Classes
Advent Angels Art
Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. in the Dining Room (December 4-18)
To go along with this season’s theme, we’ll be meeting each Wednesday in Advent to craft our own angels. This festive and fun art class will feature three different art styles – drawing, sculpting, and painting!
Winter Solstice: Entering Darkness Together
Sunday, December 21 at 4:30 p.m.
with Rev. Nancy Flader
In nature, darkness is essential. Trees and plants need time to recharge their cycles, while animals, reptiles, and amphibians go underground for much-needed rest and replenishment. Bundle up and join Rev. Nancy Flader on this unique winter walk which will explore how the darkness informs our physical and spiritual being, and how it helps us to see and appreciate the Light that is available in its midst. Walkers will meet at the gazebo in the Maxwell Arboretum on UNL East Campus.
New Sunday School Class
Beginning Sunday, January 12 at 11:00 a.m. in Room 155
This January, we begin a brand-new Sunday school class geared toward encouraging the natural spirituality of children, teens, and beyond. We will meet Sundays after worship, to share experiences, support one another, and discover healthy ways to build more loving, spiritual communities beginning at home. All are welcome, but the class is designed for parents, grandparents and those in leadership roles with children, teens, and young adults.
There are additional spiritual formation classes for all ages taking place at this same time, so children and youth can join a group of their peers on the second floor
Paine Parlor Sunday School Class
Every Sunday at 11:00 a.m.
This class meets on Sunday mornings in Paine Parlor at 11:00 to discuss current happenings in our community, our nation, and the United Methodist Church. We will meet on the second Sunday of the month in June, July, and August.
Meditative Sound Bath
Every third Sunday of the month at 12:00 p.m. in the Chapel
Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Hindu, and other world religions, all share the spiritual practice of using chants, mantras, psalms, and songs to praise the Divine and heal our bodies. Join Rev. Dr. Jane Florence for a monthly Meditative Sound Bath. Along with guided mantras, quartz crystal bowls and other instruments generate sound which can clear your energy centers to promote health and wholeness. Sound baths induce deep relaxation, reduce stress, and promote wellness on physical, emotional, and spiritual levels.
This opportunity is free and open to the public.
Postcards from Lincoln: A History Speakers Series
Every other Monday at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary (September 16 – November 25)
Saint Paul is excited to welcome back Ed Zimmer and Jim McKee – as well as our special guest speakers – for the sixth season of our popular speaker series, “Postcards from Lincoln.” This series is open to everyone, and it features some of Lincoln’s most preeminent figures specializing in our great city’s history.
Fall 2024 Series Schedule
September 16 – “Memorial Stadium and Its Predecessors” by David Bristow
September 30 – “Lincoln’s Railroads” by Jim McKee
October 14 – “A Warrior of the People: Susan La Flesche, America’s First Indian Doctor” by Joseph Starita
October 28 – “Arthur Edgren, Charles Stuart, & the Piedmont Neighborhood” by Ed Zimmer
November 11 – “Lincoln’s Historic Department Stores” by Ed Zimmer & Jim McKee
November 25 – “Environs on Nebraska State Capitol, Part II” by Bob Ripley
Make Your Vote Count: The 2024 General Election
Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary (October 1-29)
On Tuesday, November 5, America once again returns to the polls to elect its political leaders. To prepare for this momentous occasion, Saint Paul UMC is hosting a speaker series on the many features of our electoral system throughout the month of October. Join us as we welcome local experts to discuss the voting process, the fairness of our elections, the challenges to our democracy, and the grave implications this election has for our state, country, and the globe.
Series Schedule
October 1: “Implications & Impacts of the 2024 Elections: America, Europe, and the World” with Dr. Tyler White
October 8: “Presidential Election: Electoral College & Popular Vote” with John A. Gale
October 15: “The Growing Influence of Money in Politics” with Kate High
October 22: “Nebraska’s 2024 Congressional Districts: Is it possible that CD 1 and CD 2 could be swing districts in the Electoral College?” with Dr. Steve Dunbar
October 29: Panel Discussion featuring Steve Dunbar, John Gale, Kate High, and Tyler White
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