Christianity 101

St. John’s Episcopal Church

130 W. Eldorado Street

Decatur, Illinois 62522

Telephone:  (217) 428-4461

Email:  stjohnsdec@aol.com

  Saturdays, 9:00—10:00 a.m.

January 13      Orientation to the Class.  What Baptism is.  What Confirmation is and is not.

                An introduction to prayer.

January 20      No class meeting today.

January 27      A brief overview of church history.  An introduction to the Bible:  Old and New Testaments

February 3      Old Testament Law (passages to be assigned)

February 10     Old Testament History (passages to be assigned)

February 17     Old Testament Prophets & Writings (passages to be assigned)

February 24     The Gospel According to Mark

March 3         The Gospel According to Luke

March 10        St. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians

March 17        St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans

March 24        The Anglican Churches in History

March 31        The Book of Common Prayer:  1789, 1892, 1928, 1979

April 21         Holy Baptism and the Holy Eucharist

April 28         The Holy Eucharist and the other Sacraments.  Rehearsal for Confirmation.