HUDSON MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
"To Know, Love, and Serve God in Jesus Christ"
4921 Six Forks Rd. | Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
FAITH FORMATION & SPIRITUAL GROWTH
Women's Groups
Men's Groups
Opportunities for All
Sunday Morning Adult Education
Women’s Weekday Opportunities
Women at the Well
Morning Weekly Group and Evening Monthly Group
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Women at the Well welcomes women of all ages and stages to join us! The two groups have a different format, time, and content. The weekly group meets Wednesday mornings from 9:15-10:30am and uses a particular book chosen each semester as a guide for shared conversation, reflections, and prayer. The monthly group meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at 6:00pm (sometimes the third Thursday to avoid holidays) and uses a podcast as the basis for discussion on various topics. Both groups are wonderful opportunities for women to get to know each other as we discuss the intersection of culture and faith and our own spiritual journeys. ​
Men’s Weekday Opportunities
Waking Up with the Word
Waking Up with the Word is a long running bible study for men. Two Tuesdays a month it meets by Zoom and two Tuesdays it meets in-person on the Westminster Hall Patio. The group uses an ancient bible study process called Lectio Divina. We look at the passage that will be preached on the upcoming Sunday. The study revolves around three questions:
What is a word or phrase that stands out to you?
Allow that word or phrase to develop into a memory from your life, a though on the passage or metaphor
What is Christ calling you to through the passage?
No previous bible study experience is needed. It is a great group of guys who are welcoming and wise in their comments. For our in-person meetings coffee and bibles are provided. If you have questions or would like to be added to the email distribution list, please contact the church office.
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Presbyterian Pint
Men of the church are welcome to join us for fellowship and faith in a friendly environment! We typically meet the third Thursday of every month at 7:00pm at various locations. We discuss relevant questions of theology and culture. All men of any age and stage of life are welcome!
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THE GATHERING
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Sunday Morning Adult Education
9:30am Sundays: Now through end of May
Nine O'Clock Class
9:00-10:00am | Room 200
Facilitated by Don Slater
Have you ever wondered where the Bible came from? When Jesus referred to his Bible, he talked about the Torah, the Prophets and the Writings. What exactly was he referring to? Are these the Old Testament?
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​Presbyterian Ponderings
9:30-10:20am | Westminster North
Facilitated by Fred Woodward, John Oldenburg, John James, Gil Graybill
"Jesus Is Gone! Now What Do We Do?"
Begins September 14
After Jesus’ amazing ministry, the disciples were unprepared for what came next. Did he leave them any instructions? How did they choose their new leaders? Who would be in charge of performing miracles? Anybody up for a road trip?
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This fall, the Presbyterian Ponderings class will study the Acts of the Apostles, guided by Life Lessons from Acts written by Max Lucado. We will look at the struggles and successes of the early church and examine how the foundations of our faith, established by Christ, were shared. The Presbyterian Ponderings class is discussion-based, team-led, with no advance reading or other prerequisites. Drop in and ponder with us!
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The Seekers
9:30-10:20am | Westminster South​
"Our Story and God's Story" Facilitated by Jimmy Hulsey
Through October 26
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In church or on our own, we often read the Bible in snippets. Our sermons are regularly based on the Revised Common Lectionary, so we again are considering Scripture in snippets. I am not saying there is anything wrong with this way of attending to Biblical texts. But the stories of the Bible, or Biblical narrative, come to us in larger format, taking a number of chapters to present Abraham and Sarah, Rebekkah and Jacob, Naomi and Ruth, Samuel, Saul and David, not to forget Jesus Christ in the gospel narratives.
Our class in October will consider the Rebekkah/Jacob story as a whole (Genesis 24-33). I invite each class member to read those chapters to get a sense of the whole story. Our purpose is to read the story on its own terms. What is it telling us about the characters and events as God moves with them and oftentimes allows them center stage and the foreground?
Recently in a sermon, Marguerite used the phrase “Intrepid Interpretation.” Let’s read Biblical narrative with a desire for intrepid or bold interpretation to see what the Spirit may be saying first to us through the stories themselves in their context and from their worldview. Before we subject the Bible to our demand of immediate relevance or that it fit our modern criteria of facts and evidence, what does it say as a strong literary piece?
Following the theologian Hans Frei, we may have lost a way to read Biblical narrative on its own terms in our efforts to make it fit our world. He called this “The Eclipse of Biblical Narrative.” In demanding to see the text according to our familiar viewpoints, we may have obscured a bolder way of reading it. Wonder of wonders, we may encounter God in an old story for a new day.
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