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Small Group Ministries at

First United Methodist Church
North Platte, Nebraska
 
Small Groups are a great way to meet new friends and deepen relationships. They are designed to help you face issues, deepen your spiritual journey and increase Bible knowledge along with other caring individuals. Call the Education office at 532-1478, Ext. 205, for more information or to register.

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   Participate in an Advent Study:
 
SIMPLY  WAIT - Cultivating Stillness in the Season of Advent
4-Week Lunch Study starts Monday, December 1st, 12:00-1:00 p.m., Church Parlor
Facilitated by Cheri Kneifel.  Feel free to bring your own bag lunch.  
Holy Anticipation, that breathtaking space in between what has been, what is, and what is to come.  Where winter dreams reveal secret longings and winged angels announce the coming of Love.  
          Topics: Anticipation, Hope, Patience & Obedience

COME  TO  THE  MANGER  
An Advent Study  based on the Revised Common Lectionary
Study Scripture used in our worship services this Advent.
3-Week Supper Study starts Wednesday, December 3rd, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Fireside Room, facilitated by Rev. Charles Spence.  
Feel free to participate in Wednesday supper and bring in to the study.
Advent is a great time for us to gather and listen to those familiar stories again, with “fresh ears and with eyes wide open to new possibilities.”  
          Topics: Way to the Manger, A Vision for Vocation & Building God’s House
  
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ADVENT ACTIVITIES for the WHOLE FAMILY

November 30, 2008

  • 12:00 p.m., All-Church Potluck
  • 1:30 p.m.,  All-Church Conference
  • 2:30 p.m., Hanging of the Greens, includes family/children  activities and decorating the church for Advent.
December 14th
  • 10:00 a.m.  Children’s Sunday School Christmas Program
Ongoing Studies
  • Pizza with the Pastors - a quarterly meeting for those interested in exploring membership in the church
  • Disciple Bible Studies - inquire about current and upcoming classes. 
  • Peaceful Poses Yoga, Mondays at 6:00 p.m.  Leader:  Gina Luciana
  • Donna’s Lectionary Study, first and third Tuesdays, 9:30 A.M., Media Center, Includes encouragement of daily devotional readings.  Just come to a meeting to try it out or join the study!  Leader: Rev. Donna Dudley.
  • Youth Bible Study ~ Wednesdays during the school year, 6:00-7:00 P.M. For 6th-12th grades.   Leader: Cheri Kneifel 
  • Friendship Class for older youth and adults with cognitive impairments.  Media Center.  Starts September 7th, 9:45 a.m., led by Karen Holmes & Tami Coleman, 

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Current Short-term Studies:
  • Balance: Living with Life's Demands, Contemporary Seekers Class, starts Sunday, September 7th, 9:45 a.m., Room #207
  • Beginnings:  For Young Adults:  Starts Sunday, September 7th, 9:45 a.m., Room #201, facilitated by Rev. Greta Leach
  • Who Are We? A Study of United Methodist Doctrine, starts Wednesday, September 10th, 6:30 p.m., led by Dr. Charles Spence
  • Bible 101: Introduction to the Bible for adults and older youth, starts Monday, September 15th, 7:00 p.m., led by Cheri Kneifel, DCE 
  • The Power of Myth, a journey into mankind's universal search for meaning and connection, SOS Class, starts Sunday, September 7th, 9:45 a.m., Parlor, facilitated by Rob Wheeler
  • Tex Mix: Stories of Earthy Mysticism, starts Sunday, September 7th, 9:45 a.m., Room #206, facilitated by Phil Barkley
For more information or to register, email Cheri here

Coming Studies: Short-Term Disciple Bible Study- An Introduction to Psalms

Join a current Adult Sunday School Class:  Fellowship, Gospl, M M M, Contemporary Seekers, S.O.S., Friendship, Beginnings