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G.I.F.T. (Growing in Faith Together)

What questions do you wrestle with in your faith? How can you deepen your relationship with God? What are we called to do in this world as Christians? This is a time when adults of all ages gather together to learn, share, and grow in their faith. A variety of different series and opportunities are planned throughout the year and are offered from different ministries within Southminster like Creation Care, Discipling, Mission & Social Justice.

G.I.F.T. Classes

Immigration Speakers

The Social Justice Team invites you to join us for two speakers. Our focus this month is on immigration.

On Sunday Sept 22 at 11:15, Katherine Del Rosario will join us in person tell us about her work. She is the Executive Director and co-founder, of the Alliance for Immigrant Neighbors.

Alliance for Immigrant Neighbors (AIN) offers affordable legal services to immigrants and refugees. Its legal team provides consultations and legal representation for DACA, family petitions, lawful permanent residence (green cards), citizenship, and more. Katherine is also a lawyer for the Alliance for Immigrant Neighbors who specializes in immigration.

Then on Sunday Sept 29 at 11:15 come listen to Julie Schwietert Collazo, the co-author of The Book of Rosy speak to us via zoom. If you’ve read the book or not, you are welcome to join us. Also, if you are able, watch the documentary Split at the Root on Netflix which is based on The Book of Rosy. Even if you haven’t read the book, Julie will give a short summary of the book and discuss how Rosy is doing now, and give updates on their organization, Immigrant Families Together.

Past G.I.F.T. Series
Video Recordings

Cloud of Witness Testimonies

Cloud of Witness Testimonies on Sundays August 4 and August 11

Two faith stories will be shared. In the past, we have been blessed when people share their stories—please come, listen, and be encouraged by these stories of trusting in God. For those unable to attend we will record the presentations and provide the link in the eblast and on the website:

August 4 11:15 AM: Cheryl Warmann’s faith story Click Here for Video

August 11 11:15 AM Kathy Gudonis’ faith story Click Here for Video

Creation Care Movie

The Earth, God’s beautiful Creation, is in grave danger. Millions of species are at risk of extinction in the next few decades. Almost half of our planet’s forests have been felled. Trillions of dollars each year are spent on rebuilding for extreme weather events, which are now commonplace.The potential for crisis is real, but the situation is not hopeless! The documentary, Our Planet: Our Business, focuses on the key role business must play in saving the planet. We all can step up to pledge to protect God’s Creation!

CLICK HERE to watch this documentary!

Men’s Breakfast

Saturday June 22nd

Thanks to the 35-38 men who turned out for breakfast and a very enlightening presentation by Mark Thompson on the history and constitutional aspects of our United States government. The food was outstanding and everyone learned aspects about our government that we weren’t aware of.

For those interested in listening to Mark’s presentation, Click Here for the link.

Mark Thompson’s background:

Southminster member Mark Thompson has had a very interesting, varied career. He is a former Assistant State’s Attorney, former judge in the State’s administrative legal system, former Deputy Director in the enforcement division of the Illinois Secretary of State, former Legal Counsel to the Lt. Governor, and now Deputy General Counsel for Professional Regulation in the Illinois Dept. of Financial and Professional Regulation overseeing legal issues related to professional licensure. During his senior year of college, he was a Congressional intern in the House of Representatives in Washington. He also was an adjunct professor in the 1990s teaching government and the Constitution. He has a BA in history and political science from Augustana College and a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law. He has been a licensed attorney in the State of Illinois since 1980. In addition, he holds licenses to practice before the U.S. District Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals, and in March 2024, he was granted a license to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.