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Covenant Groups |
Covenant Groups are small groups which meet regularly because of a common interest or goal. Groups can be formed for spiritual purposes, for fun, to address common life issues. Members agree to attend regularly, to be respectful and supportive of each other, and to work together in some way to provide service to the church and larger community.Goals:To provide regular opportunities for lifting one’s mental, emotional, and spiritual horizons from the mundane considerations of day-to-day life. To help people get to know and be known by others with similar interests in the relative comfort of carefully led small groups. About the Groups:These small groups, always open to new people, meet on a regular basis in a member’s house or at the church. All groups have trained facilitators, use a regular format, covenant together on how they will relate to each other and how they will serve the congregation and the greater community. Groups are developed around topics of interests to members and friends of the church. Membership in a New Covenant Group:A facilitator will tell the congregation about the first organizational meeting. The group will develop a “covenant” of agreed upon behavior within the group and for specific ways of connecting with the church. If you no longer wish to be a part of a covenant group, you are asked to let the facilitator know. The primary emphasis of Covenant Groups is to care for people—to serve them, to encourage them to spiritual growth, and meet their needs for affirmation and acceptance. By creating an open, supportive, and nurturing environment, these groups promote and facilitate spiritual growth and mutual interactive care for one another, therefore, providing a quality of caring that most people only wish for. The groups offer opportunities to search and grow at the individual’s own pace and in the individual’s own way, through learning together and loving one another. If you are interested in starting a new group or becoming a facilitator, please contact Carol Fincher at 405-624-6492 or carol.fincher@sbcglobal.net. *********************************************************** Course in Miracles Covenant Group meets every Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Forum room upstairs. Course in Miracles is a complete spiritual thought system which focuses on love and peace in the midst of fear and turmoil and teaches us to experience miracles by changing our perceptions about people and situations. Contact Susan Bullard, 405-742-6529 or susanb@provalue.net for further details. Meaningful Movies Covenant Group meets the third Thursday of each month to watch a movie and discuss the characters, ideas and messages that each person found meaningful, allowing members a chance to socialize and find inspiration in the often powerful medium of movies. Upcoming movies include Sand Pebbles and Greenfingers. Contact Joe Melnick, (405) 372-5089 or Doug Sander, doug.sander@okstate.edu for further details. Games Covenant Group meets the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. to play board games. We select the games at the beginning of each meeting. The June 8 th meeting will be at the church. Contact Doug Sander, (405) 624-8452 doug.sander@okstate.edu for further details. Book Discussion Covenant Group meets the fourth Friday of the month at 7:30 p.m. to discuss a book chosen by members. Books include fiction, nonfiction and books on spiritual topics. Upcoming books are: June 23 - The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant, July 28 - The Good Earth by Pearl Buck, August 25 - She Who Remembers by Linda Lay Shuler. Contact Susan Bullard, 405-742-6529 or susuanb@provalue.net for further details. Women’s Covenant Group meets the first and third Fridays of the month to provide a supportive environment for discussion of women’s issues and personal struggles and triumphs. Contact Mary Kate Couch, 405-372-0455 or cato23@yahoo.com for further details.
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