Terry Burke will be leading a four part series on “Types of Prayer.” The sessions will be 9:45 – 10:45 am on Sunday in the Morse Room/Nursery. We will talk about different forms of prayer and then try them. Beginners welcome! The session on March 13th will look at “Prayer of the Imagination.” March 20th – Lectio Divina – praying with the Bible. March 27th – Praying with icons and repetitive prayers. April 2nd- Centering Prayer. Please RSVP to the church so we know how many handouts to make: firstchjp@aol.com

Adult Religious Education Program: Beyond War Wednesdays 7-9, Feb. 16 – Mar. 9

A dialogue group to explore the principles and core practices of Beyond War (www.beyondwar.org) will be held in the Morse Room beginning February 16th. The group will use the book “Living Beyond War: A Citizen’s Guide,” and the dialogue will be facilitated by Winslow Myers, who serves on the Board of Beyond War and is a new member of the church. Winslow will be at coffee hour some Sundays to give out books. Questions? call him at 617-942-2790, or email winslow@winslowmyers.com.

In times of political and social conflict, modern thinkers have consistently returned to the abundant corpus of ancient myths to help us rethink our current predicament.

In this Adult Religious Education course, Director of Religious Education Mick Hirsch will take us back to some of the classic myths of the Western tradition and lead us into a discussion of some of today’s most challenging political and social questions.

Each class, we will together read aloud short texts by writers, such as Ovid, Sophocles, and Aristophanes. No previous knowledge of mythology is required.

Sundays from 12:30 – 2:00, January 30 – March 6. Light lunch. Contact Mick at mchirsch@hotmail.com with any questions.