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SUMMARY:Virtual Chat & Chew
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Virtual Chat and Chew\, a welcoming space where we gather online to break bread\, share stories\, and explore faith in community. Whether you’re seeking spiritual growth\, looking for connection\, or simply curious\, this informal\, inclusive gathering invites you to bring your questions and thoughts about life\, faith\, and scripture. Together\, we engage in conversation\, support one another\, and deepen our understanding of God’s love—one chat at a time. Everyone is welcome! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/virtual-chat-chew-2-3/2025-09-21/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Chat & Chew
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Virtual Chat and Chew\, a welcoming space where we gather online to break bread\, share stories\, and explore faith in community. Whether you’re seeking spiritual growth\, looking for connection\, or simply curious\, this informal\, inclusive gathering invites you to bring your questions and thoughts about life\, faith\, and scripture. Together\, we engage in conversation\, support one another\, and deepen our understanding of God’s love—one chat at a time. Everyone is welcome! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/virtual-chat-chew-2-3/2025-09-28/
CATEGORIES:Community,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Virtual Chat & Chew
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Virtual Chat and Chew\, a welcoming space where we gather online to break bread\, share stories\, and explore faith in community. Whether you’re seeking spiritual growth\, looking for connection\, or simply curious\, this informal\, inclusive gathering invites you to bring your questions and thoughts about life\, faith\, and scripture. Together\, we engage in conversation\, support one another\, and deepen our understanding of God’s love—one chat at a time. Everyone is welcome! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/virtual-chat-chew-2-3/2025-10-05/
CATEGORIES:Community,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Hybrid Chat & Chew
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Virtual Chat and Chew\, a welcoming space where we gather online to break bread\, share stories\, and explore faith in community. Whether you’re seeking spiritual growth\, looking for connection\, or simply curious\, this informal\, inclusive gathering invites you to bring your questions and thoughts about life\, faith\, and scripture. Together\, we engage in conversation\, support one another\, and deepen our understanding of God’s love—one chat at a time. Everyone is welcome! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/virtual-chat-chew-2-3-2/2025-10-12/
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SUMMARY:Hybrid Chat & Chew
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URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/virtual-chat-chew-2-3-2/2025-10-19/
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SUMMARY:Hybrid Chat & Chew
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Virtual Chat and Chew\, a welcoming space where we gather online to break bread\, share stories\, and explore faith in community. Whether you’re seeking spiritual growth\, looking for connection\, or simply curious\, this informal\, inclusive gathering invites you to bring your questions and thoughts about life\, faith\, and scripture. Together\, we engage in conversation\, support one another\, and deepen our understanding of God’s love—one chat at a time. Everyone is welcome! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/virtual-chat-chew-2-3-2/2025-10-26/
CATEGORIES:Community,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Community Social Hour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Community Social Hour\, a relaxed and friendly time to connect with others at Middle Church. Whether you’re a long-time member or new to our community\, this is a space to build relationships\, share stories\, and enjoy meaningful conversations. Come as you are no agenda\, just an opportunity to gather\, laugh\, and engage. Everyone is invited to be part of this vibrant\, inclusive community! \nWould you like to host our hospitality? Email Elise
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/community-social-hour-2-2/
CATEGORIES:Community,Volunteer
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SUMMARY:Virtual Chat & Chew
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Virtual Chat and Chew\, a welcoming space where we gather online to break bread\, share stories\, and explore faith in community. Whether you’re seeking spiritual growth\, looking for connection\, or simply curious\, this informal\, inclusive gathering invites you to bring your questions and thoughts about life\, faith\, and scripture. Together\, we engage in conversation\, support one another\, and deepen our understanding of God’s love—one chat at a time. Everyone is welcome! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/virtual-chat-chew-3/2026-01-25/
CATEGORIES:Community,Online,Prayer,Virtual,Worship
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SUMMARY:Community Social Hour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Community Social Hour\, a relaxed and friendly time to connect with others at Middle Church. Whether you’re a long-time member or new to our community\, this is a space to build relationships\, share stories\, and enjoy meaningful conversations. Come as you are no agenda\, just an opportunity to gather\, laugh\, and engage. Everyone is invited to be part of this vibrant\, inclusive community! \nWould you like to host our hospitality? Email Elise
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/community-social-hour-2-3/2026-01-25/
CATEGORIES:Community,Volunteer
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SUMMARY:Virtual Chat & Chew
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Virtual Chat and Chew\, a welcoming space where we gather online to break bread\, share stories\, and explore faith in community. Whether you’re seeking spiritual growth\, looking for connection\, or simply curious\, this informal\, inclusive gathering invites you to bring your questions and thoughts about life\, faith\, and scripture. Together\, we engage in conversation\, support one another\, and deepen our understanding of God’s love—one chat at a time. Everyone is welcome! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/virtual-chat-chew-3/2026-02-01/
CATEGORIES:Community,Online,Prayer,Virtual,Worship
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SUMMARY:Community Social Hour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Community Social Hour\, a relaxed and friendly time to connect with others at Middle Church. Whether you’re a long-time member or new to our community\, this is a space to build relationships\, share stories\, and enjoy meaningful conversations. Come as you are no agenda\, just an opportunity to gather\, laugh\, and engage. Everyone is invited to be part of this vibrant\, inclusive community! \nWould you like to host our hospitality? Email Elise
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/community-social-hour-2-3/2026-02-01/
CATEGORIES:Community,Volunteer
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SUMMARY:Book Discussion Series– Shadowing St. Francis: A Pilgrimage of Sacred Emergence in the Age of AI
DESCRIPTION:Join Rev. Natalie online for a six-week discussion on Tuesday evenings as we read Shadowing St. Francis: A Pilgrimage of Sacred Emergence in the Age of AI by Jonathan Bentley. We will discuss the beginning through Act I for our first meeting\, and then approximately 50 pages a week from there. If you are interested in joining this discussion group (or miss a meeting and want to get caught up)\, email Rev. Natalie at nperkins@middlechurch.org. You can register here. \nAbout the book (from Barnes and Noble):\nWhat if orthodoxy is dead and AI knows why?\nA barefoot monk\, a broken church\, and an open future.\nA retired tech entrepreneur. Fifty years as a committed evangelical. A decade of questions he couldn’t outrun. And a 120-mile pilgrimage through Italy that changed everything.\nShadowing St. Francis follows Jonathan Bentley from Florence to Assisi to Rome\, walking the ancient path of a man who stripped naked in the town square\, handed his clothes to his father\, and walked into the woods to find God.\nEight hundred years later\, Francis of Assisi still has something to say to those exhausted by certainty\, wounded by the church\, and wondering what faith looks like in a world of algorithms and anxiety.\n\nThis book is for you if you:\n\nYou’re wondering about AI and how it will affect and what it means to be human\nWant to know what Saint Francis has to say to our times\nHave been hurt by weaponized religion\nYou’ve given up on church but not on Jesus\nAre wondering about AI and whether it will it help or hurt us\n\nWhat you’ll find inside:\n– A memoir of spiritual reconstruction not based on creeds and doctrine\n– An introduction to Open and Relational Theology-a God who walks with us rather than scripting our lives\n– Reflections on St. Francis as a guide for post-evangelical faith\n– An unexpected conversation between ancient mysticism and artificial intelligence\nPraise for Shadowing St. Francis:\n“Profoundly hopeful… Bentley’s storytelling gives theology a human face.”\n-Thomas Jay Oord\, author of Open and Relational Theology\n“This is a book for question-askers and those who suspect that the gospel might be wider and wilder than we’ve been told.”\n-Keri Ladouceur\, Executive Director & Co-Founder\, Post Evangelical Collective\n“You cannot think your way to God. In this pilgrimage\, ideas are not argued but lived-textured with doubt\, humor\, longing\, and faith.”\n-Samantha Beach Kiley\, co-author of Next Sunday
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/book-discussion-series-shadowing-st-francis-a-pilgrimage-of-sacred-emergence-in-the-age-of-ai/2026-02-03/
CATEGORIES:Community,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T124500
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SUMMARY:Virtual Chat & Chew
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Virtual Chat and Chew\, a welcoming space where we gather online to break bread\, share stories\, and explore faith in community. Whether you’re seeking spiritual growth\, looking for connection\, or simply curious\, this informal\, inclusive gathering invites you to bring your questions and thoughts about life\, faith\, and scripture. Together\, we engage in conversation\, support one another\, and deepen our understanding of God’s love—one chat at a time. Everyone is welcome! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/virtual-chat-chew-3/2026-02-08/
CATEGORIES:Community,Online,Prayer,Virtual,Worship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T130000
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SUMMARY:Community Social Hour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Community Social Hour\, a relaxed and friendly time to connect with others at Middle Church. Whether you’re a long-time member or new to our community\, this is a space to build relationships\, share stories\, and enjoy meaningful conversations. Come as you are no agenda\, just an opportunity to gather\, laugh\, and engage. Everyone is invited to be part of this vibrant\, inclusive community! \nWould you like to host our hospitality? Email Elise
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/community-social-hour-2-3/2026-02-08/
CATEGORIES:Community,Volunteer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T210000
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SUMMARY:Book Discussion Series– Shadowing St. Francis: A Pilgrimage of Sacred Emergence in the Age of AI
DESCRIPTION:Join Rev. Natalie online for a six-week discussion on Tuesday evenings as we read Shadowing St. Francis: A Pilgrimage of Sacred Emergence in the Age of AI by Jonathan Bentley. We will discuss the beginning through Act I for our first meeting\, and then approximately 50 pages a week from there. If you are interested in joining this discussion group (or miss a meeting and want to get caught up)\, email Rev. Natalie at nperkins@middlechurch.org. You can register here. \nAbout the book (from Barnes and Noble):\nWhat if orthodoxy is dead and AI knows why?\nA barefoot monk\, a broken church\, and an open future.\nA retired tech entrepreneur. Fifty years as a committed evangelical. A decade of questions he couldn’t outrun. And a 120-mile pilgrimage through Italy that changed everything.\nShadowing St. Francis follows Jonathan Bentley from Florence to Assisi to Rome\, walking the ancient path of a man who stripped naked in the town square\, handed his clothes to his father\, and walked into the woods to find God.\nEight hundred years later\, Francis of Assisi still has something to say to those exhausted by certainty\, wounded by the church\, and wondering what faith looks like in a world of algorithms and anxiety.\n\nThis book is for you if you:\n\nYou’re wondering about AI and how it will affect and what it means to be human\nWant to know what Saint Francis has to say to our times\nHave been hurt by weaponized religion\nYou’ve given up on church but not on Jesus\nAre wondering about AI and whether it will it help or hurt us\n\nWhat you’ll find inside:\n– A memoir of spiritual reconstruction not based on creeds and doctrine\n– An introduction to Open and Relational Theology-a God who walks with us rather than scripting our lives\n– Reflections on St. Francis as a guide for post-evangelical faith\n– An unexpected conversation between ancient mysticism and artificial intelligence\nPraise for Shadowing St. Francis:\n“Profoundly hopeful… Bentley’s storytelling gives theology a human face.”\n-Thomas Jay Oord\, author of Open and Relational Theology\n“This is a book for question-askers and those who suspect that the gospel might be wider and wilder than we’ve been told.”\n-Keri Ladouceur\, Executive Director & Co-Founder\, Post Evangelical Collective\n“You cannot think your way to God. In this pilgrimage\, ideas are not argued but lived-textured with doubt\, humor\, longing\, and faith.”\n-Samantha Beach Kiley\, co-author of Next Sunday
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/book-discussion-series-shadowing-st-francis-a-pilgrimage-of-sacred-emergence-in-the-age-of-ai/2026-02-10/
CATEGORIES:Community,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T124500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T133000
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CREATED:20260203T232900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T232901Z
UID:10003420-1771159500-1771162200@www.middlechurch.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Chat & Chew
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Virtual Chat and Chew\, a welcoming space where we gather online to break bread\, share stories\, and explore faith in community. Whether you’re seeking spiritual growth\, looking for connection\, or simply curious\, this informal\, inclusive gathering invites you to bring your questions and thoughts about life\, faith\, and scripture. Together\, we engage in conversation\, support one another\, and deepen our understanding of God’s love—one chat at a time. Everyone is welcome! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/virtual-chat-chew-3-2/2026-02-15/
CATEGORIES:Community,Online,Prayer,Virtual,Worship
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.middlechurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_5480-1-scaled-e1733881736801.jpg
LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88168034479?pwd=QTJRNVE4cGtzU0UwMHBnRGhzWTFIQT09
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T140000
DTSTAMP:20260502T112345
CREATED:20260125T151833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260125T151834Z
UID:10002892-1771160400-1771164000@www.middlechurch.org
SUMMARY:Community Social Hour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Community Social Hour\, a relaxed and friendly time to connect with others at Middle Church. Whether you’re a long-time member or new to our community\, this is a space to build relationships\, share stories\, and enjoy meaningful conversations. Come as you are no agenda\, just an opportunity to gather\, laugh\, and engage. Everyone is invited to be part of this vibrant\, inclusive community! \nWould you like to host our hospitality? Email Elise
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/community-social-hour-2-3/2026-02-15/
CATEGORIES:Community,Volunteer
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T112345
CREATED:20260120T203415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T143702Z
UID:10003249-1771358400-1771362000@www.middlechurch.org
SUMMARY:Book Discussion Series– Shadowing St. Francis: A Pilgrimage of Sacred Emergence in the Age of AI
DESCRIPTION:Join Rev. Natalie online for a six-week discussion on Tuesday evenings as we read Shadowing St. Francis: A Pilgrimage of Sacred Emergence in the Age of AI by Jonathan Bentley. We will discuss the beginning through Act I for our first meeting\, and then approximately 50 pages a week from there. If you are interested in joining this discussion group (or miss a meeting and want to get caught up)\, email Rev. Natalie at nperkins@middlechurch.org. You can register here. \nAbout the book (from Barnes and Noble):\nWhat if orthodoxy is dead and AI knows why?\nA barefoot monk\, a broken church\, and an open future.\nA retired tech entrepreneur. Fifty years as a committed evangelical. A decade of questions he couldn’t outrun. And a 120-mile pilgrimage through Italy that changed everything.\nShadowing St. Francis follows Jonathan Bentley from Florence to Assisi to Rome\, walking the ancient path of a man who stripped naked in the town square\, handed his clothes to his father\, and walked into the woods to find God.\nEight hundred years later\, Francis of Assisi still has something to say to those exhausted by certainty\, wounded by the church\, and wondering what faith looks like in a world of algorithms and anxiety.\n\nThis book is for you if you:\n\nYou’re wondering about AI and how it will affect and what it means to be human\nWant to know what Saint Francis has to say to our times\nHave been hurt by weaponized religion\nYou’ve given up on church but not on Jesus\nAre wondering about AI and whether it will it help or hurt us\n\nWhat you’ll find inside:\n– A memoir of spiritual reconstruction not based on creeds and doctrine\n– An introduction to Open and Relational Theology-a God who walks with us rather than scripting our lives\n– Reflections on St. Francis as a guide for post-evangelical faith\n– An unexpected conversation between ancient mysticism and artificial intelligence\nPraise for Shadowing St. Francis:\n“Profoundly hopeful… Bentley’s storytelling gives theology a human face.”\n-Thomas Jay Oord\, author of Open and Relational Theology\n“This is a book for question-askers and those who suspect that the gospel might be wider and wilder than we’ve been told.”\n-Keri Ladouceur\, Executive Director & Co-Founder\, Post Evangelical Collective\n“You cannot think your way to God. In this pilgrimage\, ideas are not argued but lived-textured with doubt\, humor\, longing\, and faith.”\n-Samantha Beach Kiley\, co-author of Next Sunday
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/book-discussion-series-shadowing-st-francis-a-pilgrimage-of-sacred-emergence-in-the-age-of-ai/2026-02-17/
CATEGORIES:Community,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T124500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T133000
DTSTAMP:20260502T112345
CREATED:20260203T232900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T232901Z
UID:10003421-1771764300-1771767000@www.middlechurch.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Chat & Chew
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Virtual Chat and Chew\, a welcoming space where we gather online to break bread\, share stories\, and explore faith in community. Whether you’re seeking spiritual growth\, looking for connection\, or simply curious\, this informal\, inclusive gathering invites you to bring your questions and thoughts about life\, faith\, and scripture. Together\, we engage in conversation\, support one another\, and deepen our understanding of God’s love—one chat at a time. Everyone is welcome! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/virtual-chat-chew-3-2/2026-02-22/
CATEGORIES:Community,Online,Prayer,Virtual,Worship
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LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88168034479?pwd=QTJRNVE4cGtzU0UwMHBnRGhzWTFIQT09
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T140000
DTSTAMP:20260502T112345
CREATED:20260125T151833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260125T151834Z
UID:10002893-1771765200-1771768800@www.middlechurch.org
SUMMARY:Community Social Hour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Community Social Hour\, a relaxed and friendly time to connect with others at Middle Church. Whether you’re a long-time member or new to our community\, this is a space to build relationships\, share stories\, and enjoy meaningful conversations. Come as you are no agenda\, just an opportunity to gather\, laugh\, and engage. Everyone is invited to be part of this vibrant\, inclusive community! \nWould you like to host our hospitality? Email Elise
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/community-social-hour-2-3/2026-02-22/
CATEGORIES:Community,Volunteer
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T112345
CREATED:20260120T203415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T143702Z
UID:10003250-1771963200-1771966800@www.middlechurch.org
SUMMARY:Book Discussion Series– Shadowing St. Francis: A Pilgrimage of Sacred Emergence in the Age of AI
DESCRIPTION:Join Rev. Natalie online for a six-week discussion on Tuesday evenings as we read Shadowing St. Francis: A Pilgrimage of Sacred Emergence in the Age of AI by Jonathan Bentley. We will discuss the beginning through Act I for our first meeting\, and then approximately 50 pages a week from there. If you are interested in joining this discussion group (or miss a meeting and want to get caught up)\, email Rev. Natalie at nperkins@middlechurch.org. You can register here. \nAbout the book (from Barnes and Noble):\nWhat if orthodoxy is dead and AI knows why?\nA barefoot monk\, a broken church\, and an open future.\nA retired tech entrepreneur. Fifty years as a committed evangelical. A decade of questions he couldn’t outrun. And a 120-mile pilgrimage through Italy that changed everything.\nShadowing St. Francis follows Jonathan Bentley from Florence to Assisi to Rome\, walking the ancient path of a man who stripped naked in the town square\, handed his clothes to his father\, and walked into the woods to find God.\nEight hundred years later\, Francis of Assisi still has something to say to those exhausted by certainty\, wounded by the church\, and wondering what faith looks like in a world of algorithms and anxiety.\n\nThis book is for you if you:\n\nYou’re wondering about AI and how it will affect and what it means to be human\nWant to know what Saint Francis has to say to our times\nHave been hurt by weaponized religion\nYou’ve given up on church but not on Jesus\nAre wondering about AI and whether it will it help or hurt us\n\nWhat you’ll find inside:\n– A memoir of spiritual reconstruction not based on creeds and doctrine\n– An introduction to Open and Relational Theology-a God who walks with us rather than scripting our lives\n– Reflections on St. Francis as a guide for post-evangelical faith\n– An unexpected conversation between ancient mysticism and artificial intelligence\nPraise for Shadowing St. Francis:\n“Profoundly hopeful… Bentley’s storytelling gives theology a human face.”\n-Thomas Jay Oord\, author of Open and Relational Theology\n“This is a book for question-askers and those who suspect that the gospel might be wider and wilder than we’ve been told.”\n-Keri Ladouceur\, Executive Director & Co-Founder\, Post Evangelical Collective\n“You cannot think your way to God. In this pilgrimage\, ideas are not argued but lived-textured with doubt\, humor\, longing\, and faith.”\n-Samantha Beach Kiley\, co-author of Next Sunday
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/book-discussion-series-shadowing-st-francis-a-pilgrimage-of-sacred-emergence-in-the-age-of-ai/2026-02-24/
CATEGORIES:Community,Online
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.middlechurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/download.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260301T124500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260301T133000
DTSTAMP:20260502T112345
CREATED:20260203T232900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T232901Z
UID:10003422-1772369100-1772371800@www.middlechurch.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Chat & Chew
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Virtual Chat and Chew\, a welcoming space where we gather online to break bread\, share stories\, and explore faith in community. Whether you’re seeking spiritual growth\, looking for connection\, or simply curious\, this informal\, inclusive gathering invites you to bring your questions and thoughts about life\, faith\, and scripture. Together\, we engage in conversation\, support one another\, and deepen our understanding of God’s love—one chat at a time. Everyone is welcome! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/virtual-chat-chew-3-2/2026-03-01/
CATEGORIES:Community,Online,Prayer,Virtual,Worship
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.middlechurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_5480-1-scaled-e1733881736801.jpg
LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88168034479?pwd=QTJRNVE4cGtzU0UwMHBnRGhzWTFIQT09
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260301T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260301T140000
DTSTAMP:20260502T112345
CREATED:20260125T151833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260125T151834Z
UID:10002894-1772370000-1772373600@www.middlechurch.org
SUMMARY:Community Social Hour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Community Social Hour\, a relaxed and friendly time to connect with others at Middle Church. Whether you’re a long-time member or new to our community\, this is a space to build relationships\, share stories\, and enjoy meaningful conversations. Come as you are no agenda\, just an opportunity to gather\, laugh\, and engage. Everyone is invited to be part of this vibrant\, inclusive community! \nWould you like to host our hospitality? Email Elise
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/community-social-hour-2-3/2026-03-01/
CATEGORIES:Community,Volunteer
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T112345
CREATED:20260120T203415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T143702Z
UID:10003251-1772568000-1772571600@www.middlechurch.org
SUMMARY:Book Discussion Series– Shadowing St. Francis: A Pilgrimage of Sacred Emergence in the Age of AI
DESCRIPTION:Join Rev. Natalie online for a six-week discussion on Tuesday evenings as we read Shadowing St. Francis: A Pilgrimage of Sacred Emergence in the Age of AI by Jonathan Bentley. We will discuss the beginning through Act I for our first meeting\, and then approximately 50 pages a week from there. If you are interested in joining this discussion group (or miss a meeting and want to get caught up)\, email Rev. Natalie at nperkins@middlechurch.org. You can register here. \nAbout the book (from Barnes and Noble):\nWhat if orthodoxy is dead and AI knows why?\nA barefoot monk\, a broken church\, and an open future.\nA retired tech entrepreneur. Fifty years as a committed evangelical. A decade of questions he couldn’t outrun. And a 120-mile pilgrimage through Italy that changed everything.\nShadowing St. Francis follows Jonathan Bentley from Florence to Assisi to Rome\, walking the ancient path of a man who stripped naked in the town square\, handed his clothes to his father\, and walked into the woods to find God.\nEight hundred years later\, Francis of Assisi still has something to say to those exhausted by certainty\, wounded by the church\, and wondering what faith looks like in a world of algorithms and anxiety.\n\nThis book is for you if you:\n\nYou’re wondering about AI and how it will affect and what it means to be human\nWant to know what Saint Francis has to say to our times\nHave been hurt by weaponized religion\nYou’ve given up on church but not on Jesus\nAre wondering about AI and whether it will it help or hurt us\n\nWhat you’ll find inside:\n– A memoir of spiritual reconstruction not based on creeds and doctrine\n– An introduction to Open and Relational Theology-a God who walks with us rather than scripting our lives\n– Reflections on St. Francis as a guide for post-evangelical faith\n– An unexpected conversation between ancient mysticism and artificial intelligence\nPraise for Shadowing St. Francis:\n“Profoundly hopeful… Bentley’s storytelling gives theology a human face.”\n-Thomas Jay Oord\, author of Open and Relational Theology\n“This is a book for question-askers and those who suspect that the gospel might be wider and wilder than we’ve been told.”\n-Keri Ladouceur\, Executive Director & Co-Founder\, Post Evangelical Collective\n“You cannot think your way to God. In this pilgrimage\, ideas are not argued but lived-textured with doubt\, humor\, longing\, and faith.”\n-Samantha Beach Kiley\, co-author of Next Sunday
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/book-discussion-series-shadowing-st-francis-a-pilgrimage-of-sacred-emergence-in-the-age-of-ai/2026-03-03/
CATEGORIES:Community,Online
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.middlechurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/download.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T124500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T133000
DTSTAMP:20260502T112345
CREATED:20260203T232900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T232901Z
UID:10003423-1772973900-1772976600@www.middlechurch.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Chat & Chew
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Virtual Chat and Chew\, a welcoming space where we gather online to break bread\, share stories\, and explore faith in community. Whether you’re seeking spiritual growth\, looking for connection\, or simply curious\, this informal\, inclusive gathering invites you to bring your questions and thoughts about life\, faith\, and scripture. Together\, we engage in conversation\, support one another\, and deepen our understanding of God’s love—one chat at a time. Everyone is welcome! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/virtual-chat-chew-3-2/2026-03-08/
CATEGORIES:Community,Online,Prayer,Virtual,Worship
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.middlechurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_5480-1-scaled-e1733881736801.jpg
LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88168034479?pwd=QTJRNVE4cGtzU0UwMHBnRGhzWTFIQT09
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T140000
DTSTAMP:20260502T112345
CREATED:20260125T151833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260125T151834Z
UID:10002895-1772974800-1772978400@www.middlechurch.org
SUMMARY:Community Social Hour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Community Social Hour\, a relaxed and friendly time to connect with others at Middle Church. Whether you’re a long-time member or new to our community\, this is a space to build relationships\, share stories\, and enjoy meaningful conversations. Come as you are no agenda\, just an opportunity to gather\, laugh\, and engage. Everyone is invited to be part of this vibrant\, inclusive community! \nWould you like to host our hospitality? Email Elise
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/community-social-hour-2-3/2026-03-08/
CATEGORIES:Community,Volunteer
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T112345
CREATED:20260120T203415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T143702Z
UID:10003485-1773172800-1773176400@www.middlechurch.org
SUMMARY:Book Discussion Series– Shadowing St. Francis: A Pilgrimage of Sacred Emergence in the Age of AI
DESCRIPTION:Join Rev. Natalie online for a six-week discussion on Tuesday evenings as we read Shadowing St. Francis: A Pilgrimage of Sacred Emergence in the Age of AI by Jonathan Bentley. We will discuss the beginning through Act I for our first meeting\, and then approximately 50 pages a week from there. If you are interested in joining this discussion group (or miss a meeting and want to get caught up)\, email Rev. Natalie at nperkins@middlechurch.org. You can register here. \nAbout the book (from Barnes and Noble):\nWhat if orthodoxy is dead and AI knows why?\nA barefoot monk\, a broken church\, and an open future.\nA retired tech entrepreneur. Fifty years as a committed evangelical. A decade of questions he couldn’t outrun. And a 120-mile pilgrimage through Italy that changed everything.\nShadowing St. Francis follows Jonathan Bentley from Florence to Assisi to Rome\, walking the ancient path of a man who stripped naked in the town square\, handed his clothes to his father\, and walked into the woods to find God.\nEight hundred years later\, Francis of Assisi still has something to say to those exhausted by certainty\, wounded by the church\, and wondering what faith looks like in a world of algorithms and anxiety.\n\nThis book is for you if you:\n\nYou’re wondering about AI and how it will affect and what it means to be human\nWant to know what Saint Francis has to say to our times\nHave been hurt by weaponized religion\nYou’ve given up on church but not on Jesus\nAre wondering about AI and whether it will it help or hurt us\n\nWhat you’ll find inside:\n– A memoir of spiritual reconstruction not based on creeds and doctrine\n– An introduction to Open and Relational Theology-a God who walks with us rather than scripting our lives\n– Reflections on St. Francis as a guide for post-evangelical faith\n– An unexpected conversation between ancient mysticism and artificial intelligence\nPraise for Shadowing St. Francis:\n“Profoundly hopeful… Bentley’s storytelling gives theology a human face.”\n-Thomas Jay Oord\, author of Open and Relational Theology\n“This is a book for question-askers and those who suspect that the gospel might be wider and wilder than we’ve been told.”\n-Keri Ladouceur\, Executive Director & Co-Founder\, Post Evangelical Collective\n“You cannot think your way to God. In this pilgrimage\, ideas are not argued but lived-textured with doubt\, humor\, longing\, and faith.”\n-Samantha Beach Kiley\, co-author of Next Sunday
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/book-discussion-series-shadowing-st-francis-a-pilgrimage-of-sacred-emergence-in-the-age-of-ai/2026-03-10/
CATEGORIES:Community,Online
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.middlechurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/download.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T124500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T133000
DTSTAMP:20260502T112345
CREATED:20260203T232900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T232901Z
UID:10003424-1773578700-1773581400@www.middlechurch.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Chat & Chew
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Virtual Chat and Chew\, a welcoming space where we gather online to break bread\, share stories\, and explore faith in community. Whether you’re seeking spiritual growth\, looking for connection\, or simply curious\, this informal\, inclusive gathering invites you to bring your questions and thoughts about life\, faith\, and scripture. Together\, we engage in conversation\, support one another\, and deepen our understanding of God’s love—one chat at a time. Everyone is welcome! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/virtual-chat-chew-3-2/2026-03-15/
CATEGORIES:Community,Online,Prayer,Virtual,Worship
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.middlechurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_5480-1-scaled-e1733881736801.jpg
LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88168034479?pwd=QTJRNVE4cGtzU0UwMHBnRGhzWTFIQT09
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T140000
DTSTAMP:20260502T112345
CREATED:20260125T151833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260125T151834Z
UID:10002896-1773579600-1773583200@www.middlechurch.org
SUMMARY:Community Social Hour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Community Social Hour\, a relaxed and friendly time to connect with others at Middle Church. Whether you’re a long-time member or new to our community\, this is a space to build relationships\, share stories\, and enjoy meaningful conversations. Come as you are no agenda\, just an opportunity to gather\, laugh\, and engage. Everyone is invited to be part of this vibrant\, inclusive community! \nWould you like to host our hospitality? Email Elise
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/community-social-hour-2-3/2026-03-15/
CATEGORIES:Community,Volunteer
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260322T124500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260322T133000
DTSTAMP:20260502T112345
CREATED:20260203T232900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T232901Z
UID:10003425-1774183500-1774186200@www.middlechurch.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Chat & Chew
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Virtual Chat and Chew\, a welcoming space where we gather online to break bread\, share stories\, and explore faith in community. Whether you’re seeking spiritual growth\, looking for connection\, or simply curious\, this informal\, inclusive gathering invites you to bring your questions and thoughts about life\, faith\, and scripture. Together\, we engage in conversation\, support one another\, and deepen our understanding of God’s love—one chat at a time. Everyone is welcome! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.middlechurch.org/event/virtual-chat-chew-3-2/2026-03-22/
CATEGORIES:Community,Online,Prayer,Virtual,Worship
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.middlechurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_5480-1-scaled-e1733881736801.jpg
LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88168034479?pwd=QTJRNVE4cGtzU0UwMHBnRGhzWTFIQT09
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