2025 Spiritual Life Committee Events

The Spiritual Life Committee (SLC) is responsible for the ordering of worship at the Assembly and for administering the Gibson Lecture Series. If you are interested in joining the Spiritual Life Committee, leading a Vespers Service, or have any questions, please contact Jim Reisner, Committee Co-Chair, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
 
2025 Gibson Lecture Series July 28th through August 1st 12:00 noon – 1:00pm
 
The Spiritual Life Committee is pleased to announce that our Educator-in-Residence for the Gibson Lectures for 2025 is the Rev. Dr. Lillian Daniel. Dr. Daniel is the Conference Ministry for the United Church of Christ (UCC) Michigan Conference, where she is responsible for the care of 135 congregations and their clergy. Lillian Daniel is also a widely read author whose latest book, Tired of Apologizing for a Church I Don’t Belong To generated international conversation about the changing religious landscape. It continues the theme of her 2013 book When ‘Spiritual But Not Religious’ Is Not Enough about the growing number of people who claim “none” as their religious preference. Featured in the New York Times and on PBS, Lillian Daniel’s writing has been described as “biting, hilarious, pitch perfect, tender, and often stunningly beautiful,” and her book This Odd and Wondrous Calling is taught in many seminaries.
 
The lectures will take place the week of Monday, July 28th through Friday, August 1st during the noon hour in the Assembly Building Community Room.
 
2025 CSA ADULT BIBLE CLASS
 
All are welcome to join us on Sunday mornings from 9 to 9:50 a.m. in the Meeting House South Room, as we study the book of Proverbs. We will look at the verses listed below as well as related texts throughout the book of Proverbs.
 

Date

Bible Text

Topic

June 15

Wisdom 

Chapters 1-2

June 22

 Wise Choices

Chapters 3-4

June 29

 Poor Choices

 Chapters 5-7

July 06

Wisdom and Folly

Chapters 8-9

July 13

God’s Character 

The Fear of the Lord

Prov. 3:19-20; 5:21; 15:3; 21:1-3; 22:2

Prov. 2:1-5; 3:5-8; 9:10; 10:27-29; 16:1-9; 19:21-23

July 20

Work and Possessions

Prov. 3:9-10,27-28; 6:6-11; 15:16-19,27; 20:4,10,13,17; 24:30-34; 28:19-27

July 27

 Speech

Prov. 10:31-32; 11:12-13; 12:13-23; 15:1-4,23,26,28; 25:11-15

Aug 03

Community, Friends

 Prov. 14:21; 15:18, 22; 16:27-29; 17:9,13-15; 24:3-6,28-29; 25:8-18; 26:17-21

Aug 10

Family - Children

Husbands & Wives

 Prov. 10:1; 15:5; 22:6,15; 23:12-25

Prov. 11:29; 12:4; 18:22; 19:14; 26:21; 27:8,15-16

Aug 17

Epilogue

  Chapters 30-31

2025 CSA LADIES BIBLE STUDY
 
Please join us as we meet at Pilgrim Place on Thursday mornings.Come at 9:00 for a chance to visit and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea. At 9:30 we will begin an hour of study. We will be finishing last year’s study of the Sermon on the Mount. Then begin a study of Christian Character. Copies of the study guide booklets, individual lessons, and Bibles will be available for your use.
 
The Sermon on the Mount - an InterVarsity LifeGuide Bible Study by John Stott
Christian Character – an Intervarsity LifeGuide Bible Study by Andrea Sterk and Peter Scazzero
 

Date

Study Guide Title

Lesson & Bible Text

June 19

To Be Announced

 

June 26

Sermon on the Mount

9. Ambitions Mathew 6:19-34

 July 3

Sermon on the Mount

10. Relationships Matthew 7:1-12

July 10

Sermon on the Mount

11. Lies of Our World Matthew 7:13-20

July 17

Sermon on the Mount 12. The Choice of a Lifetime Matthew 7:21-29

July 24

Christian Character

1. Freed to Serve God Romans 3:9-26

July 31

Christian Character

2. Jesus as Lord Colossians 1:15-23

Aug 07

Christian Character

3. Cost of Commitment Luke 14:25-35

Aug 14

Christian Character

4. Resisting Temptation Genesis 39

Sunday Service Minister Schedule

2025 Sunday Service Minister Schedule:

June 15 - Rev. Tim Murtaugh

June 22 - Rev. Tim Murtaugh

June 29 - Rev. Jim Reisner

July 06  - Rev. Neta Pringle

July 13  - Rev Dean Francis

July 20  - Rev. Kathy Dwyer

July 27  - Rev. Dr. Lillian Daniel (Gibson Series Lecturer)

August 03 - Rev. Peter Galbraith

August 10 - Rev. Greg Sammons

August 17 - Rev. Kenneth Green

CSA Calendar

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