Just Faith
Just Faith is a 28-week comprehensive journey
through justice. The course aims to reacquaint adult Catholics
with their faith through interactive programs on a weekly basis. Topics
range from global issues to scriptural bases for structural change in society.
No other curriculum will offer such a significant opportunity to apply Catholic
principles to real-life situations and to interact with fellow parishioners, friends and family.
Just Faith meets from 6:30-8:30pm each Wednesday (meeting dates and times are subject to change). Cost is approximately $150/person for books.
Just Faith generally starts in September.
To enroll, email Aline Haynes at haynesa@comcast.net.
Bible Study
The word “Psalm” means “song.” The biblical book
of Psalms contains the words of 150 songs. Some are
songs of Praise; others are songs of Exaltation,
Thanksgiving and Lamentation. There are also
“Wisdom Songs” and songs about Kings.
In those Books of the bible that are called “the Law
and the Prophets,” God reaches out to humans. In
the Book of Psalms, humans reach out to God; that
is, they pray. Centuries ago, God’s chosen people
sang these prayers before the Lord. The prayers they
sang were written in the Book of Psalms and now
many of our songs at mass are based on them. The
Book of Psalms has rightly been called “a school of
prayer”.
In spring 2008, St. Paul’s Bible Study Groups will
read and discuss 28 of the 150 songs in the Book
of Psalms. The course is called “Psalms I,”
and consists of only 6 meetings.
A daytime group meets at 10 am, and
an evening group meets at 7:30 pm. The meeting generally lasts one and a half
hours. Both groups cover the same lesson
on the same day (so you can even alternate groups,
going to one or the other in the same week).
The first meetings will take place on Wednesday,
February 27th, and barring cancellations due to weather, the
sixth and final meeting of the semester to be on
April 2nd. Course materials include a Commentary
Booklet, a Study guide and Lecture Transcripts.
The cost of materials is $11.00. It will also be
helpful if you have a bible of your own because
many of the Discussion Questions refer to other
sections of the Bible which are not included in
the Commentary or Study Guide.
To join a group or to learn more about the Bible Study program,
email stpaulschurch@pcyber.net.
