Registration is now open for our annual All Church Retreat, which will be the weekend of August 9-11, 2024. The low cost of $30 per person (with a $70 maximum per family) will cover five meals, plus two nights lodging at Camp Sawtooth. Scholarships are available if needed and can be confidentially requested by contacting Pastor TJ.

To register, go to link.spcboise.org/sawtooth. Paper registration forms will also be available in the narthex from now until August 4. Checks for payment may be submitted to the church office with “All Church Retreat” in the memo line.

Don’t You Dare Read This! Get your attention? I know when I was a kid if I was forbidden or even encouraged to NOT do something—whatever it was—that really piqued my interest. I just had to see what was forbidden. You know, like snooping for Christmas presents or eating an olive off the guest buffet. And although I was never told I couldn’t read something… reading was considered a harmless activity in my home (and kept me entertained and not talking so much)… I do remember those days in junior high where we would gather in a friend’s attic and read the “juicy” parts of something someone had found in “True Confessions” and other lurid periodicals. Half the time we didn’t even understand what we were reading and giggling about it.

If you would like to know some of the history of banned books and discuss some of the current activity regarding the same, please plan to attend Sunday School for Adults on April 21.

Priscilla Oja

During the Season of Lent, the Adult Education study will be Lenten Introspections. This study will utilize readings from our Lenten Devotional (“Local Pilgrim” by the Presbyterian Outlook) as a jumping off point for our reflections. Participants are encouraged to use the daily devotionals as a spiritual practice, and to read the day’s article prior to gathering for the class.

Feb 18th       

• What Will I Do With This Time on Earth?
• Repenting A Mountain of Trash
• Finding Grace in the Wilderness

Feb 25th       

• Finding Refuge in the Face of Change
• Belonging at the Pool
• Slowing Down in God’s Creation

Mar 3rd 

• Laying Down our Burdens
• Renewing Courage in Community
• Walking in the Spirit

Mar 17th 

• Trying Not to Judge
• Our Needs are Rarely Clear
• Sick and Alone

Mar 24th 

• Recognizing the Privilege of Convenience
• Finding Peace
• Having the Eyes to See

Certified International Enneagram consultant and coach Sandra Smith, M.Div., is coming to Boise, March 8-9, 2024, for a 1.5 day workshop entitled Deepening Self and Other Awareness Using the Enneagram as Guide. Southminster is one of the sponsors for this exciting event!

During this workshop, participants will:

• engage in presence practices
• explore their three centers of intelligence
• learn the inner components of each Enneagram type
• and receive type-specific spiritual practices for growth beyond limiting patterns.

Participants need not know their type to participate. Using a narrative style of teaching and learning, the panels of the types offer a dynamic learning method that brings aliveness and heart to the workshop!

Before February 14, the cost of $139 includes tuition, handouts and a light Saturday lunch. After this date, the cost is $169.

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Facilitator: Sandra Smith, M.Div., teaches the Enneagram internationally as a tool for personal, professional and spiritual growth, using the Enneagram as a map in staff communication and managerial styles for businesses, non-profit organizations, and faith communities. Sandra leads beginning and advanced Enneagram classes, pairing the Enneagram with the spiritual journey. She facilitates type groups and offers individual sessions as an Enneagram consultant and spiritual companion. Learn more about her work at AlchemyWorksEvents.com.

For more information or to register: CLICK HERE!