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| Previous meetings | Printable Version | Printable Version Fall Only | Printable Version Winter Only | Printable Version Spring Only |
| Note that most meetings are at St Mary's Church (see Our Home) and start at 11 AM. About once a month, usually on the second Saturday, there is an additional session at 2:15 as noted. Twice a month we meet jointly with City Lights. One of these joint meetings is at the City Lights location at Quaker Center (see our directions page). |
| Fall 2008 Schedule | |
| 9/6/2008 11:00 |
SS Lesson Series:
Dr. Les Wright Morning Topic: Missionaries -- Who, What, How and Where Notes: Discussion based on the Sabbath School Lessons for the quarter. Songfest: 2,294,259 Hymns: 167,593(Episcopal Hymnal),349 Liturgy Sheet: Yellow Scripture Sheet: Pentecost 17 Team: 1 |
| 9/13/2008 11:00 & 2:15 |
Guest Speaker:
David Savalani Theme for Day: Whose Land is it Anyway? Bio: David lives in Massachusetts, where he teaches Philosophy at Quincy College. He is also completing his doctoral research in Theology from the University of Birmingham in England. David graduated from Newbold College in England and then served the Adventist Church as a pastor for 12 years. His wife, Ruth, is an Assistant Professor of English at Atlantic Union College. Songfest: 39,460,480 Hymns: 11,299,461 Liturgy Sheet: Blue Scripture Sheet: Pentecost 18 Team: 2 |
| 9/20/2008 11:00 |
History Series:
Dr Terry Anderson Morning Topic: Virgil's The Aeneid and Christian and Jewish Parallels Notes: During my most recently reading of Virgil's The Aeneid, and in addition to the obvious parallels with Homer (earlier) and Dante (later), I was struck by the number of parallels between Roman worship and Jewish and Christian practice. I thought it would be interesting to explore some of these. Songfest: 20,538,90 Hymns: 4,242,421 Liturgy Sheet: Pink Scripture Sheet: Pentecost 19 Team: 3 |
| 9/27/2008 11:00 Columbia Univ, Phys Dept |
Joint Service: Stuart Gill Morning Topic: Virtual Tour of the Universe Notes: Joint Meeting with City Lights. The presentation will be at Columbia University, Physics Dept. in 1332 Pupin Hall. Using their new state-of-the-art technology. Enter campus at 116th street and Broadway through the large main gates. (Other gates are locked on weekends.) Walk straight to the large open area, then turn left as soon as you can, walking up the large stairs. Continue walking in this general direction until you reach the last building. You will be heading North; at the Northwest corner of campus, you will find the Pupin building, and Laura Bothwell will be there in the front to greet you. If you have any trouble, there are plenty of campus maps around, and people are also generally friendly and happy to help give directions. There is also a campus map at this page if you click "Directions to Pupin Hall": http://www.astro.columbia.edu/contact.html |
| 10/4/2008 11:00 |
Member Series:
Dr Ed Samuel Morning Topic: Modernity and Adventism Songfest: 385,154,188 Hymns: 518(Episcopal Hymnal),148,495(Episcopal Hymnal) Liturgy Sheet: Green Scripture Sheet: Pentecost 21 Team: 1 |
| 10/11/2008 11:00 & 2:15 |
Guest Speaker:
Gerald Wheeler Morning Topic: The Universe in the Word Afternoon Topic: Adventist Publishing: Is it Still Relevant in the World of the Internet? Bio: Gerald is the Head Book Editor at the Review and Herald Publishing Association Songfest: 7(Episcopal Hymnal),27,339(Episcopal Hymnal) Hymns: 221,335,197 Liturgy Sheet: Yellow Scripture Sheet: Pentecost 22 Team: 2 |
| 10/18/2008 11:00 |
Member Series:
Dr Terry Anderson Morning Topic: How to Read the Bible Notes: Some examples from the book by James Kugel (previously Starr Professor of Hebrew at Harvard) subtitled: A Guide to Scripture Then and Now. Kugel gives many examples of how modern scholars have come to interpret familiar passages quite differently than traditional views. Some of these will challange our views or at least make us think about them again. Songfest: 82,5,573(Episcopal Hymnal) Hymns: 7,274,599(Episcopal Hymnal) Liturgy Sheet: Blue Scripture Sheet: Pentecost 23 Team: 3 |
| 10/25/2008 11:00 Quaker Center |
Joint Meeting: TBA Morning Topic: TBA Notes: We will meet jointly with City Lights at their location. |
| 11/1/2008 11:00 |
Worship Series:
Dr Les Wright Morning Topic: "Thou Shalt Love Foreigners"? - Toward a theological understanding of how we should relate to aliens, documented and undocumented. Songfest: 16,520,547 Hymns: 421,656(Episcopal Hymanal),527(Episcopal Hymnal) Liturgy Sheet: Pink Scripture Sheet: Pentecost 25 Team: 1 |
| 11/8/2008 11:00 |
Members Series:
Gina Rae Foster Morning Topic: Enter-sections: Visual Poetry, Silent Words Notes: Gina will be discussing her new film project, Enter/Sections, and showing a rough cut of the film. The project is based on Wopo Holup's Intersections, a public artwork located at Lehman College/CUNY in the Bronx. Samples of Holup's artwork and a description of Holup's vision can be found at: http://www.lehman.edu/vpadvance/artgallery/publicart/holup2.htm Note: this is not an all day meeting due to our Anniversary Service next week. Songfest: 211,466,422 Hymns: 210,662,151 Liturgy Sheet: Green Scripture Sheet: Pentecost 26 Team: 2 |
| 11/15/2008 12:30-2:30 St Paul's Chapel, Columbia Univ Campus |
Special Fortieth Anniversary Celebration Service:
Morning Topic: Special Musical Anniversary Service Notes: Note: special time and location. For more than thirty years we worshipped in St Paul's and we return there for this special anniversary service filled with music and memories. Songfest: 8,112,113 Hymns: 210,662,151 Liturgy Sheet: Blue Scripture Sheet: Pentecost 27 Team: ALL |
| 11/22/2008 11:00 Quaker Center |
Joint Service: TBA Morning Topic: TBA Notes: We will meet jointly with City Lights at their location. |
| 11/29/2008 11:00 |
Thanksgiving Service:
Dr Ron Lawson Morning Topic: A Quiet Thanksgiving Service Songfest: 117,73(Episcopal Hymnal),599 Hymns: 71,489(Episcopal Hymnal),123 Liturgy Sheet: Yellow Scripture Sheet: Advent 1 Team: 3 |
| 12/6/2008 11:00 |
Guest Speaker:
Raymond Thompson Morning Topic: TBA Bio: Raymond, having completed his first two years of college at Southern Adventist University, where he was the President of the Forum chapter, has transferred this Fall to Temple University in Philadelphia. He is the leader of the student blogs on Spectrum's web site. Songfest: 218,131,76(Episcopal Hymnal) Hymns: 67(Episcopal Hymnal),624,574 Liturgy Sheet: Pink Scripture Sheet: Advent 2 Team: 1 |
| 12/13/2008 11:00 & 2:15 |
Guest Speaker:
Alexander Carpenter Morning Topic: Dispatches from 'Adventism Online': Deconstructing Afternoon Topic: Dispatches from 'Adventism Online': Reconstructing Bio: Alex is the webmaster for Spectrum (which has become very widely read), an Instructor in Visual Arts at Pacific Union Collete, and a graduate student in New Media and Religion at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California. Songfest: 64(Episcopal Hymnal),72(Episcopal Hymnal),365 Hymns: 18,662,438(Episcopal Hymnal) Liturgy Sheet: Green Scripture Sheet: Advent 3 Team: 2 |
| 12/20/2008 11:00 |
Christmas Service: Morning Topic: A Special Christmas Celebration Notes: Bring a contribution in song, poem, reading or other art if possible. Bring munchies to share. Hymns: 72,61(Episcopal Hymnal),444(Episcopal Hymnal),204,264(Episcopal Hymnal), 121,122,211 Liturgy Sheet: Yellow Scripture Sheet: Christmas Eve Team: 3 |
| 12/27/2008 11:00 |
No Service:
Songfest: 116,125,119 Hymns: 129,162,238 |
| Winter 2009 Schedule | |
| 1/3/2009 11:00 |
SS Lession Series:
Dr. Les Wright Morning Topic: Attonement and Salvation Bio: Director of Medical Services, New York State Prison System and member Notes: Discussion from the Sabbath School Lessons for the Quarter Songfest: 149, 137, 565 Hymns: 18, 131, 197 Liturgy Sheet: Yellow Scripture Sheet: Christmas 2 Team: 1 |
| 1/10/2009 11:00 & 2:15 |
Guest Series:
David Dennis Theme for Day: Financial Challenges Facing Adventism in the 21st Century Bio: Former Head Auditor, General Conference of SDA Songfest: 333, 44, 72 Hymns: E135, E297, 123 (E=Episcopal) Liturgy Sheet: Blue Scripture Sheet: Epiphany 1 Team: 2 |
| 1/17/2009 11:00 |
Member Series:
Terry L Anderson Morning Topic: How to Read the Bible Bio: Software Engineer and member Notes: Some examples from the book by James Kugel (previously Starr Professor of Hebrew at Harvard) subtitled: A Guide to Scripture Then and Now. Kugel gives many examples of how modern scholars have come to interpret familiar passages quite differently than traditional views. Some of these will challange our views or at least make us think about them again. Songfest: 574, E543, 590 (E=Episcopal) Hymns: 1, 326, E707 Liturgy Sheet: Pink Scripture Sheet: Epiphany 2 Team: 4 |
| 1/24/2009 11:00 Quaker Center |
Joint Service: TBA Morning Topic: TBA Notes: We will meet jointly with City Lights at their location. |
| 1/31/2009 11:00 |
Adventist History Series:
Dr Ron Lawson Morning Topic: Adventists, War, and Military Service—some new insights to our history. Bio: Sociologist, Queens College, CUNY and Forum President Songfest: E398, 135(stanza 1,3, 4), 480 (E=Episcopal) Hymns: 60, E596, E531 Liturgy Sheet: Green Scripture Sheet: Epiphany 4 Team: 3 |
| 2/7/2009 11:00 |
Philosophy Series:
Dr Ed Samuel Morning Topic: Modern Physics the New Rabbit Hole? Bio: Architect, Chemist, Philosopher and member Songfest: 506, 515, 494 Hymns: 506, 567, 230 Liturgy Sheet: Yellow Scripture Sheet: Epiphany 5 Team: 1 |
| 2/14/2009 11:00 & 2:15 |
Guest Speaker:
Dr Larry Geraty Morning Topic: From Doubt to Faith - Songfest: 39, 15, 108 Hymns: 538, 489, 355 Liturgy Sheet: Blue Scripture Sheet: Epiphany 6 Team: 2 |
| 2/21/2009 11:00 |
Ethics Series:
Jonathan Gradess Morning Topic: Christians, Unfair Trials, and Capital Punishment Bio: Director of the New York State Defenders’ Association Notes: Jonathan has been speaking at my Religion and Politics course for years. He is one of the best speakers I have ever heard, and his content is mind-blowing.—Ron Lawson Songfest: E137, E616, 240 (E=Episcopal) Hymns: 167, 480, 50 Liturgy Sheet: Pink Scripture Sheet: Last Sunday afte Epiphany Team: 3 |
| 2/28/2009 11:00 Quaker Center |
Joint Service: Zane Yi Morning Topic: Are You So Dull? (Part 2) The Pearl of Great Price Notes: We will meet jointly with City Lights at their location. |
| 3/7/2009 11:00 |
Member Series:
Terry L Anderson Morning Topic: How to Read the Bible II Bio: Software Engineer and Forum Treasurer Notes: Continuing examples from the book by James Kugel (previously Starr Professor of Hebrew at Harvard) subtitled: A Guide to Scripture Then and Now. Kugel gives many examples of how modern scholars have come to interpret familiar passages quite differently than traditional views. Some of these will challange our views or at least make us think about them again. Songfest: 522, 151, 517 Hymns: 143, 162, E655 (E=Episcopal) Liturgy Sheet: Green Scripture Sheet: Lent 2 Team: 1 |
| 3/14/2009 11:00 & 2:15 |
Guest Speaker:
Ron Osborn Morning Topic: Life in the Occupied Territories: Reading the Jesus' Narrative in Political Context Afternoon Topic: The Christ of the Fifth Way: The Political Shape of Jesus' Kingdom Announcement Bio: Doctoral student in Politics and International Relations, Univ of So Californai Songfest: E436, E658, E684(E=Episcopal) Hymns: 5, 461, E718 Liturgy Sheet: Yellow Scripture Sheet: Lent 3 Team: 2 |
| 3/21/2009 11:00 |
Worship Series:
Kristine M. Gebbie Morning Topic: Reformed Church or Reforming Church: To what extent is reform a destination and to what extent is it a process? Songfest: 112, 524, 196 Hymns: 229, 198, 362 Liturgy Sheet: Blue Scripture Sheet: Lent 4 Team: 3 |
| 3/28/2009 11:00 Quaker Center |
Joint Service: Samir Selmanovic Morning Topic: Lenten Season: Discussing the S Word (Part 2) Notes: We will meet jointly with City Lights at their location. |
| Spring 2009 Schedule | |
| 4/4/2009 11:00 |
Theology Series:
Linn Marie Tonstad Morning Topic: Queering the Trinitarian Family Bio: Linn is a doctoral candidate in theology at Yale University Songfest: 229, E669, E518 Hymns: 230, 661, 362 Liturgy Sheet: Yellow Scripture Sheet: Palm Sunday Team: 1 |
| 4/11/2009 11:00 |
Special Easter Service: Morning Topic: Holy Week and Easter Remembrance and Celebration Notes: Co-sponsored by City Lights and the Forum Liturgy Sheet: Blue Scripture Sheet: Easter Sunday Team: 4 |
| 4/18/2009 11:00 & 2:15 |
Guest Series:
Dr Gerald Winslow Theme for Day: Leaving the Sanctuary: Social Ethics for a Prophetic Minority Morning Topic: A Theology for a Prophetic Minority Afternoon Topic: The Ethics of a Prophetic Minority Bio: Vice-President for Mission and Culture, Loma Linda University Medical Center Notes: All day service on third week due to Easter Celebration Songfest: 44, 259, 240 Hymns: 172, 265, 574 Liturgy Sheet: Pink Scripture Sheet: 2 Easter Team: 2 |
| 4/25/2009 11:00 Quaker Center |
Joint Service: Ron Lawson Morning Topic: About Brother Ron! |
| 5/2/2009 11:00 |
Member Series:
Terry Anderson Morning Topic: How to Read the Bible III Bio: Software Engineer and Forum Treasurer Notes: Continuing examples from the book by James Kugel (previously Starr Professor of Hebrew at Harvard) subtitled: A Guide to Scripture Then and Now. Kugel gives many examples of how modern scholars have come to interpret familiar passages quite differently than traditional views. He finds spiritual value in both interpretations. Songfest: 39, 545, E478 Hymns: E186, 197, E307 Liturgy Sheet: Blue Scripture Sheet: 4 Easter Team: 1 |
| 5/9/2009 11:00 & 2:15 |
Guest Speaker:
Dr Ginger Harwood Theme for Day: Adventists as Peacemakers Morning Topic: More than Charts and Beasts: Adventists as Agents of Social Transformation Afternoon Topic: More than a Prophet: Ellen White as a Social Activist with Preference for the Poor. Bio: Professor of Ethics, La Sierra University Songfest: 15, 36, 27 Hymns: 191, 148, 32 Liturgy Sheet: Green Scripture Sheet: 5 Easter Team: 2 |
| 5/16/2009 11:00 |
Member Series:
Dr Ed Samuel Morning Topic: Rethinking Daniel Bio: Architect and member Notes: Our annual meeting will be held immediately after the service. Eat a big breakfast - Plan to stay for it. Songfest: 382, 2, 422 Hymns: 10, 349, 585 Liturgy Sheet: Scripture Sheet: 6 Easter Team: 4 |
| 5/23/2009 11:00 Quaker Center |
Joint Service: TBD Morning Topic: TBD Liturgy Sheet: |
| 5/30/2009 11:00 |
Worship Series:
Dr Lester Wright Morning Topic: Healing and Curing Bio: Commissioner for Medicine, NY State Prisons and member Notes: A discussion of a scriptural understanding of healing and how it is similar to and differs from our "more modern" understanding Songfest: 93, 71, 257 Hymns: 260, 269, 259 Liturgy Sheet: Pink Scripture Sheet: Pentecost Team: 1 |
| 6/6/2009 11:00 |
Member Series:
Terry Anderson Morning Topic: How to Read the Bible IV Bio: Software Engineer and Forum Treasurer Notes: Continuing examples from the book by James Kugel (previously Starr Professor of Hebrew at Harvard) subtitled: A Guide to Scripture Then and Now. Kugel gives many examples of how modern scholars have come to interpret familiar passages quite differently than traditional views. He finds spiritual value in both interpretations. Songfest: Praise Song Favorites Hymns: 70, E339, 462 Liturgy Sheet: Green Scripture Sheet: Trinity Team: 1 |
| 6/13/2009 11:00 & 2:15 |
Guest Speaker:
Alexander Carpenter Theme for Day: Adventists and California's Proposition 8 in 2008 Morning Topic: The Politics of LGBT Rights, Proposition 8, and Adventism Afternoon Topic: Mapping a Future for LGBT Activism in Adventism Bio: Alex is the webmaster for SPECTRUM (which has become very widely read), an Instructor in Visual Arts at Pacific Union College, and a graduate student in New Media and Religion at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California Songfest: Praise Song Favorites Hymns: E657, 100, E209 Liturgy Sheet: Blue Scripture Sheet: Pentecost 2 Team: 2 |
| 6/20/2009 11:00 |
Worship Series:
Dr Lester Wright Morning Topic: God is Extravagant, but How Efficient is He? Bio: Commissioner for Medicine, NY State Prisons and member Notes: An exploration of the parable of the Sower and the Seed as recorded by Matthew, Mark, and Luke Songfest: Praise Song Favorites Liturgy Sheet: Pink Scripture Sheet: Pentaconst 3 Team: 3 |
| 6/27/2009 11:00 Quaker Center |
Joint Service: TBD Morning Topic: TBD Liturgy Sheet: |
| Summer 2009 Schedule | |
| 7/11/2009 11:00 Andersons' in Bernardsville, NJ |
Summer Home: Morning Topic: God On Trial Notes: We will view the movie God On Trial about a mock trial that actually took place in a Nazi prison camp during WW II, and discuss the issues it raises. If you need directions, call 908.766.4463 |
| 8/8/2009 11:00 Ron's in Kew Gardens |
Summer Home: Notes: If you need directions, call 718.441.7205 |
| 8/22/2009 11:00 Samuels' in New Haven, CT |
Summer Home: Notes: If you need directions call 203.782.2234 |