The following list of Small Groups are examples of what is currently available at First Presbyterian of Ashland. The exact groups available for a given time of year will vary. If you have an interest you would like to share by leading a group in the future, please let us know either by written note on a sign-up sheet or by contacting the church office (mail to: presybyashland@yahoo.com). Please consider joining a group.

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The Dream Group meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month, 7-9 pm, at 117 Nob Hill. Combining insights and hunches on each participant’s dreams becomes meaningful to all. New members are encouraged to read Jeremy Taylor’s Where People Fly and Rivers Run Uphill.
Leader: Carole Hesse, 482-4493

Everyone is welcome to join this small group for one or all of the activities. Activities are planned for Sunday afternoons. Join and give your own suggestions for a hike. Watch the bulletin for specifics. Facilitators: Jill Turner, 482-4475 and Barbie Buckley, 482-5855

English as a Second Language Volunteer Tutoring:
One evening a week, downstairs in Calvin Hall there is opportunity to assist neighbors in our community for whom English is their second language. Join in this time of getting acquainted while helping others with a variety of needs: it could be homework for school kids, filling out an application for a job or working on conversation skills. This is not your usual small group, but service to others in our community. Facilitator: Paula Sohl, 488-2488

A “strictly for fun and fellowship” group that goes out to lunch, dinner and/or shows and plays on a monthly basis. On occasion, there are bus trips for the day or overnight. All ages are welcome, so invite your friends along at any time. Watch for articles in the Dialogue or Sunday bulletins (also found on the church website) for information concerning events, times and instructions for making reservations. Facilitator: Alma Geisslinger, 482-5027

This group meets once a month; first Tuesday, 7 pm, in homes of participants. New members should know how to play the game. Those who don’t want to play on a regular schedule can substitute. Join the fun! Facilitator: Eleanor Robison, 482-3982

Are you tired of cooking and eating alone? How about meeting at the church to cook and share a meal on a regular basis? Any and all of us at times feel like sharing a meal but don’t want to be responsible for it all. Come and make a simple supper together once a week in Calvin Hall. See you there!

Women’s Social Bridge

Women play social bridge. Join for fun! Meet in homes once or twice each month; watch for details. Facilitator needed for this group!

Participants explore the use of metaphor and simile, tone, and other poetic issues. Regular assignments will be a part of this group. Writing pieces for submission to the Presbytery’s journal, Touchpoints, is one goal. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 6:30pm in the Fireside Room. Leader: Pastor Scott Dalgarno, 482-8235.

A group in search of leadership!
Does it sound good to you to have twenty meals in your freezer, ready to go? This group would gather once a month on a Saturday in the Calvin Hall kitchen and cook up a storm, a storm resulting in food for many mouths and some additional leisure time for busy folk. There are websites and cookbooks with a multitude of recipes and suggestions as to how to do this. What we need now is a leader or two who would coordinate. Do you feel a calling? Let us know (or find out more info) by calling Wendy at 482-8235.

If you have a digital camera and would like to learn more about it and what you can do with your pictures, this group is for you! We will be learning about our cameras, how to load pictures onto a computer, how to manipulate the pictures, e-mail them, edit them, print them, make cards, calendars, you name it – the list goes on and on. Plans are to have the group meet for 4 sessions, with more to be added if the interest is there. First meeting will be January 18 at 7 p.m. Facilitator: Jerry Freed, 482-8629

A widow support group meeting for tea and sympathy. Also, the group will be planning some fun activities. Contact Doris Binnewies, 488-2272 for more information.

The book club small group meets the last Tuesday of each month from 7-9 pm in members’ homes. We select books ahead of time; each member brings three suggested titles, and the group chooses books for several months in advance. We read one book per month and come together to talk about the book’s ideas and our own thoughts that spring from the reading. If you love to read and talk about books, this is a great group for you. Join us! Contact: Kathy Campbell, 482-2819