Adult faith formation is built on the premise that we all have a need for greater appreciation of both the basics of our faith as Christians and the particulars of our rich Catholic traditions. We have been blessed in the 21 st century with resources unimaginable even fifty years ago to help in our search for understanding and wisdom, for a greater “comfort level” with the complexities of scripture and theology and for improving our ability to explain our faith to ourselves, our children and those with doubts. Guided by the Holy Spirit, our ultimate teacher and intellectual guide, we need to stretch our minds as we grow, learn more and more, and thus move closer and closer to God.
Faith Formation Calendar
September 20, 5:00pm: “Women in Interreligious Dialogue”
Rosemary Radford Ruether, Carpenter Emerita Professor of Feminist Theology, Pacific School of Religion and the Graduate Theological Union, Co-sponsored by the Boston College Department of Theology, the School of Theology and Ministry, and The Church in the 21st Century Center
October 2, 6:30pm: Program for Women
Nourishing faith’s journey through an evening of reflection and sharing and a wonderful potluck in the Church Social Hall, 6:30 p.m. start – all welcome. Moderator: Sr. Evelyn Ronan, SND
October 6, 7:30 to 9:00am: Men’s Group
Moderator Deacon Tom Smith; St. John’s Social Hall (Group meets the first Saturday of each month.)
October 11: Book Discussion Group
Voting and Holiness: Catholic Perspectives on Political Participation, edited by Nicholas Cafardi; St. John’s Parish Center.
St. John’s Adult Faith Formation Commission (Email: AFFC@stjohnwellesley.org)
