Spring Semester, 2012


The CREST Initiative Returns

We are offering three 90-minute book studies as part of our Conversations in Religion, Ethics, Science, and Technology (CREST) Initiative this semester.

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Week of January 29th


Cafe Wesley / Sunday Celebration
Sunday, January 29
10:15 AM - Cafe Wesley
Free Breakfast in a Coffeehouse Setting
11:00 AM - Sunday Celebration - Traditional Worship Service
Join us for a very special Sunday Celebration - featuring three homilies delivered by our three interns! Plus there will be about twice as much singing as usual. It's a "lessons and carols" format for this last Sunday in January.


Bach and Forth: A Light Introduction to Classical Music
Monday, January 30, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
If you missed last week, don't worry! We are going to spend a second week on music of the Baroque Period. This week, we will focus on the music of J. S. Bach and George Fredrick Handel.


A Look at the Book: The Psalms
Tuesday, January 31, 11:00 AM
(bagels and drinks ready at 10:55 AM)
This week, we will focus on torah. We will revisit Psalm 1, and spend time exploring Psalms 19 and 119. Bagels and drinks will be ready at 10:55 AM.


Wednesday Night Supper
Wednesday, February 1, 7:00 PM
Join us for an hour of free food, fellowship, and fun. No program, no agenda, no expectations - just a chance to take a break in the midst of your busy week and spend time with friends.


Coming Up This Semester:


Service Project with the Atlanta Community Tool Bank
Saturday, February 4
Sam's small group invites you to join them on Saturday, February 4, 9:00 am - noon, as they work with the Atlanta Community ToolBank's Volunteer Renew Crew at REDEEM Community Outreach, the ToolBank's Inaugural "Woodward Legacy Builder Award" recipient. We'll clear invasive overgrowth from the community garden, install a picket fence, help out a chicken coop or two, and maybe even sample some fresh treats. Lunch at the Wesley Foundation after the project.

To sign up, email wesley(at)gatech.edu.


The CREST Initiative:
Christ and Culture, by H. Richard Niebuhr
Monday, February 6, 4:30 - 6:00 PM
In this classic book, H. Richard Niebuhr speaks of Christ and culture as the two points of reference for faith and ethics. How does one balance the call to be "good" as prescribed by one's religious tradition with how one's culture defines a "good" person? Niebuhr describes five basic approaches to balancing the call of religious tradition with the call of culture on our lives. Christ and Culture is written from a Christian perspective, but its main points are applicable to other religious traditions as well.

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Spring Break Mission Trip
Sunday, March 18 through Thursday, March 22
We will be continuing Hurricane Katrina recovery with the University of West Georgia Wesley Foundation at Seashore United Methodist Assembly in Biloxi, Mississippi. $50 deposit due by Sunday, February 5, 2012. To sign up, email wesley(at)gatech.edu.