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.
I am so happy to introduce you to Sister Colleen Gibson, SSJ, the new Coordinator of Pastoral Care for our Collaborative. Sister Colleen, whose primary office will be at the St. Paul Rectory Offices, will work in partnership with Kelly Meraw, our Director of Pastoral Care, on adult faith formation ...
I am thrilled to let you know that we will be welcoming a new deacon to our St. John-St. Paul Collaborative community! Rick Vatcher will be ordained a Permanent Deacon on September 9, and will be joining our Collaborative pastoral staff in a part-time capacity after that. Below is a ...
All are invited to serve the Synod on Synodality by participating in Enlarge the Space of Your Tent: Rethinking Women's Participation, a Global Synod Gathering hosted at the Pastoral Center of the Archdiocese of Boston in Braintree, Massachusetts on Saturday, September 23 from 2:00 - 5:00pm. This gathering will ...
FutureChurch Celebration of Mary Magdalene: “Rethinking Women’s Participation - Stories of Synodality Then and Now” Thursday, July 20 from 7:00 - 8:30pm on Zoom From FutureChurch: For 2023, we have chosen to highlight synodality through our annual Mary Magdalene Celebration! Jesus himself practiced synodality and sought to teach it ...
What is the Instrumentum laboris (IL)? As the Latin word suggests, the IL is first and foremost a working tool for the participants in the work of the first session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. In this sense, the IL does not suggest answers, ...
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 ...
