2025-2026 Adult Forums

September 14: Israel, Palestine, and Christian Responsibility, The Rev. Dr. Daniel Jocelyn-Siematowski (11:45am - 12:45pm, Lichtenberger Room)

September 21: Bible Study on Creation Care and Justice (9 am - 9:50 am, Great Hall) / SUN WAY Pilgrimage (1 pm - 2:30 pm, Old South Church to Boston Common

September 28: Conversation on Climate Change, Public Policy, and. Faith with Prof. Rand Wentworth. Recording here.

October 5: Church and Social Action, The Rev. Edwin Johnson, Episcopal City Mission

October 12: Sustainability and Faith Communities - Conversation with Michael Reed and Jim Nail of Massachusetts Interfaith Power and Light (https://www.massipl.org/)

October 19: Situation in Gaza, Conversation with Dr. Aziz Rahman. Recording here.

October 26: Being Church Together: Institutions Creating Peace and Justice, The Rev. Marissa Rohrbach, Canon for the Central Region (9 am - 9:50 am, Great Hall)

November 2: Making Churches Ecologically Just: Conversation with Jenny Crellin (https://www.energizinggreensolutions.com/team) (11:45 am - 12:45 pm, Lichtenberger Room)

November 9: Conversation on Israel-Palestine with Rabbi Claudia Kreiman, TBZ. Recording here.

November 16: Climate Science and Climate Action: Conversation with Dr. Kelly Levin of Bezos Earth Fund (9:00 am - 9:50 am, Great Hall)

December 7: Conversation with Dr. Emmanuel Kamanzi on Faith and Public Health (11:45 am - 12:45 pm, Lichtenberger Room)

December 14: Immigration and Faith: Conversation on the book Asylum Seekers with the Rev. Tina Rathbone (9am - 9:50am, Great Hall).

January 11: Inclusive Language & Worship at St. Paul’s: A Community Conversation, led by Rev. Dr. Elise Feyerherm (11:45 am - 12:45 pm, Lichtenberger Room)

February 8: [Tentative] Jointly sponsored with Temple Beth Zion: Interfaith Work for Dialog and Peace in Israel-Palestine (11:45 am - 12:45 pm)

April 12: Creating a Trauma-Informed Sacred Space: Conversation with Rev. Julia Matallana author of Sanctuary of Healing: Transforming Churches into Trauma-Informed Spaces (11:45 am - 12:45 pm, Lichtenberger Room)

Intro to Episcopal Tradition Class

Christian Faith and the Episcopal Church

Join us on Zoom for conversation, reflection, and prayer as we explore the Christianity in the Episcopal/Anglican tradition.

We’ll be drawing on the book Walk In Love: Episcopal Beliefs and Practices, by Scott Gunn and Melody Shobe. Participants are encouraged to read the book in preparation for our discussions, but it is not required. Further information can be found here and links to recordings of previous sessions can be found here.

Meeting Dates for Fall 2025

Meetings occur on Zoom. Message our office for the link

October 1

October 15

October 29

November 12

December 10

CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE

2nd and 4th Saturdays of the Month

Starts in January 2026

A contemplative practice group at St. Paul's, the group is for people who would like to explore regular contemplative practice and study in some depth both the theological and practical aspects. Beginning in January, the contemplative practice group meets on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm in the Lichtenberger Room. Our approach incorporates basic Buddhist meditation practices as preparation for Christian contemplative prayer that uses a sacred word as an aid (this is an ancient Christian practice - for more information, see Martin Laird’s Into the Silent Land). The aim is to help us deepen our intimate connection with the divine in a fully embodied way, so as to empower our ministry in the world. For more information, please contact Rev. Won-Jae Hur at rector@stpaulsbrookline.org