Adult Formation
Welcome to Adult Formation! Register below for our Adult Formation events, or scroll down for more information about each of the events. We hope you will join us!
Reflecting on the Word
Lectio Divina followed by small group discussion
Thursday afternoons, 2:00-3:15pm
Join our Director of Formation, Jenn Fiduccia, for Lectio Divina followed by small group discussion on the upcoming Sunday readings! We will be using Zoom online conferencing and you will be sent a link to join after you register.
For more information, email jennifer.fiduccia@stfrancisraleigh.org
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Starts October 14th!
The Book of Revelation
Virtual Evening Bible Study
Using the Zoom platform, join longtime St. Francis bible study facilitator, Rich Zemonek, as you revisit a volatile period of history through apocalyptic, symbolic writing. Enter into the struggle between good and evil, hear the call to conversion and experience God’s ultimate triumph. Revelation’s apocalyptic imagery, symbolic colors and numbers are explored. The evils of the Roman Empire during a specific period of time persecution are behind much of the apocalyptic imagery. It contains letters to seven churches of Asia Minor (modern Turkey), which urge faithfulness to Christ. Powerful visions of God and the victorious lamb in heaven are unveiled as God and the lamb achieve the ultimate and absolute victory over evil, culminating in a new heaven and a new earth with a new Jerusalem as home to God’s holy people.
This study has 8 sessions, incorporating an introductory session and 7 lessons. The Study Set includes the Study Guide by Little Rock Scripture Study Staff and the New Collegeville Bible Commentary, The Book of Revelation, by Catherine A. Cory (Liturgical Press).
Sessions will take place on the free Zoom platform. Details on how to join will be sent after registering and prior to the start of the first session.
Dates: Wednesday evenings – 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2
Time: 7:00-8:30pm via Zoom
Facilitators: Rich Zemonek
Cost: $30 per person – includes journal, study guide, and course materials. You will be contacted about materials pickup before the study begins.
Registration is required. This study is limited to 15 participants.
Registration closes on 9/14/2020.
For more information, contact Jennifer.Fiduccia@stfrancisraleigh.org.
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New for the Fall!
The Book of Exodus
Virtual Bible Study
The exodus is the central event of the Old Testament, giving meaning to everything else we find in its pages. Part One of this study takes us through the first fifteen chapters of Exodus-from slavery to the call of Moses, from plagues to crossing the sea, from captivity to freedom in the Sinai. Part Two of this study covers the final 25 chapters of Exodus. Beginning with the insecurity of the desert wanderings, to encountering God on Sinai and then constructing the tent of dwelling, God’s people learn what it means to be part of a covenant with the one who liberates and also gives the Law to guide and direct them. Discover that God hears those who are beaten down and liberates those who are in need of his justice.
Sessions will take place on the free Zoom platform.
Dates: Wednesdays – 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18 (10 sessions)
Time: 10:00-11:30am via Zoom
Facilitators: Barbara Efird and Cindy Cardello
Cost: Participants will receive instructions on how to purchase their own materials that will be shipped to their homes. Cost for each of the two books is $16.95 + shipping.
Registration is required. This study is limited to 20 participants.
Registration closes on 9/1/2020.
For more information, contact Jennifer.Fiduccia@stfrancisraleigh.org.
