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Mark and Movies

A Virtual Bible Study with the Rev. Hal Taussig

Wednesday evenings in January 2021 from 7-8:30 p.m. on Zoom

A four-week introduction to the Year B Gospel readings of the Gospel of Mark will combine viewing three movies, one graphic novel, and an overview of this particular gospel. Wednesday night Zoom sessions will feature study of the Gospel of Mark which is the primary Gospel reading for worship in 2021. Each Wednesday evening study of Mark will also rely on a select weekly movie to be viewed at home beforehand. The combination of lectionary readings in Mark and movies is meant to provide experience of stories of loss, trauma, healing, and repair in both the first and 21stcenturies, but not to suggest that movies are somehow hidden codes about Jesus.

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In addition to what is listed for each week below, optional reading: Re-reading the Gospel of Mark Amidst Loss and Trauma, Kotrosits and Taussig, Palgrave Macmillan. Copies in church library during January for borrowing. Please call the office for information.


Sessions

Mark and Movies: Jan. 6 - Frozen River

06Jan
Wednesday, Jan 06, 2021, 7:00 PM

7:00-8:30 p.m. on Zoom. Please register on the overview Mark and Movies post. For this session, please view ahead Frozen River, by Courtney Hunt, 2008.

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Mark and Movies: Jan. 13 - Man on Wire

13Jan
Wednesday, Jan 13, 2021, 7:00 PM

7:00-8:30 p.m. on Zoom. Please register on the overview Mark and Movies post. Prior to this session please view Man on Wire, by James Marsh, 2008

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Mark and Movies: Jan. 20 - Bottomless Belly Button

20Jan
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2021, 7:00 PM

7:00-8:30 p.m. on Zoom. Please register on the overview Mark and Movies post. Prior to this session, please consult or read: Bottomless Belly Button by Dash Shaw.

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Mark and Movies: Jan. 27 - Free Willy

27Jan
Wednesday, Jan 27, 2021, 7:00 PM

7:00-8:30 p.m. on Zoom. Please register on the overview Mark and Movies post. Prior to this session, please view Free Willi, by Dwight Little, 1993

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The Rev. Hal Taussig

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Hal Taussig is a retired professor and United Methodist pastor. The most recent of his 14 published books is Re-Reading the Gospel of Mark Amidst Loss and Trauma. His mediography includes The New York Times, Time Magazine, The Daily Show, People Magazine, Newsweek Magazine, National Public Radio, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC, the Bob Edwards Show on Sirius Radio, The History Channel, and the Washington Post.

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December 30, 2020 Begin 2021 with the Gospel of Mark! The Good Book Club returns to read the earliest and shortest of the four gospels, starting Friday, January 1, 2021, through Shrove Tuesday, February 16. Mark opens with words f...
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Calendar

Thursday, 1/21 at 6:30 PM
Online: A.A.
Thursday, 1/21 at 7:00 PM
Wellspring Isaiah Reflection
Thursday, 1/21 at 7:00 PM
Online: Al-Anon
Thursday, 1/21 at 7:00 PM
Tyrone's Choir Welcome (SM)
Thursday, 1/21 at 7:00 PM
Online: A.C.A. Meeting (Open)
Thursday, 1/21 at 7:00 PM
Properties Committee
Friday, 1/22 at 7:30 AM
Morning Prayer via Zoom (SM)
Friday, 1/22 at 9:00 AM
Blessed Baking

Online: A.A.

Thursday, January 21, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

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Wellspring Isaiah Reflection

Thursday, January 21, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Join Wellspring team member Susan Cole for prayerful contemplation of consoling passages from Isaiah at 7 p.m. on Thursdays from Jan. 7 through Jan. 21. The sessions will be held on Zoom. Register here.

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Online: Al-Anon

Thursday, January 21, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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Tyrone's Choir Welcome (SM)

Thursday, January 21, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Online: A.C.A. Meeting (Open)

Thursday, January 21, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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Properties Committee

Thursday, January 21, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Morning Prayer via Zoom (SM)

Friday, January 22, 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

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Blessed Baking

Friday, January 22, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Baked Goods & Donations for St. James School's Welcome Table. Meet in the Parking Lot.

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Sermons

  • Jan 17 | The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
    After We Keep the Faith
  • Jan 10 | The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel
    Controlled Burn
  • Jan 3 | The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
    Where does your treasure lie?
  • Dec 27 | The Rev. Carol Duncan
    Earthrise, Christrise
  • Dec 25 | The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel
    Lulling the Furies

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