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Adult Faith Exploration

The Adult Faith Exploration Ministry helps you grow in faith no matter where you are on your life’s journey. We welcome all with joy and offer programs and events that help you begin or expand your faith journey. Our goal is to enhance the educational and spiritual life of adults in our congregation and community. Come explore with us!

Current/Ongoing Programs

“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Screening

Sunday, February 10, 4 – 6 PM

Come join us over popcorn on a wintry Sunday afternoon to watch this recent and very poignant, 94-minute documentary about Fred Rogers and his long-running show, Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. Using clips from the show and interviews with his family, colleagues, and friends, the movie brings across Rogers’ great love and compassion for young children, and how masterfully he used his simple, imaginative program to educate and inspire them. Read more….

Islam: The First Steps

March 3, 11:30 AM (after Worship)

The Adult Faith Exploration Ministry will begin a series about the three religions that share Abraham as an ancestor—Christianity, Judaism and Islam. We begin with an introduction to Islam through video addressing history, beliefs and practices. Read More….

Bible Study

Second Wednesday of the month, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Contact Judy Arnold for more information.

Led by Reverend Judy Arnold, Associate Pastor, this informal group studies and discusses a different piece of scripture each time, looking at the historical, political, and religious factors. What does ancient scripture have to tell us about ourselves and the world we live in today? We seek to discover what God desires for each individually.

Seasonal programs, such as Summer Bible Study and Lent-related events, will be listed here closer to when they occur.

Past Programs

SpeakOUT Boston

Monday, October 29, 7PM

SpeakOUT Boston came to our church on October 29th. SpeakOUT Boston is the nation’s oldest LGBTQIA speakers’ bureau and features a panel of speakers sharing their personal stories. This program supplemented our recently concluded program, “Transgender Awareness and Understanding” …Read More

Introduction to the Old Testament

Starting Tuesday, Sept 25

We conducted a six week, small group Bible study, using the Massachusetts Bible Society’s Exploring the Bible series Introducing the Old Testament. Read more

Transgender Awareness and Understanding

On September 23rd, 45 people packed the Palmer Room for a two-hour 11^th Hour presentation by Anne Hoenicke about this subject. What is “gender identity,” what myriad terms are evolving to capture the transgender experience, why is the Christian teaching of unconditional love so important for the transgender community? Read more…See also the SpeakOUT Boston program listed above.

Civility Workshop

This past April we led an interactive discussion and workshop on the topic of civility. Read more…

3-Part Series on Death & Dying

Recently, we concluded our series on a topic rarely talked about: death and dying. This links us with two mainstream efforts known as “Death Over Dinner” and “The Conversation Project,” which aim to bring the subject of death/dying out of the shadows and into the realm of more comfortable, normal conversation. For an interesting link to some materials we used for preparation, please click here.