Faith Formation for Adults
Adult Bible Study
This Adult Bible Study led by Linda Lou Miller-Bever is a small, informal group that meets weekly on Sundays at 9:15 - 10:15 AM in the rectory library beginning October 9th. Bring a Bible if you have one. For more information please contact Dotti Krist-Sterbick at 253.272.5136 ext. 110. There will also be sign ups during Stewardship Fair.
Advent and Lenten Fairs
The first Sundays of Advent and Lent we gather as a community to mark the beginning of these important seasons in the church. This is a wonderful opportunity for fellowship. As the season approaches, more information will be in the bulletin.
Coffee House
At 9:15 AM Sundays join fellow parishioners for coffee, discussion, or just some plain old downtime. Check out our mobile library. The Coffee House highlights fair trade coffee. Join us in the Great Room!
Contemplative Prayer
These Christian meditation groups meet weekly on Thursday and Saturday mornings. The groups support each person’s daily commitment to the inner pilgrimage. The method they follow in the group is that of Fr. John Main, O.S.B., a Benedictine monk. Each group makes use of a collection of talks recorded by Fr. Main. They are linked in a common spirit to a worldwide community for Christian meditation. In this renewal of the Christian tradition of prayer there is a great potential for Christians of all denominations to meet in common faith. Indeed, people of all religions can meet in their common humanity by meditating together. For more information please contact Dotti Krist-Sterbick at 253.272.5136 ext. 110.
Faith Sharing Groups
Small Christian communities are facilitated by and include parishioners who wish to gather to break open the word and share faith together. The groups begin at Lent, but some continue year-round and are open to new members. For more information please contact Dotti Krist-Sterbick at 253.272.5136 ext. 110.
Training is provided for those wishing to facilitate a group. For more information please contact Dotti Krist-Sterbick at 253.272.5136 ext. 110.
St. Leo Reads
We will focus on two or three books each year to read on our own. There will also be an opportunity to gather with other parishioners for discussion. Information will be in the bulletin.
Lightworks
Lightworks is a means for group spiritual direction based on the exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola. It is meant for those interested in Ignatian Spirituality but not able for whatever reasons to make the Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life. For more information please contact Fr. Jim Harbaugh, S.J. at 253.272.5136 ext. 114.
Marriage Preparation
Marriage Preparation is for couples who would like to enter into the Sacrament of Matrimony. Preparation includes couple counseling, Engaged Encounter Weekend, and liturgy planning. For more information please contact Fr. Jim Harbaugh, S.J. at 253.272.5136 ext. 114.
Men’s Spirituality
Anam Cara-Men’s Spirituality Group meets on the first Wednesday of the month in the rectory dining room at 7:00 PM for prayer and faith sharing. For more information please contact Dotti Krist-Sterbick at 253.272.5136 ext. 110.
The Spiritual Exercise in Everyday Life
The Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life (SEEL) is a nine-month retreat based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. With the assistance of spiritual directors from Roman Catholic and other Christian traditions, this retreat offers a gift of spiritual accompaniment, within a context of consistent personal prayer, within a prayerful community dimension. The retreat community meets in two separate locations, one in Tacoma at St. Leo and the other in Seattle at St. Joseph Church. This retreat is best suited for those who have established a discipline of regular personal prayer, have experience of sharing their spiritual journey with one another, and who are called and committed to deepening personal faith and nurturing the seeds of a spirituality that transforms human society. For more information please contact the Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life office at 206.721.3518.
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