Welcome to Our 2020-2021 Covenant Groups!

Covenant Groups are small groups which meet twice a month via Zoom (during this pandemic) and are designed to build centers of trust and friendship by sharing and listening to each other ponder a wide range of topics.

Westside Covenant Groups...

•  Are made up of 6-10 members including a trained facilitator
• Meet for 90 minutes on the second and fourth week of the month, from October through June.  Your group may discuss having the Zoom Room available for weekly check-ins between scheduled meetings.
•  Each group establishes a Covenant during the first meeting.  These are the promises we make - the ground rules for our meetings - creating a safe environment and enabling our group to build trust and friendships.  The initial session, including a Covenant used by past groups, will be emailed the week prior to your first meeting.
• Leaves an open chair to welcome a visitor or new member.
• As a group, perform one service project for our larger community.  Because of COVID, options for service are more limited, but still possible.

What is discussed in a Covenant Group?

Topics are wide ranging and, in the past, have included sessions on  Optimism, Mindfulness, Music & Poetry and Values.

The Meeting Format… 

• Chalice lighting and reading
• Check in
• Readings (usually a paragraph or two)
• Questions based on the topic and readings
• Sharing - each member takes a few minutes to voice their thoughts on the topics/questions while the other members quietly listen
• Likes, Wishes and Take-aways
• Closing words and extinguishing the chalice

What is my commitment?

• Commit to attend the meetings, twice a month for nine months
• Abide by the Covenant/Promises set by the group
• Participate in a service project (as decided by the group) for our larger community

Interested in Learning More? 

Email Patti McCall at PattiMcCall@seanet.com