Over the summer, FBC has been reading (and for many re-reading) Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize- winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The story focuses on a courageous lawyer, Atticus Finch and a sleepy Southern town’s engagement with innocence, strength, conviction and racism. We choose this beloved classic because of its timely and poignant portrait of our common humanity.
Questions emerge such as:
- How can children and adults be encouraged to live worthy lives in a difficult world?
- What possibilities exist when conflicts and agreements are brought to light?
- How do we address matters of injustice in light of the long arc of racism?
I hope you might join us on Sunday, August 16 @ 5 pm, to view the 1962 Academy award winning performance of Gregory Peck in “To Kill a Mockingbird.” On Sunday, August 23 @ 8: 50 am 4 panelists will be reflecting on the themes and understandings of the novel in light of their own experience. We will wrap things up in worship on Sunday, August 30 @ 10 with a thoughtful and engaging sermon.
At one point in the novel, Atticus Finch tells his daughter, Scout, “You never truly know another person until you walk around with them in their own skin.” Jesus said, “Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you.” I hope you will join us as we reflect on our faith in the light of the challenges of the world in which we live.