Past Pilgrimage sessions
Below you will find the archive our of Winter 2020/2021 Pilgrimage sessions. You can see some of the lectures, and get an idea of the material covered, but the best part of the class are the discussions and the relationships you build. We encourage you, if you’re interested, to sign up for our next session!
Welcome: The first gathering
Practice: Turn
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This introductory session takes a look at what our presiding bishop calls "the Episcopal branch of the Jesus movement." What does it mean to choose to follow Jesus today? Showing up for this session does not mean you are making a commitment, but we will look at the overall structure and content of the class. We'll talk about what the practice of "turning" has looked like in history, and how this turning might play a role in our life today.
Session 1: Scripture part one
Practice: Learn
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In the first regular session, We will take a look at the Bible, including discussing modern scholarship on the origins of the various documents in the text. This class picks apart all of the various parts of the Bible and asks, "what does it mean to talk about inspiration and Scripture?"
Session 2: Scripture part two
Practice: Learn
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In this session, we'll look at a few specific texts, and we'll explore how the Bible has been interpreted. We will ask, do you have to read Scripture as a fundamentalist to take it seriously? This class finishes with a look at how Scripture can be read as part of prayer.
Session 3: Praying together - Episcopal Worship
Practice: Worship
To be a liturgical Christian is to know you walk a particularly well-worn path. The words and gestures used in church have been passed down through the ages, but they also can be a bit inaccessible to new worshipers. In this class we will take a look at how we worship together. We will also look at the history and structure of the church that seeks to enable our common prayer.
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Session 4: Praying together - Eucharist
Practice: Worship
This class is an introduction the Holy Eucharist. Also called Communion, the Lord's Supper, The Mass (among other names). Eucharist is the way we most often gather in The Episcopal Church (outside a pandemic).
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Session 5: Praying Daily
Practices: Pray, Rest
What are the practices of Prayer, Contemplation, and reflection that can sustain us from day to day, week to week? How does the balance of contemplation/meditation/prayer encounter a life out in the world. In this session, we will learn about some of the deep resources in the Christian Spiritual tradition, and we will talk about the radical practice of sabbath, or rest (the all too neglected part of the Spiritual life).
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Session 6 : Do Justice, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly
Practices: Bless; Go (March 22)
The class asks how the church is a blessing to our neighborhood, our city, our world. We look at the engagement of Christians in justice, and ask what it means to be part of a church that takes a stand. We will also ask whether we are discerning a particular place in this community, and how we might be invited by God to engage the life of the world.