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Sunday Adult Bible Study -- 2009 - 2010
For the 2009-1010 program year, St. Paul Presbyterian Church offers a
Sunday morning adult Bible study class that focuses on
readings of the lectionary.
The class is held 9:00 - 10:00 am Sunday mornings in the Celebration
Center at St. Paul.
The Sunday School year runs from the Sunday after Labor Day through the
Sunday before Memorial Day. No classes are held the Sunday
after Christmas and Easter Sunday.
A rotation of instructors / discussion leaders will be used.
Each class session will read aloud and discuss the four lectionary
passages for that Sunday.
Discussion time will be afforded after each reading.
Focus book.
- Each
week will also cover selected chapters of a 'focus book' where
the book can be studied in its broader context beyond the
verses in the lectionary.
- A given book can be 'in focus' for 1-6 weeks.
Typical class breakdown.
-
Approximately 10 minutes for each of the four readings.
- Approximately 20 minutes for the focus book.
Since each class session covers its own set of readings, feel free to
attend any session.
Since we'll read the passages aloud prior to discussion, reading them
ahead of time is optional. You can also use the list of
readings to re-read the passages after class.
A second alternate class may be offered from time to time on selected
Sundays.
About the lectionary --
A lectionary is just a list of Bible passages to be read.
The Presbyterian Church (USA) uses the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL).
RCL was started in 1983 by the Consultation on Common Texts (CCT),
an ecumenical gathering of Bible scholars.
Our Book of Order says:
"... over a period of time the people should hear the full
message of Scripture. It is appropriate that in the Service
of the Lord’s Day there be readings from the Old Testament and
the Epistles and Gospels of the New Testament. The full range
of the psalms should be also used in worship. ...
Lectionaries offered by the church ensure a broad range of
readings as well as consistency and connection with the
universal Church". [W-2.2]
