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Spiritual Growth - Groups and Classes

Itching to Knit

Thursdays at 11am–12:30pm, Fridays at 5-6:30pm
Are you itching to knit? Wishing to stitch?

Join us for a new knitting/stitching/snacking group! Bring your handwork from home, or take part in making prayer shawls with us for those in need. Even if you’re a beginner, you’ll discover the relaxing & meditative quality of knitting, and the fun of doing it with others.

Our goal is to share the love of creating as well goodwill and lighthearted rapport. Prayer shawls are traditional forms of praying for others in a tangible, physical way. It's one thing to say "I'm praying for you," but another to hand someone a physical object that constitutes an entire process of prayer!

Any skill level is welcome and members of the group will share their knowledge and skill with novices. Two times available, both in the Copenhaver room: Thursdays at 11am–12:30pm, and Fridays at 5-6:30pm.

Sign up with Melissa Shinsato (mshinsato@verizon.net) for the Thursday time, and Liz Keveney (ekeveney@yahoo.com) for the Friday time. Come unwind with us!

Yoga

Friday Mornings
9‐10:15am, upstairs in Room 400

Come for an hour‐and‐fifteen‐minute yoga class with certified instructor Kate, RYT, from Yoga Haven. Your first class is $10, and subsequently we ask that you commit to a 5‐ or 10‐ class card. Beginners welcome! Call Alexis, ext. 118.

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Tuesday Book Club

In preparation for an exciting two-day event here with Rev. Dr. M. Craig Barnes (save the date! March 12th & 13th), we’ll be doing a book club on one of his books:

Tuesday's 7:00 - 8:30pm
Copenhave Room
Searching for Home: Spirituality for Restless Souls

Barnes draws on Dante’s pilgrimage as a parallel to our own search for paradise.Barnes begins with the disconcerting news that paradise is lost and we can’t go home again. Our great comfort and hope, however, is that we are never lost to God: in fact, he travels with us in our sojourning and all roads belong to him. Barnes, a compassionate pastor and scholar, shows how we can move from being transient nomads to pilgrims who are at home with God.” Please purchase the book ahead of time, and read chapters 1 & 2 in advance.

Prayer, Meditation and Listening for God

Learning from the path of contemplative Christianity
Sunday mornings January 24 through Febuary 28
Calvin Room

Rev. Cari Pattison Riley
Rev. Ken Ruge

Stop. Breathe. Listen. Be Still. In a world that moves too fast and places little value on quiet times, the practice of contemplative prayer offers rest to your soul and invites God’s presence into your life.

This series includes the book Be Still: 31 Days to a Deeper Prayer Life. Through the book, DVD, and personal, spiritual practice of prayer we will draw near to God in new ways.

Please sign up here or RSVP to cari@reformedchurch.org in order to reserve a book.