Adult education programs provide something for everyone!

Classes for Adult Education at St. Martin's Episcopal Church are designed and taught by members of the parish.  We have discovered that a lot of expertise resides in the people we see every Sunday.  Sometimes our careers give us the knowledge; sometimes our curiosity on a given subject fuels our enthusiasm and guides us to learn so that we may teach. We also like to go to the outside and bring in quality experts in their fields.

Everyone at St. Martin's is welcome to come and learn.

Adult Spiritual Formation at St. Martin’s, 2009-2010

Sunday mornings at 9:00 in Strauss-Betker Hall

Season Opener:

• Sept. 13: Introduction to Godly Play, our new experiential education program for young children

Fall Spiritual Development Series:

• Sept 20-Nov. 8: Discovering God's Vision for Your Life: You and Your Spiritual Gifts

Thanksgiving Outreach Series:

• Nov. 15: Youth in Des Plaines and how we can help
• Nov. 22: Homelessness & Hunger in Des Plaines and how we can help

Advent Family Planning Series, in honor of the Holy Family, their challenges and responses:

• Nov. 29: Relationship Choices
• Dec. 6: Marriage
• Dec. 13: Ending Relationships
• Dec. 20: Elders & Relationships

Christmas Break

• Dec. 27: No class

Winter Spiritual Development Series:

• Jan. 3-Feb. 14: Living the Questions
  • Explore the future of Christianity and what a meaningful faith can look like in today's world.

Lenten Series on Sin and Healing:

• Feb. 21: Sin
• Feb. 28: Environmental Concerns
• Mar. 7: Multicultural Concerns & Racism
• Mar. 14: Crime
• Mar. 21: Healing

Holy Week and Easter Break:

• Mar. 28: Palm Sunday (no class)
• Apr. 4: Easter Day (no class)

Spring Spiritual Development Series:

• April 11-May 23: Living the Heart of Christianity
  • A new vision for a life of Christian faith and how it can change our spiritual lives and Christian communities today.

Lent Wednesday evenings at 6:00: Music!

Join us as we explore and learn about different styles of Christian worship music in the context of celebrating the Eucharist in the church, followed by our signature Lenten potluck suppers in Strauss-Betker Hall.

• Feb. 24: Traditional Hymns
• Mar. 3: Gospel Music
• Mar. 10: U2charist
• Mar. 17: Christian Rock/Praise
• Mar. 24: Chant