Lifelong Learning
Recent Class:
At Newport, we love learning! If you do, too, please join us for our weekly adult classes at 11:30 a.m. on Sundays, after coffee hour.
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October 2026:
10/11 Storytelling Guided Meditation - This Sunday we’ll be walking through an opportunity to reflect on our personal testimonies - where God has been at work and how we might craft those experiences into stories we can share with others. No preparation necessary, just an openness to sharing, reflection, and joy.
10/18 Religious Music in pop culture and film - Kristen will talk to us about the occurrence and meaning of religious music in film and pop culture.
10/25 " How does love work when stories collide?” - Lois will explore how love works during periods of conflict. Specifically we could take a deep dive into the disconnect between our neighbors' reaction to safe parking and our personal experiences with our safe parking guests. We'd try to look at all sides and figure out when our neighbors, our congregation, and our safe parking guests feel connected (part of something/feeling love) and disconnected (alone/frightened).
11/1 Church Tomorrow - Dori is going to share insights from a book called “Church Tomorrow?” By Stephanie Spellers, with the subtitle of “what the ’nones' and 'dones’ can teach us about the future of faith.” For those of us trying to make sense of sharing our faith in a pretty secular world, this will be a great class!
11/8 Religious Music in pop culture and film - Kristen will talk to us about the history of religious music for one class and the occurrence of religious music in film in another.
11/15 Talking about our Church - Steve and his joyful enthusiasm, is going to share insights with us on how he shares about Newport with others he comes across out in the community. Be prepared to be inspired!
11/22 Wrap Up - Pastor Kelly will wrap up all of these good learnings and share thoughts on where we might take these great ideas from here.
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We’re not afraid to address tough subjects, including Navigating Disagreements, Exploring Truth and Reconciliation, Repairing Historic Harms to Black and Indigenous Christians, Identity and Interfaith Relationships, Evangelism vs. Evangelicalism, St. Patrick, and Ignatian Spiritual Exercises. We welcome your voice and perspective to these enlightening and challenging discussions
Previous classes (topics for lifelong learning)
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August 2026: Washington State Initiatives IL20-001 and IL 26-638, girls' sports exams
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May 2026: continuation of April book study.
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April 2026: A book study on “For Such a Time as This: An Emergency Devotional” by Hanna Reichel.
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March 2026: In our own backyard: civil rights, immigration, and faith
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February 2026: One Parish One Prisoner (OPOP)
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January 2026: End of Life Planning
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