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Adult Education - Faith Formation
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Faith formation is an ongoing and life long process so we need to always attend to it throughout our entire life. There are an infinite number of ways to pursue faith formation, and here at the Parish level we offer a variety of programs and events throughout the year for you to consider. Announcements and promotions are made through the Bulletin and Teragram.
To read the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops pastoral plan on Adult Faith Formation entitled Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us visit www.usccb.org/education/ourhearts.htm
We are always open to suggestions. If you are interested in something relative to faith or morals, we would like to help you find a way to explore it! Contact the Director of Religious Education to make suggestions or requests.
DRE Paul Cooper 314-487-2522 Ext. 222 pcooper@smmaparish.org
The following a list of some opportunities and suggestions:
Sacraments, Liturgical Ministries, Prayer
Visit the respective pages under Liturgy and Prayer.
Bulletin Section
There is a weekly Adult Faith Formation section in the bulletin. Parishioners are encourage to make submissions via email: aff@smmaparish.org or by placing them in the designated box in the church library(located near the Chapel in back of church)
For more information on the deisgn of this page: AFF Bulletin Page
RETREATS
CRHP - Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP pronounced ‘chirp’) is a spiritual renewal experience that brings adult parishioners together in small groups in order to deepen their relationship with Jesus Christ and each other. These weekends are offered twice a year in the fall and spring.
Next Weekends Women: March 14-15, 2009 Men: March 21-22, 2009
The White House is a Jesuit Retreat House conducting retreats based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. It is located on Christopher Rd so it is actually quite close to us. There are normally two men’s retreats per year. One is a weekend retreat on the first weekend of February and the second is a mid-week retreat in April. White House occasionally offers retreats for women but not as parish groups. For more information: www.whretreat.org
Next Retreats:
Feb 5-8, 2009. Contact Ray Kalbac 894-2384 or Ed Kovarick 487-1570
April 20- 23, 2009. Contact Jim Sweeney 47-4727 or Paul Dudenhoeffer 892-7561
PERSONAL STUDY
SMMA Library: The Legion of Mary maintains a spiritual reading library near the Adoration Chapel in the back of church. There many books, audio tapes, videos and CDs for parishioner use. Check-out is based on the honor system. Please return the materials when you are finished with them. If you have materials to donate please leave them on the desk. There is a pamphlet rack with free materials in the back of church near this library.
Pamphlet Rack: There is another pamphlet rack near the sacristy in the back of church featuring moderately priced materials appropriate to each season.
Formal Courses: Paul VI Institute of the Archdiocese of St. Louis offers formation courses in the spring, summer and fall, that are scheduled at various times and locations as well as offered online. SMMA is a member of a program that allows parishioners to take these courses for FREE. For more information visit www.archstl.org/paul6 or call 314.633.2550
Correspondence Courses: Missouri Knights of Columbus sponsor Catholic correspondence courses. The courses are written and conducted by Vincentians living in Perryville, MO, located on the grounds of the Shrine of the Miraculous Medal. The courses are free of charge. For more information: www.amm.org/chss.htm
Weekly/Daily Readings: A great way to stay in touch with the lessons of Scripture and the rhythms of the Liturgical Year is to follow the Readings of the day. The Readings for the week are listed in the bulletin and are also available online at www.usccb.org/nab/today.shtml
Periodicals: Catholic magazines are a great way to bring a steady flow of fresh, faith-filled spiritual reading into your home. Here are a few such magazines and their websites.
America: A Catholic news/issues magazine produced by the Jesuits. www.americamagazine.org/
Catholic Digest : www.catholicdigest.com
Liguorian : A monthly Catholic family magazine produced by the Redemptorists www.liguorian.org/
Our Sunday Visitor: OSV is a not-for-profit Catholic publishing company. Among their many products are:
The Visitor: A weekly newspaper..... which is available in the back of church each Sunday. Thereis no subscription and SMMA’s St. Vincent dePaul Society benefits from the donations made each week from those who take the Visitor.
The Catholic Answer: A monthly journal discussing a wide variety of topics.
www.osv.com
St. Anthony Messenger: A monthly Catholic family magazine produced by the Franciscans:
www.americancatholic.org
US Catholic: A monthly Cahtolic magazine produced by the Claretians. www.uscatholic.org
Small Groups
Small Groups provide a wonderful atmosphere for exploring the faith. They are structured enough to offer some real substance and they are informal enough to be very comfortable. A few of our groups have been meeting for years and others are always newly forming. We are always willing to help someone either get into a group or create a new group.
Archdiocesan Sponsored Programs Conducted at Local Parishes: Each Fall and Spring we offer a 6 week, small group discussion series. These are promoted by the Archdiocese of St. Louis and are usually Scripture based. The upcoming program (Spring 2009) is titled: "A Quick Journey Through the Bible." It is an 8 session overview of the Story of Salvation. This program will give you what most programs will not ....the big picture ! For more information: http://www.greatadventureonline.com/page.asp?ContentID=4
Catholic Men for Christ: Join other men in the Archdiocese of St. Louis at this conference which includes Mass with the Archbishop, Reconciliation, Prayer, and Speakers. To register or for more information visit www.catholicmenforchrist.org Saturday, March 21, 2009
Assisting Children’s Formation: Passing on the faith to children is a wonderful way to greater understand the faith while performing a great service.
PSR Catechist (Click here)
Pre-School of Religion (Click here)
Children’s Liturgy of the Word (Click here)
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