FOCUS • NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2025
Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church
Join a Community Group at LOPC
Connect. Grow. Belong.
Are you looking to make new friends, deepen your
faith, or give back in meaningful ways? LOPC offers
a wide variety of Community Groups.
Join a Group! Current categories include: Faith and Learning,
Men’s Ministry, Women’s Ministry, Family Life, Seniors, Social, Special
Interest.
Start a Group! Don’t see a group that interests you?
We’ll help you start one.
Visit lopc.org/groups for a full list and to sign up. For more
information, contact gina@lopc.org.
Advent Book Study
Groups
God is in the Manger by
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Advent is coming, and we invite
you to a time of preparing your
mind and heart for the arrival of
the Christ Child by participating
in this year’s Advent Study.
Whether you’d like to do a devotion on your own
or join one of our Advent study small groups,
consider embarking on the book study God is in
the Manger by Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
To register, visit lopc.org/registrations.
Questions? Email Chris Baldwin at
chris@lopc.org.
community
Book Groups
Join the fellowship of one of LOPC’s book groups!
Fourth Monday Book Group
December 1* – Master Slave Husband Wife
by Iyon Woo and Janina Edwards
This group meets on Zoom at 2:00 p.m.
To join the Monday book group, please contact
Leslie Finertie at leslie-finertie@comcast.net.
Fourth Friday Book Group
December 5* – Small Things Like These
by Claire Keegan
This group meets on Zoom at 4:00 p.m.
To join the Friday book group, please contact
Catherine Coleman at awaitingword@gmail.com.
*Please note that due to the holidays, book
groups will meet once for November/ December.
Young Families Connect
Second Sunday of each month at 11:30 a.m.
Families with children from infant through 4th grade are invited to join
us for a fun and relaxed morning of play, laughter, and community.
A wonderful opportunity to connect with other families, make
new friends, and build meaningful relationships. No registration is
required, just come and enjoy! Gatherings are held on the second
Sunday of each month at 11:30 a.m.
For more information, contact Tom Whitelock
at atwhitelock@gmail.com
Young Adult Community Group
November 3, 17 and December 1, 15
Get together with other young adults for dinner and discussion. We meet bi-monthly on Monday nights in the Fireside
Room. We also like to go to sporting events, nature hikes, and host game nights.
For more information contact Cynthia Purvis at cynthia@lopc.org or Libby Lowell at libby@lopc.org.
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