Learning & Involvement

Small Groups

Small groups offer members opportunities to know people and join together for fun or service. For information about small groups, contact the church office. Following are some of our small groups that are welcoming new members. (Also see Social Action Working Groups.)

Contemporary Art Forum
Ann & Jack Cole: 763/546-7483, jwcole1536@aol.com
A learning group that examines and discusses art, artists and the creative process in a stimulating environment; meets four times a year at Walker Art Center.

Gallery Committee
Gregg Daubert: 612/724-6910, greggdaubert@comcast.net
A working group responsible for selection and installation of art in the Howard Conn Fine Arts Gallery at Plymouth; meets six to eight times a year or as needed.

Higher Power Potluck Group
Margaret Shreves:
612/920-0290, meshreves@aol.com
A support/growth group for Plymouthites who are in recovery from any addiction and their partners/spouses; meets three to four times a year at different homes.

Knit a Bit
Emily Venell: 612/977-1281, emilyv@plymouth.org
Joan Wicklund: 952/925-9434, joanwic09@gmail.com
This working group meets weekly for knitting fellowship. Prayer shawls and other knitting projects welcome.

Memorial Service Committee
Alan Onberg: 651/699-4661;
Katherine Ferrand: 612/823-0190, kfcact@aol.com
A working group that assists with memorial services at Plymouth.

Needlers, Day
Dawn Wanous: 763/544-6029; Marilyn Mork: 763/525-8570, crewelmdm@aol.com.
A working group creating crewel embroideries for Plymouth; meets weekly on Mondays and Thursdays, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Needlers, Evening
Karen Reed: 952/929-7487, bokareed@aol.com. A working group creating crewel embroideries for Plymouth; meets on Monday evenings year-round, from 7 to 9 p.m.

Plymouth Clergy Group
Parker Trostel: 612/926-7746, ptrostel@comcast.net
This learning/fellowship group is designed for members and friends of Plymouth who are ordained clergy to gather for fellowship, study and lunch.

Plymouth Docents
Marcia Giske: 952/920-6930, giske001@umn.edu
This working group coordinates and leads tours of the Plymouth campus after the Sunday 10:30 a.m. worship service.

Plymouth Film Club
Richard Jewell and Ann Ludlow: 612/870-7024, richard@jewell.net
A fellowship group that meets to watch movies together; meets five to seven times a year on select Sundays after worship. Films are chosen by speakers who then lead discussions after the films. Notices of upcoming screenings appear in the Flame, bulletin and on the website.

Plymouth Geezer Golfing Assn. (PGGA)
Ralph Colby: rcolby3540@qwest.net,
612/824-2812.
A group that meets for golfing on Monday mornings.

Plymouth Great Books
Claire Colliander: 612/722-4360, claire.colliander@gmail.com
A learning group that meets to discuss literature using the shared inquiry method promoted by The Great Books Foundation; meets on the first Monday of every month from 7 to 9 p.m.

Plymouth Keyboard Music Club
Bill Davini: 612/722-2728, bdavini@yahoo.com
A learning group that meets to promote and encourage keyboard musicianship through performance, education and social connection; meets in six-week intervals throughout the year.

Plymouth Playgroup
Quentin Randolph & Barbara Tarrant: 612/722-3573, two_fanged_ella@comcast.net
A new fellowship group forming for families with toddlers.

Prayer Chain
Joan Wicklund: 952/925-9434, joanwic09@gmail.com
Spiritually supports Plymouth members in times of need and transition, through prayer.

Red Hat Society
Joan Wicklund: 952/925-9434, joanwic09@gmail.com
A fellowship group of women based on the national Red Hat Society program. They meet regularly for lunch at various restaurants. Members over 55 wear the red hat and purple clothes. Those under 55 wear lilac and pink.

Ruth Easterday Circle
Mary Lou Loud: 612/359-9448,
marylouloud@comcast.net
This long-standing fellowship group is intended to foster ongoing fellowship opportunities for older women. Activities are characterized by enrichment, learning and participation in a benevolence project. It meets at the church at noon on Saturdays in alternate months, September through May.

Voyagers
Emily Venell: 612/977-1281, emilyv@plymouth.org
A fellowship group for families with older children (6th-12th grades) that gathers socially to participate in family-oriented outings, service projects and building family community; meets monthly on the third Sunday.

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