Is there something more meaningful, more connected to the deeper realities of existence? How would we live if God was close to us, rather than somewhere out there?
The Rev. Canon John Fergueson discusses ways to deepen our spiritual existence withContinuing Deeper into God. This is open to any interested adult and high school aged person. No prior registration is necessary.
Continuing Deeper into God is on Sunday mornings on December 1, December 8, and December 15, 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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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.
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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 isredeemer-kenmore.org.
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