Led by Fr. Michael Petty & Fr. Jonathan Kanary

What do Anglican believe?  What does it mean to be a Christian?  How should prayer and worship shape our lives? This class provides participants with an introduction to the official catechism of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA).  The Catechism consists of 368 questions and answers and is divided into four sections: (1) The Gospel (2) Believing in Christ (the Apostles’ Creed) (3) Belonging to Christ (The Lord’s Prayer) (4) Becoming Like Christ (The Ten Commandments). This class provides a basic introduction to the Christian faith and is recommended to those exploring the faith, new to the faith, or experienced Christians.  This class is required for all adults seeking to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.  Resource book: To Be A Christian: An Anglican Catechism.

Led by Nate Webster

This group is for dads who want to grow in how they lead their families spiritually, not through perfection but presence. Whether you’re a new dad, a seasoned parent, or a spiritual father in someone's life, you’re welcome here. Using Family Discipleship by Matt Chandler & Adam Griffin as a guide, we’ll explore through discussion, activities and reflection questions how ordinary moments can become sacred opportunities to shape faith, character, and connection with the kids God has placed in our lives

Led by The Nicholsons and Kendra-Miriam Calhoun

Grades 8th & 9th

Read, discuss, and come to know this narrative of the earthly life of Jesus.

Led by Ben Munroe

Modern Christianity is too often guilty of rushing past the law to get to grace.  While the law was given, in part, to reveal God’s holy nature and sovereignty and to reveal how disastrously short men and woman fall from God’s holiness, we now tend to avoid this.  Fear of offending modern people (and ourselves), however, leads to something far worse which is offending God.  A small view of God results in a small view of grace and a small view of grace is fatal to the Chrisitan life.  We are called to seek God’s face, the very face we cannot bear to see and still live as sinners.  Our God is a “consuming fire” and only as we begin to understand this will we begin to understand the magnitude of grace.

Led by Cliff Neilson & Steve Gordon

As Christians, we are called to serve God in every aspect of our lives.  Does this include work?  Does work have a value to God or is it just a means to an end (paying the bills)?  Is “church work” the only way to serve God or is “secular work” pleasing to Him as well?  Is your job a vocation?  Does our culture view work in the right way?  You are invited to join in a discussion of these important questions and to discover what God says about work and vocation and why these are important to God’s Kingdom.  We will use Tim Keller’s Every Good Endeavor as a guide but will also draw on C. S. Lewis, Dorothy Sayers and other Christian writers.

Led by Fr. Herb Bailey & Jennifer Webster

What is the mission of the global Church and how can you become involved in it in concrete ways?  The subject of missions can seem overwhelming and daunting.  The New Wineskins Missionary Network has created Anglicans in Mission to help Anglicans feel less overwhelmed and less daunted by missions and to move on to a position of greater understanding, excitement, and engagement.  Class sessions will focus on God’s mission in the world, the spread of the Gospel, unreached people groups in the world, sending laborers into the harvest, understanding the global nature of the Church, and praying for global and local missions.  Participants will gain a new perspective on the mission of the Church and discover ways in which they can become involved in it.  Outcomes: Awareness, opportunities, and formation.

Led by Richard Lynes

Grades 6th & 7th

Read, discuss, and watch video clips of this Christian classic by C.S. Lewis!

Led by Alice Sanderson

Mom to Mom Heart Talk is a video-based study designed for moms.  This study explores a woman’s identity as an individual, a wife, and a mother, while being guided to discover the true Power Source for these roles.  Experienced moms and those just beginning the journey are welcome!

*Also occurs Thursday mornings from 9:30am-11am

Led by Ann Wong & David Zein-Eldin

Grades 10th-12th

Read and discuss topics from David Platt’s book, Counter Culture. The class begins by considering a right relationship with God and then moves to various contemporary issues such as poverty, abortion, human trafficking, same-sex marriage, ethnicity, and more.

Virtue and Valor:Empowering young Ladies and Lads

Wednesday Nights

Join us Wednesdays this spring to dive into God's word to learn what He says about how to be a little lady or lad  (and one day, a grown woman or man) of strong Christian character. Boys and girls will worship and pray together at evening prayer then break into gender groups to discover, learn, and discuss how we can stand apart from the world and shine the light of Jesus! Mothers are encouraged to attend with their daughters and Fathers are encouraged to attend with their sons.

Pray and Play (K-2nd Grade)

Wednesday Nights

Children will spend time in play, and will go to the High Altar for a Children’s Compline with music. Children will also be spend time learning and wondering about our loving God in a special story time each week.

Nursery (0yrs-Pk4)

Wednesday Nights

For parents who are taking Discipleship Classes on Wednesday’s night.

Led by Fr. Jonathan Kanary & Fr. Michael Petty

Modern Christianity is too often guilty of rushing past the law to get to grace.  While the law was given, in part, to reveal God’s holy nature and sovereignty and to reveal how disastrously short men and woman fall from God’s holiness, we now tend to avoid this.  Fear of offending modern people (and ourselves), however, leads to something far worse which is offending God.  A small view of God results in a small view of grace and a small view of grace is fatal to the Chrisitan life.  We are called to seek God’s face, the very face we cannot bear to see and still live as sinners.  Our God is a “consuming fire” and only as we begin to understand this will we begin to understand the magnitude of grace.

Led by Fr. Michael Petty

The Dead Theologians Society is dedicated to reading and discussing the works of theologians who are dead!  However, while dead these theologians continue to influence the life of the Church through their rich teaching and insights.  The group is currently reading John Calvin’s Commentary on Romans.  Any interested person is welcome to join!  We work together to understand deep things and to help one another benefit from some of the Church’s greatest teachers.  

*Occurs the 2nd Tuesday of each month

Led by Christopher Destingter, Pastoral Curate

Brothers in Faith is a group of men who meet weekly to pray together, study together, and for mutual encouragement.  Men of all ages are welcome to join this fellowship of study, prayer, encouragement, and friendship.  

Mondays at 10am | Parish Hall

This is a special program geared toward our preschoolers and toddlers. We read books, sing songs, and make a craft. Feel free to come early or stay late to play on the playground. This is a great community event.

2 Years-5th Grade

God’s Big Story invites children to enter into the narrative of God's abounding faithfulness and love for all of his beloved children.  GBS is taught in the context of worship through liturgy, song, scripture memory, story presentation, wondering questions, catechesis (teaching of doctrine and the faith), prayer, and many reflective and creative responses geared to a variety of age groups. 

Little Ones
Ages 2 & 3 | Toddler Nursery Room

God's Big Story: Jesus the Good Shepherd

Kindergarten and Pre-k

Children’s Chapel

God's Big Story: Genesis & Old Testament Overview

Children's Catechumenate

1st Grade | Upstairs, RM 201

The One Faith One Family workshop is an opportunity for Children to learn about Anglican traditions and what it means to be a part of the church family. This wonderful program includes opportunities to learn about sacraments such as baptism and eucharist. Children will also explore how to share their faith with others. Festal Eucharist for this class will be May 4th.

2nd and 3rd Grade

Room 102

God's Big Story: Old Testament Overview

4th and 5th Grade

Room 101 B

God's Big Story: Samuel and Kings

Led By Fr. Jonathan Kanary

Adult Sunday School will continue its journey through the Bible by completing I Samuel and beginning 2 Samuel.  These two pivotal books recount Israel’s transition from a tribal confederacy to a monarchy, the troubled reign of its first king, Saul, and the rise of David as Israel’s archetypal king.  2 Samuel chronicles the reign of David and culminates with the rebellion of his son Absolom.  These two books deal with important theological themes such as the proper ordering of God’s people, the covenant, how God works in history and through people, the vocation of the covenant people, and the working of God among sinful people.

Join us in the Parish Hall in-between the 9:00 and 11:15 liturgies for a light breakfast.  We will play and pray together.  This summer, we have a special guest scheduled each week to highlight how our family can continue to experience God together and contribute to the cathedral’s mission. 

During the summer semester, Adult Sunday School will continue to explore the important Old Testament book of 1 Samuel.  This book tells the story of the beginning of Israel’s monarchy which involves the failure of the first king, Saul, and the rise of its second and paradigmatic king, David.  In addition to these two kings, there is the important figure of Samuel who is simultaneously Israel’s last judge and one of its most important prophets. 

Parents, grandparents, and mentors often wonder about how and when to initiate “the sex talk” with children.  This can be a difficult issue because many of us feel ill-equipped to do this and because our sex-saturated culture does not really understand sex.  This class aims at providing parents, grandparents, and mentors with both confidence and practical guidance in talking to children about human sexuality.  Before “the sex talk” takes place, we need to have a Christian understanding of the human person, created in the image of God, and possessing a soul and a body, the body being the expression of the soul.  Once this understanding is in place, we can begin to think about sex not simply in terms of biology but also in terms of God’s design for us as male and female.

Resource book: Before the Sex Talk: A Theology of the Body Approach for Parents and Mentors by Linda Noble and Linda Stewart.

Youth are invited to watch episodes of “The Chosen” in order to engage in conversations about the mission of Jesus and the meaning of discipleship.

During the summer, children will spend time in God’s Word and have a special summer activity.  K-2nd grade will study God’s Big Story.  3rd-5th grade will study Valor and Virtues for young ladies and gentlemen. Some weeks the activity will take the whole class time. 

June 11: Dan the Balloon Man (no class tonight)

June 18: Superhero Night

June 25; Wacky Wednesday

July 2: Making Ice Cream

July 9: Christmas in July

July 16: Water Bounce Houses (no class)

July 23: Animal Tales Show (no class)

July 30: Art Night

Other Important Dates

June 3, 4, 5: Family Bible School

July 14-18: Chorister Camp

July 21-26: Camp Araminta

August 11: Backpack Blessing

This course will focus on reading, discussing, and reflecting on Rosaria Butterfield’s The Gospel Comes with a House Key.  Butterfield’s story of conversion from antagonism toward Christianity to being a faithful believer and pastor’s wife is inspiring.  In the book, she reflects on the very ordinary and unpretentious in-home hospitality that created her path to Christ.  A family’s simple and ordinary welcome and their willingness to listen and speak were the bridge from her antagonism to belief.  She explains how her family offers their home to God as a place where genuine love and grace are visible to reveal what true Christian faith looks like.  Butterfield casts a vision for a form of hospitality that is less concerned with polish and perfection and more concerned with sincerity and welcome.  This course will explore ways that Butterfield’s vision for hospitality can turn our homes into pathways to the Gospel.  Resource book: The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield.

What does it mean to die well?  Why are we so disconnected to death in a society that is supposedly the most interconnected through technology?  How have Christians responded to death and suffering over the past two millennia? This class will journey and explore these questions and more.  Looking at past Christian wisdom, we hope to approach the heavy topics of death and suffering in a more informed and less nervous way.

Join me for an exploration of the various archetypal characters found throughout the book of Proverbs.  Together, we will learn about such characters as the Wise, the Fool, the Sluggard, the Virtuous Woman.  We will learn to identify these characters both in our communities and in our own hearts as we discover the wisdom Proverbs contains for personal formation in the pursuit of God. 

This class explores the rich and living tradition of hymns!  Participants will examine familiar hymns throughout the ages, their musical settings, textual depth, coinciding spiritual and historical movements, and liturgical use.  Through reading, discussion, and singing, participants will gain a deeper appreciation for the role of hymns in worship and spiritual formation. This class embraces all learners, regardless of musical ability or experience.

What is that red book in the pews and how do I use it? Prayer Book 101 answers this question! Anglican worship is worship “by the book,” The Book of Common Prayer, 2019. Prayer Book 101 is designed to help you understand and use the Book of Common Prayer in both public and private settings. We will begin by looking at the origins of the Prayer Book tradition in 1549 and then spend some time with the Daily Office (Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer). After considering Anglican sacramental theology, we will walk through the two liturgies for the Eucharist. The class will also consider the sacraments of Holy Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Matrimony, the Reconciliation of a Penitent, and Ministry to the Sick. We will also take a look at the collects and Scripture readings for Sunday and the liturgy for the Burial of the Dead. The class will conclude with an examination of the Church’s calendar of liturgical seasons and feast days.

If you have children or grandchildren, this class is for you!  The class will be using Real Mom Life, a biblically based curriculum taught by Linda Anderson and Theresa Nelson that encourages moms and grandmoms in their everyday mom jobs.  The video series provides perspective on some specific parenting situations such as raising strong-willed children, dealing with infertility, managing screen time, and facing learning challenges.  While being a mom can be exhausting and sometimes frustrating, there is hope for joy on the journey and in these lessons we talk about being a mom in the real world. 

You are invited to participate in a training focused on helping you do ministry as a part of daily life.  Anyone who wants to be equipped for ministry in their own sphere is welcome.  The training features segments such as “Listening”, “Community”, “Drugs and Alcohol”, “Violence and Aggression”, and a live-action Bible study.  The goal of this training is to encourage and to equip.

Isaiah is sometimes referred to as the “Fifth Gospel” because early Christian interpreters drew upon it so much as they attempted to show that the Gospel was “promised beforehand” in the Scriptures (Romans 1:2).  With 66 chapters, Isaiah is a sprawling book which culminates in a vision of “new heavens and a new earth” (65:17).  This class will focus on key portions of Isaiah and will involve an attempt to understand his prophecy in its original context and to think about how it is also Christian Scripture.