MAY 2: “Who knows?” Thoughts on What Comes Next. Seminarian Jonathan Bennett will present a study on Ecclesiastes 3:18-22, specifically pertaining to the writer’s thoughts on the here and now and, more importantly, what comes after this life. Come and explore what one of the Wisdom writers thought about how humans fit into the grand scheme of things.

MAY 9: YOUTH SUNDAY

MAY 16: The Irish Troubles. Forty years after Northern Ireland spiraled out of control, a feeling of hope and optimism has begun to take root in this place apart.  Old wounds are by no means healed, and while politically there remains “a problem to every solution,” both Catholics and Protestants of the province now speak of the Troubles in the past tense.  Is this impression premature?  What has brought Northern Ireland to this juncture?  What lessons can be learned from the ongoing Peace Process there?  These questions and others will be explored as Irish historian Michael Mahoney shares with us about the tragic past and promising future of Northern Ireland. 

MAY 23: NO CHURCH SCHOOL: PENTECOST, BAPTISMAL RECEPTION