Growing

Discipleship Short Term Groups

July 12 – September 13, 2026
Sundays, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
59 Worthen Road, Room 204
Matt Giamarco and Denise Tarquinio, Care and Support Ministry @ Grace

We’re going to spend 9 weeks in the Psalms—keeping things simple, reflective, and discussion-based. This won’t be an intense, deep-dive study. Instead, it’s an opportunity to slow down, reconnect with God’s Word, and let it speak into our everyday lives in a more personal way.

Each week will focus on a single Psalm — short, meaningful, and easy to engage with — followed by a couple of discussion questions. The goal is not to cover a lot, but to take in what we do cover more deeply.

This is open to everyone so if are just looking to join something for the summer. No preparation is required, just come as you are.

We’ll begin with Psalm 1 — a simple but powerful reminder that there are two paths in life, and we are constantly choosing between them.

Looking forward to walking through this together.

In Him,
Matt

WEEK 1 - 7/12 - Psalm 1 TWO PATHS ONE CHOICE
WEEK 2 - 7/19 - NO CLASS
WEEK 3 - 7/26 - Psalm 8 THE MAJESTY OF GOD
WEEK 4 - 8/2 - Psalm 90 NUMBERING OUR DAYS
WEEK 5 - 8/9 - Psalm 16 SECURE IN GOD
WEEK 6 - 8/16 - Psalm 23 SHEPHERD'S CARE
WEEK 7 - 8/23 - Psalm 27 CONFIDENCE OVER FEAR
WEEK 8 - 8/30 - Psalm 46 BE STILL
WEEK 9 - 9/6 - Psalm 121 HELP COMES FROM THE LORD
WEEK 10 - 9/13 - Psalm 145 THE KING AND HIS KINGDOM

Practical Help

• https://www.minutemansenior.org

• https://massoptions.org

Spiritual/Inspirational Books

• Aging Faithfully, The Holy Invitation of Growing Older – Alice Fryling
• Aging, The Fulfillment of Life – Henry J.M. Nouwen
• Mid-Course Correction: Re-Ordering Your Private World for the Next Part of Your Journey – Gordon McDonald
• As Our Years Increase, Loving, Caring, Preparing: A Guide – Tim Stafford
• The Virtues of Aging -  Jimmy Carter
• The Broken Way: A Daring Path to the Abundant Life - Ann Vos Kamp
• It's Never Too Late to Begin Again: discovering creativity and meaning at midlife and beyond by Julia Cameron
• Option B: On facing adversity, building resilience, and finding joy - Sheryl Sandbert

Practical Books

• Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes  – William Bridges
• In Case You Get Hit by a Bus: How to Organize Your Life Now for When You're Not Around Later: Abby Schneiderman, Adam Seifer, and Gene Newman
• Younger Next Year: A Guide to Living Like 50 Until You're 80 and Beyond – Chris Crowley & Henry Lodge
• The Aging Well Bible Study Series by Peter Menconi
• Living an Examined Life: Wisdom for the Second Half of the Journey – James Hollis
• Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life – James Hollis
• Eldercare for Dummies: caring for elderly relatives – Rachelle Zukerman
• The Complete Eldercare Planner: where to start, which questions to ask – Joy Loverde

Career/Vocational Books

• Portfolio Life: The New Path to work, Purpose, and Passion – David Corbett
• From Success to Significance – Lloyd Reeb
• Encore: finding work that matters in the second half of life – Marc Freedman
• The Encore Career Handbook – Marci Alboher
• HalfTime – Bob Bufford
• Second Act Careers – Nancy Collamer

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