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Small Group Ministry
Covenant Groups offer opportunities to deepen fellowship between congregants and to promote spiritual growth. Covenant Group facilitators participate in an additional group each month. The Facilitator's Covenant Group meets on the 4th Tuesday, from 7 - 9 PM, every month except December. Questions can be directed to the Steering Committee.
Ongoing groups are always open to new members:
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Group |
Facilitators |
Meets |
Description |
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Music Covenant Group |
Every other Sunday at 7 PM in the Jr. High Rm in the REZ |
Deepen fellowship through sharing music and service |
New covenant groups starting this spring:
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Group |
Facilitators |
Meets |
Description |
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Lost |
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Sunday, 12:15 - 2:15, starting April 3 9 sessions REZ, room TBA Baby Sitting available |
Watch and discuss episodes of the TV series LOST that have spiritual and thought provoking content. Different episodes will be watched each meeting to delve into the deeper meanings within the program and ourselves. |
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Life Stories 2 |
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1st Monday of the month, starts March 7 7pm-9pm REZ – TBA |
A short term covenant group to share stories from our lives as they relate toa chosen theme. What could be a better way to learn about the lives of those around you! |
Please contact the facilitator before attending a group that interests you. Family members and significant others are encouraged to join different groups.
What are the defining elements of a covenant group?
1. SIZE - Four to ten people.
2. FREQUENCY of meeting - At least once a month, in someone's home or at church.
3. FORMAT - Worshipful and/or centering readings and personal check-in periods at the start and at the end.
4. FACILITATORS - Members who are trained and attend the monthly Facilitators Covenant Group for on-going training and sharing.
5. EMPTY CHAIR - Always at least one, to symbolize those not yet reached who need us and the expectation of seeding a new group as membership gets to 11.
6. COVENANTS - During the first meeting, agree on how to be with each other. Later, agree on one service to perform for the church each year. Later, find a way of doing something beneficial in the larger community as a group.
7. SERVICE PROJECT - At least one project per year that serves church or community at large.
"Small Group Ministry is one of the great grassroots movements in Unitarian Universalism today. It is also one of the healthiest. It is helping us shape a faith that affirms real, lived human experience in all its complexity. It is helping us live out our individualism in ways that not only support, but enhance our sense of community."
~Rev. William Sinkford, Past President, Unitarian Universalist Association
