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Prayer Brunch 

Wednesday, January 15th - 11:30 A.M.

At Fresh Cafe, located at 130 E. Vine St., downtown Owatonna ​

• Prayer Brunch welcomes women and men of all ages and stages in life.

• Gather for fellowship, great conversation, and good food - along with the opportunity to share prayer requests with one another.

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Prairie Lakes Parish Bible Study

Thursday, January 16th – 9:30 A.M.

At Cool Wave Coffee Shop, Waterville

• New participants are welcomed at any time, with or without having read the current lesson.

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Bible Conversations

Tuesday, January 21st - 6:00 P.M.

At Half Pint Brewing Company, Blooming Grove Township

• Once-a-month opportunity to join as families and friends in a new way to consider faith through fun, fellowship, and food!

• Hosted by Pastor Kathy King, we gather together to enjoy each other’s company, as well as a guided discussion - with a new faith topic each time we gather - based on the resource “Pub Theology”.

• Sponsored by churches of the Prairie Lakes Parish: Blooming Grove, Janesville, and Waterville Evangelical UMCs.

 

Prairie Lakes Parish Bible Study

Thursday, January 30th – 9:30 A.M.

At Cool Wave Coffee Shop, Waterville

• New participants are welcomed at any time, with or without having read the current lesson.

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​"The Stretch" (resuming in February - see info below)

Monthly Parish Book Study & Social Justice Conversations

Next Date/Time/Place TBA

Led by Cindy Saufferer

• "The Stretch" is a space with opportunities to learn, grapple, and discover how we show up as love in the world through justice-related topics.  You can expect articles, book suggestions, informed discussion spaces, and a plethora of ways to experience what it means to be Christ in the world. New participants are invited to join in at any time, with or without having read the current book.   All are welcome in the circle!​  Contact Cindy Saufferer with any questions and/or if you would like assistance in ordering a book

• MN Conference Church & Society committee granted us $300 to purchase books for a book study. We are reading The Seed Keeper and will gather in February to discuss, with a field trip to follow in the spring. If you do not have the book, please contact Cindy at 507-363-9380 to get one. It’s never too late to join us!