Honor Older Adults in May and through the Golden Cross Offering
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Location: Ottawa: First UMC, 100 West Jefferson, Ottawa
Saturdays, April 25 and May 2
Ottawa: First UMC,
Saturdays, April 25 and May 2
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
All class times must be attended to receive course credit.
Ottawa: First UMC,
100 West Jefferson, Ottawa
Cost: $40
Youth may attend at no cost as long as they are accompanied by an adult taking a class.
Class Options: (one course per academy)
- For the Common Good: Discovering and Using Your Spiritual Gifts: Helps participant identify and link their gifts, abilities, and sense of calling.
Book: For the Common Good: Discovering and Using Your Spiritual Gifts by Christine Harman
Instructor: Jeany Gewin - Life Together in the United Methodist Connection (United Methodist Polity): An overview of the structure and organization of the United Methodist Church.
Book: Polity, Practice and The Mission of the United Methodist Church by Thomas Edward Frank
Instructor: Karen Newby - Leading Public Prayer: This course will help the participant grow in confidence and skill in public prayer and enhance their prayer life.
Book: Shaping the Prayers of the People: The Art of Intercession by Samuel Wells and Abigail Kocher
Instructor: Marcia Peddicord
All books may be purchased at your favorite bookseller.
All class times must be attended to receive course credit.