The Grove Sunday Bulletin
On Sunday mornings, we gather together at 10:00am for a time of worship that involves singing together, preaching God's Word, and a time of remembrance through communion. The gathering of the church is not limited to our four walls. If you can’t join us in person, we’d love for you to tune in online!
At The Grove, we want to continue growing as a church that truly prioritizes prayer. We are excited to share that we have officially launched the Prayer Page — a private, password-protected space on our website where our church family can share prayer requests, pray for one another, and stay connected to the needs within our community.
When submitting a request, you can choose to share it church-wide on the Prayer Page or keep it confidentially shared only with our pastors and prayer team. We hope this will be a safe and caring space where we can faithfully support one another in prayer.
To access the prayer page, please email connect@grovechurch.net and we will reply as soon as we are able with the link and password. We also invite you to join our Prayer Team each Wednesday at 7:00 PM as we gather to pray for our church, community, and beyond.
You can submit a prayer request (or a praise!) here:
Our neighborhood Thanksgiving Food Drive takes place every year during the two Sundays before Thanksgiving. The food we collect benefits The Grove's Manna Ministry as well as Downers Grove's FISH Food Pantry.
Thanksgiving Food Drive
Growing at The Grove
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We are collecting new or gently used men’s clothing (including coats, hats, shoes, gloves, toiletries, etc.) for homeless men.
We cannot accept women’s clothing, children’s clothing, baby equipment, or household items.
The only exception is women’s winter coats and gloves, which we can accept over the next month or two as the weather gets colder.
Thank you for understanding and for helping us focus on the specific needs of the men we’re serving, and thank you for your generosity!
If you have any questions, please contact Joan Fries.
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Details coming soon!
Thank you all that could join us for the Grove Sisters Social, details for the next one are coming soon!
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This group is led by Jeff Nesslar and they meeting on select Saturday mornings from 7:30-9:00am. The future meeting dates are 9/19, 10/3, 10/17, 10/31 and finally 11/14 before breaking for the holidays. This group is ideal both for younger men just starting out and for those who would appreciate a fresh reminder of what it means to live as an authentic Christian man, focused on the journey toward authentic manhood as modeled by Jesus during his life on earth. We will be starting a study in Romans. Contact Jeff for more details or sign up below!
The "Under 40" men's group led by Michael Huber will resume Thursday, September 10, at 7pm. We will meet the second and fourth Thursday of every month, resuming our study of Paul’s letter to the Colossians. Feel free to drop in, or click here to email Michael if you are interested in more information.
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The Sunday morning Adult Bible Class, led by Michael Huber, will be ON BREAK October 4, 11 and 25. Every other Sunday the Bible Study will meet at 8:30am. All are welcome in person or on Zoom! Email Michael for the Zoom link or for more information. Click here to email.
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Vicky Zupancic‘s hybrid Grove Group is back starting September 14th and they are going through Romans. The group will go through November 23rd before breaking for the holidays! New members are welcome! Email Vicky with questions.
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Coffee Break is back on Wednesday mornings at 9:30am with a study in Exodus! Feel free to reach out to Donna Koenes with questions!
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Celebrate Recovery is a faith based twelve-step program designed to help individuals overcome hurts, habits, and hang-ups. The leaders of CR warmly invite everyone in the congregation to take part in a small-group study of Life’s Healing Choices by John Baker and Rick Warren. Drawing directly from the words of Jesus in the Beatitudes, this study offers a hopeful and accessible path toward healing.
The group meets on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall. No registration is required—simply come as you are. All are welcome. Contact Donna Giove for more info.
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We invite you to join us for fasting on Wednesdays, culminating with a gathering for prayer at 7:00pm at the church. Here at The Grove, we want to be a people that intentionally seeks the Lord's favor and will. A group also gathers to pray in the flex room on Sunday mornings at 9:30am. Email Jean Schue with questions.
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God is doing amazing things here at Grove Kids, and we would love to see you join our team! It's such a privilege to help shape the hearts of these kiddos, teach them about Jesus in a personal way, make connections with them, and have so much fun along the way. Please email Laney with questions or click below.
"If a child leaves knowing Jesus loves him, because you've loved him, then you're doing something right!"
Plant Your Roots
We invite you to explore the many ways you can plug into a group or get more involved here at The Grove!
