BIBLE STUDIES
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60 MINUTES

Sundays (follows EFF calendar) • 9:40 am to 10:40 am • Family Life Center
Facilitator (and to register): Marvin Abney • [email protected]

Wednesdays (follows EFF calendar) • 4:40 pm to 5:40 pm • Family Life Center
Facilitator (and to register): Mary Ann Matteson • [email protected]

The Mass Readings Explained by Dr. Brant Pitre
Sundays, beginning September 11, 2022
Wednesdays, beginning September 14, 2022

Understand the Mass readings like never before with Dr. Brant Pitre’s in depth explanations followed by group discussion.

SUNDAYS

Bible Bites (physical & spiritual food)—Lectio: Eucharist
Sundays, beginning September 11, 2022 (follows Life Night Calendar)
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm • Family Life Center • 10 sessions
Facilitators: TBD

Share a meal as we learn about THE meal.

Acclaimed author and teacher Dr. Brant Pitre digs down to the biblical roots of the Eucharist, through its foreshadowing in the miraculous events of the Old Testament, the Gospels, and Apostolic teaching. “The Lamb of God,” “The Bread of Life,” “The Body and the Blood of Christ”… these are phrases we know from the Mass. But do we understand what they mean in the greater and deeper context of Scripture and Church teaching? We’ll discover firsthand how Christ’s Body and Blood are an integral and wondrous part of God’s plan for our salvation.

For Information or to register: [email protected] 

MONDAYS

The Bible Timeline—The Story of Salvation
Mondays, September 19, 2022 through April 3, 2023
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm • Family Life Center • 23 sessions
Facilitators (and to register): Bill & Karen Walsh • [email protected] • kwals[email protected]

In The Bible Timeline: The Story of Salvation, presenter Jeff Cavins will show you how fourteen of the Bible’s narrative books tell the biblical story from beginning to end. Using a unique color-coded chart, you will learn the major people, places, and events of the Bible and discover how they all come together to reveal the remarkable story of our faith. The Bible Timeline will teach you how to read and understand the Bible and introduce you to the wonderful narrative of the Bible in a way that will transform your life.

Prophets: Messengers of God’s Mercy

Morning (AM)
Mondays, January 9, 2023 through March 2, 2023
9:00 am to 11:00 am • Family Life Center • 10 sessions
Facilitators (and to register): Sam & Nancy Roberts • [email protected]

Evening (PM)
Mondays, May 1, 2023 through July 10, 2023
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm • Family Life Center • 10 sessions
Facilitators (and to register): Bill & Karen Walsh • [email protected] • [email protected]

If we consider that God is the Divine Bridegroom and the Church is the Bride, then the prophets can be seen as “spiritual marriage counselors.” They afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted, calling us to return to our covenant relationship with God. They urge us to repentance, warn us of the dangers of sin, and announce the blessings of faithfulness. Their prophetic words speak to us even today, as they draw us closer to our heavenly Bridegroom.

TUESDAYS

The Bible and the Virgin Mary: Journey through Scripture
Tuesdays, September 6, 2022 through December 6, 2022
9:30 am to 11:30 am • Family Life Center • 12 sessions
Facilitator (and to register): Cathy Ploszaj • [email protected]

The Bible and the Virgin Mary, part of the St. Paul Center’s Journey Through Scripture series, unveils the mystery of Our Lady that is woven into the fabric of Sacred Scripture. Twelve visually stunning lessons convey the beauty of the doctrine and devotions surrounding Mary, bringing them to life in a powerful, new way.

Based on Scott Hahn’s Hail, Holy Queen and presented by dynamic speaker Matthew Leonard, this study has something for everyone from the newly confirmed to the fully engaged cradle Catholic.

WEDNESDAYS

Bible Bites (physical & spiritual food)—Lectio: Eucharist
Wednesdays, beginning September 14, 2022 (follows EDGE Night Calendar)
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm • Family Life Center • 10 sessions
Facilitators: TBD

Share a meal as we learn about THE meal.

Acclaimed author and teacher Dr. Brant Pitre digs down to the biblical roots of the Eucharist, through its foreshadowing in the miraculous events of the Old Testament, the Gospels, and Apostolic teaching. “The Lamb of God,” “The Bread of Life,” “The Body and the Blood of Christ”… these are phrases we know from the Mass. But do we understand what they mean in the greater and deeper context of Scripture and Church teaching? We’ll discover firsthand how Christ’s Body and Blood are an integral and wondrous part of God’s plan for our salvation.

For Information or to register: [email protected] 

Estudio Biblico para Hombres
Los miércoles • 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm • Family Life Center

Facilitador: Luis Martinez • (830) 431-4989

THURSDAYS

Parousia: The Bible and the Mass
Thursdays, September 8, 2022 through November 17, 2022
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm • Family Life Center • 11 sessions
Facilitator (and to register): Cathy Ploszaj • [email protected]

Where do we find the Mass in the Bible? What is the relationship between the two? In ten beautifully produced lessons, Parousia: The Bible and the Mass answers these questions and more.

In the latest video Bible study from the St. Paul Center, discover why the liturgy is a major theme that runs through the entire Bible, from Genesis to the Book of Revelation. We will not only look to the Law, the Prophets, and life and teachings of Jesus, we’ll also lean on the Doctors of the Church to enhance our understanding of the Mass. We’ll see how the New Testament is concealed in the Old, the Old is revealed in the New, and why both point directly to the Mass, the sign of the New Covenant.

Join host Scott Hahn to uncover how and why all of God’s action, in creation and redemption, is ordered to the Mass.

Supplemental readings come from Sacred Scripture, The Catechism of the Catholic Church, and four of Scott Hahn’s books on which the study is based: The Lamb’s Supper, Consuming the Word, The Fourth Cup, and Letter and Spirit: From Written Text to Living Word in the Liturgy.

FRIDAYS

FRIDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY
Fridays • 11:00 am to 12:30 pm • Family Life Center

Lectio: Mark
September 9, 2022 through December 9, 2022
Facilitators (and to register): Ed & Paula Hoeppner • [email protected]

Using Lectio Divina, the rich tradition of  the Church for reading the Bible, Dr. Tim Gray of the Augustine Institute presents this video Gospel study series. Mark writes in such a way as to invite you to embark on the same adventure that he himself and Jesus' first disciples have engaged in: the adventure of encountering Jesus, growing in the knowledge of who He truly is and committing ones' whole life to Him. It is nearly impossible to read and study Mark as a neutral bystander! The Study Guide is available online at www.catholic.market/programs/lectio-mark. Find the individual $24.95 guide and order it. Don't let financial difficulties keep you from buying it. Email the Facilitators to request a scholarship for the study guide.

Lectio: Mary
January 13, 2022 through March 3, 2023
Facilitator (and to register): Karen Eulberg • [email protected]

Christ Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary for one reason. His creation had lost the very thing that was its purpose for existence: participation in the eternal life of God. Dr. Brant Pitre examines what the Old and New Testaments, the life of Christ, and the early Church fathers reveal about the life and indentity of Mary and why she was chosen.

No Greater Love: A Biblical Walk through Christ's Passion
March 10, 2023 through April 14, 2023
Facilitator (and to register): Chris Park • [email protected]

This study was planned with you in mind as a preparation for Lent. In taking upon himself our human nature, the eternal Word of God took upon himself even the curse of death in order that he might change the whole of creation, even death itself, into a source of immortality. Filmed on location in the Holy Land, No Greater Love is a biblical pilgrimage that reveals Christ’s amazing love for us. Experience a deeper understanding and appreciation of God’s immeasurable and unconditional love for you.
 

SATURDAYS

Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist
Saturday, January 14, 2023
9:30 am to 11:30 am • 1 session
Facilitators: Deacon Mike Matteson

In this exciting talk, Dr. Pitre shines the light of the Old Testament and ancient Judaism on the words and deeds of Jesus to reveal the amazingly Jewish roots of the Eucharist. Using his in-depth knowledge of Jewish messianic expectations, Dr. Pitre shows how the hope for a New Exodus and the coming of the Messiah proves that Jesus really did intend to give us the Eucharist, and it is nothing less than the gift of Himself, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity.

In this presentation, you will explore the Eucharist as the New Passover, the New Manna from Heaven, and the mysterious New ‘Bread of the Presence.’ If you are looking to deepen your faith in and understanding of the inexhaustible treasure that is the Eucharist, then this talk is for you

For Information or to register: [email protected] or call Mary Ann Matteson at (210) 241-5511