Faith, fully alive, draws us into deeper friendship with Jesus Christ and with one another.  Our joy in coming to better know and love God brings with it a constant desire to grow in understanding, in wisdom, and in grace.

We encourage all parishioners to participate in at least one Formation experience over the course of a year.  The opportunities to ask significant questions, enrich our relationships with one another and broaden our commitment
to come to know and love Jesus all begin here!
 

"The INSIDE STORY: MADE FOR MISSION" - A regular GATHERING between the SUNDAY MORNING masses

The Psalms remind us each that we are beautifully and wonderfully made.  Jesus deepens our sense of self by demonstrating that the wonderful gift of our lives has a beautiful purpose: we are made and equipped for mission, we are made to take in and pour forth the redemptive love of Christ!

This Winter/Spring some of our amazing friends and parishioners will talk about how embracing and sharing in Jesus’ mission to love God and neighbor and to serve one another has transformed their hearts and the hearts of those God places before them.

On the Sundays noted below, we will gather in the church at 9:15 AM.  Our presenters will speak for twenty to thirty minutes, then respond to any questions.  Afterward, we’ll move into the Gathering Space to share the impact of the testimony and, perhaps, our understanding of ourselves as missionary disciples.  We will finish by 10:15 am.  All are welcome!

SUNDAY, MARCH 26^th:  Roberto Partarrieu, Executive Director of Catholic Charities for the Diocese of LaCrosse
SUNDAY, APRIL 16^th:    Our Focus Missionaries -  Jackie Parkes, Isaac Nieto, and Tessa Soukup 

Parish Book Club Forming!

   It’s a wonderful day when the Director of Adult Faith Formation receives a call from a parishioner who wants to Respond to the Spirit by creating a new, on-going adult formation offering; in this instance, a Book Club!

 The new Parish Book Club, co-ordinated by Laurie Pascutti, will share an inaugural Lenten offering, Seven Last Words: An Invitation to a Deeper Friendship with Jesus, by Fr. James Martin.  Beginning Thursday, February 23rd, the group will gather at 9:15 AM, in the Conference Room of the Ministry Center, and meet weekly for seven weeks.  At the end of this time, the group will decide on their next book together and consider a schedule appropriate to their needs.   

   This first book, Seven Last Words, contains a series of meditations on the seven sayings of Jesus from the cross, which reveal not only Jesus’s love and forgiveness, but also why we can confidently turn to him with our worries, fears, and doubts.  Through his seven last words we are invited to come to know Jesus as a friend and accompany him in his human suffering as he accompanies us in ours.  This Lent, ALL ARE WELCOME to come into a deeper friendship with Jesus!

   For more information or to join the Parish Book Club, please email Laurie Pascutti:  [email protected] or simply register your interest here:  Parish Book Club

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EASTER SEASON OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING AND GROWTH
[THIS AREA UNDER CONSTRUCTION!  PLEASE CHECK BACK SHORTLY!!]
 

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A DIFFERENT KIND OF BIBLE STUDY (On-going)

Tim and Kathy Budelier invite you to join them in a ‘non-scholarly’ Bible Study. We’ll gather ONCE A MONTH for some fellowship and to share God’s Word - casually…  Reading God’s Word together, and sharing how the Spirit is speaking to us in that moment can be a powerful experience!  No preparation is necessary, and we can decide together which books of the Bible we’d like to explore.  All we ask is that you bring a Bible to read from - any translation you have is fine.

This small group is held on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the home of the Budelier's. 

Space is limited, so email Julie Meadows ([email protected]), or call her (715-344-9117) to reserve your spot today.