Sunday Morning Adult Forum
Zoar’s Adult Forum will Finish Our Study of the Book of Revelation on July 5th!
Revelation is a wild and wooly text full of visions and beasts and dragons and fire and fear. But at its core, Revelation is a book of promise and hope. Don’t let the angrier or louder voices in our culture take the book from us. You are invited to join us for a conversation about how the last book of the Bible might offer a beginning for us as people of faith.
You’re welcome to join us this Sunday, July 5th, as we discuss the seventh and final video in the series. The topic is: Heaven: God. Here. Now. (Revelation 21-22)
The adult forum will take a break in July and August.
Sunday — 9:15 am in the Kindness Room
Join Zoar's Thursday Morning Bible Study
For A Meaningful Conversation About
“Money, Stewardship, and Generosity!”
Zoar’s Thursday morning Bible study has just begun a new study focused on last fall's award-winning study from "Gather" magazine: "Money, Stewardship, and Generosity," authored by the Rev. Christa van Zychlin. It's a three-part study, which also comes with videos, and it's so rich in "treasures" that we'll spend two weeks on each session.
Since the study comes from our Lutheran women's magazine, all the materials are free!
If you’d like access to the lessons, please contact David Tate in the church office: 503-266-4061 or office@zoarlutheran.org. He can either send you an electronic copy of the three lessons, or he can print them out for you to pick up!
Please note: Our Thursday morning Bible study group will NOT meet on July 2nd, as Pastor Michelle and IP Katie will be at Camp Lutherwood that entire week. (Please pray for us and for all the confirmands and leaders throughout the week!)
Here's a tentative schedule:
July 9 "Money: What Do We Treasure?" (Part 2 of 2)
July 16 "Stewardship: How Do We Tend Our Treasure?" (Part 1 of 2)
July 23 "Stewardship: How Do We Tend Our Treasure?" (Part 2 of 2)
July 30 "Generosity: There's a Wideness in God's Mercy" (Part 1 of 2)
Aug. 6 "Generosity: There's a Wideness in God's Mercy" (Part 2 of 2)
Zoar’s Thursday morning Bible study group meets on Zoom from 10:30 to 11:30 am. You’re invited to join our lively bunch of 17 curious and kind followers of Jesus!
Late Summer Thursday Morning
Book Study with Pastor John
Seven Thursday mornings, August 13- September 24, 10:30-11:30
Joyfully serving again as Zoar’s bridge pastor while Pastor Michelle is away on sabbatical this summer, Pastor John Reutter-Harrah will lead us in a book study using John Philip Newell’s book, “Christ of the Celts- The Healing of Creation.”
As stated on the book jacket, “Newell connects the Celtic tradition with our more conventional beliefs and offers a vision of concern for healing creation and the environment- for the presence of the sacred in nature and all creation…The book also explores the notion of salvation in the sense of the oneness of the universe. This is salvation that comes from the wellbeing of the whole rather than only the welfare of the individual.” As usual, Newell will challenge some of our conventional beliefs, and offer us deeper dimensions of God’s ongoing project of wholeness and healing for the creation God loves.
David will be ordering books, and they should be available soon in the church office.
Thursday Morning Bible Study
Ladies Bible Study
Thursday Evenings @ 7pm via Zoom
We have simple rules: (1) No Homework (2) Sessions are usually self-contained, don’t worry if you miss a week or two – you are not behind (3) Show up as much or as little as you want.
Even if it’s only once a month or less we would still love to have you check us out.
P.S. You are welcome to pour a glass of wine (or whatever), sit back, relax, and enjoy the fellowship.
If you would like to be added to the mailing list, please email JoAnn or contact David in the church office @ 503.266.4061.
