“The rediscovery of the Celtic world has been an extraordinary revelation for many Christians in recent years, an opening up of the depths and riches within our own tradition….” – Esther DeWaal, The Celtic Way of Prayer, p. ix.
This three-session seminar/workshop will introduce the fundamentals of Celtic Christian culture, history, theology, spirituality, and engagement. In three evening Zoom sessions, we will consider the following:
August 12: Celtic Christian history and culture
August 19: Celtic spirituality and prayer
August 26: Celtic mission and engagement
The Rev. Canon Mark Scheneman presented this seminar in October 2023 to fellow Associates of the Order of the Holy Cross. Each session includes a slide PowerPoint presentation and will be recorded and distributed to those registered.
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Meet the instructor, the Rev. Canon Mark Scheneman
Canon Scheneman has been on the Stevenson School for Ministry faculty since 2014. He teaches courses in Christian History, the History of the Episcopal Church, and Congregational Management and Mission. He is a graduate of the General Theological Seminary (MDiv), Temple University (MA-Religious Studies), and Palmer Theological Seminary, Philadelphia (DMin). Fr. Mark attended the Celtic Studies Seminar at Durham University, England in 2001. Since then, he has led many workshops and retreats on Celtic spirituality. Retiring in 2015 after forty-one years of ordained ministry, he became a “part-time” Pastor of the historic Bangor Episcopal Church in Churchtown, Lancaster County. He has played the bagpipes for forty years, most recently in the Quittaphilla Highland Pipeband in Annville, Pa. He and his wife, Dottie, make their home in Ephrata, PA, and have three children and five grandchildren.