Adult Bible and Book Studies

During the season of Lent, the Church invites us to turn our hearts back to God and seek healing through His unfailing love - healing with God, ourselves and others. God desires to restore our relationship with Him, healing us spiritually and inviting us to trust in Him.  His love also heals our relationship with ourselves.  His love within us helps us grow in solitude and peace.  God also calls us to healing in our relationships with others, guiding us toward mercy and hope.  

• Wednesdays: 9:30-10:45am with Fr. Braun - February 25th, March 4th and March 11th
• Thursdays: 6:30-7:45pm with Fr. Schroeder - February 19th, February 26th and March 5th. 

All are welcome to join us for a Bible Study as we explore the topic of death - how do we understand and prepare for this reality. Eternal Rest is a six (6) session bible study that presents the Church’s teaching about death and God’s response to it with wisdom and truth, gentleness and compassion.  

While mankind has many difficulties and struggles in this world, the chief among them is death. We try to hide death, to hide from it, ignore it, avoid it, defy it, delay it, and even conquer it. All to no avail. Death remains with us, and it numbers our days. How do we understand and prepare for this reality we cannot escape?

Eternal Rest presents the Church’s teaching about death and God’s response to it with wisdom and truth, gentleness and compassion, so that participants may think about and prepare for death in the light of Jesus Christ, the Author of life.

The Eternal Rest program is composed of the following sessions:

Join us for Visio Divina course as we study illuminations in the Saint John’s Bible that relate to each of the seven sacraments. This course is comprised of seven (7) classes that will increase your ability to recognize symbols and elements in paintings and other art forms, leading to deeper understanding of the scriptures portrayed. At each class we will meditate several illuminations from the St. John's Bible and study the sacramental images they contain. The second part of each class contains hands-on learning calligraphy. Each class will build on the next in skill and experience. Click the link below to inquire or register for the course. Classes will be held on Saturdays from 9:30am - 11:00am - starting November 15th in the IW School Library and continue on the following dates:11/15, 12/13, 1/17, 2/21, 3/28, 4/11 and 5/16. 

Questions, contact Carol Savage at [email protected].

Faith in Fiction is our parish book club, making God’s love visible through the study of literature. While scripture reveals the nature of God, we turn to great works to understand the human condition. The group explores Catholic themes in short stories and novels, fostering spiritual growth through engaging monthly discussions. Meetings will be on the first Tuesday of each month in the Multipurpose Room from 7:00-8:30 pm, September through May.  Come the the meeting date below ready to discuss the book listed. To subscribe to the group calendar click HERE or for questions contact: Bill Sullivan [email protected]. 

This year we will study 9 works including:

Sept 2 – The Great Divorce, CS Lewis
Oct 7 – Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
Nov 4 – Men at Arms, Evelyn Waugh
Dec 2 – The Grand Inquisitor, Dostoevsky
Jan 6 – Canticle of Liebowitz, Walter Miller
Feb 3 – The Plague Journal, Michael O’Brien
March 3 – The Jeweler’s Shop, Karol Wojtyla
April 7 – Joan of Arc, Mark Twain
May 5 – A Man for All Seasons, Robert Bolt