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Critical Conversations

Now you can watch our Critical Conversations topics from Adult Ed (Sunday mornings) anytime you'd like. We're posting them on our YouTube channel. We also have a page devoted to the Critical Conversations series on our website. We'll be posting the videos every week for the series.

www.strichards.org/critical-conversations

Leslie Poole will be making a presentation on her new book, Tracing Florida Journeys at 6:30 pm on April 23 at the History Center, 21 East Plant Street in Winter Garden. The event is free and books will be available for purchase and our beloved Leslie will sign them for you. Please mark your calendars and attend.

Upcoming Events

Divine Diners

The Central Florida Chapter of the American Guild of Organists Read more

Critical Conversations Read more

Labyrinth Week at All Saints Sunday, April 28 thru May 4, 2024 Read more

St. Richard’s will be hosting the families at the Family Promise Center on Clay St. and need volunteers to provide dinner at 6:30 pm for the families (up to 14 individuals) and dinner and evening shift volunteers on Sunday, May 12, Tuesday, May 14, Wednesday, May 15, and Saturday, May 18; for the Evening Shift (from 5 to 8 pm) Tuesday, May 13, Wednesday, May 14, Thursday, May 16, Friday, May 17 and Saturday, May 18; and for the overnight shift every night except Wednesday, May 15th.

We also need someone to shop for groceries for the week (we provide food for breakfasts and lunches to go and between meal snacks), so we need donations to cover that cost, as well as to hire an overnight host for any nights we are unable to staff.

Please note that we will be signing up volunteers at the Red Booth after Sunday morning services beginning this Sunday, April 14, 2024. If anyone needs more information, please have them reach out to me at kaylynnewolf@gmail.com or to Debbie Sponsler at sponslerdel@gmail.com.

Jim Wallis is Georgetown University’s inaugural holder of the Archbishop Demond Tutu Chair in Faith and Justice and director of its Center on Faith and Justice. He has written multiple New York Times best-selling books.

This book sounds the alarm arguing that the rise of white Christian nationalism is not just another symptom of partisan conflict but a false white gospel that threatens to destroy both democracy and the integrity of white churches.

Wallis turns our attention to six iconic texts at the heart of what genuine biblical faith means and what Jesus, in the gospels, has called us to do. Learning to practice the politics of loving our neighbor will be central to the future of democracy in America.

Informal Book Study

Wednesday’s from 11:00 to 12:00 p.m.

Dates: April 24th to June 12th (or earlier if we finish the book)

We will be meeting on Wednesdays in the St. Richard’s room directly following Bible Study and before the Healing Service. You are welcome to come even if you haven’t purchased the book or if you only can attend some of the sessions.