https://opmh.org/event/spiritual-landscape-series-2024-04-28-copy/
LOCATION:Old Presbyterian Meeting House\, Heritage Hall
CATEGORIES:adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240225T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240225T103000
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SUMMARY:"Being Brave: A Journey to the Life God Dreams for You"
DESCRIPTION:Join counselor\, speaker\, author and coach Kelly Johnson as she shares the story of her devotional book “Being Brave: A Journey to the Life God Dreams for You.” What happens when we turn down the voice of fear\, step out of our comfort zone\, and truly grasp our identity as God’s Brave Beloved? As we explore our BRAVE acronym\, we will consider what it means to be Bold\, Resilient\, Authentic\, Vulnerable\, Engaged and Empowered. Through teaching and group discussion\, we will explore this universal truth: “For God did not give us a Spirit of fear and timidity\, but of power\, love\, and self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7. \nKelly Johnson is a counselor\, speaker\, author\, and leadership coach who is passionate about helping people build lives of deeper courage\, curiosity\, compassion and connection through inspirational teaching and powerful one-on-one and group coaching. In addition to her coaching work\, Kelly is passionate about social justice issues and believes Jesus calls us to care for the vulnerable and fight for change. Since 2008\, Kelly has served at the Lamb Center\, a day shelter for people experiencing homelessness in our community. Kelly talks about her spiritual journey\, including her work at The Lamb Center\, in her devotional book Being Brave: A 40-Day Journey to the Life God Dreams for You\, published by Abingdon Press in December 2017. https://kellyiveyjohnson.com/
URL:https://opmh.org/event/being-brave-a-journey-to-the-life-god-dreams-for-you/
LOCATION:Old Presbyterian Meeting House\, Heritage Hall
CATEGORIES:adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240218T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240218T103000
DTSTAMP:20260517T044248
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T173213Z
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SUMMARY:Aging with Faith and Joy
DESCRIPTION:Each day is a gift from God. Join our three pastors\, Rev. James Sledge\, Rev. Katherine Stanford and Rev. Ann Herlin as we continue to explore the gift of aging. Our pastors will lead us in reflecting on how our faith informs how we think about the changes that come with aging\, the transitions into different seasons of life\, and discovering our purpose in a new season.
URL:https://opmh.org/event/aging-with-faith-and-joy-2/
LOCATION:Old Presbyterian Meeting House\, Heritage Hall
CATEGORIES:adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240211T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240211T103000
DTSTAMP:20260517T044248
CREATED:20240201T203934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T173832Z
UID:954-1707643800-1707647400@opmh.org
SUMMARY:Aging with Faith and Joy
DESCRIPTION:Each day is a gift from God. Join our three pastors\, Rev. James Sledge\, Rev. Katherine Stanford and Rev. Ann Herlin as we continue to explore the gift of aging.Our pastors will lead us in reflecting on how our faith informs how we think about the changes that come with aging\, the transitions into different seasons of life\, and discovering our purpose in a new season.
URL:https://opmh.org/event/aging-with-faith-and-joy/
LOCATION:Old Presbyterian Meeting House\, Heritage Hall
CATEGORIES:adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240107T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240107T103000
DTSTAMP:20260517T044248
CREATED:20231221T200850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240102T175535Z
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SUMMARY:Adult Ed Year in Review
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us for our Adult Ed Annual Year in Review. This event will provide an opportunity to reflect on and celebrate our 2023 offerings. We will also highlight our upcoming winter/spring classes and the Architecture of Compassion series\, which is now in its 8th year! Don’t miss this chance to see what’s in store for 2024 and be in fellowship with one another. A light breakfast will be served. We hope to see you there! \n 
URL:https://opmh.org/event/adult-ed-year-in-review/
LOCATION:Old Presbyterian Meeting House\, Heritage Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231203T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231203T100000
DTSTAMP:20260517T044248
CREATED:20231128T150703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231201T171503Z
UID:740-1701597600-1701597600@opmh.org
SUMMARY:Family Faith Formation
DESCRIPTION:Parents of all ages are welcome! Conversations will vary from week to week\, exploring faith connections in our lives and parenting. \nSundays\, 10:00-10:40 AM\, Education Building Heaven
URL:https://opmh.org/event/family-faith-formation/2023-12-03/
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