Synod Implementation - Small Groups
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Invitation to Join a LCCC small group
Small Groups Always Forming!
We are excited to about our small group process! Our small groups are designed to help each of us connect with others, thrive in our faith journey, and encourage us to be a witness of Christ's love to the world. Some groups meet in homes and others on the church campus. To sign up, please fill out this form by clicking the link. Select "Lumen Christi, Saint Paul" in the parish section. We will do our best to place you in a group that makes sense for you.
Interested in leading a group with an activity or topic of your choice? We have very limited availability for on campus meetings. If you are able to host and/or lead a group, please contact Lynn Schelitzche. Topic, dates, timeframe, number of sessions, and place can be determined. Topic suggestions can be provided, or you can create a group of your own study, activity (pickle ball, fishing, art, walking, dancing, writing, card or board games), life stages, etc.
Our neighbors: The hungry and the homeless Proverbs 22:9
Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
As announced recently after Mass, via the Bulletin, and other messaging, Lumen Christi is launching small groups as way for parishioners to encounter their spiritual journey with others.
We extend an invitation to join a six-week small group centered on our ministry to the hungry and homeless. As residents of the Twin Cities we have seen the experiences of those who hunger, and are homeless, in our community. Now we have the opportunity in small groups right here at Lumen Christ to make connections of this service to our spiritual journey. As Christians we have been called to act. Now we can also come together to draw closer to important ministry work.
By way of learning, prayer, reflection and sharing, we will explore our faith in the context of service to others in need. Small group activities will include learning more about homelessness and food insecurity in the community, and those affected by it. By prayer and reflection with others we will have the opportunity to grow, give and receive support, and learn about our ourselves and others.
In a small group, we will look at:
What is going on in our local community?
How can our Catholic faith and the Gospel guide us? What does the Church have to say about this social ill and our role in alleviating suffering?
What can we do individually, collectively?
During a typical group meeting we will:
Open with a communal prayer
Member check-in
Learning via content or resource
Reflection, discussion of content
Intercession
Healing prayer
As disciples of Christ, we are called to care for our brothers and sisters. This will be an opportunity to grow as Christians and to explore in an enlightening and safe environment. Please join us so a six-session journey toward better understanding of our experiences with the needs of the community.
- Open to All -
Mondays, 6:30 pm to 8 pm, 1st fl. Conf. Rm.
Nov. 4, Nov.11 & 25, Dec. 9, Jan. 6 & 20. (dates subject to change)
Feel free to reach out to us for more information.
If you are interested in joining in on this adventure, we ask that you contact one of us so we can start planning. Note the meeting schedule above.
Contact: Small Group Coordinators: Our neighbors: The hungry and the homeless Brian Dusbiber, [email protected] 651-497-8726, or Mike Martin, [email protected] 651-699-4743, or Nan Cedarblade, [email protected] 612-889-8336