Monday September 13 10-11:30 am

North Shore Senior Center

Its the Gospel Truth

There are 4 Gospels in the Christian Testament and some 30 Gospels that didn't make the cut. In what sense is a Gospel True?

WEDNESDAYS, SEPTEMBER 15- 9:30–11:30 am

CG Deerfield

LIVING IN A WORLD WITHOUT GOD
In the USA today there are probably more people simply living their lives without any reference to any higher order than there are people actively fighting the idea of a transcendent reality. We will observe the various
forms “living without God” takes, from humanism to agnosticism to militant atheism. We will engage these worldviews: learning from them, sometimes challenging them, always trying to understand them. And through understanding them, better understanding the positions we are drawn to,
whether in agreement or disagreement.

SEPTEMBER 19, OCTOBER 3, OCTOBER
24, NOVEMBER 7, DECEMBER 5,
DECEMBER 19

7:00-8:30 pm • Free-will offering
goes to Ron and Common Ground.

SUNDAY EVENING CENTERING

Responding to requests from numerous Common Ground participants, Ron is now offering an hour-and-a-half period of reflection and meditation every three or four weeks. Each session includes the reading and discussion of a short spiritual text with a ten-minute meditation preceding and following. Participants are welcome to stay for conversation over coffee and cookies

Monday September 20 10-11:30 am

North Shore Senior Center

Its the Gospel Truth

There are 4 Gospels in the Christian Testament and some 30 Gospels that didn't make the cut. In what sense is a Gospel True?

WEDNESDAYS, SEPTEMBER 22- 9:30–11:30 am

CG Deerfield

Wednesday SEPTEMBER 22 7:00-8:30 pm

CG Deerfield

POETRY AS A PATH TO GOD
Because the divine mystery can be neither defined nor grasped by ordinary language, our sacred texts abound in metaphors and myths, parables and poetry. Inspired poetry can also be found outside the archives of religion.
Gerard Manley Hopkins, Rainer Maria
Rilke, and Jalal al-Din Rumi use the language
of poetry to give us glimpses of that
“higher order” that can never be captured by
prose.

AMERICA’S CHANGING RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPE: FROM THE
FOUNDERS TO THE PRESENT
The current political dialogue (diatribe) draws heavily on a dramatically distorted account of American religious history. Ron and Jim will set the record straight. What did the Founders believe? What values shaped
the Civil War period? What were the essential insights of the Progressive period? And how did all these interact to shape the religious
terrain of the 20th century? Finally, what forces, ideas, and values might shape
the 21st-century religious landscape?

Monday September 27 10-11:30 am

North Shore Senior Center

Its the Gospel Truth

There are 4 Gospels in the Christian Testament and some 30 Gospels that didn't make the cut. In what sense is a Gospel True?

WEDNESDAYS, SEPTEMBER 29- 9:30–11:30 am

CG Deerfield

OCTOBER 3,
OCTOBER 24,
NOVEMBER 7,
DECEMBER 5,
DECEMBER 19

7:00-8:30 pm • Free-will offering
goes to Ron and Common Ground.
CG Deerfield

SUNDAY EVENING CENTERING

Responding to requests from numerous Common Ground participants, Ron is now offering an hour-and-a-half period of reflection and meditation every three or four weeks. Each session includes the reading and discussion of a short spiritual text with a ten-minute meditation preceding and following. Participants are welcome to stay for conversation over coffee and cookies

Monday OCT 3 10-11:30 am

North Shore Senior Center

Its the Gospel Truth

There are 4 Gospels in the Christian Testament and some 30 Gospels that didn't make the cut. In what sense is a Gospel True?

WEDNESDAYS, October 6- 9:30–11:30 am

CG Deerfield

Monday OCT 3 10-11:30 am

North Shore Senior Center

Its the Gospel Truth

There are 4 Gospels in the Christian Testament and some 30 Gospels that didn't make the cut. In what sense is a Gospel True?

WEDNESDAYS, October 13- 9:30–11:30 am

CG Deerfield

FALL MERTON RETREAT
THE WORLD AND THE WISDOM OF THOMAS MERTON
Thomas Merton was one of the great spiritual teachers of the last century. We will stay in a retreat house, secluded in the lush Kentucky
woods, just a few miles from the monastery where Merton spent twentyseven
years of his life. There will be classes on Merton’s teachings, a daily visit to the
nearby monastery, and free time to walk around and inhale the beauty of a Kentucky autumn.
The fee of $385 includes registration, room and board, and a gift of $25 to Common Ground. For more information, contact Sara Cook: scook@mckenna-law.com. Pre-registration with non-refundable deposit of $85 is due by Friday, October 1. Balance of $300 is due on or before Tuesday, October 5.

WEDNESDAYS, October 20- 9:30–11:30 am

CG Deerfield

OCTOBER 24, NOVEMBER 7, DECEMBER 5, DECEMBER 19

7:00-8:30 pm • Free-will offering
goes to Ron and Common Ground.
CG Deerfield

SUNDAY EVENING CENTERING

Responding to requests from numerous Common Ground participants, Ron is now offering an hour-and-a-half period of reflection and meditation every three or four weeks. Each session includes the reading and discussion of a short spiritual text with a ten-minute meditation preceding and following. Participants are welcome to stay for conversation over coffee and cookies

Monday OCT 25 10-11:30 am

North Shore Senior Center

Gospel Truths and Untruths

There are 4 Gospels in the Christian Testament and some 30 Gospels that didn't make the cut. In what sense is a Gospel True?

WEDNESDAYS, OCTOBER 27-DECEMBER 8
9:30–11:30 am
No class November 24

CG Deerfield

DOES ORGANIZED RELIGION
HAVE A FUTURE?
The mainline Christian and Jewish organizations in the USA are in trouble. Although only 12% of the Jewish population in this country is Orthodox, that statistic jumps to 34% when you’re looking at American Jews between the ages of 18 and 24. About 30,000,000 Americans identify as “former Catholics”, i.e. roughly 10% of the total population.
A new megachurch (usually fundamentalist)
arises in this country once every two days. Where is all of this going? What shape is American religion taking? What challenges do mainline religious organizations have to meet?

Monday NOV 1 10-11:30 am

North Shore Senior Center

Gospel Truths and Untruths

There are 4 Gospels in the Christian Testament and some 30 Gospels that didn't make the cut. In what sense is a Gospel True?

WEDNESDAYS, November 3
9:30–11:30 am
No class November 24

CG Deerfield

DOES ORGANIZED RELIGION
HAVE A FUTURE?
The mainline Christian and Jewish organizations in the USA are in trouble. Although only 12% of the Jewish population in this country is Orthodox, that statistic jumps to 34% when you’re looking at American Jews between the ages of 18 and 24. About 30,000,000 Americans identify as “former Catholics”, i.e. roughly 10% of the total population.
A new megachurch (usually fundamentalist)
arises in this country once every two days. Where is all of this going? What shape is American religion taking? What challenges do mainline religious organizations have to meet?

NOVEMBER 7, DECEMBER 5, DECEMBER 19

7:00-8:30 pm • Free-will offering
goes to Ron and Common Ground.
CG Deerfield

SUNDAY EVENING CENTERING

Responding to requests from numerous Common Ground participants, Ron is now offering an hour-and-a-half period of reflection and meditation every three or four weeks. Each session includes the reading and discussion of a short spiritual text with a ten-minute meditation preceding and following. Participants are welcome to stay for conversation over coffee and cookies

Monday NOV 8 10-11:30 am

North Shore Senior Center

Gospel Truths and Untruths

There are 4 Gospels in the Christian Testament and some 30 Gospels that didn't make the cut. In what sense is a Gospel True?

WEDNESDAYS, November 10
9:30–11:30 am (6 weeks)
No class November 24

CG Deerfield

DOES ORGANIZED RELIGION
HAVE A FUTURE?
The mainline Christian and Jewish organizations in the USA are in trouble. Although only 12% of the Jewish population in this country is Orthodox, that statistic jumps to 34% when you’re looking at American Jews between the ages of 18 and 24. About 30,000,000 Americans identify as “former Catholics”, i.e. roughly 10% of the total population.
A new megachurch (usually fundamentalist)
arises in this country once every two days. Where is all of this going? What shape is American religion taking? What challenges do mainline religious organizations have to meet?

Monday NOV 15 9 ;30-11:30 am

North Shore Senior Center

Gospel Truths and Untruths

There are 4 Gospels in the Christian Testament and some 30 Gospels that didn't make the cut. In what sense is a Gospel True?

WEDNESDAYS, November 17

9:30–11:30 am
No class November 24

CG Deerfield

DOES ORGANIZED RELIGION
HAVE A FUTURE?
The mainline Christian and Jewish organizations in the USA are in trouble. Although only 12% of the Jewish population in this country is Orthodox, that statistic jumps to 34% when you’re looking at American Jews between the ages of 18 and 24. About 30,000,000 Americans identify as “former Catholics”, i.e. roughly 10% of the total population.
A new megachurch (usually fundamentalist)
arises in this country once every two days. Where is all of this going? What shape is American religion taking? What challenges do mainline religious organizations have to meet?

RON MILLER AND FRIENDS SPIRITUALITY DAY:
THREE WAYS TO THE CENTER
This is the first in an new CG occasional series on spirituality. Subsequent “Spirituality Days” will address a variety of topics and themes. This inaugural event brings together representatives of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in a rich discussion of spiritual varieties among the Abrahamite traditions. Stay tuned to the CG web site to learn more about the participants (“Ron’s Friends”) and their approaches to the topic.

Monday NOV 22
10-11:30 am

North Shore Senior Center

Gospel Truths and Interfaith Dialogue

There are 4 Gospels in the Christian Testament and some 30 Gospels that didn't make the cut. In what sense is a Gospel True?

Monday NOV 29
10-11:30 am

North Shore Senior Center

Gospel Truths and Interfaith Dialogue

There are 4 Gospels in the Christian Testament and some 30 Gospels that didn't make the cut. In what sense is a Gospel True?

WEDNESDAYS, December 1

9:30–11:30 am (6 weeks)
No class November 24

CG Deerfield

DOES ORGANIZED RELIGION
HAVE A FUTURE?
The mainline Christian and Jewish organizations in the USA are in trouble. Although only 12% of the Jewish population in this country is Orthodox, that statistic jumps to 34% when you’re looking at American Jews between the ages of 18 and 24. About 30,000,000 Americans identify as “former Catholics”, i.e. roughly 10% of the total population.
A new megachurch (usually fundamentalist)
arises in this country once every two days. Where is all of this going? What shape is American religion taking? What challenges do mainline religious organizations have to meet?

Monday Dec 6
10-11:30 am

North Shore Senior Center

Gospel Truths and Interfaith Dialogue

There are 4 Gospels in the Christian Testament and some 30 Gospels that didn't make the cut. In what sense is a Gospel True?

WEDNESDAYS, December 8

9:30–11:30 am (6 weeks)
No class November 24

CG Deerfield

DOES ORGANIZED RELIGION
HAVE A FUTURE?
The mainline Christian and Jewish organizations in the USA are in trouble. Although only 12% of the Jewish population in this country is Orthodox, that statistic jumps to 34% when you’re looking at American Jews between the ages of 18 and 24. About 30,000,000 Americans identify as “former Catholics”, i.e. roughly 10% of the total population.
A new megachurch (usually fundamentalist)
arises in this country once every two days. Where is all of this going? What shape is American religion taking? What challenges do mainline religious organizations have to meet?

DECEMBER 5, DECEMBER 19

7:00-8:30 pm • Free-will offering
goes to Ron and Common Ground.
CG Deerfield

SUNDAY EVENING CENTERING

Responding to requests from numerous Common Ground participants, Ron is now offering an hour-and-a-half period of reflection and meditation every three or four weeks. Each session includes the reading and discussion of a short spiritual text with a ten-minute meditation preceding and following. Participants are welcome to stay for conversation over coffee and cookies.

WEDNESDAYS, December 8

9:30–11:30 am (6 weeks)
No class November 24

CG Deerfield

DOES ORGANIZED RELIGION
HAVE A FUTURE?
The mainline Christian and Jewish organizations in the USA are in trouble. Although only 12% of the Jewish population in this country is Orthodox, that statistic jumps to 34% when you’re looking at American Jews between the ages of 18 and 24. About 30,000,000 Americans identify as “former Catholics”, i.e. roughly 10% of the total population.
A new megachurch (usually fundamentalist)
arises in this country once every two days. Where is all of this going? What shape is American religion taking? What challenges do mainline religious organizations have to meet?

DECEMBER 19

7:00-8:30 pm • Free-will offering
goes to Ron and Common Ground.
CG Deerfield

SUNDAY EVENING CENTERING

Responding to requests from numerous Common Ground participants, Ron is now offering an hour-and-a-half period of reflection and meditation every three or four weeks. Each session includes the reading and discussion of a short spiritual text with a ten-minute meditation preceding and following. Participants are welcome to stay for conversation over coffee and cookies.