Family
activities take place at FBC every quarter with a Halloween Alternative
called "Walk Through the Bible" in October, Family Movie Night in
December and May; zoo trips, craft making and free-date night for
parents throughout the year.
Health & Fitness Groups
Yoga at FBC
Mondays 5:30-6:30 pm. in Wheaton Center
Six week session beginning March 24. Must pay $60 fee at door. Bring
your own mat or you may use carpet.
Tai Chi at FBC
Start Date TBA
Morning session for ten weeks - you may pay as you go. For more information conact Stephanie at 216-932-7480 ext. 21.
New Mom's Group
Contact Stephanie 216-773-1102 or Laura Preston 216-408-3502
If you just had a baby, are going to have a baby or have small children
and want to talk, we offer a small group for young mothers. This
is a chance to discuss issues that we all are facing. You are welcome
if you are pregnant, just had your first child or an experienced
mother. We are asking that your children be between infant and early
elementary school years.
Meets the last Saturday of the month (except December) at 10 am
in in the Children's Center Turtle Room. From back parking lot,
enter Portico Doors, turn left and then right.
Families
Contact Stephanie Allen
(216) 773-1102
This is a group for anyone with children (single or married) who
would like to spend time with other families in the church. All
events are free, with some requiring a reservation.
Couples' Group
Contact Stephanie Allen
(216) 932-7480
This group meets in various homes every few months for a potluck
dinner and fellowship at 7 pm. The host/hostess provide the home
and the beverages and the group provide the rest. There is an option
for babysitting if needed. If you like to receive an invitation,
please contact Stephanie and she will mail you the location information
for the current month. Dates for the evenings will be:
Theater Group
Contact TBA
(216) 932-7480
Do you want to see great plays in Cleveland but want a theater buddy?
This group meets every few months to see plays at The Playhouse
and at the Allen, State and Ohio theaters. Contact person and dates
will be available soon.
Interfaith Family Group
Contact Stephanie Allen
216-932-7480 ext. 21
Did you know that according to the "Jewish Outreach Institute",
that “there are 1,000,000 interfaith married couples” and “28% of
the 2.6 million married Jews in the U.S. are married to non-Jews
and the rate of intermarriage was 52% of all marriages involving
at least one Jew."? (Source, The Jewish Outreach Institute) With
statistics such as that and a grower number of interfaith families
in our church we ask “how do you honor the distinctiveness of both
Judaism and Christianity and support individuals who are married”?
How do raise children to celebrate holidays, family and life occasions
and to understand the distinct history of both traditions and not
create a new amalgam of both traditions? Is there a way to have
a neutral and affirming place for interfaith families to connect?
The group will meet for six sessions, alternating weeks and meetingon
Monday evenings at two homes in the area. The session will include
topics such as: Common Symbols; Different Meanings: wine, water
and bread; Christmas and Hanukah; Tabbos/Stereotypes; Assumptions
of the Faith; Non-Negotionables of the Faith and Extended Families.
The sessions will max out at 12 couples.
For information or to be placed on an invitation list, please contact
Stephanie Allem at sallen@firstbaptistcleveland.org or (216) 932-7480
ext. 21. The first session will take place in November.
Simple Living Group
A group that would educate, activate and motivate people towards
voluntary simplicity.
“Voluntary Simplicity is not romanticizing poverty, monks, the Amish
or people who struggled through the Depression. We only diminish
those people's devotion or struggle, and we tend to try to make
the journey of discipleship look silly or "for others/unrelated
to us," untouchable. Poverty is NOT fun. Two thirds of the world
population live in poverty Involuntarily. We have a choice. Instead
it's a journey to find more meaning, more joy, more fun in life
by getting out from under the burden of so much stuff, to remove
the barrier of stuff that keeps us apart from other people, from
God and even from ourselves.” (from www.simpleliving.org
A Wednesday evening class on the ground breaking book Affluenza
will be held at 6:45 pm in the Livingstone Room. This class will
introduce us to some of the issues this group will face.
Singles Group
Last Friday of each month
We will meet the last Friday of the month in area homes for food,
fellowship, and fun. Don't worry, this is not a dating service!
Simply Christians who want to get together to laugh and get to know
other singles in the area and at FBC.
Parents of Teens
Contact Mari Schroeder Jenkins
216-591-0606
We meet every Sunday evening at 5:30 pm (same time as the youth
meet) as parents to discuss topics such as raising a teen in our
world, discipline, communication, prayer, religion, motivation,
and love.
We don't necessarily "resolve" issues, instead we meet
to discuss and support one another as parents. We meet upstairs
in the Judson room. |
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