Growth groups

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Growth groups meet weekly for 10-12 weeks.  The size of a small group is 3 to 15 people. There is a Fall session, a Winter session, and a Spring session, with breaks between each.  The growth groups are an opportunity to:

  • Grow in your faith;
  • Step out of your comfort zone into a safe environment with new people and new ideas;
  • Allow casual friendships to form without feeling a need to get too personal;
  • Develop friends who could then become more intimate friends outside of the group;
  • Receive prayer if you so desire.

Please contact Dan Rak for more information.

Consider joining one of the Growth Groups to help you in your walk with God.

GriefShare

  • Tuesdays, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, in Blue Room
  • Begins January 30.

A GriefShare support group is a safe, welcoming place where people understand the difficult emotions of grief. Through this 13-week group, you’ll discover what to expect in the days ahead and what’s “normal” in grief. Since there are no neat, orderly stages of grief, you’ll learn helpful ways of coping with grief, in all its unpredictability—and gain solid support each step of the way. See www.griefshare.org/groups/180360 for more information, or see our GriefShare page.

(The church is at 12 S 7th Ave, Saint Charles, IL 60174. The Blue Room is the eastern room on the 2nd floor. Enter through east door of the church. Walk upstairs to the Blue Room.)

Cost: $20.00 (Includes workbook); scholarships available. Please sign up for this group.

Alpha

  • Wednesdays, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, in Blue Room
  • Postponed.

If you are interested in Alpha, let us know, so we can let you know when the next Alpha starts. (The current Alpha has been postponed.) Alpha is a group where we explore life’s big questions. Example questions are “Is There More To Life Than This?”, “Who Is Jesus?”, “Why Did Jesus Die?” and “How Can I Have Faith?”. We respect the various perspectives of others in the group. It is a group where we can get to build relationships with others. Our Alpha group is part of a national ministry alphausa.org

Study on the Book of Ephesians

  • Thursdays, 7 – 8:30pm, in the parsonage (the house just north of the church building on 7th Ave)
  • Begins January 25.

Has it ever dawned on you that nothing has ever dawned on God? Our God has never been caught by surprise. He knew before the world began that His people would face hardships and challenges in their Christian walk. Therefore, he gave us His Word as a source of encouragement and a blueprint to navigate life. The Book of Ephesians is a survival manual—it equips believers to thrive in a world that is hostile to the message of Jesus Christ. Paul the Apostle writes to encourage believers to live well because we have been lifted from the graveyard of sin and called to shout the gospel from the rooftops a world that is void of hope and full of darkness. Together, we shall walk through the book of Ephesians verse-by-verse and learn how to live the gospel in a culture that is hostile to the gospel message.

Dinner and a Movie

  • Tuesdays, 6:45-9pm, at Ed Rak’s house
  • Begins January 23.

Begins with dinner and includes a movie, discussion, and prayer. This group has been meeting together a long time and feels like family. You are welcome to join!
(But first let Ed know you are coming so he can make sure you have a place at the table.)

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