Silver Spring Presbyterian Church Small Groups

SPRING 2024

Call the church office if you have any questions!  717-766-0204


Or contact Pastor Lisa Chase.

Faith and Work Small Group for Retirees!


Join Pastor Don on 5 consecutive Sundays beginning April 21st through May 19th from 10:00 – 11:00 am for a Faith and Work small group focusing on folks who are approaching retirement, or in the early stages of retirement.   This group will focus on the Reformed understanding of vocation based on the writing of Martin Luther and others.  Together we will ask some of life’s (and faith’s) biggest questions:  What is God calling me to do in this new phase of my life?  How do I know that?   What gifts has God given me to do it?  How does what I do in retirement serve Christ?   Can it point to God’s coming Kingdom?   The format of the group will be half lecture and half group discussion.  Journaling is strongly recommended.  The group size will be limited to 12.  RSVP to Don at don@silverspring.org. 

Forensic Faith


In Forensic Faith, cold-case detective and author of the Cold-Case Christianity series, J. Warner Wallace teaches readers how to make the Case for Christ, by learning the different components to make the case!   This series will provide participants with a template to become "effective Christian Case Makers," by helping them understand they have a duty to defend the truth, master the evidence for Christianity, how to employ the techniques used by police detectives to present evidence and develop a training strategy to master the available evidence for Christianity



The group will meet Fridays from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., beginning April 19 through May 17, in room 204. The participant's guide will be provided for the class. 


Sign up HERE on Realm, or use the sign-up sheet in the Gathering Place.

The Art of Kintsugi


We all carry scars. Some are visible. Many are invisible, but we still feel them. Or we struggle with the pursuit of perfection, but feel stymied and weighed down by our imperfections. God can make something beautiful out of those scars and imperfections just like a Kintsugi artist makes gorgeous pottery out of broken pieces, gluing the pieces together and sealing the pottery with real silver or gold paint.



On three consecutive Saturdays, beginning April 27 at 10:30, join Pastor Lisa (room TBD), as we learn the Kintsugi art form and study Jesus's healing miracles and his love for us. 

 


Participants will be provided a journal, a piece of pottery or china (or they may bring their own) and Biblical passages denoting healing. During the process, a person's pottery piece will be gently broken, then glued back together. The broken places will be painted with artificial gold or silver paint. Members of the class keep their art piece, to remind them that what seems broken, can be made beautiful again, with God's help. We focus on our own imperfections, but God sees our beauty.


There is space for up to 8 people. For more information, please contact Pastor Lisa at lisa@silverspring.org. 


Sign up HERE on Realm or use the sign-up sheet in the Gathering Place.

Wednesday Afternoon Bible Study


Join this long-standing and faithful group on Wednesday afternoons as they read and discuss Priscilla Shirer’s He Speaks to Me: Preparing to Hear from God with forward by Beth Moore. This group meets at 1 pm (gathers earlier for lunch), in the Parlor. 


The study will begin Wednesday, April 10. Newcomers always welcome! 

“Praying for our Children” Small Group on Fridays


Join Pastor Lisa on Fridays for a Small Group on prayer, every Friday from 10:30 am - 12 noon in Room 204. Special focus will be on our children (young, school-age, and adults). Sign up is available in the Gathering Place or on Realm - click HERE. There will be a strict code of confidentiality regarding the topics about which we pray.
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