We want to get to know you better!

Join us for our next Newcomer’s Lunch with Dean Eric and members of our staff.

August 3
Immediately following the service

DiscoverCotA

September

TBA

For those interested in Covenant Membership at Church of the Apostles, join Dean Eric two consecutive Sunday afternoons from 3-5p to learn more about our mission, visions, and values. You’ll learn about Anglicanism, our roots, and how to get involved in life at the church.

Click below to sign up for our next scheduled class. TBA.

 Koinonia Groups

The early Church was known for its friendships, referred to as koinonia (Acts 2.42). This word for fellowship is based on the word koine, for “common.” They shared a common life.

As we encourage this Christ-based intimacy at Apostles, we are forming groups that will meet bimonthly for Scripture-based study and prayer; acting as a springboard for other fellowship activities, such as meals among families and friends.

Some groups will meet in homes, others at the church. Each group will have around 6-8 members (a minimum of four; no more than 12) which meet on the “off” weeks of the men’s and women’s Bible studies, with a variety of time and day offerings, all under the guidance of two trained co-leaders, as groups discuss John Mark Comer’s Practicing the Way. Women also have the option of participating in a koinonia group through the Tuesday morning and Wednesday night Bible Study (with discussion based on the lesson, rather than the Comer book), or of doing both!

For now, these will be men’s and women’s groups. This simplified approach will help us in launching this program, but we have an eye to offering mixed gender groups in the future.

While the morning and noon groups will meet throughout the week, evening groups will meet as follows: men, Sundays and Thursdays; women, Sundays and Wednesdays.

Fall registration is closed.
Please stay tuned for the announcement of the next sign up window

Rally Day
Sunday, September 7

10a Eucharist

Teacher Commissioning and Blessing

11.45a RALLY!

• Following the service, parents accompany your K4-5th grade students to the Children’s Hall to meet their teachers and get reacquainted with their classrooms.

• Middle and High School students head to the Youth Wing meet their teachers.

• Everyone else is encouraged to explore opportunities for getting involved in our regular parish life at our Ministry Fair in the Parish Hall.

• We will conclude with fellowship over lunch.

Fall Schedule Resumes

September 14

8.30a Early Eucharist
10a Christian Education for all ages
11a Principal Eucharist

Christian Education Classes

Sunday Mornings

9.45-10.40a

CotATalks

Parish Hall

A miscellany of short talks by speakers and topics that come by invitation of the Dean. Personal witnesses, biblical teaching, reflections on Christian living, deepening your relationship with the Lord, sharing the hope within you, and loving in difficult times and situations are just a sampling of the types of offerings found in this class.

Anglicanism 101

Admin Wing Conference Room
Nathan White, Theologian in Residence

Nathan White helps us explore the history, theology, and liturgy of Anglicanism.

CotAStudies

Christian Education Wing Room 105
Various Teachers

A more in-depth, sequential class on a biblical theme, book of the Bible, work of Christian literature, or relevant cultural topic.

Ephesians
Cameron Ramsey, Jonathan Stone, and Nathanael Knott
September 14 through October 26

"What is the gospel according to Paul? Does it have any significance for our lives today? How then should we live? Cameron Ramsey, Jonathan Stone, and Nathanael Knott will lead us in a 7-week study of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, in which he addresses these topics and more. Come follow along as we explore these questions together!"

A History of the Creeds
Ed Smithers
November 9 - December 14

In worship, we regularly say the Nicene Creed and sometimes the Apostles Creed. They are, as Martin Luther put it, “the Bible in miniature”—a basic summary of what Christians ought to believe. But how did the historic creeds develop? What were the issues facing the early church? What is the relationship between the authority of Scripture (the biblical canon) and the creeds? We’ll explore these questions and more.

Life Together

Christian Education Wing Room 103
Sarah and Will Peden, Amber & Larry Cook

A class for everyone—couples and singles. Warm and conversational, this class is designed for fellowship and relationship building, melded with exploring biblical essentials.

College Hour

Parlor
Heath Milford and Brayden Hembree

Join our community of college-age students each Sunday morning for fellowship, food, and study! In recognition of its 1,700th anniversary, we'll be going through the Nicene Creed this Fall.

CotA Talks with Dean Speece

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Sunday, Sept 15 :: Fr Eric discusses several facets of the theology of worship.

Sunday, Sept 22 :: Fr Eric presses a little deeper into our understanding or worship, particularly as it relates to experiencing God’s presence.

Sunday, Oct 6 :: Fr Eric shares some of his thoughts on prayer.

Sunday, Oct 13 :: Fr Eric shares about his personal journey to Anglicanism.

Sunday, Nov 24 :: Fr Eric talks about “the dark night of the soul.”

Sunday, Jan 19 :: Fr Eric invites former and founding Rector, Chip Edgar, to visit.

Ask-the-pastor-anything

Dean Speece will periodically do an “ask-the-pastor-anything” type of talk. If you have a topic or a question that you would like for him to speak on, send your suggestions to his email: eric@apostlescolumbia.org.

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the Cota Connection

the 24th Sunday after Trinity

All Saints Sunday

On Sunday, August 24 we are going to take time to explain the liturgy as we go through it. (Don’t worry, it won’t be longer than normal!) If you wonder why we might want to do that, perhaps the old story about a young bride cooking a roast will help. A young bride tries her hand at her mother’s brisket recipe, cutting off the ends of the roast just the way her mother did. When her husband asks why she cut off the ends, she says, “Because that’s the way my mother did it.” Then she begins to wonder why, so she asks her mother, who says that her mother had always done it that way. (See how this goes?) Together they call the grandmother, who says simply, “I had to fit it in my pan!” Our liturgy is steeped in tradition; but we don’t do things “because that’s the way it’s always been done.” There is purpose and deep intent in the liturgy, even if we have no idea what it is. An Instructed Eucharist is intended to make plain what might otherwise be hidden and to help us gain a deeper appreciation for what we do when we gather to worship.