Adult Faith Formation
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Adult Bible StudiesIf you are seeking to enrich your faith with knowledge of the Bible, Sacraments, and Doctrine we have many opportunities available throughout the year. Not only are you able to be fed by such a rich faith, you also will have the opportunity to share fellowship with others who have the same desire as you. To see our upcoming bible studies please view our calendar below:
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Hebrews: The New and Eternal Covenant
This eight-part bible study presented by Dr. Andrew Swafford and Jeff Cavins will help us see, appreciate, and take hold of the riches God has given us in the New Covenant. Highlighting the critical distinctions between the Old and New Covenants, Hebrews will help Catholics to get to know the generosity of the Father's heart in a deeper way than ever before.
This study will begin Tuesday, October 19th at 9AM in Seton Hall.
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I Heard God Laugh by Matthew Kelly
Have you ever planned your life? Then you have heard God laugh! This is a book to feed your soul. Our souls are hungry, irritable, confused, exhausted, anxious, with no focus. All the stores are filled with Christmas, and we have not even celebrated Holy Eve (Halloween)! Our Blessed Mother invites you to be with her in pregnancy. To walk slowly, to breathe, to be silent, anticipating her Son, Emmanuel; who is God with us. Want to ready your soul, or keep on doing all that busy stuff; and wonder where Christmas went. Come join us to learn to pray with Mary...
This study will begin Wednesday, October 20th at 9:30AM in the Deacon Tone Room.
Facilitator: Mary Ann Ronan. A parishioner, living in Sun City who suffered and survived through Covid as you did. MA in Religious Education (Aquinas College) and an MA in Pastoral Ministry with an emphasis in Counseling and Scripture.
She has worked in the Catholic Church for over 40 years doing Adult Faith Formation, Seminars, Retreats, Bible Studies, you name it!
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Rite of Christian Initiation of AdultsAre you or do you know someone curious about becoming Roman Catholic? Perhaps you are already Catholic but haven’t received the sacraments of Confirmation and Holy Communion and are ready to explore ways of getting ready to receive these sacraments. If you are 18 years old or older and want to find out more about the Roman Catholic Church please contact Dcn. Jeff Arner by calling the parish office. We will do what we can to help you grow in your faith and answer God’s call during these difficult times. Where there is a will, God provides away.
Beginning Sunday, August 15th at 9AM in the Guadalupe Room. -
Grieving with Great HOPE is a FIVE-WEEK grief support workshop using a video-on-demand format. It offers a prayerful, practical, and personal approach for anyone who is mourning the loss of a loved one. If you have lost a spouse, a child (including pregnancy loss), a grandchild, a parent, another family member, or a friend, you are encouraged to attend. Presenters will include, two priests, as well as John and Sandy O’Shaughnessy from Good Mourning Ministry, a Catholic bereavement organization.
Beginning Wednesday, October 20th at 2PM in the Guadalupe Room. -
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For more information, please contact:
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jarnersescc.orgFaith Formation Director
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Adult Faith Formation is the lifelong process of finding and falling in love with God in the midst of our human lives. Every one of us, by virtue of our Baptism, is on a life-long journey of faith. Consequently, Adult Faith Formation has as its purpose to support, nourish, and challenge adults as they explore their faith, experience its power, grow in relationship with God. Thus, we strive here at St. Elizabeth Seton, to offer, plan, and implement a wide variety of faith forming programs and opportunities for all adults.
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In their document Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us, the US Bishops renewed a commitment to fostering faith formation for adults. Since we all are continually being formed in our faith as we walk our journeys of life, a renewed commitment to adult faith formation necessitates a need for quality programming and a variety of opportunities for all adults.
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- Inviting and enabling ongoing conversion to Jesus in holiness of life:
- helping adults acquire an attitude of conversion to the Lord
- leading adults to repentance of sin, reconciliation through the sacraments and deepening faith in Jesus
- Promoting and supporting active membership in the Christian community:
- helping adults make a conscious and firm decision to live the faith through membership in the Christian community
- inviting and supporting baptized adults in their co-responsibility for the Church’s mission and life
- Calling and preparing adults to act as disciples in mission to the world
- inviting baptized adults to evangelization and justice in the world
- Inviting and enabling ongoing conversion to Jesus in holiness of life:
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