Wednesdays @ the Well
Come quench your thirst...
Wednesdays @ the Well is our weekly midweek evening event available from September through April. This evening is intended for all ages to build community, be a part of the family of faith at Sheridan and recharge your faith to head out into the world.
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5:00-6:00p
Home Cooked MealView Menu
$7 for age 10-adults
$4 for children age 2-9
$4 adult salad bar only -
6:00-6:30p
Engaging Worship30-minute worship with elements led by youth & children.
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6:30-7:30p
Faith FormationFor children age 3 through adults; age/grade specific.
Amy Wagner
Contact Amy
Michelle Oetken
Contact MichelleW@W Worship Series: What a Friend… What, a Friend?
Navigating friendships in elementary, middle and high school is hard! Friendships shift, change and evolve - sometimes just within a few hours! Add to this, the new phenomenon of AI Chatbots and it has gotten way worse! What’s a person to do?
For generations we’ve heard the familiar phrase, “What a friend we have in Jesus.” This has always been a beautiful thought and has inspired us. But in today’s world, we have changed the nature of expectations for friendships. And the expectations we have are actually not helpful!
This fall we will learn about the qualities of being a “true friend.” Jesus models these behaviors, and so do many others in the Bible. We certainly need this lesson now more than ever. We are so grateful that we can grow in our understanding of friendship in the church.
October 14 - Encouragement - Colossians 3:12-17
We want to be encouragers, but how do we do this while holding each other accountable? The Apostle Paul instructs us well! We can guide and have it not be about us.
October 21 - Loyalty - Selections from Proverbs 17-18
It can take a while to sort out who are true friends. The easiest way is to see who deserts you in hard times.
October 28 - Sacrifice - John 15:12-17
Jesus is pretty clear about what it means to be friends. We need to give to our friends and not get from them. This can be hard to figure out, but once we do, it becomes clear who are our real friends.
November 4 - Accountability - Ecclesiastes 4:9-15
We live in a time when everyone wants to be affirmed. Actually, we are living in a time when everyone wants to be affirmed all of the time! A true friend holds us accountable, saving us from our desire to make really bad choices. Are you willing to risk being accountable with your friends?
November 11 - Growing Together
Basing friendship on our values creates lasting friendships. It helps us to grow together and that bonds us forever. What is most important to you? What do you value? This is where to start.
November 18 - Making Good Friends - 1 John 4:16b-21
Choosing the right friends will make a bigger difference in your life than any other of your choices. Sadly, we choose friends for the wrong reasons, using the wrong standards. Today we hear how to choose well.
Faith Formation Opportunities
Sheridan Community Nights
Come together and participate in a community night that uses service learning as the focus of ways in which to equip you to love your neighbor, grow your faith and share experiences with your whole family in guided monthly events. These activities are a great way to get to know the others at Sheridan Lutheran Church, deepen your faith and connection and simply serve together.
These specifically curated service-learning nights follow the Wednesdays @ the Well evening schedule beginning with dinner, then worship, then the specialized service learning activities from 6:30-7:30pm.
Community Night: Oct. 21; 6:30pm
Smart Gen Society: Digital Safety Presentation
Learn practical tips for safer, healthier technology use. This engaging presentation equips children, youth, parents, caregivers, and adults with strategies to help children thrive in today’s digital world. These presentations will replace regular faith formation.
Content presented by a a trained partner of Lutheran Family Services, Smart Gen Society.
- Youth (grades 6-12) & Adults: Wed., Oct. 21; 6:30-7:30pm (this is a part of our Wednesdays @ the Well midweek event)
- Children (grades K-5) with Parents/Caring Adults: Sun., Nov. 1; 10-11am (this opportunity is for parents/caring adults and children to do together and replaces Sunday Faith Formation for these grades)