Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion University City

On March 24 at 4:30​​pm, we conclude (for now) a set of conversations with interfaith leaders. We'll be joined by Karma Lekshe Tsomo. Dr. Tsomo is a Buddhist Nun, a professor of religious studies, and a leader in Buddhist feminism. She integrates scholarship and social activism through her work for education and women's rights in Buddhism. Get a “Table Group” together to discuss after the live conversation!

In a world struggling with pandemics of racism, gun violence, and COVID-19, like Phillip and Andrew, we too would see Jesus.

The final class asks how the church is a blessing to our neighborhood, our city, our world. We look at the engagement of Christians in justice, and ask what it means to be part of a church that takes a stand. We will also ask whether we are discerning a particular place in this community, and how we might be invited by God to engage the life of the world.

Dr. Alex Stefaniak presents a discussion of the music of Holy Week. (You can see our whole schedule for Holy Week at https://holycommunion.net/holy-week-2021/ ) This will be the last forum for a little while. We'll take a break for Palm Sunday and Easter. We'll be back on April 11. Join us for coffee hour Sunday at 11:30am for a discussion of today's forum.

The cross is a defiant symbol, the cross looks at the year's-long Lenten misery of our world and says Hallelujah anyhow, because God stands with those who are suffering.

Learn how you can make a difference in the life of the LGBTQ+ community in Central America with the launch of the LGBTQ+ Justice Project from our partners in El Salvador, Cristosal.

On March 10 at 5:30​pm, we continue a new set of conversations with interfaith leaders. Dr. James Croft and the Rev. Mike Angell will dialogue together about what it means to be a person of faith in today’s America. This dialogue will intentionally engage around questions of atheism, belief and what it means to be a congregation. Get a “Table Group” together to discuss after the live conversation!

What are the systems that structure our world to which God says, zealously, furiously, NO? Where in our common life do we find Jesus turning over tables? How are those systems that God condemns—the inequality, injustice and exploitation we call sin—thriving among us, we who are the temple of God?

This class takes us through the "Way of Love" practices of Rest and Pray. What are the practices of Prayer, Contemplation, and reflection that can sustain us from day to day, week to week? How does the balance of contemplation/meditation/prayer encounter a life out in the world. In this session, we will learn about some of the deep resources in the Christian Spiritual tradition, and we will talk about the radical practice of sabbath, or rest (the all too neglected part of the Spiritual life).

This week on the Forum, the Rev. Mike Angell talks about the “third rail” of theology. Are there ways to engage the “power” of gender in the Bible without just fighting the clobber verses? Join us Sunday at virtual Coffee Hour as we continue the conversation.