Opportunities to build community at St. Paul's

We are trying some new things at St. Paul's Lutheran Church this summer. Help us strengthen and build up our community by joining us for some fun small-group activities for the whole family. Feel free to bring your friends and extended family along.

Grace and Giggles is our new moms' group. What is a mom's group, you might ask? Our group is for moms with kids in the 0-5 age range. Since this season of life often feels like we are in the trenches, we hope to create a support network for moms with kids in this age range and build friendships and community that will last a lifetime for the moms and the kids participating as we deepen our faith together. For this year, our content is based on MomCo, formerly Moms of Preschoolers or MOPS, Wild Hope. This content provides the framework and discussion, which is practical information designed for moms in a biblical framework. We are open to all moms in the area and hope you will join us for our next meetings on Saturdays, June 26th and July 27th, from 9:30 am to 11:30 am.

A typical meeting involves:
- Signing in you and your kids  
- Getting the kids settled in our nursery  
- Refreshments  
- Welcome activity as a group or in small groups  
- Reviewing the Wild Hope video and lesson  
- Discussing the lesson or theme and moms' struggles  
- Prayer  
- Craft, activity, or deeper discussions

Family Fun Nights start on Fridays, June 6th and July 11th, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm for all families with kids of all ages. St. Paul's hopes to build stronger fellowship among our families in all seasons of life and encourage more local families to join us in building a stronger support network for all families in the Maumee area.

Our Men's Bible Study and Prayer Group explores God's word together, allowing them to learn and grow with one another, to be challenged and encourage one another to live for something larger than ourselves. We have coffee and donuts. All men are welcome! We meet every first and third Saturday from 8:00 am to 9:30 am in the Gathering Space.

Reflecting on Pastor David's blog posts and sermons over the last year about the importance of community and the growing pains of starting new groups, not only are these groups needed by many of us at St. Paul's, but there is a paucity of groups like this in the local area. It is so hard to build a community and make friends as an adult. The foundation of these groups starts with our current members. If we strengthen the community and fellowship opportunities we have, then more people will follow. If one of these groups sounds interesting to you, please give it a try and feel free to bring friends. All you need to do is show up!