Adult Faith Formation
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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops describes adult faith formation as an essentail process inviting Catholic Christians to integrate their own life experiences with knowledge of the faith, love of God, and love of neighbor.
There are a variety of options for Adult Faith Formation at Holy Spirit parish! We have ongoing groups that have been meeting for many years and scheduled sessions for the upcoming academic year that gather for a specific topic.
Our ONGOING groups include:- The Bible Babes - a group of women who have been meeting at St. Martha at 1pm on Tuesdays for many years. The group is facilitated by Rosanne Smith and selects a book to read and study together.
- Centering Prayer - facilitated by our retired Deacon Darrell Blackwell and parishioner Virginia Calvo, there are three meeting times for centering prayer - at St. Martha on Wednesday at 10am and 3pm, and on Thursday evenings at 6:30pm via ZOOM.
- Monday Mature Couples Study - Beginning September 12th, this group of mature married couples will resume meeting on Mondays at 6:30pm at St. Martha. Their topic will be Bishop Barrons program "The Mass." The group is facilitated by Regina Fife.
- Thursday Book Club - this group meets at St. Martha after daily Mass at 10am to discuss a faith-based book of their choice. Virginia Calvo and Marie Guerin are the facilitators for this group.
- Wednesday Bible Study - led by parishioners Joan Fowler and Marla Blackwell at St. Mary's at 10am, this Bible study uses the bulk of its meeting time focused on a particular book of the Bible, then finishes with a study and discussion of the Sunday readings.
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Adult Faith Formation selections at Holy Spirit parish for the 2022-2023 academic year are focused on the person of Jesus. From September through early December, we explored Jesus through his Church in the highly acclaimed Catholicism series with Bishop Barron. On November 29th we all paused for an Advent reflection with Fr. James Martin on our relationship with Jesus through prayer. Fr. Martin was engaging and an excellent presenter. From the beginning of January through the first Sunday of Lent, we journeyed with Jesus and his disciples as we viewed and discused season one of the hit series The Chosen. During Lent we held a successful parish mission with Fr. Simeon Gallagher on "Healing Hearts and Homes: Reclaiming Virtues," and currently meeting to read and discuss Fr. Dan Daly's book entitled Jesus and the Barbecued Fish Breakfast. We will finish up the 2022-2023 academic year with a study of the second season of The Chosen.
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Lenten Book read (Jesus and the Barbecued Fish Breakfast)
- Limited copies of the book will be available at the parish, so participants may need to purchase their own copy of the book Jesus and the Barbecued Fish Breakfast by Dan Daly, SJ
- at St. Martha at 11am on Sundays Feb. 26, March 5, 12, 19, 26 & April 2
The Chosen - Season two (kindly register by April 12th)- at St. Martha at 11am on Sundays April 16, 23, 30, May 7, 21, June 4, 11 & 25
- at St. Mary's at 7pm on Mondays April 17, 24, May 1, 8, 22, June 5, 12 & 26
- Virtually on a day/time that works for the majority of the registrants
Finally, as part of our Family Faith Formation program, adults are invited to participate in the Augustine Institute program offered once a month from 3-4:30pm on the following Sundays:
Presence: The Mystery of the Eucharist- at St. Martha from 3-5pm on March 26 & April 30th
Registration for any of the adult faith formation sessions may be accomplished by filling out the registration form for each session below, or by completing a hard copy registration form found on the back of the Adult Faith Formation brochure. Brochures may be picked up in either church office or narthex.
If you are in need of further assistance, please contact the director of faith formation, Carolyn Houston, at [email protected]
