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"Jery grew up in the United Church while I grew up Catholic. After we married, we
decided to pick one church for our children to give them a solid spiritual background. Southminster-Steinhauer has been the
right place for our family because everybody is welcome without regard of our differences."
Jery and Chona Aguilar |
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Family and Children's Ministries: Parents and kids today are on-the-go, often attempting to find the
right balance between home, business, and school, between making a living and "having a life". Southminster-Steinhauer offers programs for parents which seek to address the stressful realities as well as illuminate the underlying joy that lies at the heart of all relationships rooted in love. Program offerings in this area include
- K-6 Rotation Learning Circles
- Parents' Morning Out
- Children's Choir
- Six Monthly Family Events
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- Infant and small child care during Sunday gatherings
- Space for community "new moms" groups
- Summer Camp for children and youth (at the church)
- Family Camp (a weekend away at a retreat centre)
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Youth Ministries: Teenage years can be tough on kids lives as bodies change and mature. Along with increasing
freedom, these years bring increasing responsibility to make good choices. Figuring out how to be a Christian impacts on these
choices, while at the same time making new friends and having lots of fun are primary concerns of Southminster-Steinhauer's youth
ministry. Today's youth are tomorrow's leaders in church and society. We want to prepare our youth not only to survive but thrive!
- Sunday Learning Circle for Junior and Senior Highs
- Social Youth Group for Junior and Senior Highs
- Mountain Adventure Weekend
- Confirmation Classes
 Adult Ministries: Southminster-Steinhauer believes that each member
is a minister of the gospel according to her or his interests and
abilities. Sunday morning reflects this belief with broad
participation of the membership in worship leadership. Laypeople
also contribute their time and talents to create small group
experiences that challenge the intellect and nourish the soul.
Whether it's Tuesday Connection, which participants describe as
"a wide-ranging, free thinking" study group sessions, or a Healing Touch
workshop, the life of the Spirit is explored and shared in adult-oriented programs.
- Sunday Gatherings
- Congregational Care
- Choirs
- Study Groups
- Men's Breakfast Fellowship
- Tuesday Connection
- Healing Touch
- Grief Group
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- Labyrinth
- Monthly LGBT Luncheons and occasional Educational Programs
- Women's Great Escape Weekend
- Men's Advance Weekend
- Book Club
- Adult Education Programs
- Instrumental Ensemble
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