28 March, 2011 (17:47) | Events, Fellowship | By: Tom Westrick
This Friday, we’ll be having our second lenten fish fry at Blessed Sacrament Parish (2275 Diamond Ave NE Grand Rapids, MI) at 6 pm. Just meet at the back entrance to the school where the line starts or depending on when you get there, we may already be in line.
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28 March, 2011 (17:45) | Events, Fellowship, Theology on Tap | By: Tom Westrick
This Wednesday, we’ll be having our first Theology on Tap for 2011! Please come join us at 7 pm at Derby Station (2237 Wealthy St. SE Grand Rapids, MI) where Dave Sipka, Superintendent of Montague Area Public Schools and former Catholic Schools administrator, will be speaking on “The Historical Death of Jesus”.
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22 March, 2011 (17:23) | Events, Fellowship | By: Tom Westrick
This Wednesday, we’ll be meeting at our usual place in the Connect room in the basement of Holy Spirit at 7:30 for a talk led by Father Dennis Morrow, pastor at Saints Peter and Paul. We don’t have a finalized topic yet, but please don’t let that stop you from joining us, as Father Morrow’s talks are always very enjoyable. Just think of it as a nice surprise!
14 March, 2011 (18:03) | Community Service, Events | By: Tom Westrick
It’s finally the last week of winter!!! And what does that mean? How about some spring cleaning at the Pregnancy Resource Center! This week Wednesday, we’ll be meeting there (415 Cherry St. SE, Grand Rapids) from 6:30 to 8:00 and then probably grabbing a bite to eat afterwards.
7 March, 2011 (19:04) | Events, Fellowship | By: Tom Westrick
This Friday, we will be attending our first fish fry of lent at St. Alphonsus! According to our own Ron Lovelace, this is the best fish fry in town. Please meet at 6 pm at St. Alphonsus.
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224 Carrier Street Northeast
Grand Rapids, MI
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7 March, 2011 (19:01) | Events, Fellowship | By: Tom Westrick
In honor of this Wednesday being Ash Wednesday, we will be attending mass as a group at Holy Spirit at 7 pm in place of our normal Wednesday activities (please meet in the back of the church around 6:45 ish so we can all sit together). Following mass, we’ll be having Lectio Divina in the Connect room downstairs (below is a brief description for those who are unaware of what this is). We will not be going out to Applebees after this as we usually do this week.
Lectio Divina is a Latin monastic form of meditative prayer. This is done by reading and re-reading a selected scripture slowly, several times and reflecting on what phrase or word stands out to you and the meaning that it holds for you. Then, you take this word or phrase that stands out and write on it, reflecting on what you feel and what God wants you to hear. This is a common form of prayer (especially used during the Lenten season) to help us better understand the scriptures and hear God’s word in our daily lives.
28 February, 2011 (17:56) | Events, Vision Meeting | By: Tom Westrick
This week at Connect we will be having our first Wednesday of the month Adoration and Confession in the chapel at Holy Spirit with Fr. Mark Mitchell. We’ll be meeting down in the Connect room first at 7:30 and then heading upstairs. Prior to this at 6:45 also in the Connect room, we’ll be having our monthly vision meeting to discuss upcoming events. Please join us for one or both!
21 February, 2011 (16:50) | Events, Fellowship | By: Tom Westrick
This Saturday February 26th, we’ll be having our first Connect Progressive Dinner! We will start the night off at Anna Boersma’s at 5:30 for appetizers, then head to Ron Lovelace’s for dinner at 7:30 and will cap the night off at Sarah Despres’ for dessert and drinks at 9:30. Please RSVP yes or no on Facebook by the end of the day Wednesday February 23rd so we can give our hosts an accurate count of how much food they need to prepare.
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21 February, 2011 (16:43) | Events, Fellowship | By: Tom Westrick
This Wednesday, Fr. Frank Sacks will be coming to speak to us on preparing ourselves spiritually for the Lenten season. He is the Retreat Master and one of the two priests that run the St. Lazare Retreat House in Spring Lake, which is operated by the Vincentian Fathers and has been a huge blessing that has served the greater Grand Rapids area for decades. Fr. Frank is a very deep and thoughtful priest and speaker and we’re blessed and honored to have the opportunity to hear him! We’ll be meeting in our usual spot in the Connect room in the basement of Holy Spirit at 7:30.
14 February, 2011 (18:06) | Community Service, Events, Fellowship | By: Tom Westrick
This Wednesday, we will be doing our monthly service project, cleaning at the Pregnancy Resource Center (415 Cherry St. SE, Grand Rapids) from 6:30 PM – 8 PM. After, we’ll be heading over to Derby Station (2237 Wealthy St. Ste 130, East Grand Rapids) for a bite to eat and a goodbye party to send Elisabeth Godin off with a bang as she leaves us to join the Sisterhood this week.
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