started to feel as though I had unintentionally put myself on the sidelines. Eventually I started to see different friendships grow. It wasn’t until we had an influx of new people join our group that I realized just how much they’d grown and how comfortable it all seemed to me. The refrain of early 20s adulthood seems to be, “It’s just so hard to make friends.” I’ve seen it constantly across social media and heard it from nearly everyone who’s joined our small group. The pandemic seems to only have exacerbated what would already have been an inevitable struggle. But the real difficulty for people in this life stage lies in making Christian friends who can point you back to God. In my experience, the seasons when I’ve been the least connected to other Christians are the ones where my spiritual life has taken the most hits. It's the difference between elbowing your way down the crowded streets of Times Square alone versus walking with a few others going the same direction as you. One can accomplish much more in the latter scenario. While a strong community might not have been a central point to my spiritual life two or three years ago, I’m grateful that it is now.
College Church Fellowship Meals Friday night supper on June 18, or Saturday morning brunch on June 19 As we regather both as a church and as a community, we are excited to continue our Fellowship Meals. Meant to provide a friendly, informal and safe way to meet one another, come and enjoy a delicious potluck meal and a sweet time of fellowship together. This isn’t a gourmet supper club, but an opportunity to meet new people or strengthen and deepen existing relationships in our College Church family. All ages and backgrounds are welcome. We need both hosts and guests—especially hosts—willing to open their homes (or backyards, patios, nearby parks). Choose a Friday evening supper (for adults only), or a family brunch on Saturday (for families/all ages). These gatherings are for good food, good conversation and ideal opportunities to meet more people in our church family. Please sign up by June 8 to be part of these church potluck meals. If you have questions, please contact Jerry Jagrowski at 630-479-9314 / racharah@sbcglobal.net or Meagan Godoy at 630-200-8378 / meagan.godoy@gmail.com Please sign up below to be part of these church potluck meals: college-church.formstack.com/forms/fellowship_ meal_signup Sign up for the potluck!
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Adult life is incredibly weird. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve said that in the last year. I’m not sure what the past year would’ve looked like had I not found 20s Ministry. But perhaps I would have been okay. Perhaps I would have simply read more books, learned to cook better, gone on more walks to pass the time. After all, seasons of being alone do not always breed loneliness. But when I think of the incredible personal and spiritual growth I’ve experienced in the last year, I know it would not have happened had I not been surrounded by Christians in my life stage, supporting and challenging me. I’ve never stood in a corn field (shocking, I know) but I would imagine being lost in one would be rather disorienting. If you sit on the ground, you may feel protected but inevitably the enormity of the stalks will overwhelm you. You can wander, shouting over the tops, hoping someone will shout back. But if there were a clearing, some place where you could see around you for a second and where others might also find each other, it would all feel a little less terrifying. Because even if we’re all a little bit lost, at least we can be a little bit lost together.
