adult enrichment
We encourage our members to use their gifts and interests to develop both spiritual and non-spiritual events, offering our congregation learning and fellowship opportunities.
In addition to Bible studies, special Advent and Lenten series, speakers from the local Missions we support, and pot luck suppers, we have also enjoyed an eagle watch, a wildflower hike, a discussion on exploring “Ways to Pray,” and a book club.
Weekly Bible Study
Join Pastor Heather weekly on Thursdays from 4-5:30pm. The week’s passages will be emailed to you once you sign up and the Zoom Link can be found in Friday's all church email
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Wednesday Evening Vespers
Join Pastor Heather on Wednesdays at 9pm on Facebook.
Book Discussion Group
Our next book is Black in Blues by Imani Perry. We will meet on May 13 at 4:30 in Friendship Hall to discuss the book. Contact: Peter Meier
Named a most anticipated book by: Time, USA Today, People, AARP, Harper's Bazaar, Today.com, BookRiot, Bustle, LitHub, BookPage, The Millions, Ms., Our Culture, Electric Literature, W, and Vulture
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A surprising and beautiful meditation on the color blue—and its fascinating role in Black history and culture—from National Book Award winner Imani Perry.
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Throughout history, the concept of Blackness has been remarkably intertwined with another color: blue. In daily life, it is evoked in countless ways. Blue skies and blue water offer hope for that which lies beyond the current conditions. But blue is also the color of
deep melancholy and heartache, echoing Louis Armstrong’s question, “What did I do to be so Black and blue?” In this book, celebrated author Imani Perry uses the world’s favorite color as a springboard for a riveting emotional, cultural, and spiritual journey—an examination of race and Blackness that transcends politics or ideology.
Perry traces both blue and Blackness from their earliest roots to their many embodiments of contemporary culture, drawing deeply from her own life as well as art and history: The dyed indigo cloths of West Africa that were traded for human life in the 16th century. The mixture of awe and aversion in the old-fashioned characterization of dark-skinned people as “Blue Black.” The fundamentally American art form of blues music, sitting at the crossroads of pain and pleasure. The blue flowers Perry plants to honor a loved one gone too soon.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Imani Perry is the National Book Award–winning author of South to America, as well as seven other books of nonfiction. She is the Henry A. Morss Jr. and Elisabeth W. Morss Professor of Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, and is a 2023 MacArthur Fellow. Perry lives between Philadelphia and Cambridge with her two sons.
Mystical Ministry
We will gather to hear Olivia Robinson present a program on Hildegard de Bingen on May 18 at 3pm, location tbd.
Hildegard of Bingen was a 12th century abbess, but also a theologian, a musician, an artist, a healer, a composer, and a visionary. Her life was quite amazing! Come view her paintings, hear her music, and hear about some of her cures. Olivia was able to visit her abbess and see her winery in Bingen Germany. Come and share thoughts and reflections on her messages and visions.
To attend, please call or email office@northmadisoncc.org, 203-421-3241.