Adult Faith Formation

Sr. Pat McNiff, OSF

The programs offered by the Adult Faith Enrichment Office are made up of dedicated lay women and men who schedule, plan, and implement services, lectures, mini-retreats, and groups, to facilitate the intellectual and spiritual growth in our parishioners.

BIBLE STUDY:  Meets once a month for a deeper study of selected books and passages of the Bible.

BOOK CLUB: Meets once a month to read and discuss selected books. We read so that we may grow in by recognizing and naming grace, and confronting vices and sins in others through books.

CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER GROUP: Meets once a month to offer the space and time for people to experience the practice of quiet meditation and contemplative prayer.

CORNERSTONE:  Meets once a year for men, and once a year for women. A weekend away to experience a more intense and undistracted time of prayer, reflection, and fellowship.

HOMILY HELPERS: Meets once a week to reflect on, and share insights into the Scriptures of the following Sunday in order to help the homilists see the Gospels through the eyes of laymen and lay women.

MEN’S SPIRITUALITY GROUP: Meets once month under the guidance of Deacon Bob. This group offers men the experience of sharing their faith, and life struggles and blessings with other men.

MINI-RETREATS: Takes place when scheduled immediately after daily mass. This fifteen-minute retreat time offers a short talk and a guided mediation on a particular topic.

RCIA: This journey into the faith is the process through which an adult who desires baptism, or a baptized non-Catholic who wishes to become Catholic enters into communion with us. This process culminates with the celebration of the Easter Sacraments at the Easter Vigil (the Rite of Christian Initiation). Baptized Catholics seeking first Communion or Confirmation are also prepared by this group. All parishioners are invited to attend these sessions which feature prayer, Scripture reflection, and presentations.

SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE: A monthly support group for people who are coping with the death of a loved one by suicide. We are “a family forged by tragedy and united in hope to not so much be consoled as to console.”