Special Events

  • Friday April 13: Special speaker John Curphey, Associate Pastor at First Presbyterian, will be our guest speaker in April to discuss building a healthy family. He will discuss issues such as the importance of attachment, effective listening and family time in the context of “over-achievement expectations”.
  • A Special Event on Friday, May 4th: “Mom’s Day Apart” during Circle of Grace. Author Jennifer Grant will be joining us to talk about her newly released book, MOMumental – The Messy Art of Raising a Family. Invite a friend to join you for this fun event.
  • Circle of Grace meets the first Friday of each month, 9:30 -11:00am in the church Parlor. Childcare for your young children is available. Contact: Jennifer Schoenherr schoenherr@ameritech.net.
  • Elisabeth Circle meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm in members’ homes for devotions, fellowship and a program. Each monthly program is unique and planned to reflect the interests of the members. Special meetings during the year include a December potluck/silent “make, bake, sew, or grow” auction, a potluck salad supper in May, dinner out in June, an ice cream social in July, book discussion in August and a golf outing/luncheon/swim party sometime in August. Contact: Jean Griffin
  • Mary Martha Circle meets the first Wednesday of each month September through June, at noon in a member’s home or the church parlor. Members bring a simple lunch and enjoy fellowship, dessert, devotions, and Bible study. Contact: Donna Pipenhagen.
  • Sewing Circle meets the second Wednesday of the month in the church John Knox Hall from 9:30-noon. We work on current projects, plan our sales events, and share devotions. We invite anyone interested in sewing, knitting, quilting or crocheting to join us in creating projects for our annual November sale. Proceeds from all of our sales benefit local mission projects and a school scholarship in El Salvador. Contact: Phyllis Ludwig