Young Marrieds Cancelled This Week

Calvary Chapel is requesting that all house groups attend the fasting week worship & prayer times in lieu of regular meetings.  Beginning this Saturday, there will be a worship & prayer event at Calvary Chapel every evening through Febuary 6th. 
Young Marrieds Group will not be meeting for game night this week, so we hope you all can make it to the prayer events.
More details can be found on the Calvary Corvallis website.

What's So Amazing About Grace?

We are currently watching and discussing the DVD, 'What's So Amazing About Grace: A Ten Session Investigation of Grace', by Phillip Yancey.

Based on the book by the same title, this 10-week DVD explores the subject of grace, the freely given and unmerited favor and love of God.

Description from Zondervan Publishers: In this ten-session small group DVD, award-winning author Philip Yancey offers intimate glimpses of God’s life-changing grace. Using candid interviews with real people, he illustrates the power of God to forgive the most horrible deeds, love the unloving, and redeem the seemingly irredeemable.

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Financial Peace

Over the next few months, our small group is watching the DVD series by Dave Ramsey and learning how to be good stewards of all that God gives. We're sharing how we have struggled and grown in the area of finances, and we're being challenged to be wise investors of "talents."

Here are some links to his site:
Home page
Course Content
Couples' Resource Center
Scripture related to finances (should be read in context)
7 baby Steps

We're currently studying budgeting:
The truth about budgeting
60-second budget calculator

December 2008

Finally an update to the blog!
Our group has been growing so much over the last few months, so welcome to all the new couples!

In November we began a new study- a video series on the Song of Solomon, presented by Tommy Nelson. So far we've covered the first 2 sessions - attraction and dating. On the 8th of December we will be looking at the art of courtship, and even though we've passed this point in our relationships, it's still great to learn what God has to say about building a strong marriage even before you get to the vows.

On the 13th we will enjoy a progressive dinner - we still need hosts for the different courses!

We hope this Thanksgiving holiday was a blessing for you and your families.

Game Night Tonight!

We'll be having this month's game night at the Castle's at 6pm. Bring your own meat plus a side dish or dessert to share as we'll be starting earlier, grilling, and celebrating Labor Day together.

Bring any outdoor or board games you would like to play

We can also pick blackberries, so bring containers if you would like to take some home!

Call for directions - Scott or Melody at 929.4870

Love and Respect Series

Our Home Fellowship is reading Love & Respect by Emerson Eggerichs and discussing the chapters on Monday evenings. Also, Calvary Corvallis is showing the DVDs that go along with this book - Wednesday nights at 6:15 for 7 weeks. Most couples in our group have been able to attend, and we look forward to seeing how this series can be used by God to bless our marriages.