1st Semester Schedule |
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Date |
Theme |
Scripture |
September 11 |
“Forgive as God Forgives” |
Matt 18: 21 - 35 |
18 |
“The Generosity of God” |
Matt 20: 1 – 16a |
25 |
“The Story of Two Sons” |
Matt 21: 28 – 32 |
October 2 |
The Rosary / Mary |
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9 |
“The Wedding Feast” |
Matt 22: 1 – 14 |
16 |
“Discipleship and Politics” |
Matt 22: 15 – 21 |
23 |
“The Greatest Commandment” |
Matt 22: 34 – 40 |
30 |
“Practice What You Preach” |
Matt 23: 1 – 12 |
November 6 |
“Stay Awake” |
Matt 25: 1 – 13 |
13 |
“Well Done, My Good and Faithful Servant” |
Matt 25: 14 – 30 |
20 |
“Whatever You Did…You Did for Me.” |
Matt 25: 31 – 46 |
December 4 |
“Patience and Forgiveness” |
Mark 1: 1 – 8 |
11 |
“Peace and Justice” |
John 1: 6 – 8, 23 – 28 |
18 |
“Mary as Model Disciple” |
Luke 1: 26 – 38 |
January 8 |
“The Epiphany” |
Matt 2: 1 – 12 |
2nd Semester |
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January 15 |
“Vocation: What are You Looking For?” |
John 1: 35 – 42 |
22 |
“Repent and Believe” |
Mark 1: 14 – 20 |
29 |
“Recognizing Goodness” |
Mark 1: 21 – 28 |
February 5 |
“Prayer and Mission” |
Mark 1: 29 – 39 |
12 |
“Compassion” |
Mark 1: 40 – 45 |
19 |
“Faith in Forgiveness” |
Mark 2: 1 – 12 |
March 4 |
“Religious Experience” |
Mark 9: 2 – 10 |
11 |
“The New Temple” |
John 2: 13 – 25 |
18 |
“God’s Love for the World” |
John 3: 14 – 21 |
25 |
“Ministry as Sharing” |
John 12: 20 – 33 |
April 1 |
“Passion of Jesus Christ” |
Mark 14: 1– 15 – 15: 47 |
15 |
“Forgiveness of Neighbor” |
John 20: 19 – 31 |
22 |
“Jesus Appears to His Disciples and Eats with Them” |
Luke 24: 35 – 48 |
29 |
“Good Shepherding” |
John 10: 11 – 18 |
Our “Weekly Themes” are both Event Centered and Lectionary Based. The Whole Community is invited to participate in any or all sessions. Families with Children are expected to participate weekly as there schedules allow. For planning purposes, Registration Forms are needed by September 25.
Our approach is the development of the parish as a lifelong learning community, a congregation of learners. In a learning community, learners are teaching, teachers are learning, and all activities-meetings, worship. Service, and community events-include learning. In this way the parish community can be revitalized and transformed.
Our goal is to immerse people into the life of the faith community, providing opportunities to learn by participating and experiencing. “The process of coming to faith and growing in the life of faith is fundamentally a process of participation. We come to recognize and live in the Spirit as we participate more and more broadly and deeply in communities that know God’s love, acknowledge it, express it, and live their lives in the light of it.” (Growing in the Life of Faith: Education and Christian Practices, 40)