Beacon of Hope Class Schedule

Here is the upcoming schedule for the Beacon of Hope Class:

• January 31 — panel discussion with Tab members who attended the 2009 Christian Community Development Association conference
• February 7 – - congregational meeting (no class)
• February 14 – CLASS VISIT TO PHILLIPS TEMPLE  (10am service)  Followed by Sacred Conversation  
• February21  – Sacred Conversation / Phillips Temple Process Time
• February 28 — Infant Mortality (led by Teri Conard)

As always, plans are subject to change!

Ron Somerville @ Beacon of Hope Sunday

This Sunday (November 20), Ron Somerville will be visiting the Beacon of Hope Sunday School class to discuss race and religion.  The class will be in the chapel, because the dining room will be setup for the Thank Offering Dinner.

 

The Rev. Ron Somerville, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of History of Global Christianity at Christian Theological Seminary.  He is a member of Phillips Temple C.M.E. Church and a leader in the Sacred Conversations taking place between Tab and Philips Temple, and across the city.

Next upcoming Sunday Schools:

• November 29th – Eric Lange (discussing community)
• December 6th – Eric Lange (community cont’d)
• December 13th – Jay Height, Pastor and Executive Director of Shepherd Community

Jay Height @ Beacon of Hope Dec. 13

On December 13, Jay Height will be a guest presenter for the Beacon of Hope Sunday School class.

Jay Height has been executive director of Shepherd Community Center since 1998.  Shepherd Community Center working to break the cycle of poverty on the near east side of Indianapolis.

In ten years, Height has accomplished a budget growth from $100,000 to the current $4.2 million and a staff growth from three to more than sixty. In addition, he completed renovations of Shepherd’s old facilities as well as a $3.4 million renovation and relocation to the current community center.

More information on Sheperd’s mission and its work is available here:  http://www.shepherdcommunity.org

Beacon of Hope Schedule

Here is the upcoming schedule for the Beacon of Hope Sunday School class.

• November 15 - Congregational meeting – no class
• November 22 – Conversation with Phillips Temple (tentative)
• November 29 – Eric Lange, speaking on community
• December 6 – Eric Lange, community (cont’d)
• December 13 – Jay Height, Shepherd Community Center



Upcoming Sunday Schools

Here is the updated schedule for Sunday Schools until the class’ completion on May 17th. 

• April 5 – Steve Reynolds – Open Hand
• April 12 – Easter Sunday -  no class
• April 19 – Jim and Scott McCelland – Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana & The Indianapolis Met
• April 26 – (Tentative) Reps. From Phillips Temple and Sacred Conversations
• May 3 - Dr. Bob Lubitz, St. Vincents Primary care center, and Tour of the Raphael Health Center with Hogie Elliot.
• May 10 - Deamon Harges, Broadway United Methodist - Visit and prayer walk
• May 17 - Wrap-up open forum  – Your fearless leader: Ann Reynolds ET AL
• May 24 - Race day –  no class, off for the summer

Upcoming Sunday School speakers

Dick Gilroy mentioned our upcoming Sunday School class in one of the comments on a previous thread, and I wanted to make sure everyone could see the upcoming speakers for the Tab: A Beacon of Hope in the Heart of the City class:

Sunday, Feb 8 – No Class. (Congregational Meeting at 10:00am)

Sun., Feb 15 – Unleavened Bread Cafe

Sun., Feb 22 – Oscar Clavel

Sun., March 1 – Kit Danley, Neighborhood Ministries

(Also, don’t forget this year’s Tab @ Home retreat, Feburary 27th – March 1st)

Neighborhood Ministries online

During this year’s Tab@Home retreat, we will explore God’s heart for the poor and what scripture says about serving others in the community. We’ll look at Tab’s history of service and what’s going in Mapleton-Fall Creek right now. The retreat begins Friday evening, February 27 and concludes with a special worship service on Sunday, March 1. The retreat is open to the public, and the cost is only $25. Registration is required. For more details or to register, download the brochure.

Kit Danley will be our weekend’s guest speaker. Kit Danley is the founder and president of Neighborhood Ministries, a family-based comprehensive holistic ministry that combines community development with evangelism and church planting efforts. The heart of Neighborhood Ministries is to bring hope and resources to a severely under-served, low-income community. Its commitment is to have an indigenous presence providing multiple programs, which aggressively tackle the problematic condition of the permanent underclass in metro-Phoenix.

To get a better feel for Neighborhood Ministries’ work, visit their website, or check out their channel on YouTube.  Their 5-minute overview video is below: