Adult faith enrichment is a multi-faceted, learning and living experience for Catholics that meshes education, spiritual growth, and the active practice of faith.
Nurturing our growth in faith is at the core of this ministry. Bible studies, book studies, spiritual enrichment groups, lectures, monthly gatherings for women and men, and Advent and Lenten programs offer the opportunity to share and reflect upon our faith.
Parishes welcome new members into the Catholic Church through a process of education, faith sharing, and rituals known as the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA). This process includes several stages marked by prayer, study, and discussion, and is facilitated through our Adult Faith Enrichment Ministry – learn more here.
Please check below for information on current, upcoming, and past Adult Faith Enrichment offerings and resources.
The SJSP Book Club will meet Thursday, June 22 at 7:00pm in the St. Paul Rectory Office. We will continue with Chapters 5-6 of How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization, by Thomas E. Woods. (Available online and at local booksellers.) In this short book, Professor Woods provides a ...
Our St. John-St. Paul Collaborative, along with a number of other local parishes, religious, and community organizations, is a sponsor of this year’s Race Amity Day in Weston. All are warmly invited to join in this special and hope-filled evening! We continue to be inspired by the spirit of Race ...
A new permanent book club is being formed for our Collaborative, to read and discuss a variety of books pertaining to our Catholic faith. Meetings are in person on the 2nd and 4th Thursday evenings of each month at St. Paul. Our first meeting is on Thursday, June 8 from ...
Last month, the Vatican announced that for the first time, lay people - including women - will serve as full members of the Synod of Bishops with voting rights, as part of a broader series of changes to the rules governing these papally convened summits. Under the previous norms, a ...
Each year in the Spring, all staff and volunteers age 18 and older (including Eucharistic ministers and lectors, choir members and musicians, members of councils and commissions, ushers and counters, other Mass volunteers, etc.) must complete an annual Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) background screening (except for Religious Education volunteers ...
As the 2022-2023 Evening for Women season celebrating the "Angels Among Us" comes to a close, all women of the Collaborative are warmly invited to join us as Fr. Jim Laughlin celebrates Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church on Tuesday, May 9 at 6:30pm. Mass will be followed by ...
This is a 4-week program to reflect intently on Psalm 23. Psalm 23 takes us on a journey through the valleys of despair to the peaks of comfort, peace, and hope. Life is full of challenges and how we navigate those challenges shape our journey. Whether it be life changes ...
Christ came to call everyone, but He had a special devotion to those on the margins. If He were walking the earth today, He would likely have a ministry joyfully dedicated to our LGBT brothers and sisters. Here at the St. John-St. Paul Collaborative, we can be His hands and ...
The Women's Night Planning Committee is excited to announce that Dr. Jaime Waters will be our speaker on Tuesday, April 11! Dr. Waters is an Associate Professor of the Old Testament at Boston College School of Theology and Ministry with a particular interest in women in Scripture. In this Easter ...
When Jesus had received the wine, he said, “It is finished.” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. John 19:30 Of all the seven last words, the words, "It is finished" sound more like words of self-reflection than any others. They are not like the interactive words ...
