Playlists
1st of Each Month on our
Desert Cross Faith Formation Website
Playlists explore a topic using a variety of activities (reading, scripture, listening to music, watching a video, playing a game, discussing questions, studying art, etc.). We choose a theme each month and post Playlists designed for Children, Youth, and Adults on our Desert Cross Faith Formation Website. Together we study the same topic but with different content. Sign up to follow the Desert Cross Faith Formation Website by using the link below.

Desert Cross Faith Formation Website

If you need help signing up to follow the website, contact Denise McClellan
Meditation Group
Tuesdays   7:00 pm   Tempe Sanctuary
Meeting August 19
OR
Thursdays   9:00 am   Tempe Community Center Youth Room
Meeting August 21
Do you want to try meditation?  If so, please join Elaine Kraemer Tuesday evenings or Thursday mornings.  Elaine is hosting weekly meditation groups.  Elaine has practiced "passage meditation" for many, many years. She'll share the whys and hows of meditation and help you get started with this faith-growing spiritual practice.

To sign up or for more information, please contact Elaine Kraemer
 
Book Group
September 4-October 2
Thursdays   2:00 pm   Tempe Community Center Adult Classroom
OR
Thursdays   7:00 pm   Tempe Community Center Adult Classroom
We're going to read The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah.  The publisher's description says:  The Four Winds is a rich, sweeping novel that stunningly brings to life the Great Depression and the people who lived through it--the harsh realities that divided us as a nation and the enduring battle between the haves and the have-nots. A testament to hope, resilience, and the strength of the human spirit to survive adversity.  The Four Winds is an indelible portrait of America and the American dream, as seen through the eyes of one indomitable woman whose courage and sacrifice will come to define a generation.

Book Fee:  $17.00
Scholarships Available

To sign up for the afternoon group, contact Lola Peterson

To sign up for the evening group, contact Denise McClellan
dmcclellan@desertcross.org or 480-730-8600

Adult Forum
Sundays   8:45-9:15 am   Tempe Community Center Adult Classroom
OR
Sundays   10:45-11:15 am   Gilbert Sanctuary
Begins September 7
We choose a monthly theme based on the lessons read during the worship services.  We explore the theme by discussing the lessons and using the Adult Playlist posted each month on our Faith Formation Website.

For more information, contact Pastor Andrea
or Pastor Thadd

Pastor Class with Pastor Steve
Jesus as Wisdom Teacher
October 16-November 20

Thursdays   7:00 pm   Tempe Fellowship Hall
Jesus was neither a priest or a prophet but was most often addressed as Rabbi, a term that was not used in the Old Testament.  His wisdom teachings grew out of the Wisdom Literature of the Hebrew Scriptures, books like Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, and a few of the Psalms.

In the class we will take a closer look at those wisdom books and at the wisdom teachings of Jesus.

For more information and to sign up, contact Pastor Steve
sholm90@gmail.com

Pastor Class with Pastor Thadd
Share a Meal with Matthew
October 29-November 19
Wednesdays
Potluck Dinner   6:00 pm
Class   7:00 pm
Gilbert Site
You're invited to a four-week class with Pastor Thadd called "Share a Meal with Matthew," beginning Wednesday, October 29 at the Gilbert campus.

Each week, we'll start by sharing a meal at 6pm, then we'll dive into the Gospel of Matthew together from 7-8.  We'll explore key themes from the gospel of Matthew that will be the primary text for much of the next church year.

Whether you're new to the Bible or a longtime reader, this is a chance to dive deeper into Matthew's Gospel in community.  Come with your questions, your curiosity, and definitely your appetite--for Scripture, for connection, and for what God is doing among us.

To RSVP, contact Pastor Thadd
tbook@desertcross.org or 480-730-8600
 
 
For more information on our Adult Study offerings, contact Denise McClellan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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