Women

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS EVENT—”Jesus: More Precious Than Diamonds”
Friday, Dec 1 / 6:00 pm (Doors open at 5:30 pm)

Tickets will go on Sale the second weekend in October

More info to come!

Our heart’s focus is……on JESUS! After all, He’s why we even have Christmas to celebrate in the first place! He truly is the Reason for the Season!

Just like the chorus says…

Lord, You are more precious than silver;
Lord, You are more costly than gold;
Lord, You are more beautiful than diamonds;
And nothing I desire compares with You.

What a gift Jesus is to a world desperate for a Savior!

And what is our response as women?

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
    but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Proverbs 31:30

We are often times like a “diamond in the rough,” aren’t we? But Jesus continues to love and shine us our whole lives long. He is more precious than diamonds to us, yet He saw us as valuable…worth paying the ultimate price for…He loves you so, so much!

We’d love for you to celebrate Christmas with us this year at our “Jesus: More Precious Than Diamonds” event! It just so happens this will be our 10th Annual Christmas Event here at Shelter Cove! We hope you’ll celebrate with us!

Enjoy a delicious dinner, great conversation, a short program and our fun and now infamous raffle that blesses our missionary women!

Date Range: August 31 – November 9, 2016
When: Thursdays, 9:00 AM -11:15 AM
Where: 4th Grade Classroom (A112)
Materials Fee: Study guide $10/book $15 (opt)
Childcare is available.

Do you realize that you are a daughter of the King? You need to live, hope, and dream as if this were true–because it is! You don’t need to be paralyzed with fear, frozen by the chaos you feel inside. Instead, you must choose to stand on the truth of who God says you are.

Sheila Walsh unpacks the stories of women from the Bible to show you that you, too, can overcome the lies of the enemy and live as the daughter of the King, even in the midst of daily storms.

Childcare: To take advantage of childcare for your children up to 5th Grade to ensure there is room, please inform us of the need by filling out the form below. Thank you! AND, even though you are filling out this brief form, there will be a full sign-in at the first class.

Expect an email within 2 days of filling out the form below to confirm that it was received by our staff. Please call 209-567-3200 x 343 if you have any problems. Thank you!

Scholarships are available on a case by case basis.

Date Range: August 31 – November 9, 2016
When: Thursdays, 9:00 AM -11:15 AM
Where: Treasure Cove
Materials Fee: Study guide $10
Childcare is available.

Anger is expressed in many forms. Some people erupt in volcanic explosions, others bottle their anger and are left with depression and physical ailments, while others leak their anger in a passive aggressive style with harsh words and sarcasm. This series will help you identify how you handle your anger and give you practical biblical tools to express anger appropriately and deal with those who express their anger toward you.

Childcare: To take advantage of childcare for your children up to 5th Grade to ensure there is room, please inform us of the need by filling out the form below. Thank you! AND, even though you are filling out this brief form, there will be a full sign-in at the first class.

Expect an email within 2 days of filling out the form below to confirm that it was received by our staff. Please call 209-567-3200 x 343 if you have any problems. Thank you!

Scholarships are available on a case by case basis.

Date Range: August 31 – November 16 (Omitting 4th Thursdays)
When: Thursdays, 9:00 -11:15 AM
Where: Event Center
Materials Fee: Study guide $10
Childcare is available.

Moms play many roles. They have to be experts in just about everything. It’s a lot of pressure. Join us for a six-week adventure that will inspire and encourage you as a mom.

This six-week study includes:

• Purpose
• Boundaries
• Time Management
• Being a Student of Your Child
• Discipline
• Contentment

Childcare: To take advantage of childcare for your children up to 5th Grade to ensure there is room, please inform us of the need by filling out the form below. Thank you! AND, even though you are filling out this brief form, there will be a full sign-in at the first class.

Expect an email within 2 days of filling out the form below to confirm that it was received by our staff. Please call 209-567-3200 x 343 if you have any problems. Thank you!

Scholarships are available on a case by case basis.

Date Range:  August 31 – November 16
When: Thursdays, 9:00 – 11:15 AM
Where: 3rd Grade Classroom 
Materials Fee: Study guide $21
Childcare is available.

Acts Part 1 – Jesus’ Witnesses, Empowered by His Spirit 

Luke’s first account was his Gospel in which he recorded all that Jesus began to do and teach. His second account we call Acts, or the Acts of the Apostles, in which Luke recorded what happened after Jesus’ ascension to the Father. Jesus sent the Holy Spirit, empowering the apostles to testify to the power of God in salvation and in living every day for the gospel. Learn how God spread the gospel through witnesses of Jesus’ death and resurrection, and from their examples, how you too can witness to others. Stand in awe of the power of God in believers to endure persecution and suffering for the cause of Christ and embrace His power in your life. Be encouraged by the results of faithful servants holding forth truth in a dark world; watch as the church grows numerically, geographically, and culturally.

Childcare: To take advantage of childcare for your children up to 5th Grade to ensure there is room, please inform us of the need by filling out the form below. Thank you! AND, even though you are filling out this brief form, there will be a full sign-in at the first class.

Expect an email within 2 days of filling out the form below to confirm that it was received by our staff. Please call 209-567-3200 x 343 or 344 if you have any problems. Thank you!

Scholarships are available on a case by case basis.

Moms, InC. (InC.=In Christ/In Connection) 

Date Range: August 31, 2017 – May 17, 2018
When: Thursdays, 9:00 AM -11:15 AM (NEW DAY … EVERY WEEK)
Where: Event Center
Materials Fee: Cost for Study guides, if you choose a study, will vary depending on the study chosen
Childcare is available.

Childcare is open at 8:45am, so drop off your kids and come grab some goodies before we begin.

Shelter Cove’s Mom’s, InC. group is a bunch of Mom’s with kids ranging in age from pregnancy to high school. Enjoy fellowship, Bible-study, life-skill helps – a much deserved morning just for you!

We get together each Thursday.

• One Thursday per month is considered a Workshop Week. What can you expect? We might have someone come in with a special ability or is gifted to teach us about a life skill, or organizing cupboards, or perhaps make a craft. Or, we might have a panel willing to share their wisdom in parenting or marriage. Or a speaker may come in to give pointers on health topics, or , or, or, or… And we have A LOT of fun!
  • The dates for the Workshop Weeks are…
    • Aug 31
    • Sept 28
    • Oct  26
    • Nov 16
    • Dec break
    • Jan 25
    • Feb 22
    • Mar 22
    • Apr 26
• The other Thursdays are for those who are wanting to get familiar with the Bible. We offer several studies that you can sign up for and one of those will actually follow the schedule allowing for that Workshop Week. The options allow for no homework to lots of homework. We know moms need encouragement and studying God’s Word is truly an awesome way to get equipped for being the best you!
  • Check out the rest of our Women’s Ministry webpage at Shelter Cove to see what’s being offered.
  • Bring your Bible and a friend, and join the fun!

To take advantage of childcare for your children up to 10 years old to ensure there is room, please inform us of the need by filling out the form below. Thank you!

Expect an email within 2 days of filling out the form below to confirm that it was received by our staff. Please call 209-567-3200 x 343 if you have any problems. Thank you!

Scholarships are available on a case by case basis.

Date Range: August 31 – November 16
When: Thursdays, 9:30 AM -11:30 AM
Where: Worship Center
Materials Fee: Study guide $10
Childcare is available.

The parables that Jesus told were part of his gospel; therefore they are parables for all peoples throughout all nations and throughout all time.

When Jesus said, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation”(Mark 16:15), he had already presented the gospel in a form suited to that great commission. He’d carefully crafted his parables to make them cross-cultural, meaningful far beyond his own teaching environment, effective far into the future and across the wide world.

Jesus understood human nature. He understood how people tick. He knew how to highlight our strengths and weaknesses, to encourage our strengths and overcome our weaknesses. Jesus showed, in his parables, how to bring out the best in human nature and save us forever from the worst.

Childcare: To take advantage of childcare for your children up to 5th Grade to ensure there is room, please inform us of the need by filling out the form below. Thank you! AND, even though you are filling out this brief form, there will be a full sign-in at the first class.

Expect an email within 2 days of filling out the form below to confirm that it was received by our staff. Please call 209-567-3200 x 343 or 344 if you have any problems. Thank you!

Scholarships are available on a case by case basis.

Date Range: September 7 – November 16 – EVENINGS
When: Thursday Evenings 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Where: 4th Grade Classroom (A112)
Materials Fee: $10
Childcare is available.

Learn how God’s imprint on your heart can make a lasting impression on your children.

Being a mom usually means being busy. Really busy. Whether you’re zipping from your children’s piano lessons to their next ballgame or nursing a baby while comforting a toddler, life is brimming with activities.  Yet one encounter can help shape every moment: time in the Word with Jesus. In Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood, you’ll learn how to nourish your own heart, mind, and soul with the wisdom you need to become the mother you long to be.
As you spend time with God through this eleven-week Bible study, you’ll gain life-shaping insights to help you…
·         Understand and pursue your purpose as a mother
·         Live out your true priorities
·         Entrust your child to God
·         Bear the fruit of the Spirit in your everyday interactions
·         Recover from Perfect Mom Syndrome (PMS)

Each week offers four days of study geared specifically to a mother’s concerns, with the Bible passages already printed out for your convenience. The fifth day is a warm-hearted devotional reading to help you reflect on and apply the truths you’ve learned.

As your relationship with God deepens through prayer and studying His Word, you’ll discover how His imprint on your heart can make a lasting impression on your children.

Childcare: To take advantage of childcare for your children up to 5th Grade to ensure there is room, please inform us of the need by filling out the form below. Thank you! AND, even though you are filling out this brief form, there will be a full sign-in at the first class.

Expect an email within 2 days of filling out the form below to confirm that it was received by our staff. Please call 209-567-3200 x 343 if you have any problems. Thank you!

Scholarships are available on a case by case basis.

Date Range: September 11 – November 20
When: Mondays, 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Where: 2nd Grade Classroom  (A107)
Materials Fee: Optional Study Guide $10 
Childcare IS available.

The loss of a loved one puts us on an unwelcome journey of heartache which often leads us in directions we never imagined. If you’re a woman looking for hope; looking for understanding and support, please join us in a small group of sharing, praying, and encouraging each other. Encouragement comes from truth in God’s Word. There’s no better source than God Himself, the Comforter. And it’s to Him that we’ll direct our prayers for each other. If you just want to come and say hardly anything at all, that’s OK. An optional study on Heaven with Chip Ingram will be offered after the first several sessions.

Psalm 34:18 says, 

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted;
    He rescues those whose spirits are crushed.

Childcare: To take advantage of childcare for your children up to 5th Grade to ensure there is room, please inform us of the need by filling out the form below. Thank you! AND, even though you are filling out this brief form, there will be a full sign-in at the first class.

Expect an email within 2 days of filling out the form below to confirm that it was received by our staff. Please call 209-567-3200 x 343 or 344 if you have any problems. Thank you!

Scholarships are available on a case by case basis.

Date Range: September 11 – November 27
When: Monday Evenings, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: 5th Grade Classroom
Materials Fee: $15
Childcare is available.

Discover positive ways to approach the situation of being unequally yoked. Now there’s help, truly godly help! Using the scriptural framework of love in the book entitled Beloved Unbeliever by Jo Berry, you’ll become better equipped in how to best love your husband into the faith. You’ll learn: – How to be a suitable helper – How to deal with hurts, heartaches, and hindrances – How to shoulder spiritual responsibility. Beloved Unbeliever will reassure you: happiness is possible in an unequally yoked situation.

To take advantage of childcare for your children up to 5th Grade to ensure there is room, please inform us of the need by filling out the form below. Thank you! AND, even though you are filling out this brief form, there will be a full sign-in at the first class.

Expect an email within 2 days of filling out the form below to confirm that it was received by our staff. Please call 209-567-3200 x 343 if you have any problems. Thank you!

Scholarships are available on a case by case basis.

Date Range: September 12 – March 20 (Break Thanksgiving – New Year’s)
When: Tuesdays, 6:15 – 7:30 AM
Where: Admin Conference Room (Upstairs)
Materials Fee: Study guide $15 / Optional Text Book $20 
Childcare is NOT available.

People today are looking for immediate relevance and modern application. But why, then, do you think God has given us so much information about the future? Why, then, does the Bible climax and cultivate in vivid descriptions of the new heaven and the new earth.

Nothing could be more relevant to how we live today. Nothing is more applicable to us today than our view of life tomorrow. These are the truths at work.

They work in our hearts and minds and lives, turning us into productive, optimistic, forward-thinking people. They impart strength, comfort, confidence and a sense of purpose.

When we know the certainties of tomorrow, we can think more clearly about today.

From Dr. David Jeremiah:

If you begin with the first verse of Genesis and go to the end of Revelation, you’ll find more than 600 references to the word heaven. Each of these uplifting texts affords “insider information” about God’s glorious habitation and the eternal home of His children.

The reality of heaven doesn’t just help us die more peacefully; it helps us live more joyfully and productively.

C.S. Lewis said, If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were just those who thought most of the next.

What we think about heaven determines how we live today.

I can tell you from my own personal experience and from my years of pastoral ministry and Bible teaching, when you study the biblical doctrine of heaven it will stir your heart and change your thoughts.

The heroes of Scripture thought of heaven constantly, confessing they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth, seeking a homeland, desiring a better country—a heavenly one—and looking forward to the city with foundations whose builder and maker is God (Hebrews 11:10-16)

Jesus, too, longed for heaven as He approached the end of His earthly life, telling His disciples, If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said, ‘I am going to the Father.’ (John 14:28)

This teaching on heaven will whet your appetite and direct you to key passages in the Bible you’ll want to study on your own.

Yes, goodness and mercy will surely follow us all the days of our lives. But what we’re really looking forward to is dwelling in the house of the Lord forever…and seeing what’s up with heaven!

Expect an email within 2 days of filling out the form below to confirm that it was received by our staff. Please call 209-567-3200 x 343 or 344 if you have any problems. Thank you!

Scholarships are available on a case by case basis.

Date Range: January 18 – May 3, 2018 MORNINGS
When: Thursday Mornings, 9:00 – 11:15 AM
Where: 4th Grade Classroom (A112)
Materials Fee: $10
Childcare is available.

Learn how God’s imprint on your heart can make a lasting impression on your children.

Being a mom usually means being busy. Really busy. Whether you’re zipping from your children’s piano lessons to their next ballgame or nursing a baby while comforting a toddler, life is brimming with activities.  Yet one encounter can help shape every moment: time in the Word with Jesus. In Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood, you’ll learn how to nourish your own heart, mind, and soul with the wisdom you need to become the mother you long to be.
As you spend time with God through this eleven-week Bible study, you’ll gain life-shaping insights to help you…
·         Understand and pursue your purpose as a mother
·         Live out your true priorities
·         Entrust your child to God
·         Bear the fruit of the Spirit in your everyday interactions
·         Recover from Perfect Mom Syndrome (PMS)

Each week offers four days of study geared specifically to a mother’s concerns, with the Bible passages already printed out for your convenience. The fifth day is a warm-hearted devotional reading to help you reflect on and apply the truths you’ve learned.

As your relationship with God deepens through prayer and studying His Word, you’ll discover how His imprint on your heart can make a lasting impression on your children.

Childcare: To take advantage of childcare for your children up to 5th Grade to ensure there is room, please inform us of the need by filling out the form below. Thank you! AND, even though you are filling out this brief form, there will be a full sign-in at the first class.

Expect an email within 2 days of filling out the form below to confirm that it was received by our staff. Please call 209-567-3200 x 343 if you have any problems. Thank you!

Scholarships are available on a case by case basis.