No. 62 To Meet My Heart’s Yearning

Facilitator______________
Date___________________

Group Session Plan from FUSN (developed by Barbara Bates)

Chalice/Candle Lighting

Opening Words:

At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.
Albert Schweitzer

Check-in/Sharing

Topic/Activity:
Dag Hammarskjold said, “Each morning we must hold out the chalice of our being to receive, to carry, and to give back.” Small Group Ministry is a commitment to developing “intimacy and ultimacy” --- a commitment to being present authentically to others, and to developing and sharing a deeper sense of meaning and spiritual community. It is more than a casual level of conversation; it involves a certain level of risk and of personal disclosure in a setting where members are diverse and hold widely divergent beliefs.

- What do you want from our SGM group?
- Why do you want it?
- What will you do/give to get it?

Do you believe you will get what you came to this SGM for, and if not, what do you believe will prevent you?

Select the topic and location for the next meeting

Check-out

Closing Words:

We extinguish this flame
but not the light of truth,
the warmth of community,
or the fire of commitment.
These we will carry in our hearts until we are together again.
Elizabeth Selle Jones