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Covenant Groups

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COMMITMENT to a shared spiritual journey
In CONNECTION with others
In beloved COMMUNITY

Are you seeking a closer connection to other church members? One that goes beyond coffee hour chit-chat and explores some of the major issues of life?  If so, then joining a Covenant Group may be what you're looking for....

Covenant Groups provide each group member an opportunity to develop connections within the church, as well as to explore some of the major issues of life. A typical meeting combines centering readings, personal check-ins and individual sharing focused on a particular theme. 
The meeting will last 1.5-2 hours.

 What is a Covenant Group?
Covenant Groups provide each group member an opportunity to develop connections within the church, as well as to explore some of the major issues of life. A typical meeting combines centering readings, personal check-ins and individual sharing focused on a particular theme.  Members agree on how they will relate to each other-- a covenant. What unites the members is a desire for connection with others and a deeper spiritual connection in their lives.  Our groups have 7 to 10 members with a trained facilitator.  Traditional covenant groups meet monthly at a regular time for 1.5 to 2 hours.

Summer Covenant Groups--Monthly Summer Try-It Out Groups
Sunday June 30, 3-4:30 PM
Sunday July 28, 3-4:30 PM
Sunday August 25 3-4:30 PM
Sunday, September 22 3-4:30 PM
​

These are one-time groups for folks who would like to try a covenant group to see how they like it.  Regular covenant group members are welcome too. Come to one, come to many. For information and registration contact Anne Belote at skinner.ae@gmail.com.

Year Long Groups are closed for 2019-2020.  

5 Groups meet monthly: 
  • 3rd Monday at 7:00 PM,
  • 2nd Tuesday at 7:00 PM
  • 1st Wednesday at 7:00
  • 3rd Thursday at 10 AM
  • 1st Thursday at  10 AM

There are also 4 Themed Monthly Covenant Groups:
  • Young Adults (18-28 year olds): 3rd Tuesdays 7:00 PM
  • High School Parents: 1st Sundays 6:30-8:00 (During High School Youth Group), 
  • 2 groups for parents with young children:  1st Sundays 3:00-4:30 (with childcare provided)

Covenant Group Facilitators:   Laurie McDonald, Marion Hirsch, Joanne Wood, Elsbeth Van Tongeren,  Joyce Allen, Elizabeth Doggett,  Anne Belote,  Jay Johnson, Selden Holt,  Dawn Carney-Meriwether and Dave Klibanow.

"The art of listening is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging on the other.  It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive."  ~Alan Watts

"Deep listening requires that we make a conscious decision to put ourselves aside and be fully present to another. We empty ourselves of judgments, thoughts and opinions, simply opening space for the other to unfold. It is really a sacred experience, if you will, a time of oneness with another. We can practice deep listening to ourselves in the same way...quieting our minds, letting go of our judgments and allowing our deepest knowings and thoughts to arise." ~Barbara Green, founder of "Listening For Life"

For more information contact:
Marion Hirsch, Director of  Lifespan Religious Education
hirsch.communitychurch @ gmail.com

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      • Children's Choir
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        • What is the Fund
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    • Sarah Elizabeth Insch Church Youth Leadership Program >
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