Wednesday Program Schedule
WHEN I COME FACE
TO
FACE
WITH... Lent 2018 Wednesday Speaker Program St. Francis in the Valley Episcopal Church
Jesus commands us to love one another as he loves us. He teaches us to love our enemies, pray for our persecutors, to care for the foreigners, to feed, clothe, shelter and visit anyone in need, bless those who curse us, pray for those who are cruel to us, do good to those who hate us.
WHEN I COME FACE TO FACE WITH… any of these situations, how do I respond in a way that honors and follows what Jesus teaches and what Jesus modeled? Join us on the five Wednesday evenings in Lent to hear these topics addressed by each of our speakers.
P r ay e r F o o d P re s e n t a t i o n We begin our evenings in the courtyard with a thoughtful, prayerful experience of the Stations of the Cross, each led by a different group in the church. These begin at 5 pm except March 21, which begins at 4:15 pm in the church.
At 5:30 pm we gather in the Parish Hall for a simple meal of salad, soup, bread and conversation as we bond in lively conversation. At about 6:15 pm, a speaker will share their topic for 45 minutes or so followed by an opportunity for questions.
W e d n e s d ay P r o g r a m S ch e d u l e February 21 5:00 pm Stations of the Cross: Daughters of the King 5:30 pm Soup and bread supper 6:15 pm Speaker: Fr. Greg Adolf “How do I respond to and transform my own biases?”
February 28 5:00 pm Stations of the Cross: Altar Guild 5:30 pm Soup and bread supper 6:15 pm Speaker: The Rev. Carol Rose “How do I respond to hate violence and the offender? March 7 5:00 pm Stations of the Cross: Vestry 5:30 pm Soup and bread supper 6:15 pm Speaker: The Rev. Sean Carroll, S.J. “How do I respond to my neighbor who is different from me?” March 14 5:00 pm Stations of the Cross: Stephen Ministry 5:30 pm Soup and bread supper 6:15 pm Speaker: The Rev. Ernie Galaz “How do I respond to racism and prejudice?” March 21 4:15 pm Stations of the Cross: Choir (note time change) 5:30 pm Soup and bread supper 6:15 pm Speaker: The Rt. Rev. Kirk Smith “How to be a Christian in a changing world.”
Fr. Greg Adolf is the pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Sierra Vista, Arizona. Fr. Greg is active in retreat ministry, as well as working with the Permanent Diaconate in a number of dioceses. His retreats and workshops are grounded in Sacred Scripture and seek to lead participants into a deeper experience of prayer and missional service. Rev. Carol Rose is Co-Pastor of Shalom Mennonite Fellowship and previously was director of Christian Peacemaker Teams, and worked with Mennonite Central Committee, in addition to pastoral work. She is part of the Anti-Racism Transformation Team of On Earth Peace, the Anabaptist Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery Coalition, Inclusive Mennonite Pastors, and Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) Tucson. Fr. Sean Carroll has been Executive Director of the Kino Border Initiative in Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, since January 2009. KBI is a Catholic, bi-national, collaborative effort that focuses on humanitarian assistance, education, research and social-pastoral outreach in the area of migration. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of San Francisco and on the Board of Southern Arizona Interfaith. Fr. Ernie Galaz is an Arizona native, with Hispanic and Yaqui ancestry. He’s been a priest for 5 years, serving at St Andrew’s, Nogales. He was a curate/ intern at St Andrew’s, Tucson for 18 months previous. His prior career was in education, 27 years as a teacher, administrator, and trainer.
Bishop Kirk Smith is the fifth and current bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona, consecrated on April 24, 2004. He has authored two books during his episcopate. He and three fellow ecumenical bishops (Catholic, Lutheran and United Methodist) wrote Bishops on the Border: Pastoral Responses to Immigration. Bishop Smith also scripted Augustine’s Relic: Lessons from the Oldest Book in England. After spending time with the St. Augustine’s Gospels, believed to be the oldest non-archeological object in Great Britain, he used this great volume as a starting point for a contemporary conversation on communication, unity, and continuity.
TO
FACE
WITH... Lent 2018 Wednesday Speaker Program St. Francis in the Valley Episcopal Church
Jesus commands us to love one another as he loves us. He teaches us to love our enemies, pray for our persecutors, to care for the foreigners, to feed, clothe, shelter and visit anyone in need, bless those who curse us, pray for those who are cruel to us, do good to those who hate us.
WHEN I COME FACE TO FACE WITH… any of these situations, how do I respond in a way that honors and follows what Jesus teaches and what Jesus modeled? Join us on the five Wednesday evenings in Lent to hear these topics addressed by each of our speakers.
P r ay e r F o o d P re s e n t a t i o n We begin our evenings in the courtyard with a thoughtful, prayerful experience of the Stations of the Cross, each led by a different group in the church. These begin at 5 pm except March 21, which begins at 4:15 pm in the church.
At 5:30 pm we gather in the Parish Hall for a simple meal of salad, soup, bread and conversation as we bond in lively conversation. At about 6:15 pm, a speaker will share their topic for 45 minutes or so followed by an opportunity for questions.
W e d n e s d ay P r o g r a m S ch e d u l e February 21 5:00 pm Stations of the Cross: Daughters of the King 5:30 pm Soup and bread supper 6:15 pm Speaker: Fr. Greg Adolf “How do I respond to and transform my own biases?”
February 28 5:00 pm Stations of the Cross: Altar Guild 5:30 pm Soup and bread supper 6:15 pm Speaker: The Rev. Carol Rose “How do I respond to hate violence and the offender? March 7 5:00 pm Stations of the Cross: Vestry 5:30 pm Soup and bread supper 6:15 pm Speaker: The Rev. Sean Carroll, S.J. “How do I respond to my neighbor who is different from me?” March 14 5:00 pm Stations of the Cross: Stephen Ministry 5:30 pm Soup and bread supper 6:15 pm Speaker: The Rev. Ernie Galaz “How do I respond to racism and prejudice?” March 21 4:15 pm Stations of the Cross: Choir (note time change) 5:30 pm Soup and bread supper 6:15 pm Speaker: The Rt. Rev. Kirk Smith “How to be a Christian in a changing world.”
Fr. Greg Adolf is the pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Sierra Vista, Arizona. Fr. Greg is active in retreat ministry, as well as working with the Permanent Diaconate in a number of dioceses. His retreats and workshops are grounded in Sacred Scripture and seek to lead participants into a deeper experience of prayer and missional service. Rev. Carol Rose is Co-Pastor of Shalom Mennonite Fellowship and previously was director of Christian Peacemaker Teams, and worked with Mennonite Central Committee, in addition to pastoral work. She is part of the Anti-Racism Transformation Team of On Earth Peace, the Anabaptist Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery Coalition, Inclusive Mennonite Pastors, and Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) Tucson. Fr. Sean Carroll has been Executive Director of the Kino Border Initiative in Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, since January 2009. KBI is a Catholic, bi-national, collaborative effort that focuses on humanitarian assistance, education, research and social-pastoral outreach in the area of migration. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of San Francisco and on the Board of Southern Arizona Interfaith. Fr. Ernie Galaz is an Arizona native, with Hispanic and Yaqui ancestry. He’s been a priest for 5 years, serving at St Andrew’s, Nogales. He was a curate/ intern at St Andrew’s, Tucson for 18 months previous. His prior career was in education, 27 years as a teacher, administrator, and trainer.
Bishop Kirk Smith is the fifth and current bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona, consecrated on April 24, 2004. He has authored two books during his episcopate. He and three fellow ecumenical bishops (Catholic, Lutheran and United Methodist) wrote Bishops on the Border: Pastoral Responses to Immigration. Bishop Smith also scripted Augustine’s Relic: Lessons from the Oldest Book in England. After spending time with the St. Augustine’s Gospels, believed to be the oldest non-archeological object in Great Britain, he used this great volume as a starting point for a contemporary conversation on communication, unity, and continuity.
