Doylestown Presbyterian Church

February 21 - March 28, Room 205

During the Sundays of Lent, your pastors will lead a class which focuses on the events in Jesus’ life that took place during Holy Week. The four gospels each offer their own perspective on those moments and during this Church School class, we will explore those distinctions as a way of helping us better grasp the significance of those days for the first disciples and for us.

March 7 - Last Supper and Gethsemane
March 14 - Jesus’ Arrest and Jewish Trial
March 21 - Peter’s Denial and Jesus’ Roman Trial
March 28 - The Crucifixion

Meets Every Sunday, Library

Each week we listen to a recording of a sermon by a different preacher and then discuss the style and content of the sermon.  Led by Mike Finlan.

January 10 - Kenneth Chalker, "Shift Happens and Religion Dies"
January 17 - Vashti Mackenzie, "Freedom" (Martin Luther King, Jr., Sunday)
January 24 - Jim Wallis, "Lazarus and a Dog Named Bobby"
January 31 - John M. Buchanan, "Message of the Stars"

Meets Every Sunday, Salem UCC Basement

A forum for men of DPC to gather for a time of study and fellowship where we can comfortably address the myriad personal problems that men silently face and never openly discuss. Each session is presented by a Christian professional or Bible scholar. The text book is the Bible.  Coordinated by Lou Zoppel.

January 10 - Vic Arata, "The Law of the Lid"
January 17& 24 - John Kennedy, "Why You Cannot Live the Christian Life"
January 31 - Jason Cuzzolina, "Truth—Fact or Fiction"

Salem UCC is located one half block east of DPC.  Access class by way of the lower level side entrance.  Refreshments and fellowship prior to class start.

Meets Every Sunday, Room 202

This ongoing class studies books of the Bible in a small group atmosphere.  The class begins with the Gospel of Luke, which offers the narrative of Jesus Christ as reassurance, challenge, promise and hope in preparation for the season of Advent.  Led by Margaret Thoresen and Maria Schreiner.

Listening for God

Tuesday, March 23, 7:30 p.m.

Join us at the home of Ginny Hendrixson on Tuesday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. The book for March is A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute. An elderly British lawyer handles the trust of Jean Paget, who survived a Japanese death march in Malaysia. On the march she encountered an Australian soldier who was tortured and apparently died.

Call Mike Finlan (215-489-9604) or the church office for directions or to learn more.

Read & Chat

We meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m. in the library.

Wednesday, March 10, 1:00 p.m.

Join us in the church library at 1:00 p.m. (end no later than 2:30 p.m.). The discussion in March will be on The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. The Kite Runner tells the story of Amir, a young boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul, who befriended Hassan, the son of his father's Hazara servant. The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events, from the fall of the monarchy in Afghanistan through the Soviet invasion, the mass exodus of refugees to Pakistan and the United States, and the rise of the Taliban regime. Need more information or transportation? Please call Joyce Y. Baral (215-348-8335).

All Forums take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Celtic Cross Room.

March 23 - "Understanding Christianity Through the History of Judaism"

Dr. Ben Wright III
Professor and Chair of Religious Studies, Lehigh University

The world in which Jesus and his earliest followers lived was a decidedly Jewish one. Since the mid-twentieth century and the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, our picture of that world has changed dramatically. Yet, that changed picture—and its impact on the way that we view Jesus of Nazareth—has not filtered down from scholarly work into the churches. What impact did the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, have on our understanding of earliest Christianity? What are the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, and what roles have they played in understanding who Jesus was and what he preached?

May 18 - TBA