{"id":1081,"date":"2016-08-15T19:21:39","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T19:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/connect\/adults-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T18:04:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T18:04:39","slug":"adults","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/grow\/adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Groups for Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1081\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1081-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1081-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1081-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Email Pastor Heather Grantham with any questions or for more information (hgrantham@hamlinechurch.org).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1081-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-935156eda598-1081\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #404040; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf647;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 48px; color: #0a0a0a\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFaith &amp; Fellowship\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\"><strong>Sundays at 9:00am | Parlor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The Sunday Morning Book Group reads and discusses a wide variety of \u201creligious\u201d literature by popular authors. We have fun and warmly welcome new folks, whether it\u2019s for a single topic or the whole year. Book: <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Hidden Wholeness: the Journey Toward an Undivided Life <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">by Parker Palmer.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #404040; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xe0bb;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 48px; color: #0a0a0a\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFiction &amp; Fellowship\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\"><strong>2nd Sundays (Sept - May), from 4:30pm - 6:00pm | Green Room<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Book lovers unite to read and discuss titles suggested by members of the group. All are welcome, even if they have not finished--or even begun--the book being discussed! Book for May 31: <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Theo of Golden<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, by Allen Levi,<\/span> <span style=\"color: #8d2424\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Fiction-and-Fellowship-Book-Selections.pdf\">Check out the previous Fiction and Fellowship books here!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #404040; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xe0bb;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 48px; color: #0a0a0a\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRacial justice Book Group\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p2\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Third Thursdays at 7:00pm | on Zoom\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong><span class=\"s1\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Explore issues of social and racial justice through reading and discussion. We seek to grow in our understanding of and commitment to racial justice and reconciliation through our faith that is rooted in Jesus\u2019 teachings, which are inherently antiracist. All are welcome. Email Pastor Heather for information (hgrantham@hamlinechurch.org).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: ; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf28b;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 48px; color: #2d2d2d\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCentering Prayer\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Sundays at 8:45am - 9:05 am | Hamline Church, Chapel<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Meets once a week for 20 minutes of contemplative prayer. \u00a0All are welcome; for further information on centering prayer a good resource is \u201cContemplativeOutreach.com\u201d, the website that has grown out of Father Thomas Keating\u2019s approach to silent prayer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #404040; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf086;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 48px; color: #0a0a0a\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHamline Church ISAIAH\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Sundays after worship | Room 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This justice group is linked with ISAIAH, the group who is a statewide multiracial group of faith communities, fighting for racial and economic justice in Minnesota. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isaiahmn.org\/\">isaiahmn.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\n<\/p><p class=\"p2\">\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #404040; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf256;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 48px; color: #0a0a0a\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInvitation &amp; Inclusion Group\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Specific Sundays at 12:00pm | Parlor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">A joint team for our Accessibility &amp; LGBTQIA+ committees to discuss PRIDE, needs of our congregants &amp; more. Contact Barb Metzger for more information (123fastmoving@gmail.com).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: ; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-materialicons sowm-regular\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xea1b\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 48px; color: #2d2d2d\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMen's Breakfast Group\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\"><strong>4th Thursdays at 8:00am | Perkins<\/strong><br \/>\nPerkins in Roseville, 1495 County B Rd. W.<br \/>\nStart your day with a hot breakfast and good fellowship. All men are welcome.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #404040; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf654;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 48px; color: #0a0a0a\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHamline Church Women \/ United Methodist Women\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\"><strong>5th Sundays at 11:30am |<span class=\"s1\"> Parlor\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">All women are welcome to participate in our regular gatherings and events. Hamline Church Women\/UMW are also active in a variety of mission and outreach in the church and beyond.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #404040; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-materialicons sowm-regular\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xe021\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 48px; color: #0a0a0a\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMahjong Wednesdays\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Wednesdays at 1:00pm in the Parlor<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Are you interested in learning a new game? We have members who are newbies and others at 20 years of experience. Mahjong is fun and keeps your brain young. We laugh a lot and have fun getting to know each other. We would love to have you join us and would be happy to teach you how to play. We meet at 1:00pm in the Parlor and play until 3:30pm or whenever people need to leave.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #404040; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf004;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 48px; color: #0a0a0a\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGrief &amp; Loss Support Group\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>4th Sundays after worship | Green Room<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The journey of grief and loss has many twists and turns. Having people with whom you can share thoughts and feelings can soften its edges. This is an open group and people are invited to join at any time to meet in the Green Room.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1081-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div class=\"flex-element row flex-wrap\"><div class=\"col-3 \">\n<div class=\"iconbox\">\n<div class=\"iconbox-icon\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-face-smile\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"iconbox-content\">\n<h4>New Here?<\/h4>\n<p> Welcome! Get to know us here! <\/p>\n<div class=\"icon-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/about\/im-new\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-3 \">\n<div class=\"iconbox\">\n<div class=\"iconbox-icon\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-person\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"iconbox-content\">\n<h4>Hamline University Students<\/h4>\n<p> Ways Hamline University students can connect with us! <\/p>\n<div class=\"icon-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/connect\/hamline-university-students\/\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-3 \">\n<div class=\"iconbox\">\n<div class=\"iconbox-icon\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-church\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"iconbox-content\">\n<h4>Prayer Requests<\/h4>\n<p> Have a prayer on your mind? 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