This Lenten season, Plymouth U offers your whole family a way to experience the journey. Adults of all ages will learn and grow together with Living the Questions, a widely-acclaimed exploration of theology, faith, and our own perspectives. Our children and youth will join in The Season Enlightened, using the creative arts to uncover a deeper understanding of the Lenten season and its culmination in Easter.

In Living the Questions, we’ll take on hard questions and forge our own answers. How relevant is Christianity today? What is next for the faith? What are our own beliefs, and what can we learn about the beliefs of the person in the next chair? In a large group, we’ll watch a provocative 20-minute video with some of the most compelling voices in progressive Christianity. Then, we’ll discuss and dig deeper in small groups led by pastors and lay people of Plymouth. Choose from seven small groups, led by:

• The Reverend Tom Stiers and Amy Neer
• The Reverend David Shinn and Jennifer Carter
• Lauren Cannon and Don Bell
• The Reverend Michael Denton and Sue Maul
• The Reverend J.P. Kang and Joan Griswold
• Cory Maclay and Mike Gore
• The Reverend Brenda Stiers and Don Castle

In The Season Enlightened, children and youth from five to 14 will experience drumming and singing, speaking and dancing, and the stories of Lent, all woven together to create a deeper understanding of this season. Their time together will culminate in a joyful and dramatic proclamation as part of our Easter worship. They will be led by:

• Ines Andrade, movement
• Lamar Loften, music & rhythm
• Linda Strandberg, voice
• Lauren Cannon, theological linkages

Dates and Details: Plymouth U will meet for five Wednesdays, February 24 - March 24. Each evening begins with a delicious Molly meal from 5:45 to 6:30 p.m., followed by a community Lenten ritual. Classes meet from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Free childcare will be available for children five and under.

Keep an eye out for a flyer in your mailbox, and sign up beginning February 7. The fee for adults is $45 (including dinner, class, and workbook). Children and youth up to age 14 are free.

And on another note: Erin Page has heard the call. She will be co-coordinating Plymouth U this spring with long-time director Patricia Belyea, and taking the lead on future sessions beginning this fall.      Welcome, Erin!

—Patricia Belyea and Erin Page