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1635 Emerson Lane / Naperville, IL 60540communitychristian.org

FALL 2019 INFORMATIONMeets Thursdays / 9:30-11:30 AMCommunity Christian Church - Naperville1635 Emerson Lane, Naperville, IL 60540

Session begins - Thursday, September 19Last small group: November 21Christmas Brunch: December 5

REGISTRATION INFORMATIONRegister online at communitychristian.org/napervilleOr fill out the form to the left and drop off at the Naperville location. For info, contact Donna Ridsdale / connectionsyb@gmail.com. A $10 admin fee is due with registration. Make checks payable to COMMUNITY.

KIDS’ CONNECTIONS REGISTRATIONYour child must be pre-registered before attending Kids’ Connections due to class size limitations. Walk-ins may be turned away. Pre-register your child early and pay your $10 deposit to ensure your spot. Available for infants through kindergarten.

COST$50 for 1 child / $75 for 2 or more$10 deposit due at the time of registrationPayments may be made during the session. Make checks payable to COMMUNITY.

MOM HELPER POLICYTo keep child care costs at a minimum, we ask moms to contribute one session to Kids’ Connections. By enrolling your child, you are agreeing to serve one time as a helper in a classroom. If you can not make your assigned week, you are responsible for finding a substitute one week prior and you will be asked to serve another week.

KIDS’ CONNECTIONS INFORMATION CONTACT Jen Bell / jenbell324@gmail.com

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FALL 2019 | NAPERVILLE

WOMEN’S GROUPS

Connections

WAIT AND SEE by Wendy PopeMany of us have faced or are going through the challenge and struggle of waiting to see how God answers our prayers and provides direction. In this group we will learn to use those pauses to transform those difficult times, to find peace, and grow in confidence in God’s plans for our lives. Led by Karah Lee Furth

EVERYBODY ALWAYS by Bob Goff Discover what it means to love without inhibition, insecurity, or restriction. From finding the right friends to discovering the upside of failure, this book points the way to embodying love by doing the unexpected, the intimidating, the seemingly impossible. Join us on a journey into the secret of living without fear, constraint, or worry, and with an infectious, no-limits embrace of others. Led by June Butler

NOT ALONE by IF GatheringWe are created for community and God has given us one of the most essential, fun, and life-changing relationships for community: friendship. The group includes a workbook ($25) with some daily reflections and a short weekly video that we will watch together. Led by Lori Black

POWER OF A PRAYING PARENT by Stormie OmartianIn this study we will learn how to pray through each stage of our children’s lives, from early childhood to adulthood. Together we will learn how to put our child’s life in God’s loving hands through the power of prayer. Led by Julie Giannisi

GOD SPACE by Keri Wyatt KentLearn seven practices that help you pay attention to God, align your sometimes messy daily life with your spiritual life and strengthen your relationships, giving your lives meaning, significance, and purpose. Join us as we work to claim space for God in the everyday pace of our lives. Led by Julie Nelson Kuna

FINDING STRENGTH THROUGHOUT YOUR JOURNEY by DeJuana GoldenIn this group we will read and discuss the devotional Finding Strength Throughout Your Journey This study is for moms of children with special needs. In this group we will have the opportunity to connect with other moms for perspective, strength, and encouragement!Led by Jeanne Newman

PRESENT OVER PERFECT by Shauna NiequistIn this group we will consider what it might look like to leave behind the pressure to be perfect and begin the life-changing practice of simply being present, in the middle of the mess and the ordinariness of life. We will consider how to move away from frantic pushing and proving, and toward our essential selves, the ones we were created to be before we began believing we had to prove and earn our worth.Led by Sandy Wunderlich

MOMS SUPPORTING EACH OTHER Do you ever feel alone in your struggles as a mom? Whether it’s juggling a work schedule, hard relationships, the daily mundane, or our faith? We all face similar struggles. In this group, we will learn from different moms from a variety of backgrounds via podcast and video. It’s so important for us to share our stories and hear that “if she can do it, we know we can do it too”! Let’s listen, share, and learn! Led by Yamiek Anthony

LIVING BEYOND YOURSELF by Beth Moore Join us as we do an in-depth Bible study (there is homework) on the fruit of the Holy Spirit as found in the book of Galatians. We will walk through each trait listed in the fruit and learn the freedom of the Spirit-filled life. This will be a two-session study. We will start the study in the fall of 2019 and continue it through the Winter/Spring session in 2020. Led by Debbie Fogelsong

WINNING HIM WITHOUT WORDS by Lynn Donovan & Dineen MillerAre you in a spiritually mismatched marriage? Do you feel like you are walking a tightrope of spiritual survival--guarding the flame of your belief in Christ, yet unable to share it with person you love the most in the world? Don’t despair, your marriage can be a vibrant, blessed relationship where you’re free to grow in love with God and your husband. Led by Angela Green

SEAMLESS : UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE AS ONE COMPLETE STORY by Angie Smith Seamless connects the people, the places, and promises of the Bible from Genesis through Revelation. This group truly is for everyone – for those that feel they may not know enough about the Bible (no problem!) to those who have been Christ followers for a long time, but would like to understand the complete story of the Bible better. Through this group we will learn to move forward with confidence in our understanding of scripture. Led by Malissa Hamidy

GOLIATH MUST FALL : WINNING THE BATTLE AGAINST YOUR GIANTS by Louie Giglio With the story of David and Goliath as the back drop, in this group we will examine how the giants in our lives – fear, rejection, addiction, and comfort, are holding us back from living the full and free life as intended by God. Whether our giants are an addiction to social media, the fear of not being enough, or the pain of rejection – it’s time for the giants to fall because God has a better plan for us!Led by Michele Hennessey

UNOFFENDABLE: HOW JUST ONE CHANGE CAN MAKE ALL OF LIFE BETTER by Brant HansenIn this group we will consider what it looks like to give up our “right” to be offended. We will learn concrete ways to live in a more freeing, healthy, simplifying, stress-relieving, and encouraging way. We will learn how refreshing it is to replace anger with gratitude and joy. Led by Sue Ferguson

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