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Winter/Spring 2012

Princeton CRC

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5:00 PM - Small Groups.... Small groups are scary, fun, dangerous and essential. Drawing on the scriptures and a variety of small group "experiences" we will explore together the vital role small groups play in spiritual formation.

January 29 Kevin Adams

9:30 AM - The Psalms ... "Prone to Wonder." Based on Psalm 8, this message will help us explore our sense of creation wonder and praise, to experience what Athanasius said "Among all the books, the psalter has a very special grace."

February 5 Deb and Ron Rienstra

5:00 PM - Names and Verbs: the Cell Biology of Prayer... The way we name God influences what we imagine about God's nature and action, how we pray and what we expect when we pray. Looking to the Bible for guidance, we will practice prayer techniques for private and public prayer that focus on naming God well. Our biblical names for God then lead us to renewed sense of God's action in the world and in our lives.

February 19 John Witvliet

5:00 PM - Gymnasium of the Soul: The Psalms in Worship and Life.... We hear every day about how important physical exercise is. All across Grand Rapids, new gymns are popping up to help take away our excuses about not exercising. In the early church, the Psalms were described as a gymnasium for the soul - a place to flex and sculpt our 'spiritual muscles.' This is, in fact, the foundational idea behind "vertical habits." This service will lead us to reflect on this vital theme, and on ways of building on all we've done so far this year to connect the Psalms and daily life.

February 26 Emily Brink

5:00 PM - International Adoption Agents: How Songs Find New Homes. We will look at (and sing some) psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs that have been "adopted," so to speak, from one country or culture to another--both to and from our country, both familiar and new.

March 4 Trygve Johnson

5:00 PM The Psalms

March 11 Julia Start Fletcher

5:00 PM Movement

March 18 Joyce Borger
5:00 PM A History of Worship Music

April 15 Betsy Steele Halstead

5:00 PM Visuals in Worship

April 29 Gary Schmidt

5:00 PM Telling Our Stories