Christ Church Episcopal announces an Advent Study via Zoom led by Reverend Andrew Frearson on Sundays, November 29 – December 20 from 9:15 – 10:15 a.m.
The study will reflect on four influential figures, looking at how each overcame great difficulties to find rays of light that sustained them and brought consolation and hope to many through their lives, work, and writing. The study follows:
- Nov 29: Meister Eckhart c1260-1327/8; Dominican mystical writer and teacher.
- Dec 6: Lilian Staveley 1871-1928; from being an Atheist, wrote secretly of her experience of her soul’s journey of love back to God.
- Dec 13: Christina of Marykate c1096/8- c1155; Anglo Saxon woman who managed to live the life of faith she desired in spite of the many 12th century obstacles faced by women.
- Dec 20: Maya Angelou 1928-2014; American poet, memoirist, civil rights activist, singer, dancer, actress, composer, and playwright.
No advanced preparation is required, but interested folks are welcome to look at these writings as background if they like:
- On Meister Echkart: Meister Eckhart: A Mystic Warrior for Our Times by Matthew Fox or Conversations with Meister Eckhart by Simon Parke
- On Lilian Stavely: A Christian Woman’s Secret: A Modern-Day Journey to God by Lilian Stavely, ed. Joseph Fitzgerald
- On Christina of Marykate: The Life of Christina of Marykate trans. by C.H. Talbot
- On Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
Reverend Frearson is a former Rector of Christ Church Episcopal and currently a Rector at the Scottish Episcopal Church in Gloucestershire, England.
This study is open to anyone. To receive the zoom link, email Karen Bass at Kbass@ccnorcross.org
