Tuesday AM Bible Study Resuming Soon!

Session 2 of the Tuesday morning ladies’ Bible Study will resume THIS COMING Tuesday, January 28, 2014. We will begin our new study with our annual trip to Feed My Starving Children in Eagan. Meet at SSEFC at 9 am to carpool (childcare provided if needed). We will return by 12 pm. Contact Stephanie Buckland with questions at 952-240-4465.

The following Tuesday, February 4, we will have a kick-off brunch, and then continue each Tuesday after the brunch from 9:30 to 11:00 am in the Journey Room at SSEFC through April 29. Our study guide will be, Becoming a Vessel God Can Use by Donna Partow (Cost: $11 for the book). See book overview below.

Childcare during our study is provided for FREE for children Birth to Kindergarten. Register online here or just show up. Hope to see you at Bible Study! All are welcome to join anytime!

Book Overview: Partow’s transparent, vulnerable message impacts women in a profound way, showing them that God loves them, imperfect as they are. Women discover how God will transform them so that, whoever they are, they can make a difference in their worlds. Written in a 10-week study format, readers dig into Scripture, memorize it and apply it to their lives.

Continuing This Blog?

Please contact Margie Broman at MargieBroman@comcast.net if you are interested in taking over administration of this blog. I would like to either turn the blog over to someone else or discontinue it. Contact Margie with any questions, comments, etc. Thanks!

New Ladies' Bible Study Starting Soon!

Session 2 of the Tuesday morning ladies’ Bible Study will resume on Tuesday, January 28, 2014. We will begin our new study with our annual trip to Feed My Starving Children in Eagan. Meet at SSEFC at 9 am to carpool (childcare provided if needed). We will return by 12 pm. Contact Stephanie Buckland with questions at 952-240-4465.

The following Tuesday, February 4, we will have a kick-off brunch, and then continue each Tuesday after the brunch from 9:30 to 11:00 am in the Journey Room at SSEFC through April 29. Our study guide will be, Becoming a Vessel God Can Use by Donna Partow (Cost: $11 for the book). See book overview below.

Childcare during our study is provided for FREE for children Birth to Kindergarten. Register online here or just show up. Hope to see you at Bible Study! All are welcome to join anytime!

Book Overview: Partow’s transparent, vulnerable message impacts women in a profound way, showing them that God loves them, imperfect as they are. Women discover how God will transform them so that, whoever they are, they can make a difference in their worlds. Written in a 10-week study format, readers dig into Scripture, memorize it and apply it to their lives.

Next Book Club Thurs. Feb. 20 @ 7pm

Book Club will meet again Thursday, February 20 at 7 pm in the classroom outside the Journey Room at SSEFC. We will discuss the suspenseful novel, The Next Target by Nikki Arana. The church library has a couple copies available.

Contact Sharon at bookclub@ssefc.org if you have any questions and/or suggestions regarding book club. Let Sharon know if you would like her to order you a copy of any of the upcoming book selections.

Always feel free to invite others to meet with us for fellowship and to check the club out. And please join us even if you haven't read the book.

Upcoming Book Selections and Meeting Dates:

April 3: Journey to the Well by Diana Wallis Taylor (historical biblical fiction)

May 15: Me, Myself and Bob by Phil Vischer (an autobiography of the Veggie Tales creator)

June 26: It Happened at the Fair by Deeanne Gist (historical fiction taking place during the World's Fair)

Come Make Some Greeting Cards!

Join other ladies for a fun morning of card making for a local ministry that helps new mothers in need. We hope to see you Saturday, January 11 at 10:00 am in the Fellowship Hall at SSEFC. Use your crafty side to love the world around you! Supplies and materials are provided and no card making experience necessary.

Continuing this Blog?

Please contact Margie Broman at MargieBroman@comcast.net if you are interested in taking over administration of this blog. I would like to either turn the blog over to someone else or discontinue it. Contact Margie with any questions, comments, etc. Thanks!

Next Book Club coming Thurs. Jan 9!

Book Club will meet next Thursday, January 9 at 7 pm in the classroom outside the Journey Room at SSEFC. We will discuss the Christmas-themed novella, The Snowflake by Jamie Carie. Please bring a wrapped, used book for a fun book exchange!

Contact Sharon at bookclub@ssefc.org if you have any questions and/or suggestions regarding book club. Let Sharon know if you would like her to order you a copy of any of the upcoming book selections.

Always feel free to invite others to meet with us for fellowship and to check the club out. And please join us even if you haven't read the book.

Upcoming Book Selections and Meeting Dates TBD:

Mid-February: The Next Target by Nikki Arana. $7.50. Two copies will be in the church library. Dakota County library does not have any copies, but both Hennepin and Ramsey have 3 copies. A suspense story about what a Muslim woman faces if she becomes a Christian.

End of March/Early April: Journey to the Well by Diana Wallis Taylor - $5. Biblical fiction book about the Samaritan woman, a good book for the Easter season.

Mid-May: Me, Myself and Bob by Phil Vischer - $6.00. Autobiography.

Summer: It Happened at the Fair by Deeanne Gist - $5.00. This is not your typical Deeanne Gist novel- not much romance- but a good historical fiction read. Our first summer read, historical fiction taking place during the World's Fair.