Small Group Ministry

Care & Share

Care and Share is a prayer and discussion group. We begin and end in prayer. Our discussions vary from prayer needs to world issues and anything in between. All discussions are voluntary and confidential. All speakers and listeners are respected.

Our next two meetings are Monday February 13th and Monday February 27th at 1:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Please call Pam Mangan or Margie Worcester for information. We do welcome new members!

Praying Moms, Powerful Moms!

AWe have a small group just for Moms. The book Power of a Praying Parent by S. Omartian is our guide as we discuss the "Awesome Power" that comes with surrendering specific prayers to the greatest parent of all - our Heavenly Father! Our time together is for fellowship and sharing with other LoL Moms. We meet at Frost Me Sweet in Richland on the Parkway at 7:30 on the 2nd & 4th Mondays of the month. If interested contact Marcie Appel

Young Professional Adults

See the new Facebook page –Lord of Life Lutheran – ELCA Young Adults for updates on activities.

Jamie is looking for a co-chair while dealing with her health issues.

We also welcome suggestions for future activities.

No Experience Necessary

No Experience Necessary is beginning a study on the book of John. What is different about John? Why is it not a synoptic gospel? Why is John's symbol the eagle? Join the conversation to discuss these questions and much more. We meet Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. at Riekes. All are welcome.

First Place for Health Bible Study

FIRST PLACE 4 HEALTH continues to meet each Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:00 pm ! Through First Place 4 Health you will learn to create a balance in the 4 core areas of your life, emotional, spiritual, mental and physical. For more information call Donna Hoopingarner .

Green Team

Manufacturers love plastic bottles: they are lightweight, sturdy, and easy to ship. Consumers love plastic bottles: they are unbreakable, easy to carry, and relatively inexpensive. But the very durability that consumers and manufacturers love can cause serious environmental issues. Most consumers intend to recycle, but on a hike, at work, or at the gym, a trash can is usually much easier to find than a recycle bin. Each year approximately 5.6 BILLION bottles are produced- that's enough to stretch around the earth 29 times!!! Of those bottles, only about 28% are recycled-the rest end up in landfills-or worse-in the oceans. The bottles in the landfill degrade very slowly: a bottle will last hundreds of years. Bottles in the ocean don't break down all at once, they break down in segments, resulting in smaller pieces being consumed by and harming animals and many micro-organisms . Another problem is that many consumers consistently reuse plastic bottles. Sounds like a good idea right? Unfortunately, experts disagree on how many times a bottle can be reused and remain safe. (some experts say that plastic # 1 bottles should never be reused), but all agree that bottles- even those carefully washed- are breeding grounds for bacteria-and the more a bottle is reused the more likely it will pose a healthy hazard. (info from Earth911.com and wisegeek.com) So if you use plastic bottles, take the extra effort and time and recycle!!! Recycling will save energy and lessen the build up in landfills. A better solution is to stop-or significantly reduce- you use of plastic bottles.

Are you interested in environmental issues? Want to get together with others that are interested in reducing our carbon footprint on this earth? Want to help make your church and community more environmentally friendly? Consider joining LOL's Green Team. We meet on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. If you are interested, contact Charlene or Heidi .

Inspired Group

The Inspired Group will be reading and discussing Richard Rohr’s book “Falling Upward, A spirituality for the two halves of life”. The group meets on the first and third Mondays of each month at Rusty Morse’s house.

Building Inter-Faith Bridges

for Peace

Now is a good time to join us as we begin a new book: The World’s Religions

by Huston Smith. 1st and 3rd Tuesday Evenings at the

Riekes 7:00 p.m. 8501 W. Bruneau Pl., Kennewick

Contact Pastor Dan :)

Miriam Circle Bible Study

Lord of Life Ladies has a new bible study group called Miriam Circle. The name was cho-

sen from one of the Bible studies in our August Retreat, “The Rejoicing Miriam”. The Bible study is centered on the study from “Gather Magazine” formerly “Lutheran Women Today”. If you don’t receive this magazine you can order a subscription online at subscriptions@augsburefortress.org or call 1800-328-4648.

The Miriam Circle meets monthly on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 9:30am at LaVonne Johnson's home. The next Bible Study will meet on Wednesday, January 25 at 9:30am .

Potential Small Group

Leaders Class

thOur new you Small Group Leader course will begin on Thursday evening January 12at 7 pm and runs for 6 weeks. This may be a chance to brush up on your skills and learn more about being a good leader or learn for the first time how to be a great small group leader. If you want more information, please talk to Heidi. She would appreciate knowing if you plan to attend. There is always room for more small groups – let’s get them going!