{"id":2459,"date":"2020-01-25T22:02:19","date_gmt":"2020-01-25T22:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sjlagrange.com\/church\/?page_id=2459"},"modified":"2025-09-24T19:58:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T19:58:50","slug":"small-groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sjlagrange.com\/church\/small-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Groups &#038; Bible Study Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Small Groups and Bible Study Opportunities are offered by St. John&#8217;s members to develop interaction among congregants, assist members in growing their faith and provide services to the community.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><u><span style=\"color: #000080;\">GARDEN ANGELS<\/span>:<\/u><\/strong> If you enjoy gardening, please consider joining our working group. We meet April through October here at St. John\u2019s with trowels in hand and gardening on our minds! There are several gardens we care for as we visit: the Church main entrance and driveway area, Door A, 47<sup>th<\/sup> and Brainard Ave., school main entrance, and the Courtyard. If you are interested, please <strong><a href=\"mailto:llucas0207@gmail.com\">email Lucy Christoffer<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><u><span style=\"color: #000080;\">GRIEFSHARE GROUP<\/span>:<\/u><\/strong> Griefshare meets at St. John&#8217;s during the fall months.\u00a0 The meeting dates are every Tuesday from September 10 to December 17 from 1:00-2:30 pm in the Heritage Room.\u00a0 All people are welcome, not just members of St. John\u2019s.\u00a0 Griefshare is for people who are grieving the death of a family member or friend.\u00a0 It has been a great blessing to many, as the environment is a warm and loving one, with no pressure to share. Participants find they are not alone and that there are others who understand what they are going through.\u00a0 We call this \u201cyour journey from mourning to joy\u201d.\u00a0 More information can be found on the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.griefshare.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Griefshare Website<\/a><\/strong> \u00a0and you may <a href=\"mailto:marnie_rev@comcast.net\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>email Marnie Smith<\/strong><\/a> for questions about this group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\">LADIES BIBLE STUDY<\/span>:<\/strong> Monday evenings at 7pm by Zoom. The topic is &#8216;Promised Hope-Finding Peace in God&#8217;s Faithfulness&#8217;. Contact Rebecca Schiltz &#8211;\u00a0<strong><a href=\"mailto:schiltz4@sbcglobal.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">schiltz4@sbcglobal.net<\/a><\/strong> or\u00a0Sherrie Smith &#8211;<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:s.smith.lwml@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">s.smith.lwml@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><u>LWML\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Lutheran Women&#8217;s Missionary League<\/u><\/strong><\/span><u>:<\/u> Since 1942, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lwml.org\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lutheran Women\u2019s Missionary League <\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(an official auxiliary of The Lutheran Church\u2014Missouri Synod), has focused on affirming each woman\u2019s relationship with Christ, encouraging and equipping women to live out their Christian lives in active mission ministries and to support global missions. Our St. John&#8217;s Lutheran Church group meets on most 4th Tuesdays of the month at 7:00PM, in the Heritage Room. All women, high school age and older, are very welcome to attend our meetings and become active members of this wonderful organization. If interested, please<strong> <a href=\"mailto:bpchristensen@comcast.net?subject=LWML%20interest\">contact Pam Christensen<\/a><\/strong> for more information or drop in to one of our meetings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><u><span style=\"color: #000080;\">MAYOR SMALL GROUP<\/span>:<u><\/u><\/u><\/strong> The Thursday night 7pm small group&#8217;s current topic is &#8216;Minor Profits&#8217; email Gary Mayor at<strong> <a href=\"mailto:Gary...gwmayor@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gwmayor@gmail.com.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><u><span style=\"color: #000080;\">MOMS\u2019 BIBLE STUDY<\/span>:<\/u><\/strong> The Mom&#8217;s Bible Study will meet intermittently at members&#8217; homes, usually Fridays at 6:30pm. Contact Rebecca for more details: 630-660-3602.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><u><span style=\"color: #000080;\">PICKLEBALL<\/span>: <\/u><\/strong>\u00a0Interested in playing or learning the fastest growing sport of pickleball? Come join us for an evening of fun exercise on Thursdays, from 6:30 &#8211; 8:30PM, in St. John&#8217;s Gym. Questions ?? Contact Liz Willig 708 533-5912.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><u><span style=\"color: #000080;\">SHINNEMAN GROUP<\/span>:<\/u><\/strong> The Shinneman group is meeting on Sundays, at 6 p.m. Our group is currently studying the video series: <em>Surprised By Suffering<\/em>. All are welcome to join us! Please <strong><a href=\"mailto:dshinneman@aol.com\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">email Dana and Dalyne Shinneman<\/a><\/strong> or call 630.230.0688 for more information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><u>WEDNESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY<\/u><\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0 The study meets in the Heritage Room at 9:00am on Wednesdays. They are currently studying Abraham.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>St. John\u2019s is looking for additional topics, additional meeting times, and additional leaders for our small group ministry. If you have an idea for a Small Group, or want to offer to lead a group, please <a href=\"mailto:churchoffice@stjohnslagrange.org\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>email the Church Office<\/strong><\/a>. 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