Adult Education
At St. Michael’s, we believe that developing a mature faith is a life-long journey, knowing that questions, doubts, and discoveries are a part of learning and growing in faith. The Adult Education program is designed to challenge, stretch, and deepen our faith as it is lived out in our homes, workplaces, and world.
Monday Morning Ministries
Mondays at 7:00 a.m.
Courtyard/Courtyard Room
Donuts and Coffee will be provided!
We will gather outdoors as weather permits - please dress accordingly.
Join us for Monday Morning Ministries, a time of conversation and reflection on how faith informs current affairs. This fall, we will discuss the topic "Faith and Foreign Policy."
With the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the events unfolding in Afghanistan, the conversations around Israel & Palestine, and how we distribute foreign aid, we will delve into conversation around how faith becomes tied to foreign policy in ways that can be good and helpful, and harmful and dangerous.
News articles and resources are sent out in advance to participants. If you are interested in attending please let Pastor Brad know.
Mondays at 7:00 a.m.
Courtyard/Courtyard Room
Donuts and Coffee will be provided!
We will gather outdoors as weather permits - please dress accordingly.
Join us for Monday Morning Ministries, a time of conversation and reflection on how faith informs current affairs. This fall, we will discuss the topic "Faith and Foreign Policy."
With the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the events unfolding in Afghanistan, the conversations around Israel & Palestine, and how we distribute foreign aid, we will delve into conversation around how faith becomes tied to foreign policy in ways that can be good and helpful, and harmful and dangerous.
News articles and resources are sent out in advance to participants. If you are interested in attending please let Pastor Brad know.
Religion in Life
Religion in Life is a Sunday morning learning opportunity for adults September - May. We host excellent speakers in various fields as they explore personal, social, Biblical, and ethical issues, inviting conversation in how religion and faith intersects with life.
Because we are at limited capacity in our building on Sunday mornings, the Religion in Life program is on pause. We invite you to view previous presentations here!
Religion in Life is a Sunday morning learning opportunity for adults September - May. We host excellent speakers in various fields as they explore personal, social, Biblical, and ethical issues, inviting conversation in how religion and faith intersects with life.
Because we are at limited capacity in our building on Sunday mornings, the Religion in Life program is on pause. We invite you to view previous presentations here!
Faith in Daily Life
Meaningful Conversations over Lunch
2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the Month
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Courtyard
Join in on this special time of conversation in community over lunch. Bring your own lunch or snack and dress warmly. As the weather gets cooler, we will adjust for indoor gatherings.
This year we will focus on two books - Stuff That Needs to be Said by John Pavlovitz and Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society by Nicholas A. Christakis.
Please join us - and jump in any time! All are welcome.
Month 1: Stuff That Needs To Be Said, by John Pavlovitz
Stuff That Needs to Be Said About Religion, Faith, Sex, and the Church
Wednesday, September 8
Wednesday, September 22
Month 2: Stuff That Needs To Be Said, by John Pavlovitz
Stuff That Needs to Be Said About America, Race, and Politics
Wednesday, October 13
Wednesday, October 27
Month 3: Stuff That Needs To Be Said, by John Pavlovitz
Stuff That Needs to Be Said About Life, Death, Grief, and Depression
Wednesday, November 10
Wednesday, November 24
Month 4: Blueprint: the Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
Preface, Chapter 1: The Society Within Us, Chapter 2: Unintentional Communities
Wednesday, December 1*
Wednesday, December 15*
Month 5: Blueprint: the Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
Chapter 3: Intentional Communities, Chapter 4: Artificial Communities
Wednesday, January 12
Wednesday, January 26
Month 6: Blueprint: the Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
Chapter 5: First Comes Love, Chapter 6: Animal Attraction
Wednesday, February 9
Wednesday, February 23
Month 7: Blueprint: the Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
Chapter 7: Animal Friends, Chapter 8: Friends and Networks
Wednesday, March 9
Wednesday, March 23
Month 8: Blueprint: the Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
Chapter 9: One Way to be Social, Chapter 10: Remote Control
Wednesday, April 13
Wednesday, April 27
Month 9: Blueprint: the Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
Chapter 11: Genes and Culture, Chapter 12: Natural and Social Laws
Wednesday, May 4*
Wednesday, May 18*
*Note: Most often the conversation groups will be meeting on the 2 nd and 4 th Wednesdays of the month. In December and May we will adjust to meeting on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the Month due to holidays and schedules.
Meaningful Conversations over Lunch
2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the Month
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Courtyard
Join in on this special time of conversation in community over lunch. Bring your own lunch or snack and dress warmly. As the weather gets cooler, we will adjust for indoor gatherings.
This year we will focus on two books - Stuff That Needs to be Said by John Pavlovitz and Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society by Nicholas A. Christakis.
Please join us - and jump in any time! All are welcome.
Month 1: Stuff That Needs To Be Said, by John Pavlovitz
Stuff That Needs to Be Said About Religion, Faith, Sex, and the Church
Wednesday, September 8
Wednesday, September 22
Month 2: Stuff That Needs To Be Said, by John Pavlovitz
Stuff That Needs to Be Said About America, Race, and Politics
Wednesday, October 13
Wednesday, October 27
Month 3: Stuff That Needs To Be Said, by John Pavlovitz
Stuff That Needs to Be Said About Life, Death, Grief, and Depression
Wednesday, November 10
Wednesday, November 24
Month 4: Blueprint: the Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
Preface, Chapter 1: The Society Within Us, Chapter 2: Unintentional Communities
Wednesday, December 1*
Wednesday, December 15*
Month 5: Blueprint: the Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
Chapter 3: Intentional Communities, Chapter 4: Artificial Communities
Wednesday, January 12
Wednesday, January 26
Month 6: Blueprint: the Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
Chapter 5: First Comes Love, Chapter 6: Animal Attraction
Wednesday, February 9
Wednesday, February 23
Month 7: Blueprint: the Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
Chapter 7: Animal Friends, Chapter 8: Friends and Networks
Wednesday, March 9
Wednesday, March 23
Month 8: Blueprint: the Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
Chapter 9: One Way to be Social, Chapter 10: Remote Control
Wednesday, April 13
Wednesday, April 27
Month 9: Blueprint: the Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
Chapter 11: Genes and Culture, Chapter 12: Natural and Social Laws
Wednesday, May 4*
Wednesday, May 18*
*Note: Most often the conversation groups will be meeting on the 2 nd and 4 th Wednesdays of the month. In December and May we will adjust to meeting on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the Month due to holidays and schedules.
Thursday Morning Bible Study
9:30-10:30 a.m.
September-May
Join in on Bible Study with one of the Pastors! This fall we will begin by reading Reading the Bible from the Margins to ground us as we move into the assigned lectionary texts in November. Join in at anytime!
September 9 Reading the Bible from the Margins, Introduction and Chapter 1: Learning to Read
September 16 Reading the Bible from the Margins, Chapter 2: Reading the Bible from the Center
September 23 Reading the Bible from the Margins, Chapter 3: Unmasking the Biblical Justification of Racism and Classism
September 30 Reading the Bible from the Margins, Chapter 4: Unmasking the Biblical Justification of Sexism
October 7 Reading the Bible from the Margins, Chapter 5: Who do you say I am?
October 14 Reading the Bible from the Margins, Chapter 6: Jesus Saves
October 21 - No Class
October 28 Reading the Bible from the Margings, Chapter 7: Can't We All Just Get Along
November 4th - May Lectionary Texts for the upcoming Sunday
9:30-10:30 a.m.
September-May
Join in on Bible Study with one of the Pastors! This fall we will begin by reading Reading the Bible from the Margins to ground us as we move into the assigned lectionary texts in November. Join in at anytime!
September 9 Reading the Bible from the Margins, Introduction and Chapter 1: Learning to Read
September 16 Reading the Bible from the Margins, Chapter 2: Reading the Bible from the Center
September 23 Reading the Bible from the Margins, Chapter 3: Unmasking the Biblical Justification of Racism and Classism
September 30 Reading the Bible from the Margins, Chapter 4: Unmasking the Biblical Justification of Sexism
October 7 Reading the Bible from the Margins, Chapter 5: Who do you say I am?
October 14 Reading the Bible from the Margins, Chapter 6: Jesus Saves
October 21 - No Class
October 28 Reading the Bible from the Margings, Chapter 7: Can't We All Just Get Along
November 4th - May Lectionary Texts for the upcoming Sunday
Women’s Circles
September - June
Women's circles are a wonderful way to connect, build relationships, and join others in conversation and study. Normally, the Sarah Circle meets the first Tuesday of every month at 9:30 a.m. and Elisabeth Circle meets the first Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m.
Due to the pandemic, the Sarah and Elisabeth Circles will not continue with a planned study this year. However, we will gather for a September social gathering for those who feel comfortable meeting in-person as weather permits.
The Sarah Circle will meet on September 15th at 9:30 a.m. and the Elisabeth Circle will meet on September 16th at 1:00 p.m. Contact the church office for information on the location of the group gatherings.
September - June
Women's circles are a wonderful way to connect, build relationships, and join others in conversation and study. Normally, the Sarah Circle meets the first Tuesday of every month at 9:30 a.m. and Elisabeth Circle meets the first Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m.
Due to the pandemic, the Sarah and Elisabeth Circles will not continue with a planned study this year. However, we will gather for a September social gathering for those who feel comfortable meeting in-person as weather permits.
The Sarah Circle will meet on September 15th at 9:30 a.m. and the Elisabeth Circle will meet on September 16th at 1:00 p.m. Contact the church office for information on the location of the group gatherings.
Desserters II
Book Group
The Desserters II book club will meet by Zoom in September to begin another season of discussing interesting books. All are welcome to join the discussions held on the 4th Tuesdays of the months listed below at 7:00 p.m. Contact the church office to access the Zoom information.
• Sept 28, 2021 The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Describes a “New Deal-funded Pack Horse Library Project”
• Oct 26, 2021 Daughters of Kobani by Gayle Zemach Lemmon Focuses on “the contributions of women in wartime Syria”
• Nov 23, 2021 Anxious People by Fredrik Backman Features “the world’s most hapless bank robber”
• Jan 25, 2022 The Yellow House by Sarah Broom Demonstrates “how enduring drives of clan, pride, and familial love resist and defy erasure”
• Feb 22, 2022 His Truth is Marching On by John Meacham tells the story of John Lewis, the recently deceased civil rights leader
• Mar 22, 2022 How Much of These Hills is Gold by C. Pam Zhang Questions how an Asian family can survive the gold rush of the American West
• Apr 26, 2022 The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Asks, “if you could live your life over again, would you make the same choices?”
• May 24, 2022 Redhead By the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler “ Dramatizes the absurdities of flawed perception and the risks of rigidity.”
Book Group
The Desserters II book club will meet by Zoom in September to begin another season of discussing interesting books. All are welcome to join the discussions held on the 4th Tuesdays of the months listed below at 7:00 p.m. Contact the church office to access the Zoom information.
• Sept 28, 2021 The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Describes a “New Deal-funded Pack Horse Library Project”
• Oct 26, 2021 Daughters of Kobani by Gayle Zemach Lemmon Focuses on “the contributions of women in wartime Syria”
• Nov 23, 2021 Anxious People by Fredrik Backman Features “the world’s most hapless bank robber”
• Jan 25, 2022 The Yellow House by Sarah Broom Demonstrates “how enduring drives of clan, pride, and familial love resist and defy erasure”
• Feb 22, 2022 His Truth is Marching On by John Meacham tells the story of John Lewis, the recently deceased civil rights leader
• Mar 22, 2022 How Much of These Hills is Gold by C. Pam Zhang Questions how an Asian family can survive the gold rush of the American West
• Apr 26, 2022 The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Asks, “if you could live your life over again, would you make the same choices?”
• May 24, 2022 Redhead By the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler “ Dramatizes the absurdities of flawed perception and the risks of rigidity.”
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St. Michael's Lutheran Church
1660 West County Road B Roseville, MN 55113 651-631-1510 Worship Service Times Sunday 8:45 & 11:00 a.m. |
