MtE Update – 22 May 2020

  1. Our second quarter study groups are now underway, online for as long as we need to be before going back to face-to-face. The studies are an introduction to modern scholarly readings of the Old Testament using online an video and transcript resousrce — lots of new things to discover! It’s not too late to join in — see here for more information.
  2. Latest Synod eNews (May 21) is here.
  3. News from the Justice and International Mission Cluster (May 21)
  4. This week May 24 / Easter 7A we continue our 1 Peter series, looking at 3.8-22; this a couple of weeks behind where the lectionary is now with 1 Peter. Some background on part of this text is available here: 1 Peter 3:13-21; see also the By the Well podcast on this text
    Part of this text . The psalm and the gospel for the Sunday will be as set in the Lectionary, and some background can be found here
  5. A brief account of ministry of the saint(s) commemorated this Sunday can be found here: May 24 – John and Charles Wesley