Jewish American Heritage Month

Posted By richards on March 6, 2015

By Arlene Edmonds 21st Century Media News Service

The Grace Epiphany Episcopal Church of Mount Airy held a tribute service in honor of abolitionist Absalom Jones with a focus on literacy. Submitted photo

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First, its Fruit of the Vine series will offer noncredit sessions with Professor Jon Paul both in the classroom or online. Secondly, LTSPs Urban Theological Institute will once again feature its annual Preaching with Power series at area churches.

This comes on the heels of several Black History Month events held in local Episcopal, Lutheran and Catholic churches. Over at the Grace Epiphany Church of Mount Airy, the focus was on literacy at its Absalom Jones feast day celebration. The Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Mount Airy hosted a lecture with Dr. Molefi Asante, while Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church continued its Black History Month series with a sermon by Monsignor Frederico Britto with Eugene and Louise Frasier of St. Athanasius Church discussing Claverism.

So, this newspaper will take one on a journey through the upcoming programs to fill ones March itinerary. Then, it will recapitulate the highlights of the other faith-based community programs.

The five-part course explores the history, spirituality and theology of wine, Paul said. Examples from the history of religion, art, music, Jewish and Christian scripture and tradition will help us discover the true vine in, with and under the fruit of the vine.

The sessions begin at the seminary located at 7301 Germantown Ave. on Saturday, March 14, and will be held for five consecutive weeks from 10 a.m. to noon. The sessions begin with Ancient Truth, Jewish Truth about Wine: Torah and Talmud in Practice and a session from Jesus to the German Reformation. The final sessions focus on the Puritans to Prohibition, and the series culminates with Napa Nirvana? From Prohibition to the Present.

For more information or to register for the course, contact Kathie Afferbach, the LTSP coordinator for non-credit education, at 215-248-6324 or email her at kafflerbach@ltsp.edu.

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Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia to offer sessions on 'Fruit of the Vine'

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