Enrichment

The First Presbyterian Church of Myrtle Beach

1300 N. Kings Hwy & 3810 Robert Grissom Pkwy . Myrtle Beach, SC 843.448.4496

Sunday Worship Services ~ 8:45 am ♦ 11:00 am ♦ Sunday School ~ 10:00 AM

Thursday Early Sabbath Worship ~ 6:00 PM ♦ Grissom Campus

What to Learn More. . .

COMPUTER SEMINARS
With FPC Member, Bob Pickett

This series, generally offered semi-annually, covers several aspects of computer usage. Each seminar focuses on a specific topic (see details below) and anyone, regardless of your computer experience, is welcome to attend.

Date: Thursdays, February 11, 18 & 25
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 AM
Location: Library, Kings Campus, 1st floor
Cost: No charge for this series

February 11 - THE WORLD WIDE WEB: A bit of history; web site content; service providers; control/”owners” of the net; formats, uses, and social networks

February 18 - PERIPHERAL DEVICES: Interfaces/driver; printer/scanners; monitors (including TV); cloud computing trend

February 25 - IMAGING: Formats, files; pixels, resolution; digital color; printing color; digital art

COOKING ITALIAN
With FPC Member Victoria Amato Scott

This series, offered each winter, is extremely popular at FPC. Classes meet for three evenings in the Kings Campus Kitchen and then conclude with a delicious off-campus, home-made Italian dinner. Class size is limited so sign up early!

DATE: February 9, 16, 23 & March 2

TIME: 6:30 PM

LOCATION: Kitchen @ Kings Campus

COST: $20

SPIRITUAL NURTURE BOOK STUDY
How Irish Saved Civilization, by Thomas Cahill

The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift, and a book in the best tradition of popular history -- the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe.

Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ireland, he instilled a sense of literacy and learning

that would create the conditions that allowed Ireland to become "the isle of saints and scholars" -- and thus preserve Western culture while Europe was being overrun by barbarians.

In this entertaining and compelling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civilization -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost -- they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task.

As Cahill delightfully illustrates, so much of the liveliness we associate with medieval culture has its roots in Ireland. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated.

(reprinted, 16 February 2010 http://www.randomhouse.com/features/cahill/irish.html)

DATE: February 1 - March 22

TIME: 9:00 - 10:30 AM

LOCATION: Meeting Room B, Grissom Campus, 2nd floor

COST: $12 for book purchase, available at both campus offices

FACILITATOR: FPC Member, Philip Hudson