OUR 2025 LENTEN BOOK STUDY

Will Begin on Ash Wednesday, March 5th, 2025

ABOUT THE 2025 BOOK STUDY

Our first Church on Tap Lenten Book Study was held during Lent 2014. We loved the experience so much that it is now a regular feature of our Church year.

The kickoff of the 2025 Lenten Book Study the White Bird, by R.J. Palacios will be on Ash Wednesday, March 5th, 2025 following our 7:00 p.m. in-person service at the church (no pre-reading required!).

We will meet once a week in-person at Freeman’s little New York, Sackville Drive

every Monday from March 10th to April 7th, 2022 from 6:00 P.M.- 8:00 P.M.

GOOD FRIDAY SCHEDULE, APRIL 18TH, 2025

10:00 a.m., Movie, WHITE BIRD, starring Helen Mirren, which is based on the book.

Noon Lunch, Parish Hall

1:00 p.m.: Good Friday Worship Service, Meditations on the Cross of Jesus.

Please watch the official WHITE BIRD Movie Trailer below, to give you a taste of what’s to come.

We’re sure it will move you to join us for 2025!

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OUR PREVIOUS BOOK STUDIES

OUR CHOSEN BOOK FOR LENT 2024: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseni

OUR CHOSEN BOOK FOR LENT 2023: Wonder by R.J. Palacio

OUR CHOSEN BOOK FOR LENT 2022: Peace By Chocolate by Jon Tattrie

OUR CHOSEN BOOK FOR LENT 2021: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

OUR CHOSEN BOOK FOR LENT 2020: Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

OUR CHOSEN BOOK FOR LENT 2019: The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo

PREVIOUS STUDIES

LENT 2018

The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King

LENT 2017

Learning to Walk in the Dark by Barbara Brown Taylor

LENT 2016

The New Parish: How Neighborhood Churches Are Transforming Mission, Discipleship and Community by Paul Sparks, Tim Soerens and Dwight J. Friesen

Since our last book study, we've begun an enormous mission project, completing our own internal visioning process, which lead us beyond our four walls to a deeper engagement with the leaders of our community. So, in 2016 we chose to study a book to help us go deeper into our understanding of just exactly what mission is as we reach out to develop new partnerships within our community to meet the needs of our community. And, WOW, are we having fun so far!

LENT 2015

Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha and Mohammed Cross the Road? by Brian McLaren

Since religion is now at the forefront of the global stage, we decided to engage this book as a source of conversation about what it means to be Christian in a world with so many religious differences that often lead to bullying, conflict, division and war.

These conversations served as a platform that has informed our parish vision and how we feel God is calling us to serve the world through our mission in Beaver Bank and beyond.

LENT 2014

The Last Week by Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan

While the book was about the last week of the life of Jesus and about what he was truly passionate about in his life and ministry, we often went off topic, where no question was considered stupid or irrelevant. It was a truly amazing experience that took us to many unexpected and fulfilling places of conversation.

Here is a great video of a Fresh Expression Church on Tap for an Anglican Church in Ontario:

So, what is a Fresh Expression of Church, anyway?

Take a look at what we are offering as Fresh Expressions here at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beaver Bank, N.S. We've included the videos to help give you a sense about what these gatherings are all about and how much people enjoy them.

Fresh Expressions that we already offer include:

U2 Eucharist (U2charist)

We have held two U2 Eucharists: one to support Beacon House and another to support Adsum House on Saturday afternoons from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Here is a video about a U2charist (in a much larger setting then ours, but you will see what it's all about). We apologize for the poor video quality; as is from YouTube!