Week of Sept 19
Here’s what SOMA’s up to:
WORSHIP GATHERING
September 25th: Worship Gathering and Fellowship Meal
We will meet at our regular time of 11:15am at The Well (1401 6th Ave) to share conversation, pray and sing together. We will continue our 4 week series on SOMA’s mission & values. This Sunday we will look at SOMA’s value of being Christ-centered, using 1 Corinthians 3:1-11. After the service, we’ll share in a light fellowship meal together.
10:00am – Disunity in Christ
Lisa Hosack will lead us through a five-week class uncovering the hidden forces that keep us apart. Lisa is chair of the sociology and social work department at Grove City College. We’ll be using the book Disunity in Christ by Dr. Christena Cleveland. Class starts Sunday, September 18th and will meet at 10am in the basement of our building.
5:00pm – A Life Worth Living
We’ve been invited to join our friends at First Baptist Church in town for this 9-week video series, (starting Sunday, September 18th) from 5-7pm. We’ll meet at their building (616 17th St in Beaver Falls), have a small dinner together, watch a video teaching on the book of Philippians, and have small group discussion. More details and the full schedule are attached to this email. Transportation is available for Geneva students.
THIS WEEK
Women’s Movement Group – Tuesday, September 20th
The fall session is here! All women are welcome to join in this movement group, whether you love to dance or it makes you nervous. Pay what makes you happy (suggested $5/class). We’ll meet at The Well from 7:30pm – 8:30pm.
Morning Prayer at The Well – Wednesday, September 21st
At 7:30am every Wednesday morning, we will be meeting for prayer and practicing community together. Stop by (1401 6th Ave, Beaver Falls) to join in!
Drop In Hours – Wednesday, September 21st
The Well will be open for anyone in the community to come enjoy the space, use the wifi, and have some coffee from 7:00am – 11:00am every Wednesday.
Women’s Movement Group – Thursday, September 22nd
The fall session is here! All women are welcome to join in this movement group, whether you love to dance or it makes you nervous. Pay what makes you happy (suggested $5/class). We’ll meet at The Well from 7:30pm – 8:30pm.
Drop In Hours – Friday, September 23rd
Starting this week, we are trying out some Friday open hours at The Well! Anyone is welcome to come use the space from 10am – 1pm.
Geneva’s Homecoming – Saturday, September 24th
The community is invited to share in Homecoming festivities at Geneva this weekend. From 11:30am – 2:30pm there will be family activities and vendors around campus. At 3pm, the football game will begin.
Help Rebuild Richwood
For 10 weeks, starting in September, we’re invited to join FPC Beaver in their effort to send volunteers to Richwood, WV for 4-day trips to help them rebuild their community after the massive flooding of a couple months ago. If you’d like to learn more about joining in this work, contact Pastor Marc at info@thesomagathering.org.
UPCOMING
dWELLings Project – October 1st
We will be working on a dWELLings home repair project on Saturday, October 1st at 9am. If you are able to help out, please meet at 2010 7th Ave in Beaver Falls.
Men’s Night – October 5th
On Wednesday, Oct 5th @ 6:30pm at The Well, Anthony Regan & Jerome Cousar will be hosting a Men’s Night for SOMA guys to meet, hang out, and encourage each other.
Kid’s Movie Night – starting in October
We’d like to start hosting movie nights for elementary school kids at The Well on Sunday evenings once per month. To pull that off, we’ll need some volunteers who are willing to hang out with the kids during the movie and help serve food. Clearances are required, which mostly can be obtained online for free, and help is available to walk through that process. We’re also asking for food donations, such as hot dogs and chips, to serve at each movie night. If you are willing to help out in either of these areas, please reply to this email or talk with Kristen Slebodnik.
SUGGESTED SPIRITUAL PRACTICES
Spiritual practice for this week based on SOMA’s mission to glorify God by introducing people to Jesus.
At some point during each day this week, pray this prayer of St. Patrick:
Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me.
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
SUNDAY RESOURCES
Recordings
We are recording our Sunday messages once again! You can listen to them here. That same link can also be found at the bottom of our website.
Discipleship Documents
Below are the discipleship documents that were mentioned on Sunday:
Discipleship in Relationship – Check out the available ways that we can be following Jesus together.
Discipleship Process – This is SOMA’s official document on our discipleship process, looking at things that we cultivate and encourage.
COMMUNITY CONCERNS
If you’ve got something to share with SOMA’s community by way of prayer request or a call for help from the body, let me know and I’ll put those here.
Dani Fitzgerald
Dani will be leaving this week to teach in Thailand for the next 5 months.
Larry Lowe
Larry is currently in prison and asking for our prayers. If anyone would like to write to Larry while he is incarcerated, reply to this email to let us know.
John Wellman
John is working nights in Chippewa and staying at the mission. He needs a place to stay during the day so that he can get some sleep.
Backpack Needed
A guest who spends time at The Well during Open Hours is in need of a backpack that is appropriate for an adult male.
GIVING ONLINE
You can contribute financially toward SOMA’s mission, either one-time or regularly, by clicking here. The same link can also be found at the bottom of our webpage @ www.thesomagathering.org.