Let’s Deepen our Discipleship This Fall
Opportunities to Learn and Lean into Our Beloved Community
There are several opportunities to grow and deepen our faith and discipleship, both from within our church and attending events outside our church. Please prayerfully consider participating in the activities below:
Photograph of the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church Sanctuary during the Sanctuary dedication service
At TPPC in September and October
Adult Education on Reparations
When? September 15 and 22 at 9:30 a.m.
Where? The TPPC parlor and on Zoom.
Ferd Hoefner will facilitate our discussion using recent resources from The Presbyterian Outlook. For more information, access the blog post describing the class on our website.
Preaching Series on Reparations
Note - both Rev. Fisher-Stewart and Rev. Hagler are recovering from illness and will be with us at another time. Please pray for their return to health.
When?
October 6 – Rev. Mark Harper
October 13 – Rev. Dr. Gayle Fisher-Stewart (Link to Eric Bond article “I Tend to Be a Thorn” on Takoma Park Government website) This has been rescheduled to November 17.
October 20 – Rev. Graylan Hagler (Link to his bio on PETRA Website)
Where? Worship begins at 11 a.m. in the TPPC Sanctuary and on Zoom
A map of the community of Takoma Park, showing nearby communities.
In the Community
Seminar on White Christian Nationalism
Saint Luke Lutheran Church is hosting a seminar to explore the factors that have given rise to White Christian Nationalism in the U.S. and how we should respond. It is a particularly relevant topic right now regardless of your religious beliefs. Congressman Jaime Raskin will be providing the opening address.
The seminar starts on October 25 (Friday evening at 5:30 with dinner included) and continues on Saturday morning October 26 with breakfast (until about 1:30 PM). Saint Luke Lutheran Church is located at 9100 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
For more information and to register (adults $100; students $40): http://www.fliv.us
The Matthew 25 Mid-Atlantic Summit
Sponsored by Baltimore Presbytery and the Dismantling Racism Committee of National Capital Presbytery
When? October 26, 2024, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Where? First Presbyterian Church of Howard County, Columbia, MD (9325 Presbyterian Cir, Columbia, MD 21045)
"I Will Build this World From Love" Screening and Talkback
The Interfaith Families Project and Saint Mark Presbyterian Church are excited to co-sponsor the premiere of a new interfaith documentary entitled, "I Will Build this World From Love" starting at 6:30 PM. The one-hour film will be followed by a talkback with its three stars, who are traveling from different parts of the world to be with us.
Refreshments will be provided and register here.
St Mark Presbyterian Church is at 10701 Old Georgetown Road, Rockville MD.
Movie Synopsis: I Will Build this World From Love tells the story of a bishop from the country of Georgia, who is building a “peace cathedral,” which houses a church, synagogue, and mosque under one roof. His controversial efforts seek to advance interfaith relations and global harmony in the face of immense turmoil and fear. He partners with an Israeli rabbi and an American cantor as they help prepare Georgian women to read publicly from the Torah for the first time in 2600 years.
The 2024 Maryland Lynching Project Annual Conference
When? November 2, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
For more information and tickets, access the conference web page.
Please email committedracialmindfulness@io.org for information about group trips and scholarships to these events.
