2006 Lenten Noon Forum

The Church of St. John the Divine
1611 Quadra Street, Victoria
Tel: (250) 383-7169    www.stjohnthedivine.bc.ca

12:00-1:00 p.m.     Wednesdays March 1 through April 5
Bring a bag lunch – coffee and tea provided

 

“KNOWING GOD”

Spirituality is popular again.
Six experienced people tell us how they actually do it.

 

March 1           "Knowing God in the fourth watch of the night" Herbert O'Driscoll
This popular author, former Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver, and Dean of the College of Preachers in Washington D.C. shares the journey of experiencing God as we age.

 

March 8 "Knowing God: one gay man's journey"
Peter Elliott
Dean Peter Elliott of Christ Church Cathedral Vancouver shares reflections on his journey of discovery and acceptance.

 

March 15                    “Knowing God by knowing nothing”        Christopher Page
Christopher Page, rector of St. Philip's church in Victoria, explores how the apparent contradiction of the importance of knowing nothing is central to the experience of God.

 

March 22 "Knowing God – re-mapping chaos”        
Wendy Fletcher
The Dean of the Vancouver School of Theology speaks about our personal and global journeys toward God.

 

March 29                   “Knowing God by Knowing Oneself”           Farouk Mitha
This scholar of Islam will speak of how the Qur'an and Muslim traditions experience God (Allah) simultaneously as an utterly transcendent Being and also as a totally immanent Presence in the world. How can this God be known?

 

April 5              “Knowing God as the perfect grandmother”        Rabbi Harry Brechner
The rabbi of Congregation Emanu-el synagogue explores how unusual metaphors help us to know God better.