COVENANT GROUPS

These small groups (maximum of 12 members) provide opportunities for deeper connection with one another and a place for religious connection and spiritual growth within our UUSIC community. Topics explored recently in their monthly meetings include worship, living simply, what we love, poetry, karma and loneliness.

Currently we have four groups serving about 54 members. Our groups are currently at capacity and we are looking forward to regrouping and adding more groups in the fall.

Members have supported each other through serious illness and death of family members, and shared their spiritual growth with one another. They have hosted a fund-raising party and a dinner for Nigerians on the University campus for special training in the use of computers--a program originated and headed by a member of the Society.

The Covenant Group program opened in April 2002 with the goal of using lay ministry through small groups to provide our spiritual community opportunities for deeper connections with one another and a place for religious connection and spiritual growth.

Groups meet monthly and are facilitated by members recruited and trained by the minister, who works with these facilitators to guide and coordinate the program in monthly facilitator meetings.

We are excited about the vital role that Covenant Groups have come to play in the church community. Besides expanding the number of groups next year, facilitators are also interested in developing more formal training and a handbook for new facilitators

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