FEBRUARY 2021
NEWSLETTER
02.02.2021
Adult Discipleship Newsletter is for you to stay updated with adult discipleship events and announcements, and stay connected with one another by sharing what God is doing in each of our groups!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Rev. Danielle Kim by her email, dkim@crumc.org.
WHAT'S NEW?
LENT SPOTLIGHT IS COMING SOON!
Lent Spotlight is coming soon! Join the clergy of Custer Road for deep dive conversations on Wednesday nights during this Lent season! It will be streamed through Facebook Live as well as our website.

Tune in with us for some meaningful discussions! Our first one is on 2/24 Wednesday at 6pm-6:30pm!

More Information is coming your way!
BOTH/AND WEBINAR:
MAXIMIZING HYBRID EXPERIENCE
You are invited! This 2.5 hour workshop will delve into strategies for how to create powerful transformative worship where no one feels like they’re an afterthought. It will explore:

  • Re-imagining worship for both/and
  • How to create interactive both/and experiences
  • Bringing at home and in-person audiences together in real time
  • Alternative opportunities for online audiences watching in-person livestreams
  • Repurposing in-person worship for online audiences
  • Strategies for adapting practices for both/and
  • Avoiding letting your groove become a rut
  • And more

This workshop is about worship experiences, but it may have many great resources as we think about hybrid experience in our Sunday School classes.
ADULT DISCIPLESHIP RESOURCES
Adult Discipleship offers various types of resources to equip leaders and enrich disciples! We have five different types of resources for you. Our library is now cataloged online, and it is open to Sunday School Officers and Bible Study Teachers for now. We plan to hash out details to make this library available to rest of the congregation. For more information, please contact Rev. Danielle Kim at dkim@crumc.org. To view our online library catalog, please click the button below.
WE ARE NOW SUBSCRIBING TO AMPLIFY MEDIA!
We are pleased to announce that we now will be subscribing to Amplify Media! Amplify Media works much like RightNow Media, with many quality curriculum that aligns with the United Methodist beliefs.

In addition to RightNow Media and the online catalog for our library, we now have access to AmplifyMedia as well!

Click the button below to gain your access to Amplify Media. Our Church Access Code is: VXJRSY

For more information, please feel free to watch the video below or email Rev. Danielle Kim at dkim@crucm.org.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
SIGN UP FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL
ONSITE GATHERING
JAN. 2021- MAR. 2021
Once you decide to meet onsite once a month, please use the signup genius link to schedule once a month meeting onsite and let us know the meeting time and the room of your choice!

Should you meet more frequently, please contact Rev. Danielle Kim via email. Should you decline the offer to meet once a month, no further action required.

UPDATE: Officers, please check the SignUp Genius form to see the updated room capacity and room number.
BIBLE STUDIES
SERMON ON THE MOUNT
Doug Nickols, our long time member and the director of Bed Start, will be facilitating a study on the most popular sermon ever preached, the Sermon on the Mount! This class is held via Zoom for 6 weeks starting on March 11, Thursday, at 7-8pm.
FEASTS OF THE BIBLE
Merrigale Allen, our longtime church member and a women's Bible Study teacher, takes us through learning feasts of the Bible, starting on 2/24, 11am on Wednesdays for 6 weeks.
OTHER BIBLE STUDY OPPORTUNITIES
BOOK CLUBS
BOOK SISTERS BOOK CLUB
Book Sisters (which has changed its name from Covered Dishes to more closely reflect who we are and our purpose) meets 7-8 Monday nights throughout the year at 6:30 p.m., currently virtually, on Zoom. The group will continue its virtual meetings until group members feel comfortable meeting in person at the church.

Expect lively conversation as we review contemporary and classic books related to our lives and the world around us. Members volunteer to partner with one another to lead discussions. See upcoming Book Sisters dates and book selections below. Contact Sally Davies via email here for more information, and/or visit the Facebook private group here and request to join.

Upcoming Meetings:

March 1 - Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
This poignant comedy about a crime that never took place, a would-be bank robber who disappears into thin air, and eight extremely anxious strangers shows that the unlikeliest of people can find they have more in common than they ever imagined.

April 19 - Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane
How much can a family forgive? Heartbreaking and redemptive, Ask Again, Yes, an NPR best book of 2019, is a portrait of the daily intimacies of marriage and the power of forgiveness.
LUNCH BOX LADIES BOOK CLUB
Upcoming Meetings:

FEBRUARY 18 - Rest in Power: the Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin by Sybrina Fulton
This memoir by Trayvon's mom and dad is so descriptive, you feel some of their pain and anger.

March 18- Hedy Kiesler is lucky. Her beauty leads to a starring role in a controversial film and marriage to a powerful Austrian arms dealer, allowing her to evade Nazi persecution despite her Jewish heritage. A powerful novel based on the incredible true story of the glamour icon and scientist whose groundbreaking invention revolutionized modern communication.
RECOMMENDATIONS
CURRICULUM RECOMMENDATIONS
It's surprising how and where God nurtures his people. Where we seek to protect and shield, God is not intimidated with "at risk" situations. Whether it's the "iron-smelting furnace" of Egypt or the "vast and dreadful wilderness," God shapes his people in extraordinary situations and circumstances. C.S. Lewis' description is apt: "he is good...but his is not tame." Filmed on location in the Middle East this series will transform your understanding of God and challenge you to be a bolder follower of Jesus.
Perhaps there is no better time than now for us to study gratitude and grace. Author and New Testament scholar David deSilva traces these themes through the book of Hebrews, helping us to see the connection between God's grace in our lives and the gratitude we can express for our salvation when we answer the call to invest ourselves in God's mission in the world.
WHAT IS THE ONE THING OUR STAFF CAN HELP YOUR SMALL GROUP WITH IN FEBRUARY?
Go Now and Help People Know the Love of Jesus Christ!

CUSTER ROAD UMC
Adult Discipleship