Metanoia
noun
a change of mind; a reorienting journey; the transformative process and
implications of wrapping your head around a new idea. Often happening as a
result of an encounter with the Kingdom of God.
During Lent we will gather for conversations on the topic of metanoia. In the first two gatherings we will study and react to stories and movements in scriptures that illustrate the comprehensive, disruptive, reorienting and ultimately life-giving process of metanoia that happens in the lives of God’s people when they encounter God’s grace. We will then spend a few more weeks engaging foundational elements of the Christian story, examining if there are transformational invitations for us to respond to. As we reflect on these themes we will ask metanoia questions that may reshape our understanding and ultimately transform our lives.
- Ash Wednesday March 1, 7 PM A service of confession, pardon, and encouragement that will include the imposition of ashes
- Week 1 March 8, 6:00-7:30 PM Biblical Repentance/Metanoia Part I
- Week 2 March 15, 6:00-7:30 PM Biblical Repentance/Metanoia Part II
- Week 3 March 22, 6:00-7:30 PM Trinity Metanoia Question: What if the Trinity isn’t only a mystery about the character/nature of God but also a mystery descriptive of thriving life and community?
- Week 4 March 29, 6:00-7:30 PM Mortality Metanoia Question: The exhortation on Ash Wednesday is, “Remember, you are dust, and to dust you shall return. Repent and believe the gospel.” Is there good good news in our mortality?
- Week 5 April 5, 6:00-7:30 PM Resurrection Metanoia Question: What if Resurrection isn’t merely a quantitative descriptor of the duration of life after death, but a qualitative descriptor for life now?
- Holy Week Maundy Thursday April 13, 7:00 PM A service of story and table, tracing the events of Holy Week.
- Easter Sunday April 16, 10:25 AM A service of celebration and resurrection hope.