First Friday Series 2018-19
Image and Likeness
Set aside time for this monthly event of spiritual nourishment. A conference and celebration of the Eucharist are the highlights of this program. There is lunch with the sisters available and opportunity to enjoy the gift shop and the grounds.
10 am - 12:15pm.
10 am - 12:15pm.
Genesis: 1:27 So God created humankind in his image,
In the image of God he created them,
Male and female God created them.
If humankind is made in the image and likeness of God, then what does God look like? This season the First Friday Programs will explore the ways in which peoples and cultures, historically and today, have pictured and experienced God.
The monthly presentations are:
October 5, 2018: “What does God look like?” An interactive pictorial overview of this year’s topic. Presenter: Katherine Frick
November 2: “Jesus in Jail.” One man’s encounter with Christ among the incarcerated. Presenters: William Hall and Ken Fails.
December 7: “Inside Out.” The Gracefulness of God within, enables us to be the Image of God on the Outside.” Presenter: Sister Cora Marie Billings. R.S.M.
No presentation in January
February 1, 2019: “The God of St. Benedict.” The images Benedict used in writing his Rule has shaped the spirituality of his followers. Presenter: Sister Andrea Westkamp, OSB
March 1: “God in Icons.” The Coptic Orthodox Church’s use of icons dates from their Church’s conception and is central to their theology. Presenter: Father Domadious Sarabamoun, St. Joseph Coptic Orthodox Church of Gainesville, VA.
April 12: “God as Love, Light, Truth.” Quakers worship together for a direct, immediate experience of God. Presenter: Ellen Cronin (*special meeting day)
May 10: “God is Red.” The experiences of Native Americans with representatives of Christianity have often proved difficult and complex. Presenter: Katherine Frick (*special meeting day)
Suggested Donation: $25. For more information or to register, contact the Benedictine Pastoral Center, at www.benedictinepastoralcenter.org, bpcosb@gmail.com, or call 703-393-2485.
In the image of God he created them,
Male and female God created them.
If humankind is made in the image and likeness of God, then what does God look like? This season the First Friday Programs will explore the ways in which peoples and cultures, historically and today, have pictured and experienced God.
The monthly presentations are:
October 5, 2018: “What does God look like?” An interactive pictorial overview of this year’s topic. Presenter: Katherine Frick
November 2: “Jesus in Jail.” One man’s encounter with Christ among the incarcerated. Presenters: William Hall and Ken Fails.
December 7: “Inside Out.” The Gracefulness of God within, enables us to be the Image of God on the Outside.” Presenter: Sister Cora Marie Billings. R.S.M.
No presentation in January
February 1, 2019: “The God of St. Benedict.” The images Benedict used in writing his Rule has shaped the spirituality of his followers. Presenter: Sister Andrea Westkamp, OSB
March 1: “God in Icons.” The Coptic Orthodox Church’s use of icons dates from their Church’s conception and is central to their theology. Presenter: Father Domadious Sarabamoun, St. Joseph Coptic Orthodox Church of Gainesville, VA.
April 12: “God as Love, Light, Truth.” Quakers worship together for a direct, immediate experience of God. Presenter: Ellen Cronin (*special meeting day)
May 10: “God is Red.” The experiences of Native Americans with representatives of Christianity have often proved difficult and complex. Presenter: Katherine Frick (*special meeting day)
Suggested Donation: $25. For more information or to register, contact the Benedictine Pastoral Center, at www.benedictinepastoralcenter.org, bpcosb@gmail.com, or call 703-393-2485.