St. John's Episcopal Church, Bangor

To Know and To Share the Love of Jesus Christ

Adult Formation

Faith, Fly-Fishing & Fellowship

On June 5th at 6:00 pm the Rector will show the movie A River Runs Through It in the Undercroft. We will serve a simple meal and follow the screening with conversation about this deeply theological movie. The Rector loves movies, fly fishing and theology. All are welcome whether you fish for fish or fish for people. Thank you to the Men’s Breakfast group for sponsoring! This is a Reeling with the Rector event.

Reading with the Rector

How (Not) to be Secular by James K.A. Smith

Wednesday, June 17th and 24th at 6:30 pm in person and on Zoom

This is an excellent book about a great book. Charles Taylor wrote his massive 900 page book “A Secular Age” about 20 years ago. Smith offers a much shorter and accessible commentary on Taylor’s magisterial work that speaks directly to the struggles of faith in a social imaginary dominated by exclusive humanism. Ever wonder how the world became so indifferent to the questions and answers offered by faith? This book provides a clear picture of how we arrived at this point and how faith still answers our deepest cravings for meaning and orientation in the world. I believe this book is VERY important for the mission of our church in a secular age. We must understand our context if we are to minister in it. Please RSVP with this link.

Great Wednesdays at St. John’s

Great Wednesday is currently on break. Please check back in the future for more information about upcoming sessions.

St. John’s Book Group

The Women’s Book Group invites you to their next meeting, on June 16th at 2:00pm, to discuss “The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go From Here” by Hope Jahren. The group meets on Zoom and all are welcome. Please contact the office with any questions.

Interested readers may contact the church office for more information. New members are always welcome.