Upcoming Events
Real Christian Fellowship
For the last couple of years our Session has been studying how things have been changing in our society, and how the church will need to change in order to grow, and be a vital force in this new and different culture. We are ready to begin planning, and implementing that growth.
One of our first steps is going to be the creation of more small groups in our congregation In the book of Acts; the early church was characterized as having “sincere hearts”. Sincere hearts is about being honest about our joys and struggles, faith and doubts. The gospel says that each of us is fully known by God, who invites us to come as we are, so that we can deal with our struggles together. Someone has said that “Life changes happen in circles not in rows”. In smaller groups we can know each other in deeper ways and share our real lives much more easily. So the Session is planning to help our congregation create more and better venues for people to give and receive support, prayer, acceptance, and love.
The good news is that small groups can be formed around almost any interest or activity, or shared situation. Some of the ideas that have come up include: “A microbrew fellowship that will meet for a beer after work, at prearranged times and places…. Small groups for mothers or couples with young children, and/or teenagers….Groups that want to learn together by reading books or watching teaching videos….Groups that want to meet geographically… Groups that want to play or do an activity together (like UFO). It can even be a group like the current “Cheers Small Group” whose only agenda is to ask, “What’s on your mind today?” If you would like to host, or lead a small group, please contact pastor Ed, Elaine Heimers – Cook, or Troy Hengst from the Outreach team.
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Pancake Brunch
Sunday, February 12th after worship
Youth Group Event
Sunday, February 5th at 12:30pm
Parents Night Out
Need some time away together to remember how important your marriage is? On February 15th between 5 an 7 pm we'll watch the kids and maybe even teach them a something about their heavenly Father too, while you are remembering how much you love each other. Single parents can use this break too.
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WANTED!!!
Not dead, but alive, any fun loving individuals who would enjoy planning more fellowship activities.