Sundays, Jan. 26-Feb. 9, 10:10 a.m. With many ancestors from Ireland, Scotland and England, I have been fascinated by the history and practice of Celtic Christianity, born and nurtured in the British Isles. The Celtic Church existed from the fifth to the twelfth centuries. It was inspired by the desert mothers and fathers who, in the fourth century, were determined to live holy lives amid an immoral and declining church. It spread throughout the British Isles under the faithful and creative leadership of saints Patrick, Brigid, Brendan and Columba, who established large communities of devoted Christians. According to the Rev. Ray Simpson, British Anglican priest, author and speaker, “the Celtic Churches were orthodox in faith but diverse in practice, evangelized and maintained unity through friendship, respected women’s gifts, felt spiritually linked to all of creation, celebrated God through the senses, inspired multitudes to holy lives of prayer, were bathed in the supernatural, and kept learning alive through the Dark Ages.” Come and learn more about the faith and spirituality of our spiritual ancestors and how it can help us today to strengthen our spiritual practice and revive our churches. Rev. Dr. Jamie Hanna Williams