Lunch & learn began as the response to a question: What if we offered short courses for busy people around the time of the lunch hour? Local parish adult education offerings often take place in the evening. Some people prefer not to drive at night or give up their evening at the end of a workday. If we kept to a midday schedule, that might attract those who could commute to the school late in the morning and leave before evening rush hour. And so “Lunch & Learn” was born. Our first short course was during Eastertide 2018. We presented a five-part course on the history of our Episcopal tradition as our diocese approached the celebration of its 150th anniversary. Since then, we have offered courses covering a variety of topics, including “The Story of the Hymnal,” “Viewing Paul through a Detective’s Lens,” “Hidden Jewels in the Book of Common Prayer,” and other scriptural, pastoral, and liturgical subjects. Our original schedule included a bag lunch and took place immediately after the daily midday Eucharist at the Cathedral.
Our move to an online lunch & Learn via Zoom in spring 2020 offered a more convenient venue for those working either at home or in the office. It also allowed us to increase our offerings. As the program has evolved, our enrollments have climbed, and the variety of topics increased. Since 2020 more than thirty short courses have been offered, with an average of 20-30 participants in each session. Courses are usually offered once monthly on three or four consecutive Thursdays. Each session meets exactly from 12 noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom.
Lunch & learn began as the response to a question: What if we offered short courses for busy people around the time of the lunch hour? Local parish adult education offerings often take place in the evening. Some people prefer not to drive at night or give up their evening at the end of a workday. If we kept to a midday schedule, that might attract those who could commute to the school late in the morning and leave before evening rush hour. And so “Lunch & Learn” was born. Our first short course was during Eastertide 2018. We presented a five-part course on the history of our Episcopal tradition as our diocese approached the celebration of its 150th anniversary. Since then, we have offered courses covering a variety of topics, including “The Story of the Hymnal,” “Viewing Paul through a Detective’s Lens,” “Hidden Jewels in the Book of Common Prayer,” and other scriptural, pastoral, and liturgical subjects. Our original schedule included a bag lunch and took place immediately after the daily midday Eucharist at the Cathedral.
Our move to an online lunch & Learn via Zoom in spring 2020 offered a more convenient venue for those working either at home or in the office. It also allowed us to increase our offerings. As the program has evolved, our enrollments have climbed, and the variety of topics increased. Since 2020 more than thirty short courses have been offered, with an average of 20-30 participants in each session. Courses are usually offered once monthly on three or four consecutive Thursdays. Each session meets exactly from 12 noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom.
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