Small Groups provide a unique opportunity to share faith and life with one another. Our experience with Small Groups over the last decade (and more) has shown us that real-life change best happens in the company of others where life-on-life support is naturally and spontaneously experienced. If you’re already involved in weekly worship, engaging in a Small Group is your next best step to a deeper connection with others in the church and continued growth in your relationship with God. Our Small Groups take place at various locations on and off-campus during the week. Most groups are multigenerational and the variety of group formats provides opportunities to learn and grow in different ways. We look forward to helping you find the right group, so submit your information through the form below and we’ll be in touch!
Small Groups: Session 3 2021
This session starts the week of September 12 and ends the week of October 31.
8 weeks – 3 Options
Option #1: Book Study: Virus as a Summons to Faith (by Walter Brueggemann)
Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggemann takes a look at how critical faith may be understood through the lens of the COVID-19 virus. His reflections challenge us to accept the opportunity and the responsibility that this virus has brought and find encouragement in the midst of the current crisis. Order your book through your favorite bookseller. You may consider an ebook – Brueggemann occasionally uses words that may be unfamiliar to many of us and an ebook provides ready access to definitions and context :-). THIS GROUP WILL MEET ONLINE via ZOOM.
Option #2: Walking group
Each week, this group will meet for a short time together and a 45 minute – hour walk. Gathering place will be Lake Murray, near the boat launch. This is an opportunity to get to know others in a very casual setting. Walk at your own pace and enjoy the outdoors. THIS GROUP WILL BE IN-PERSON, following COVID recommendations for outdoor activities as articulated by the San Diego County Department of Health.
Option #3: Bible Study: What Is The Bible? (by Rob Bell)
We pick up our study of Rob Bell’s challenge to read the Bible with new eyes. We’ll take up Parts 3 & 4 of this book, covering many of the burning questions we ask about many Biblical texts. Why are there all those genealogies? What about all that wrath? What about the contradictions? to name a few. If you haven’t been part of this group before, YOU ARE WELCOME TO JOIN! Purchase your book through your favorite bookseller and read through Parts 1 & 2 before the session begins. THIS GROUP WILL MEET ONLINE via ZOOM.
I’d like to join a Small Group
Bridget Meckley
Director of Formation & Mission
Bridget has been a parishioner at FHPC for over 35 years. While retirement from a long business consulting career offered many opportunities to explore new paths, she has brought her vocation to FHPC’s adult faith formation ministries and local, regional, and international mission partnerships. In her spare time, Bridget loves to travel, cook, and connect with friends. She also volunteers regularly through her Rotary club at a yearly business camp for high school juniors and a county-wide speech contest.
Email: bridget.meckley@fhpc.org