Adults
There are many opportunities to gather for fun, fellowship, prayer and learning at Hickory Neck. Whether gathered together in person or online, we offer opportunities to explore and grow and deepen our spirituality no matter where you are on your journey.
Adult Forum
Adults meet on Sunday mornings in the Wilkinson Center at 9:00 a.m., between services, to discuss a wide range of religious topics and current timely topics. See the calendar for scheduled forum topics.
Lectio Divina
Lectio
Divina is a group of parishioners who meet on Thursday mornings and have open
discussion about Jesus and the Word. Currently this group gathers via Zoom.
Spiritual Seekers
Spiritual Seekers meet every Tuesday evening to study the Bible and other various spiritual issues. The group is currently meeting via Zoom.
Discovery Class
This Episcopal 101 Class is a six-week course for newcomers, long-timers, and the curious. Topics include the Episcopal Church’s approach to scripture, Church History, the sacraments, spiritual disciplines, and more. For anyone considering confirmation, this course is mandatory. Discovery Class is offered once a year. Check calendar for offerings.
Sacred Ground
This 10-week course is a small group course for those wanting to do a deep dive about the reality of racism in US History, across ethnicities and races. A new “circle” has not yet been formed.
Women’s Retreat
One weekend per year, HNC offers a Women’s Retreat – a time set apart for women to gather and study, fellowship, and grow in their spiritual journey. Check the calendar for this year’s offering.
Bible Study
Bible Study: Sundays at 9:00 a.m. in the Wilkinson Center
Beginning Sunday, June 16, 2024, 9:00 AM - A Deep Dive into the Book of Exodus
The Book of Exodus is a gateway to understanding the Old Testament or, more appropriately, the Hebrew Bible. Why? Because of the significant theological events that occurred in Exodus give form and substance to what happens in the lives of the Hebrew people during and after the Babylonian Captivity referred to as Jews (people from Judea). Here are some of the significant events:
- God reveals his name to Moses (Exodus 3).
- The Passover (Exodus 12-13) – is the woof and warp of the Hebrew Scriptures.
- The Exodus – the commitment of God to freeing the Hebrews from slavery and promising them a land of their own. Both the Passover and the Exodus are to be recounted each year. It is a principal feast in Judaism.
- The sealing of the covenant between God and the people establishes a bond between God and the Hebrews. It defined the Hebrews’ faith and it does to this day (and ours, too).Also, it created an accountability for one’s behavior toward God and toward one’s neighbor.
- Exodus details how the people of God become a community. Exodus tells us what the needs and responsibilities of community are, what the challenges of leadership are, and trials and blessings they experience in living out their faith in God.
These major themes in Exodus are threaded throughout the “historical” books (Joshua, Judges, I and 2 Samuel and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, etc.), Wisdom (Job, Psalms, Proverbs, etc.), the Prophets and into the Christian Scriptures.
To participate in the study and reserve a resource book, contact Fr. Jim. To participate in the study and reserve a resource book, contact Fr. Jim.