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Date: October 22nd, 2009
Group Link
Date: September 13th, 2009
Small groups at Crossroads are a great place to meet new people, make friends, grow in faith and have fun.
One of the reasons we come to church is to make friends– to connect with people who share our values, our struggles and our faith in God. God hard-wires us for genuine community.
The Group Link Event
We realize Crossroads is a big church. It’s hard to meet people and form friendships at weekend services alone. Crossroads groups exist to help us get connected, stay connected and grow in faith with others. Group link is a two-weekend event designed to help us get connected in small groups.
When is it?
Group Link will take place two weekends in October, in the Crossroads atrium, before and after every service.
- October 17-18
How do I get involved?
Visit the Group Link tables in the atrium. Pick up information, visit with group leaders and… sign up. There are 3 types of groups launching this fall:
- Growth groups meet 2-4 times/per month on an ongoing basis. They involve: friendship building, mutual support, bible study, discussions, prayer and fun events.
- Bistro groups (formerly called Table Talk) will meet just 3 times between October 19 and Thanksgiving in host homes. These short-term dinner groups serve as an easy place to meet new people.
- Support groups are constantly launching and adding new people. They exist to help us thrive in the midst of life’s most difficult circumstances.
Pre-Marriage Class
Date: September 12th, 2009
Crossroads Church is all about relationships. Whether you’re single, married, divorced, engaged or dating, God wants you to be in, an grow into, healthy relationships.
Experience the 2-part pre-marriage intensive
Since marriage is one of the most significant and complex relationships we experience as human beings, our Crossroads pastors encourage all couples considering marriage to take this pre-marriage class. In fact, if you ask a Crossroads pastor to marry you, he or she will explain that we require pre-marital counseling, and… we’ll encourage you to take Gary Emery’s 2-part pre-marriage intensive. Gary Emory is a professional Christian counselor.
Your Next Steps?
- The next 2-part class is offered Friday, October 2, 7-9pm and Saturday, October 3, 8:30am-5:30pm, Room YB3 (east building). Recommended by Crossroads pastors for engaged and dating couples.
- Class meets in room YB3 (east building) at Crossroads.
- Sign up at Information Central. You can also call or email the Crossroads office, office@crossroadscolorado.com.
- There is no childcare at this event.
Bistro Groups
Date: September 12th, 2009
Care to take a step and meet some new friends at Crossroads? Bistro Groups are a fun, low-key way to meet new people, enjoy good food and (maybe even) make new friends.
Host or Join a Bistro Group
We realize it’s easy to come and go from weekend services– even linger around for coffee in the atrium– and still feel disconnected. In a bistro group, you’ll hang out and eat with the same group on three evenings this fall. It’s a great way to get connected at Crossroads. If you would like to host a Bistro Group, please email bistro@crossroadscolorado.com
Who can come?
Any adult who wants to get connected with others at Crossroads. There will be singles, couples, men’s, women’s and mixed groups offered. There will be young adult groups, senior adult groups, mixed age groups and everything in between. Children are welcome in several of the groups.
Details and next steps…
- Bistro groups meet a total of three fall evenings, beginning the week of October 19 and ending before Thanksgiving.
- We meet in participant homes– the same or different homes depending on the number of willing hosts.
- Are you willing to host in your home? Email bistro@crossroadscolorado.com, or leave a reply right here on this web page.
- Want to participate? Sign up at Group Link following each service October 3-4 and 10-11.
Marriage IQ
Date: September 10th, 2009
What’s your MARRIAGE IQ?
Here comes the next-best Crossroads series: Marriage IQ. It’s for everybody. Whether you’re married, single, pre-pair-ing for marriage, never-dared-marry or you’re on-the-outs with marriage — Don’t miss. We’re taking a close look at God’s idea of a smart marriage.
Week Title Date
1 How Marriage Can Wreck Your Life :: John Smith
Audio | Message Notes9/20/09
2 Making Love... Last :: John Smith
Audio9/27/09
3 'Till Debt Do Us Part :: John Smith
Audio10/4/09
4 Truth and Don't You Dare :: John Smith
Audio10/11/09
5 When the "I Do" Doesn't Last :: John Smith
Audio | Message Notes | Video10/18/09
Northern Colorado Job Fair
Date: September 6th, 2009
This job fair is a networking event for employers and the unemployed. Don Mares, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment will greet attendees and open the job fair at 10am!
- Thursday, September 24, 10am-4pm
- Location: Crossroads Church
- No registration required. Drop in and out. It’s free
Next Steps
Pick up more information or volunteer to help with logistics: On weekends in the Crossroads atrium or… email: jobfair@crossroadscolorado.com.
Parenting is Prevention Seminar
Date: September 4th, 2009
National speaker Milton Creagh is our host for this parenting seminar designed to reactivate the family.
Parenting is Prevention will help you build greater parental leadership. It will also help you understand how children in the new millennium are affected by their surroundings, not only at home, but also in the school and the community.
Details
- Monday, September 21, 2009. 7-9pm
- Free and open to the public
- At Crossroads Church in the main auditorium
- Childcare is not offered at this event
Why not take it to the next level? Crossroad is also offering a 4-week Parenting Class Wednesdays in October. Register online or in the Crossroads atrium.
For more information on either of these events, please contact nextgen@crossroadscolorado.com
Grief Share
Date: January 7th, 2009
Grief Share is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. You don’t have to go through the grieving process alone.
Grief Share seminars and support groups are led by people who understand what you are going through and want to help. You’ll gain access to valuable resources to help you recover from your loss and look forward to rebuilding your life.
Details for Winter 2010
- Wednesdays, 7-8.30pm
- March 5 – May 25, 2010
- Cost of $25 covers the recommended workbook
Your next steps…
- Register in the Crossroads atrium or…
- Contact Steve and Mindy Spencer at 278.9597. griefshare@crossroadscolorado.com
Divorce Care
Date: January 7th, 2009
Divorce Care and Divorce Care for Kids (DC4K) is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. Don’t go through separation or divorce alone.
Details for Winter 2010
- Opening Session with Lunch. Saturday, Jan. 30, 9am-3pm.
- Regular sessions are Tuesdays from 6-8, beginning February 2. The final session is April 20.
- Rooms YB-1 and YB-2. Located in the east building on the Crossroads campus.
- Cost is $25
What to Expect
Divorce Care seminars and support groups are led by people who understand what you are going through and want to help. You’ll gain access to valuable Divorce Care resources to help you deal with the pain of the past and look forward to rebuilding your life.
Children experiencing divorce tell us they feel alone and helpless. Your children may feel scared, sad and confused. They may hide their feelings from you because they are worried about your happiness or because they do not know how to express their feelings appropriately.
Divorce Care for Kids
DC4K is a special group to help your children 5-12 heal from the pain caused by a separation or divorce. DC4K provides your children with a safe and neutral place to recognize and learn to share their feelings. Children and parent groups meet at the same time.
For 13 weeks your children become involved in a fun, caring group at Crossroads. The weekly session topics help your children learn that God’s love strengthens them and helps them turn their sadness to hope and their anger to joy.
Next Steps
- Register in the Crossroads atrium throughout January, or…
- For more information or to register you or your children, please contact Peter and Lauren Scott at 970.669.4419, divorcecare@crossroadscolorado.com.
DC Topics for 2010
- The road to healing/finding help
- Facing my anger
- Facing my depression
- Facing my loneliness
- What does the owner’s manual say?
- New relationships
- financial survival
- KidCare
- Single sexuality
- Forgiveness
- Reconciliation
- Moving on, Growing closer to God
P.A.C.E.
Date: September 12th, 2008
PACE (Post Abortion Counseling Education) groups offer a confidential 11-week Bible study to help women and men deal with the emotions related to an abortion in their past. The study is called Forgiven and Set Free by Linda Cochran and is co-led by trained, compassionate lay-counselors. This group is a safe place to share your pain, deal with grief issues, experience forgiveness and successfully cope with on-going issues related to abortion.
How can I get involved?
- Groups are starting constantly and meet from 7-9 p.m. weekly.
- Women, contact Linda, 970.310.6480 or linda-pace@comcast.net for more information.
- Men, contact Royal at 970.214.1033.
What can I expect?
- When you call Linda or Rich, you can set up a confidential one-on-one meeting with a P.A.C.E. leader to learn about the study, ask questions and express your options for a week-night to meet (Monday – Thursday).
- Groups meet in a confidential location in Loveland and Fort Collins.
- Groups are made of 2-7 people and trained co-leaders who are also post-abortive.
It is believed that 43% of women have experienced an abortion. If you are struggling with negative emotions connected to abortion, or you’re not quite sure, consider joining a PACE group.
