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Join us!

Small Christian Community Connection is made up of individuals who want to promote small Christian communities. We are inspired to be part of a movement that strengthens our faith and our church. We pray, we discuss ideas and we work on building an organization that “empowers God’s people to share their gifts with each other and to form life-giving and transformative small Christian communities.”

We commit to:

  • CONNECT diverse people with communities and communities with each other.
  • CULTIVATE in leaders and members the best practices for supporting small Christian
  • communities today.
  • CREATE resources to deepen the mutual sharing of faith and life.
  • CALL all people, especially SCC participants, to work for a more just and loving world.
  • CELEBRATE and nurture hope for revitalizing our church and our world.

BONUS: And we have fun together!

We have a place for everyone, for God has given us all talents to share. We need:

  • Book reviewers. Contact Jozef deGroot. You can review a book you have or Jozef will send you one. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
  • Writers and editors. Our email newsletter needs a bigger team to lighten the load for everyone. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
  • Mentors. Can you spend an hour or three helping another group get off the ground or through a tough spot? Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
  • Photographers. Can you take photos, particularly action photos, of your small Christian communities or other small communities in your area and send them in? Email them to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
  • Web support. Whether you understand sophisticated computer programming or just know how to follow simple directions to upload material or review comments, we could use you on our web support team. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
  • Forum hosts. If you can check your email once every day or so, you can help us moderate our forums—keeping the spam out and posting the real comments online for all to see. It will keep you in the loop for SCCs. (This job will not begin until May 2009) Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
 

Books available for review

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Title Author PIC Name
Adoption: Choosing it, Living it, Loving it Dr Ray Guarendi Servant Books: 177 pp.; $14.99; 2009
African Saints, African Stories; 40 holy men and women Camille Lewis Brown, PhD (Foreward by Bishop Joseph Perry of Chicago St Anthony’s Press,  18.95, 226 pp, 14.95
Angels of God: The Bible, the Church and the Heavenly Hosts Mike Aquilina Servant Books, 123 pp; $12.99, 2009
Awakening to Prayer, A Woman’s Perspective Clare Wagner St. Anthony Press: 90 pp; $11.95; 2009
Book of Sports Virtues: Portraits from the field of play Fritz Knapp ACTA Publications: 242pp; $14.95; 2008
Bringing Home the Gospel, A weekly journal for Catholic Parents – The Year of Mark Judith Dunlap St. Anthony Press, 148 pp; $19.95
Catholic Companion to the Psalms Mary Kathleen Glavich ACTA Publications:160 pp; $10.95; 2008
Compact History of the Catholic Church Alan Schreck, Ph.D. Servant Books: 224 pp.; $13.99; 2009
Compassion Henri Nouwen Doubleday
Coping with Loss: praying your way to acceptance Carol Luebering St. Anthony Press: 84 pp.; $9.95; 2008
Double Crossed,…Betrayal of American Nuns Kenneth Briggs Doubleday
God and Country, Reflections for Catholics in the Military Michael Ortiz St. Anthony Press, 148 pp; $19.95, 2.95
God, Help Me; How to grow in prayer Jim Beckman Servant Books, 13.99, 168 pp
If You Really Loved me: 100 questions on dating, relationship and sexual purity Jason Evert Servant Books: 278 pp.; $13.99; revised and expanded 2008
Jesus, Present before me: meditations for Eucharistic Adoration Peter John Cameron, OP Servant Books, $18.99; 148pp., 2008
John Dear on Peace, An introduction to his life and work Patricia Patten Normille, SFO St. Anthony Messenger press; 118 pp.; $14.95; 2009
Leading the assembly in Prayer Michael J. Begolly Resource Publications, 140 pp, $24.95
Let Me Sow Light, Living with a Depressed Spouse Amy Viets & Bernadette Stankard ACTA Publications: 128 pp; $10.95; 2008
Little Lucy’s Family, A Story about Adoption Eleanor Gormally ACTA Publications: 32pp; $14.95; 2008
Lourdes Today-A pilgrimage to Mary’s Grotto Kerry Crawford Servant Books, 150 pp; $13.99
Meet John Paul II, The people’s Pope Janel Rodriguez Servant Books, 12.99; 2008, 156 pp
Meeting Jesus in the Gospels George Martin Servant Books: 145 pp.; $13.99; 2009
Prayers for Catholic Men Mike Pacer Servant books; $12.99; 100pp
Rosary; Keeping Company with Jesus and Mary, The Karen Edmisten Servant Books, $8.99, 86 pp., 2009
Saints at the Dinner Table Amy Heyd St. Anthony Press, 148 pp; $19.95
Seek the face of God: discovering the power of the image of God Karl Frielingsdorf Ave Maria Press: 121 pp, 2006
Simple Way, The: Meditations on the Words of St. Francis Murray Bodo, OFM St. Anthony Press: 132 pp.; $12.95; 2009
Thank God Ahead of Time; The life and spirituality of Solanus Casey Michael Crosby, OFM, CAP St. Anthony's Messinger press, 282 pp., 16.95, 2009
The Story of the Church (revised and expanded) Alfred McBride, O. PRAEM St. Anthony's messenger press, $16.95, 310 pp, 2009
Virtues for Men: A Guy’s Guide to the Good Life Robert P. Lockwood Servant Books: 141 pp.; $13.99; 2009

Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your request for a book and willingness to provide a review.

 

Reviews need not be more than 300 words. The important information includes: What is the book about, What most struck you about the book, and how it might be/become a resource for small Christian communities. Thank you.