Adults
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USCCB National Eucharistic Revival
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adult faith schedule
fall 2022 - SUMMER 2023(This page was updated 10/18/22. Check back often for continued "tweaks.")
Wednesdays
REGISTRATION IS OPEN! You may register via one of 3 ways:
1) complete registration form found in parish gathering space
2) Email your selections to: dpierson@olmc-osprey.org
3) Phone the parish at (941) 966-0807
Weekly Sessions
Sundays
Sunday Morning between The Masses
9:30—10:00am, Rms 4-6. Begins September 18th
Facilitator:
Coffee and conversation while viewing excerpts from the TV series, “The Chosen.” Season 1.
Mondays Formation through digital lectures
Fall 2022: “St. Augustine’s Confessions”
Weekly, 10:30am—Noon. Begins October 17th, Rms 4-6.
Part of The Great Courses lectures. A 10-session series with Prof. William Cook on Saint Augustine of Hippo, bishop and doctor of the Church.
Winter 2023: “Dante’s Divine Comedy”
Weekly starting January 9, 2023, from 10:30am—Noon, Rm 4.
Facilitator:
Part of The Great Courses lectures with Prof. William Cook. Set at Eastertide in 1300 AD, a superb series as we journey toward, and enter into, Lent and Easter.
Tuesdays Formation through small groups
Breaking Open the Word
Meets weekly. 9:00-10:00am
Facilitator: Darwin Reeck
Read and reflect on the Gospel for the upcoming weekend. All are welcome.
Faith-based Midweek Movies Formation through film and other art forms
11:30am – 1:30ish pm, Tillotson Hall. Bring a sack lunch. Coffee, tea and dessert provided.
Fall Series: Popes of the Modern Era- Oct 19: "The Good Pope: John XXIII”
- Oct 26: "Paul VI: The Pope in the Tempest”
- Nov 30: "Karol: The Man Who Became Pope”
- Dec 14: “Amahl and the Night Visitors” (1963)
- Dec 21: “The Young Messiah” (2016)
- Jan 25: “The Drop Box" (2015, documentary)
- Feb 8: “The Innocents” (2016; a French convent)
- Feb 25: “Of Gods and Men” (2011; Trappist monks)
- April 5: “Son of God" (2014)
Thursdays Formation through in-person lectures
"On Prayer, Part I," Fall Talks with Fr. Anthony
10:30am – Noon. Begins October 6th, in Rooms 4-6 and Chapel
Learn about the numerous types of prayer in the Church such as intercessory, contemplative, meditative, Lectio divina, and the Daily Examen; to name a few. After learning about them, we will then spend time praying and experiencing each type.
"On Prayer, Part II," Winter Talks with Fr. Anthony
10:30am – Noon. Begins mid-January 2023. (Watch for continued updates)
Fridays Formation through prayer and spirituality
First Friday Adoration after 8:30am Mass until 9:30am Benediction.
First Friday Praise & Prayer Group. facilitator: Fran Marshall.
Monthly Sessions Formation via community sharing of gifts & talents
Wednesday Adult Faith Lunch Speaker Series
Lunch at Noon. Talk 12:30—1:30pm, Tillotson Hall.
Watch the parish bulletin for registration information then make plans to join us.- Nov 3: “Honoring Our Veterans with St. Michael the Archangel.” With parishioners Lou Schwartz, Andrew Magliolo and Mike La Vecchia
- Jan 25, 2023: “International Holocaust Remembrance Day” with Jewish Federation of Sarasota and Holocaust Survivor Felicia Liban, a hidden child in Poland
- Feb 15: “Agape Love and The Sacred Arts” (TBA. Watch for information after the first of the year.)
- Mar 8: "The Blessings of Pets: Canines for Heroes.” A nonprofit that provides trained service dogs to Veterans with PTSD or traumatic brain injury
- May 4: Part II: Laudato si and Marie Selby Botanical Gardens with parishioner and COO, Wendy Deming
Photography as a Spiritual Practice Formation through art
Tuesdays, 10:00am – Noon in Rooms 4-6 on:
Oct 11, Nov 8, Dec 6, 2022 and Jan 10, Feb 7, Mar 14 and Apr 4, 2023.
Facilitator: Parishioner & Photographer, Rob Wucki
Monthly assignments on select themes. Works may be found on our Facebook page: “OLMC Photography Club.” For information or to join, email: RWucki@comcast.net.
OLMC Book Club
Formation through literature
Wednesdays from 12:00—1:30pm, in Carmel Café (kitchen behind church sanctuary). Bring sack lunch. Drink and dessert provided by Adult Faith
Facilitator: Pat Harris
Reading list for 2022-2023:- Oct 5: “The Heart of Perfection: How the Saints Taught Me to Trade My Dream of Perfect for God’s” by Colleen Carrol Campbell.
- Nov 2 (Native American Heritage Month): “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI” by David Grann.
- Dec 7 (Advent): “The Way of Serenity: Finding Peace and Happiness in the Serenity Prayer” by Fr. Jonathan Morris.
- Jan 11 (Respect Life): “Survivor: An Abortion Survivor's Surprising Story of Choosing Forgiveness and Finding Redemption” by Claire Culwell.
- Feb 1 (Black History Month): “Read Until You Understand: The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature” by Farah Jasmine Griffin.
- Mar 1 (Lent): “Night's Bright Darkness: A Modern Conversion Story” by Sally Read.
- Mar 29 (Lent): “Something Other Than God: How I Passionately Sought Happiness and Accidentally Found It” by Jennifer Fulwiler (Afterward by Cardinal Dolan).
- May 3 (Mary): “Mary and Me: Catholic Women Reflect on the Mother of God” by Ginny Kubitz Moyer.
Special Events
Winter 2023 Day Pilgrimage
Thursday, January 26th to Ave Maria University.
Tour and presentation, Adoration and Mass, visit Grotto, enjoy lunch. ($$. Watch for details after first of year)
2023 Lenten Soup Lunch Series
Wednesdays on Mar 8, 15 & 22 from 12:00 – 1:00pm in Tillotson Hall.
Lenten talks on a variety of topics with Fr. Anthony Armstrong
Women’s Lenten Retreat, March 2nd, 2023
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Retreat Center with Fr. Anthony Armstrong ($$. Watch for details.)
Men’s Lenten Retreat, March 14, 2023
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Retreat Center with Fr. Anthony Armstrong ($$. Watch for details.)
Special Events for Families
All families with children and youth are invited to join us on the below dates for fun Family events. Watch the bulletin for details then come join us!
Saint Nicholas Festival
Sunday, December 4th after 10:30am Mass (11:30am - 1:00pm), Tillotson Hall.
Mardi Gras (Pre- Fat Tuesday)
Sunday, February 19th after 10:30am Mass (11:30am - 1:00pm), parish classrooms and patio.
Easter Celebration
Sunday, April 9th after 10:30am Mass, parish patio & lawn
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On the drawing board (check back for these potential new opportunities):
· Additional opportunities for Adoration in preparation for “National Eucharistic Revival”
· Possible Advent /Lent Taize with Adoration -
OLMC Photography group
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