Daily, we hurry from one activity to another in busy schedules. We are in constant electronic contact with the world around us.
- Is there is another way to live?
- Is there something more meaningful, more
connected to the deeper realities of existence? - Is there anything larger than we are?
- Is there something more creative, loving, and hopeful
to experience and trust?
The Rev. Canon John Fergueson explores and discusses these
questions and more in A Deeper Journey with God. This series is open to any interested adult and high school aged
person. No prior registration is necessary.
A Deeper Journey with
God is on Sunday mornings from October 6 through 27, 2013, and November 10
through 17, 2013, from 9:30 am to 10:20 am. The sessions are in the Education
Building at Church of the Redeemer, 6211 NE 182nd Street, Kenmore, Washington.
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Proof of Heaven
The October 6 and 13, 2013, sessions of A Deeper Journey with God are a discussion of the book Proof of Heaven. Written by Dr. Eben
Alexander, a neurosurgeon, Proof of Heaven describes Eben's personal experiences of a deeper level of human experience.
Canon Fergueson says, "We are using this book as a non-theological resource to open thought and discussion about the possibility of that deeper level of human experience."
You are encouraged to read the book prior to attending these
discussions.
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Spiritual Understandings and Practices
The remaining class sessions of A Deeper Journey with God present and explore spiritual
understandings and practices that enable living a deeper, more meaningful life
experience.
The Rev. Canon John Fergueson
The Rev. Canon John Fergueson is from Jackson, Michigan. He
graduated from Albion College in 1966 with a Bachelor degree in Biology. From 1967 to 1968, Fr. John served with the 15th Marine Counterintelligence Team in northern
Quang Tri province in Vietnam. While in Vietnam, he received his call to become
a priest.
Upon returning home, Canon
Fergueson entered Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. He graduated in 1972 with a Master of Divinity degree in theology.
After ordination, Canon
Fergueson served several congregations in the Diocese of Western Michigan, including being the Dean of the Cathedral Church of Christ the King. In 1983, Fr. John came to Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore. He has announced his retirement in 2014.
For the last 15 years, Canon Fergueson’s energies outside of Redeemer have been devoted to the subject of spirituality and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He has participated in national psychiatric workshops on PTSD. Fr. John works with veterans and others who are experiencing trauma issues on an ongoing basis.
With Landy F. Sparr, he wrote the chapter “Moral and Spiritual Issues Following Traumatization” for the book Psychiatry and Religion: The Convergence of Mind and Spirit.
Church of the Redeemer
Community life at Church of the Redeemer centers on worship in the Episcopal tradition. Art and
music vitally deepen this worship. Our faith expresses itself with service
to people, locally to internationally.
Church of the Redeemer is in Kenmore, Washington, at 6211 NE
182nd Street. The campus is a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. Contact Redeemer at (425) 486-3777 or office@redeemer-kenmore.org. The website URL is redeemer-kenmore.org.
The Episcopal Church welcomes you.