Church Tours and Church Mural Tours
1st Wednesday of the month, rotating church and mural tours. Led by Judi Cook.
Church Tours: Mar. 7, and May 2, 6:15 PM. Meet in the back of the Sanctuary
Learn more about this unique historic building and discover interesting features, symbols and how to navigate.
Mural Tours: Feb. 1, and April 11, 6:15 PM
Get a quick chronological review of the Old Testament stories depicted on a mural located on the top floor of the west wing.
January
Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University
Wednesdays, January 11 – April 11, 6:15-8:15 PM
Facilitated by Shane Rhian
Cost: $100.00 for membership kit (one per person/or family)
FPU is a life changing program that empowers and teaches how to make the right money decisions to achieve your financial goals using Biblical principles. FPU is for everyone from the financially secure to the financially distressed. During this 13 week workshop, the average family pays off $5,300 in debt and saves $2,700. Kit includes: book, workbook, audio CD’s, envelope system, financial resources and life-time enrollment.
Introduction to Energy Healing
Saturday, January 21, 9:30am-12:30 PM
Led by Margaret Rickers, licensed massage therapist, certified healing touch practitioner, Reiki Master. Cost: $25.00.
Learn about Healing Touch, Therapeutic Touch, Reiki and other ways of using energy to facilitate the healing process. We each have the innate gift from the Creator to self-heal and we can use our compassion and intention to help others heal. Learn some simple, yet powerful techniques to ease pain and give comfort for yourself or others.
February
Ballroom Dancing with a Hint of Latin
Wednesdays, February 1, 8, 15, 6:15-7:15pm.
Led by Don and Polly Anderson, legendary dance instructors. Cost: $20.00 per person/$40.00 per couple. Make checks payable to Don Anderson.
Put on your dancing shoes and dance away the winter blues by learning to ballroom dance.
Rebuilding When Your Relationship Ends
Winter Session: Wednesdays, February 1 – March 21, 6:15-7:15 PM
Led by Kathy Foster
Cost: $35.00 (includes materials). Class size limited.
Divorce is not easy and can be extremely painful. Emotions like anger, frustration, fear, sorrow, bitterness, hatred, guilt, grief, regret and loss of self worth, might arise. You will be in a caring environment with other people who are going through the same process. Learn about yourself and how to rebuild your life.
Grief Recovery Workshop
Winter Session: Tuesdays, February 7 – March 27, 7:00-8:30 PM.
Led by Becky Walkowiak, RN, LPMH and Laurie Reinsch, LPMH
Cost: $50.00 (book included)
Everyone will experience grief. It is part of the human condition that we cannot escape. Grief impacts the essence of who we are emotionally, physically, psychologically and spiritually. Loss can take place in many forms: death of a child, a parent, a spouse, loss of a pregnancy, loss of career, loss of a marriage or relationship and more. There is hope for those who are experiencing pain from a recent loss, or continue to be impacted from a loss that occurred many years ago. The life we knew before will not be the same, but it is possible to find a renewal of peace, happiness, and be open to a new way of life. Participate in your own grief recovery in a supportive and confidential small group atmosphere.
Meet the Composer: Anne Wilson
Wednesday, February 29, 5:30-6:30 PM, Choir Room
Led by Tom Trenney, First-Plymouth Minister of Music and Artistic Director of
Abendmusik
Cleveland-based composer and Renaissance woman Anne Wilson comes to Lincoln to participate in the Nebraska premiere of her Song of Hope, a multi-movement choral-orchestral work which connects the beloved images of the Beatitudes with powerful contemporary scenes, including the events of September 11, 2001, the integration of schools in Little Rock, Arkansas; a young boy’s reflections from a World War II concentration camp, and inspired words of Carl Sandburg, Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela and Dwight Eisenhower. Do not miss this opportunity to discover the heart and soul of one of America’s treasured composers.
April
The Rebirth of Christian Rome
Wednesday, April 11- May 2, 6:15 PM
Led by Andrea Bolland, Associate Professor of Art History, UNL. Cost: $15.00
Examine the re-emergence of Rome as a site for ambitious artistic projects after the return of the papal court in the mid-15th century. Art and architecture from both the Renaissance and Baroque periods will be discussed, and we will focus especially on works by Michelangelo, Raphael, Donato Bramante, Francesco Borromini and Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
Discover Your Personal Strengths
Wednesdays, April 11 -25, 6:15-7:15 PM
Led by Dr. Paul Thompson, retired Gallup analyst.
Scripture suggests that God wants us to have an abundant life and to become all we can. Understand how your unique, God-given gifts and talents can make a difference in your life. Class based on Strengths Finder 2.0 online assessment test, which will reveal your personalized “Signature Themes.” Purchase the book, Strength Finder 2.0, written by Tom Rath, prior to the first class.
Behind the Music: Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem
Monday, April 23, 7:00-8:30 PM, Choir Room
Led by Tom Trenney, First-Plymouth Minister of Music and Artistic Director of Abendmusik.
Prepare yourselves for Lincoln’s upcoming performance of Benjamin Britten’s epic War Requiem, a massive, profound work which was first performed when the new edifice of England’s Coventry Cathedral was dedicated, following bombing of the original building during World War II. Britten, a pacifist, chose to unite the liturgical Latin text of the Requiem mass with the striking war poetry by Wilfred Owen. Join Tom Trenney for a guided tour of this remarkable and unique work, and do not miss the unusual opportunity to experience it live here at our Lied Center on Saturday, April 28 at 7:30 PM.
May
Singing Our Faith
Tuesdays, May 8, 15 & 22, 7:00-8:30 PM, Choir Room
Led by Tom Trenney, First-Plymouth Minister of Music and Artistic Director of Abendmusik
Gather together to dialogue with Tom Trenney and one another about the role of music in our individual spiritual lives as well as in our worshiping communities. Explore some of the evolution in the history of church music, share in experiences with an array of hymnody, and venture into some contemporary challenges to the future of worship and music, always connecting scripture, prayer, and praise to our individual and collective voice.
Peace & Justice Series
The First-Plymouth Peace & Justice team will offer a series of public discussions on a range of important social justice topics. All are welcome. Interested individuals are also welcome to join the committee. Contact Steve DeLair, chair, at 402-438-9609.
Wed, January 18: “Local Experts Discuss the Drug/Alcohol Scene in Lincoln:
What Parents and Others Need to Know.” Guest speakers Phil Tegler from Cornhusker Place and Jason Conrad from Houses of Hope.
Wed, February 15: “Medicare and the Health Cost Crisis.” A forum with representatives from the Democratic and Republican parties.
Wed, March 21: “Youth and Crime. An Analysis of Sentencing in Nebraska.”
Sat, April 14: “The Destiny of Stuff: Visiting a Local Landfill.” In conjunction with the Sustainable Living Ministry.
