***When people arrive have them put their names on a piece of paper and put those pieces of paper in a bowl to be used later***

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Geneva

• Plan an activity and put it on the calendar

HAVE FOLKS INTRODUCE THEMSELVES BY SHARING

• Name

• Where you live

• What you do for work

• What you’re hoping to get out of group

VALUES

INTRODUCTION QUESTION

Where feels like home these days?

QUESTIONS

• Who feels like home?

• How has your sense of belonging evolved over the last year?

• Where do you still struggle to feel a sense of belonging?

• What aspects of your identity provide a sense of belonging? Which feel like they make belonging more challenging?

• What part of yourself are you eager to find more ways to express?

• What’s one thing you can do to feel more at home this week?

TAKE ACTION MOMENT

For however many people are in your group divide that number by 2 and have the remaining number of folks draw 1 name out of the bowl. Those two people they are tasked with getting together with each other before the next group. Post a photo of your get-together in The Living Room.

Example:

• 16 people come to group

• Divide by 2 = 8 groups

• Have 8 people pull out one name out so everyone gets picked