Adult Faith Formation

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Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)

Contact: Carrie Montemayor at cmontemayor@sjfay.com

Are you an adult and not baptized or not Catholic and want to know more about the basic beliefs of the Catholic Church? Do you want to become Catholic?  Are you a baptized Catholic and needing the sacraments of Confirmation and/or Eucharist?

Start the process now to inquire into the Catholic faith or receive your sacraments by scheduling an initial interview with Carrie Montemayor, Coordinator of Adult Faith Formation, or 479-442-0890 x244.  Starting the process does not require a commitment to become Catholic. It just opens the door.

This year's RCIA session runs from September 1, 2020 through Easter 2021 and will meet once a week, sometimes in person and some weeks on zoom. The Tuesday evening group will meet from 6:30-8:15. A Friday morning group may be formed depending on need. Nursery will not be available this year. Contact Carrie now for more details. 

 

Adult Faith Formation & Bible Studies

Please contact the group leader for more information and to register. Most groups meet during the school year, and break for the summer months

 

Called & Gifted: Discerment of Charisms

Contacts: Kathleen Blessing

Darlene Martucci 

David Lauderdale 

 

Catholic evangelist Sherry Weddell, M.A. and Fr. Michael Sweeney O.P. have spent many years researching and working with thousands of Catholics all over the world to begin the process of discerning the charisms each of us have been given by God at their Baptism and Confirmation. They have put together a two part program that is easy to follow, to help Parishes of all sizes begin the discernment process. Their mission is to help equip Parishes to form Lay Apostles.

We invite you to join us for the Called and Gifted Class. Come, let the Holy Spirit enter your heart and set you on fire with the gifts God has given you to build up his Kingdom on earth. Check out this video to see more of what Called and Gifted is all about. 

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Ananias Training:

This training seeks to help us become Ananias' to one another, within the Church and out in the world! (see Acts 9:10-19) You will learn to:

• Recognize the stages of another's spiritual journey through compassionate listening:

• Listen lovingly to their real questions and opinions about God in order to guide the discovery of how God is present and active in a person's life:

• Talk about his or her relationship with God; share how he or she came to be a disciple of Jesus; and 

• Share Jesus' story in response to the spiritual hunger of another. 

For more information on Called & Gifted or Ananias, contact Kathleen Blessing 479-236-0826; Darlene Martucci 479-466-0865 or by email at 

 

Adult Faith Formation & Bible Study groups

Please contact the group leader for more information and to register. Most groups meet during the school year, and break for the summer months. Several groups are planning to offer an online option due to Covid-19. At this time, childcare is unavailable.

 

Sunday Morning Adult Faith Formation

Contact: Kristin & Jon Middaugh  

This group is a varied group of cradle Catholics and converts, as well as spouses of Catholics. We select studies and books that help us continue to grow in and understand our Catholic faith. We mirror the children’s Faith Formation calendar, meeting through the school year. 

• What Lectio: Prayer through FORMED.org

• Starting September 20, 2020

• Meeting Day: Sundays 

• Time: 1:30-2:30 pm.

• Online only through zoom

• Book & material fee: Our guides and videos are on FORMED.org, free to access or print. If preferred, the book is also available for purchase at https://catholic.market/.

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Invitation to Personal Prayer: Conversation for the Spiritual Life

Contact: Zola Moon , , 479-236-4139

Come to this group to deepen or learn more about personal private prayer. We will use the great tools St. Ignatius teaches as we pray with Scripture. Groups meet for 90 minutes each week for 9 weeks and participants commit to at least 15 minutes of daily prayer. Groups are forming now and will meet online via Zoom. All are invited. Pre-registration is required. Groups are led by trained facilitators. Groups will start the week of September 21st. We anticipate forming a daytime and an evening group. If you are unfamiliar with Zoom, use contact information below to get more information and guidance. For more information, questions or to register please contact: Zola Moon, , 479-236-4139

• What: Invitation to Personal Prayer: Conversation for the Spiritual Life

• Beginning the week of Sep 21

• Meeting Day:  To be determined

• Time: daytime and evening groups expected.

• Online Only: via zoom

• Book & material fee: $40, all materials included

 

Laudato Si Discussion Group

Contact: Zola Moon , , 479-236-4139

The Cry of the Earth and the Cry of the Poor… a conversation with Laudato Si (On the Care of

Our Common Home, Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical) Coronavirus, protests, political divisiveness, rising inequality, pollution everywhere … do we have reason to praise, to hope, to engage? Pope Francis challenges us: “What is the purpose of our life in this world? What is the goal of our work and all our efforts? What need does the earth have of us? … Unless we struggle with these deeper issues, I do not believe that our concern for ecology will produce significant results.” You are invited to join a group using the “See, judge, act” model of Catholic social teaching. We will pray with, reflect on, encounter together, and be inspired to action by Pope Francis’ stunning encyclical, Laudato Si: On the Care of Our Common Home. Facilitated by Zola Moon, PhD (in Human Environmental Dynamics) and a member of St. Joseph and St. Thomas Aquinas, the group will meet by Zoom for a little over an hour a week for eight weeks. Each session will cover a portion of the encyclical with information, reflection, discussion, and ideas for personal prayer, reflection and action. Pre-registration required. Contact Zola Moon at or 479-236-4139 for more information and registration. You will need to be able to Zoom, and have a copy of Laudato Si, a Bible, and an open heart. A copy of the encyclical can be found for free online at ordered from Our Sunday Visitor or through Amazon.

Group will begin meeting the week of September 14. Daytime or evening group will be formed, depending on interest.

• What: Laudato Si

• Beginning the week of Sep 21

• Meeting Day:  To be determined

• Time: daytime and evening groups expected.

• Online Only: via zoom

• Book & material fee: A copy of the encyclical can be found for free online at https://laudatosi.com/watch, or printed copies available at St. Raphael (Springdale) gift store.

 

Monday Evening Bible Study

Contact: Darlene Martucci drmartucci@cox.net

All are welcome. Please join us as we “Discover the Prophets’ Messages for You’.  This group meets Monday evenings during the school year.

 

•             What: Ascension Press – The Prophets:  Messengers of God’s Mercy

•             Starting:   September 14

•             Meeting Day: Mondays

•             Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

•             In person: Room 225

•             Online option:  Yes

•             Book & material fee:  $26.95

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Monday Night Women’s Book Study

Contact: Erin Pohlmeier  pohlmeiers@gmail.com

This year we will be offering both an in-person option and a Zoom option.  Contact Erin for more details!

· What: The Gospel of Mark

· Starting September 14 (in person) or 16 (zoom)

· Time: 8:00-9:30 p.m.

· Book & materials needed: bring your own Bible, pen & notebook.

· In Person Meeting Day: Mondays at the Pohlmeier Home, outside when possible

· Zoom Meeting Day: Wednesdays

Email Erin at for more info

 

Tuesday Bible Study

Contact: Ria O’Neal at onealria@gmail.com

Rediscover the great sacraments of the Church in all their theological depth, spiritual effects, and pastoral promise. The Sacraments, presented by The Word on Fire Institute, will help us understand these signs and channels of grace and discover the secret behind their persistence down the ages: the presence and power of the Savior himself. We will be meeting via zoom only and not in person.

• What: The Sacraments from Word on Fire Institute

• Starting: September 8, 2020

• Meeting Day: Tuesdays

• Time: 10am-12pm.

• Online only via zoom

• Journal & material fee: $24.95  at the Word on Fire Institute, https://store.wordonfire.org/collections/the-sacraments?_ga=2.177774573.917214760.1591975182-2020213606.1591975182

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Women's Bible Study

Contact: Susan Barry

Saint Joseph’s Women’s Bible Study is a Catholic Bible/book study for women of all ages. This group provides women with the opportunity to grow in their faith with others who have similar values and beliefs. We typically start a new study each fall and each spring. We break when school is out of session.

• What Hebrews: The New and Everlasting Covenant  (from Ascension Press)

• Starting September 23

• Meeting Day: Wednesdays

• Time: 10a.m.- noon

• Location: Room 225 In person: 

• Online option:

• Journal & material fee: $26.95+S&H order yours through  

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Cindy's Thursday Bible Study Group

Contact: Cindy Stophlet

Everyone is welcome, men, women, old, and young! We usually start a new study each fall and spring, going on break when school is out of session, but this year we will do the Bible Timeline for the entire year. Our study will focus on 14 books of the Bible that give a framework and tell the story in chronological order from Creation to the time of the Church.  

• What:  The Bible Timeline: The Story of Salvation

• Starting: Sept 10,2020- May 6, 2021 with a break for Christmas.

• Meeting Day: Thursday mornings 

• Time: 10 a.m.- noon

• In person: Meeting in room 225

• Online option: please contact Cindy if you prefer to meet online

• Journal & material fee: $35.95 + S&H.(This will cover both Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters) Register and order book online through Ascension Press. https://study.ascensionpress.com/studies/48987/registrations/new . Contact Cindy with any questions.

 

Concetta’s Thursday Morning Bible Study

Contact: Concetta Baker 479-751-6567

We typically start a new study each fall and each spring. We break when school is out of session. Childcare may be available upon reservation.

• What: 1st Corinthians

• Starting: October 1, 2020

• Meeting Day: Thursdays

• Time: 10:00 a.m.- noon

• Location: Chapel Side Room

• Online option: please contact Concetta if you prefer to meet online

• Journal & material fee: $26.95 + S&H. Register and order book online through Ascension here.

 

To Christ through the Saints

Contact: Janet Fuller  jabjag@cox.net

All are welcome! We will be meeting only via zoom this semester. We will be studying St. Leonard of Port Maurice, St. Gemma Galgani, St. Joseph of Cupertino, St. John Eudes, Bl. Maria Taigi, Sts Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, and the writings of Pseudo Dyonisius to name a few. Each month, Janet will email the book to look over before discussion.

 

• Meeting Day: First Friday (monthly September- May)

• Time: 9:00-11:30 a.m.

• Online only

• Book & material fee: free

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Natural Family Planning

Teaching Couples:

Jason and Erin Pohlmeier (513) 315-4016

Rich and Beth Oloffson (513) 288-0601

Learn the Church’s only approved method of family planning. Go to www.ccli.org for more information.