ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES

Forum Class | eastertide

  • Course Title: Fracture: Mental and Behavioral Health in the Wake of the Pandemic | A 7 Week Series of Resurrection Stories During Eastertide

  • April 7 through May 19 | 9:30 am | Chapel (April 7 and May 5 will be held in the dining room)

    • Sunday 4/7/24 | 9:30am | Isolation: Sarah Wood (DBHDS PRS Trainer) Sharing Definitions, Realities & Research Definitions, Realities, Research - Mind (Mental Health) Body (Behavioral Health) Spirit (Emotional Health)

    • Sunday 4/14/24 | 9:30am | Resurrection: Joel Morgan (Recovery Corps VA) A New Mission in Community Support The Value of Lived Experience - Building a New Peer Workforce

    • Sunday 4/21/24 | 9:30am | Grace: Sonja Hill (NAMI) Voicing Hope & Respect for those in Crisis Advocating for a Person-Centered Approach

    • Sunday 4/28/24 | 9:30am | Awareness: Tina Hallock: (No Need to Explain Podcast & Mental Health Mama) Removing Stigma through Education and Conversation

    • Sunday 5/5/24 | 9:30am | Flow: Lauren DeTreville Powell (VCU - Rams in Recovery) Freewriting for Health & Expanding Collegiate Recovery

    • Sunday 5/12/24 | 9:30am | Freedom: Chris Newcomb (Mental Health America) Rocking it out in Recovery! Strength-Based Pathways to Wellness

    • Sunday 5/19/24 | 9:30am | Community

Lent | Course Title: Cross Examinations—Atonement Theologies Past and Present

Sunday | February 18 | First Sunday in Lent—Atonement Theologies Past and Present, Part 1: Anselm and Satisfaction Atonement

Sunday | February 25 | Second Sunday in Lent—Atonement Theologies Past and Present, Part 2: Abelard and Moral Influence Atonement

Sunday | March 3 | Third Sunday in Lent—Atonement Theologies Past and Present, Part 3: Christus Victor Atonement

Sunday | March 10 | Fourth Sunday in Lent—Atonement Theologies Past and Present, Part 4: Feminist and Womanist Critiques of Atonement Theologies

Sunday | March 17 | Fifth Sunday in Lent—Atonement Theologies Past and Present, Part 5: African American Atonement Theologies

Sunday | March 24 | Palm Sunday | No Church School Second Presbyterian Hosts the Downtown Collaborative Ministries Palm Sunday Parade Service

Sunday | March 31 | Easter Sunday | Atonement Theologies Past and Present, Wrap Up: Resurrection as Atonement

Faith and Literature Class | Discussions of the Best Short Stories 2022: the o Henry Prize winners, following this schedule...

  • Year-long offering | 9:30am (Room 308)

  • The Best Short Stories 2022: The O Henry Prize Winners

    • February 18- “Dengue Boy,” by Michel Nieva (Daniel Moore)

    • February 25- “Zikora,” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Harlan McMurray)

    • March 3- “Apples,” by Gunnhild Øyehaug (Lollie George)

    • March 10- “Warp and Weft,” by David Ryan (Daniel Moore)

    • March 17- “Face Time,” by Lorrie Moore (Elsa Falls)

    • March 24 – No Church School Classes (Second Presbyterian Church hosts the Downtown Cooperative Ministries Palm Sunday Service!)

    • March 31- “An Unlucky Man,” by Samanta Schweblin (Marjorie Clark)

    • April 7 - “Clean Teen,” by Francisco González (Tom Edmonds)

  • Starting on Sunday, April 14th, Second's Faith and Literature Adult Sunday morning class will begin discussing a new book - John Updike's "Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories". It's a collection of 19 short stories published in the 1960s in the New Yorker and elsewhere. Newcomers are always welcome to join us in person in Room 308 or via simultaneous Zoom. Contact Dan Ream at danream@gmail.com with any questions or for the Zoom link.

  • John Updike's Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories

    • April 14- "Walter Briggs"  - Sunny & Larry Reed

    • April 21- "The Persistence of Desire" – Martha Edmonds

    • April 28- "Still Life" – Mary Corley

    • May 5- “Flight” - Randy Smith

    • May 12- “Should Wizard Hit Mommy?”  - Emilie Webb

    • May 19- "A Sense of Shelter" – Chris Rimbault

The 2nd Presbyterian Church TImeline | Read and Reflect

Your own time and pace | Sanctuary balcony Hallway

Come with time and intention. The timeline installation on the sanctuary balcony hall is complete. Read and reflect on the ways that God is guiding this church family and the world through our 175 year history. Be sure to sign and reflect in the guestbook!