Come to a Summer Crafternoon!
Each month this summer, the Fiber Arts Ministry is hosting a relaxed afternoon gathering for anyone who is interested in crafting, fiber arts, and/or making and repairing things. Feel free to bring a project or something you're trying to repair, or just bring yourself and your questions and ideas. We welcome all ages and levels of experience! The location is the Byllesby Room (enter from the parking lot), and summer dates and times are:

• July 6, 1:00-3:00pm

• August 3, 1:00-3:00pm

Contact Rebecca Luttrell at southsideknitter@gmail.com or Celia Paris at celia.paris@gmail.com with questions, ideas, or to be informed of other Fiber Arts ministry events and projects.

Summer Adult Formation
Defending Democracy from its Christian Enemies
Banning books. Silencing the press. Persecuting scholars and universities. Defunding social services for the most vulnerable. Threatening the LGBTQIA+ community. Targeting immigrants and foreigners. Consolidating executive power. Hosting military parades. It’s a well-known playbook for oppressive totalitarian regimes, yet happening before our eyes in the Unites States and other countries. Why do so many Christians in the U.S. reject democratic values, democratic practices, and democracy itself as a means of governance? And what might some moral responses be from Christians who believe democracy is worth holding onto? On Sundays July 20, July 27, August 3, and August 24 from 11:15am to 12:00pm, join the Interim Rector, the Rev. Wes Smedley, in the downstairs St. Cecilia Room for some conversation based on the book Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies by Christian ethicist David P. Gushee. You do not need to have the book or have read it to participate, just be encouraged to come as you are able.