Adult Formation
Exploring Your Faith
We at Saint Andrew's are committed to deepening our faith through lifelong learning. We offer Adult Formation Programs for groups both on campus and off and we offer resources and materials for individual study and learning. We also advertise and support formation opportunities being offered by other groups here in Madison. Be sure to check this page on a regular basis for updates, announcements and resources!
Scroll Down to read about:
The Sunday Forum
The Tuesday Morning Women's Bible Study
Wednesday Morning Dawn Patrol Bible Study
Wednesday Night Book Group
Conversations on Being White
The Sunday Forum Presents
During the Program year we gather from 9:30 - 10:45 am in the Parish Hall for conversations about Theology & the Bible, Episcopal traditions and practice, current events, and matters important to the life of our community. We start at 9:30 to allow parents of Church School Children to join us when the kids go to their respective classes, and we wrap up at 10:15 when the kids come into the Parish Hall for their morning snack.
The schedule of topics is still being developed. We have some exciting things in the works with a few details to nail down before the whole puzzle comes together. Here is what we have so far:
Sept 9 Homecoming
16 Checking In/Catching Up
What's Happened Over the Summer?
What's on the Agenda for This Year?
Capital Campaign Wrap Up
Calling a Second Priest to serve Among Us
23 Stewardship - Budget Roll Out
A first look at the draft 2019 budget and an explanation of the Vestry's thinking and process
30
Oct 7
14
21 Diocesan Convention Report
28
Nov 4
11
18 Annual Meeting
25 Advent Wreath Workshop
The schedule of topics is still being developed. We have some exciting things in the works with a few details to nail down before the whole puzzle comes together. Here is what we have so far:
Sept 9 Homecoming
16 Checking In/Catching Up
What's Happened Over the Summer?
What's on the Agenda for This Year?
Capital Campaign Wrap Up
Calling a Second Priest to serve Among Us
23 Stewardship - Budget Roll Out
A first look at the draft 2019 budget and an explanation of the Vestry's thinking and process
30
Oct 7
14
21 Diocesan Convention Report
28
Nov 4
11
18 Annual Meeting
25 Advent Wreath Workshop
The Tuesday Morning Women's Bible Study
Women's Bible Study will resume this fall. Stay tuned for more details.
The Women's Bible Study begins each program year in September with a potluck brunch in the parish hall. We start at 9:30 a.m. and go until 11:00 a.m. Child care will be provided. We will gather to share a meal and catch up on the summer's activities.
Our weekly gatherings begin with the scheduled text, and we attempt to apply its lessons to our lives. There is no "homework" and no need to attend every week.
Feel free to invite friends and neighbors. Over the years we have been enriched by participants who are outside of St. Andrew's and often outside of the Episcopal tradition.
For further information, contact Ritchie Rheaume (608-249-7763) or (krheaume@charter.net)
The Wednesday Morning Dawn Patrol Bible Study Group
Dubbed "Dawn Patrol" by John Alexander who first called us together some 25 years ago. About ten of us (from Saint Andrew's and other places) meet for Bible study from 6:30 to 7:30 am every Wednesday.
We meet in the bar off of the lobby of the InnTowner Motel at the corner of University and Highland. Coffee is available on arrival; breakfast available from the buffet or menu. We begin with a brief prayer said in unison. Then Our study is self-led and discussion is lively, benefiting from a variety of translations and diverse perspectives.
We take turns reading a small portion (usually much less than a chapter, or in the case of the Psalms, only one) and then talk about it. Typically our group includes people who might be considered "liberal" and others perhaps more "conservative"--leading to interesting but always respectful discussion.
While there is a core that has been coming for many years, some lovers of the dawn, or not so much lovers, are welcomed and always appreciated.
Please try us; You need make no special preparation. Just bring a Bible, and if you have an unusual one, all the better: comparisons of translations have led to some of our most interesting discussions and learning.
Though only men are currently participating, in the past women have joined us and are welcome.
Contacts:
Barry Greenberg at 831-3857 or ebgreenb@gmail.com<mailto:ebgreenb@gmail.com>
Tim Size at 231-1721 or timsize@rwhc.com<mailto:timsize@rwhc.com>
The Wednesday Night Book Group
Following the Mid Week Eucharist – on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month!
Wednesday evenings, September 19 and October 3, and 17th from 7:00 – 8:30 pm, Father Andy will offer an opportunity to gather for study and conversation around the book chosen for this year’s Diocesan Read, Waking Up White and Finding Myself in the Story of Race, by Debby Irving.
Depending on the size of the group we will either gather in the Parish Hall or in the Associates Office/Conference Room.
Moving forward we will discuss books covering a variety of issues from Episcopal 101, to Biblical studies, to current events.
Watch the Friday eNews and Bulletin Announcements for more information!
Wednesday evenings, September 19 and October 3, and 17th from 7:00 – 8:30 pm, Father Andy will offer an opportunity to gather for study and conversation around the book chosen for this year’s Diocesan Read, Waking Up White and Finding Myself in the Story of Race, by Debby Irving.
Depending on the size of the group we will either gather in the Parish Hall or in the Associates Office/Conference Room.
Moving forward we will discuss books covering a variety of issues from Episcopal 101, to Biblical studies, to current events.
Watch the Friday eNews and Bulletin Announcements for more information!
Conversations on Being White
Did You Know?
1986 - Anti-Drug Abuse Act - Minimum 5 year sentence for dealer or user caught with 5 grams of crack. Dealers and users of powder cocaine had to be caught with 500 grams
1994 - Three-strikes laws - require a person guilty of committing both a severe violent felony and two other previous convictions to serve a mandatory life sentence in prison.
Mass Incarceration – the prison population quadrupled between 1980 and 2000, 60% of whom are people of color, 75% of whom are incarcerated for drug related offenses. U.S. has 5% world population and 25% of its prisoners.
1987 – McCleskey V Kemp – racial profiling constitutional
1989 - Graham v Connor - "The 'reasonableness' of a particular use of force by police must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, rather than with the 20/20 vision of hindsight."
670 Unarmed Black Men killed by police since 2015. “Living While Black” – walking through campus, hiking, taking a nap, picnicking in public park, driving home from church, selling lemonade, buying food at Wendy’s.
“Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it”
George Santayana
1986 - Anti-Drug Abuse Act - Minimum 5 year sentence for dealer or user caught with 5 grams of crack. Dealers and users of powder cocaine had to be caught with 500 grams
1994 - Three-strikes laws - require a person guilty of committing both a severe violent felony and two other previous convictions to serve a mandatory life sentence in prison.
Mass Incarceration – the prison population quadrupled between 1980 and 2000, 60% of whom are people of color, 75% of whom are incarcerated for drug related offenses. U.S. has 5% world population and 25% of its prisoners.
1987 – McCleskey V Kemp – racial profiling constitutional
1989 - Graham v Connor - "The 'reasonableness' of a particular use of force by police must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, rather than with the 20/20 vision of hindsight."
670 Unarmed Black Men killed by police since 2015. “Living While Black” – walking through campus, hiking, taking a nap, picnicking in public park, driving home from church, selling lemonade, buying food at Wendy’s.
“Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it”
George Santayana
Come join the conversation as we trace the history of our own American Exceptionalism and the laws we passed and systems we put into place to protect that Exceptionalism and its Anglo-Saxon origins.
We will gather around a timeline (beginning before the U.S. was colonized) of the laws that created the systems and structures to protect the dominance of those recognized as “White” in the U.S. While there are many stories and histories that could be examined, these conversations will focus on those systems and structures that have resulted in wealth disparities, mass incarceration, and the unchecked killing of Black Men.
We will gather around a timeline (beginning before the U.S. was colonized) of the laws that created the systems and structures to protect the dominance of those recognized as “White” in the U.S. While there are many stories and histories that could be examined, these conversations will focus on those systems and structures that have resulted in wealth disparities, mass incarceration, and the unchecked killing of Black Men.
Conversations on Being White - Monday Nights, October 15 - November 19 from 7:00 PM-9:00 PM.
St Andrew’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 1833 Regent St.
Email Leanne Puglielli at Leanne.puglielli@gmail.com to register.
Questions? Call Leanne at 608-886-3737
St Andrew’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 1833 Regent St.
Email Leanne Puglielli at Leanne.puglielli@gmail.com to register.
Questions? Call Leanne at 608-886-3737