INTERNATIONALS CLASS

1/1/12 New Year’s Day - [No Sunday School-One Worship Service @ 10:15]

1/8/12 Stewardship Sunday - (Brunch and program in Fifield Hall) - Founder's Day

1/15/12 Urban Ministry Sunday - Daniel Shorr, President of Northside Kiwanis & Executive Director of Building UnDerStanding(BUDS): All kinds of people getting along. Program participants are BUDS themselves, girded by their commitment to building understanding, equality, and peace.

1/22/12 R.C. (Cannon) Dear will discuss "Oxford and the Inklings, Part II: Faith and the Imagination in C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien"

1/29/12 Rev. George Harjis discussed some of his exchange pastorates while an active Methodist minister.

2/5/12    NOTE:  Our Class will meet at 9:00 a.m. because of the Worship Service at 10:15am and Congregational meeting afterward.
               Class member Larry Galindo will report on his recent trip to Cuba and our outreaching to our Presbyterian brothers and sisters there and the continuing economic reforms on the island.
(Goodies provided by Lena Galindo).

2/12/12 Class member Dr. Francis Olivier Tchikaya will speak on “Live or Let Die”.
(Goodies provided by Narjis Abu-Akel).

2/19/12 As we remember our dear friend, a class roundtable is planned, sharing "Some Fond Memories of Bob Eskew".
(Goodies provided by Sussi Craig and Susan Farrar-Bulit).

2/26/12 Nadeen Green and Rev. Lisa Majoros will present an Amigo group slide show.
(Goodies provided by Narjis Abu-Akel).

3/4/12 Now a brand new American citizen, Dr. Francis Olivier Tchikaya of the Republic of Congo will continue his talk on "Live or Let Die" relating to the former French colonies in west Africa.

3/11/12 {NOTE: We return to Daylight Saving Time today!].
Class member Jamie Cross of the CDC will discuss his interesting trip to Botswana.

3/18/12 Irene Mbari-Kirika, Executive Director of inABLE, will speak, describing the work of this non-profit organization that serves disadvantaged communities in Kenya, Africa.

3/25/12 Shirley Rose of Acworth UMC will share some of her experiences while visiting mission activities in the hinterlands of Zimbabwe and Malawi.

4/1/12   Doug Ellis will talk to the class about his recent visit to Viet Nam.
(Goodies provided by Narjis Abu-Akel).

4/8/12    [Easter Sunday]. Because of the large attendance at both services, our class plans to hold an open discussion.
(Goodies provided by Iris Eskew).

4/15/12    Lena Galindo will share a Walk Thru the Bible DVD: "The Miracle of Life Change".
How God transforms His children.   Is a Changed Life really possible?
(Goodies provided by Lena Galindo and Oksana Klymovych).

4/22/12    Ms. Soumaya Khalifa, of Emory and the Executive Director of the Islamic Speakers Bureau, will share her work and her experiences with our class.
(Goodies provided by Sussi Craig).

4/29/12   Class members Jack and Caroline Hardin will tell of their recent experiences while "Meandering through Myanmar".
(Goodies provided by Martha Ann Stegar)

5/6/12 (9:00am Class as there's a Congregational mtg. after 10:15 a.m. Worship Service).
  We will welcome Ms. Slma Shelbayah, Ms. Rania Atef, and Ms. Noor Abbady from the Islamic Speakers Bureau who will discuss "Islam in Atlanta".

5/13/12    (Mother’s Day) Class members Bob and Kathleen Duggan will share their experiences on an eastern Caribbean cruise last month.

5/20/12    Dr. Mohamed Mokdad of Tunisia and Emory School of Public Health will speak to us about Tunisia.

5/27/12 (NOTE: 9:00am Class as we begin our Summer schedule). We will join other classes for a Pentecost Celebration in Fifield Hall.

6/3/12     Dr. Daniel B. Domingues da Silva (Fellow of the African Origins Portal, Emory Dept of History) will speak on the "History of Slavery in Brazil and the US".

6/10/12    "The World of the Mormons, Part 1" by Rev. Lindsay Armstrong

6/17/12    "The World of the Mormons, Part 2" by Rev. Lindsay Armstrong

6/24/12    TBA

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8/5/12     Dr. Martha Moore-Keish speaks on "Living Faithfully in a World of Many Religions(Part 1)".

8/12/12    Dr. Martha Moore-Keish continues speaking on "Living Faithfully in a World of Many Religions(Part 2)".

8/19/12    TBA

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WHO
Our class warmly welcomes international visitors, students from Atlanta area colleges and universities, and others who are interested in international friendship and international cultures. It is not necessary that attendees be Christian. We have had many faiths represented in our class. Our goal is simply to provide a warm and friendly welcome to all foreign students and visitors in our city. Come and join us!

For a copy of our class directory, class members may click here .

WHAT
We are one of the larger Sunday School classes at First Presbyterian. Our programs are quite varied. Often our international student members are invited to speak about their homeland, their culture, their churches, and their family. Americans may describe interesting international experiences. We of course also have periodic Bible study. We also have an occasional newsletter and a quarterly lunch or party for fellowship and friendship.   Several photos of the class may be seen here.

WHEN
Working closely with the Atlanta Ministry with International Students (AMIS), the Internationals Sunday School Class meets each Sunday morning in Room 327 on the third floor. On our normal schedule (September through May) the class meets at 10:05 a.m., with church services in the sanctuary at 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. In the summer (June through August), however, the class meets at 9 a.m. , with a single church service in the sanctuary at 10:15 a.m.

WHERE
First Presbyterian Church is located at 16th and Peachtree Streets, very close to the Arts Center MARTA station, and just across 16th street from the Atlanta Arts Center.   We are thus convenient to both MARTA and Cobb Community Transit (CCT). Free parking on Sunday is available behind the church, directly across Peachtree Street, and in the multilevel parking deck on the north side of the church.

The year 2000 marked the 25th Anniversary of this Sunday School Class. The history of this class, written by class member Cliff Bailey (1915-2003), reviews the early background leading up to the class formation in 1975.