Memorial Church of the Good Shepherd
Thursday, February 23, 2012
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ONE-YEAR BIBLE CHALLENGE CONTINUES....
The Bible Challenge - reading the entire Bible in a year, with weekly discussion meetings - began on Jan. 1, with our first session at the Rectory on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 7:30 p.m. We've been meeting weekly after that, usually on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 at the Rectory (There is no meeting on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22. March meetings will be held on Tuesdays March 6, 13, and 27, and Wednesday March 21. In April we resume regular Wednesday meetings.)
Here’s how it works: each day you read a couple of chapters from the Old Testament, a psalm or part of a psalm, and a chapter or two from the New Testament, and a short passage from another book, such as Proverbs
The daily schedule of readings is posted on www.oneyearbibleonline.com. Printed schedules will also be available. Use the Bible you prefer. Translations accepted by the Canons of the Episcopal Church include:
If you would like to join the Challenge, there is still time. Just see Father Smith or e-mail him at goodshepherdeastfalls@verizon.net.
To get more details about the challenge, please see the article in the current issue of the diocesan magazine, Where It All Began, available on the table in the Parish Hall or online at www.diopa.org. (On the home page, click on “The Quarterly Journal” in the right-hand column. The article on the Bible Challenge is on p. 10 of the pdf file.) And Marek Zabriskie at St. Thomas has also created a website about the Challenge that contains useful information and links: www.thecenterforbiblicalstudies.org. To get an idea of the size of the daily readings, see www.oneyearbibleonline.com
LEARN AT HOME Use these links to find online lesson plans for Sundays
Season of Advent (Nov 27-Dec 18) Season of Christmas (Dec 25 & Jan 1) Season of Epiphany (Jan 8 -Feb 12)
There are lessons and activities for adults, older children, and younger children. |
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