Info Meetings: November 24, 9:30-10:00 am and 11:15-11:45 am
Four-week class starts December 1
You’d never know it from Christmas pageants and drive through nativities, but the Christmas story was dangerous and subversive in its time, threatening an Empire that oppressed women, poor communities, and religious outsiders. This same story is equally counter-cultural today. Disrupting Darkness: Light, Love, and the Birth of Jesus is for anyone willing to uncover the true meaning of Christmas and discern how it calls them to live differently.
Additionally, for those facing difficult times in their lives, the festivities of the Advent season can feel lonely and painful. This series invites participants to accompany one another in bearing witness to the suffering and darkness of our lives and our world by creating a space for lament and healing.
Disrupting Darkness: Light, Love, and the Birth of Jesus consists of four 1-hour sessions, and an optional post- Christmas gathering for class participants to discern how they can live out the Advent and Christmas story in the new year.
The goals of Disrupting Darkness: Light, Love, and the Birth of Jesus include:
● Receive the Gospel’s challenge to stand alongside the Holy Family in seeking love and liberation for ourselves and all people.
● Create a space to enter into the darkness of the Advent season and listen to what it has to teach us.
Want to learn more about the four-week class that starts December 1? Come to an informational session hosted by Yvonne and Jan in the Live Oak Room on November 24th from 9:30 to 10:00 and 11:15 to 11:45. To register now or if you have questions, contact Jan at [email protected].