Lenoir County ECA plans workshop
The Lenoir County Extension and Community Association is sponsoring a workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 30 at the Extension Office, 1791 N.C. 11/55.
The purpose is to learn to knit or crochet a cascade scarf and to make a no-sew Valentine pillow.
ECA Neuse Club members Carolyn Sutton, Anne Gaddis and Betty Davis are reviewing plans for the workshop.
The workshop cost is $4. To register and learn the supply list, to be purchased ahead of time, call Trudy Pickett at 252-527-2191.
Professor to address fundamentalism
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church is offering a three-week course on fundamentalism, beginning today.
Dr. Calvin Mercer, director of Multidisciplinary Studies at ECU, will lead the sessions. Mercer teaches religious studies at ECU, where he recently received a University Scholar-Teacher award. Most of his research (four books authored or edited, and 25 articles) is in religion and culture and biblical studies, with an emphasis on the role of the Bible in modern culture.
Mercer is trained in clinical psychology and practiced professionally part-time for more than a decade. He was known as the “go-to” therapist for clients where religion was a factor in their mental distress and/or behavioral dysfunction.
In his teaching and clinical practice, he has worked extensively with fundamentalists. He gives public lectures on this topic based on his recent book, “Slaves to Faith: A Therapist Looks Inside the Fundamentalist Mind.” With a foreword by Martin Marty, the book provides a novel — and controversial — psychological analysis of fundamentalism. Although focused on Christian fundamentalism, the book’s insights are valuable for understanding extreme religion in all traditions, especially so in this post 9-11 climate.
The class will be offered from 11:15 a.m. to noon Sunday, Jan. 27 and Feb. 3 in the church’s Moseley Hall, 800 Rountree St. The class is free and open to the public.
For more information, call the church at 252-523-6146.
Bridge club names winners
The Fairfield Duplicate Bridge Club played a regular game Jan. 15.
The winners were: Joe Goldwasser and Pearl Schechter, first place; Eva Balknight and Jenny Holt, second; Nancy Barwick and Edith Cahn, third; and Jane Hood and Barbara Sebald, fourth.
A regular game will be played at 9:50 a.m. Tuesday at Fairfield Center. The club welcomes and encourages all bridge players.
For more club information, call 252-523-6791.
