(This page was updated 9/29/21)

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

We have exciting new sessions and returning sessions planned for 2021-2022; both weekly and monthly as well as limited series and events with guest speakers.
Registration forms may be found in the gathering space (beneath the TV).  Place your completed forms in the basket provided and someone will be in touch with you soon.  You may also phone the parish office at 941-966-0807.   Thank you for joining us!
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2021-22 Special Events  (Watch for continued updates)
Fall Speaker Series with lunch provided. 12:00 -1:30pm, in Tillotson Hall 

• Oct. 6:  'Trust and Estate Litigation:  What You Should Know."  Speaker:  Bonnie Polk, J.D., Williams Parker Attorneys at Law; Member, Catholic Lawyers Guild
• Nov. 3:  "We Remember - World War II, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan."  Speakers:  OLMC parishioners Charles Palmeri, Warren Augenthaler and Dawn Sweet
• Dec. 1:  "Elder Abuse:  Signs & Prevention."  Speaker:  Sarah Gualco, Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida (AAASWFL)

 Advent:  “The Birth of Jesus as seen by the Evangelists:  Getting Ready for Christmas.” 
       Dec 9 & 16, 10:30am—Noon, in Tillotson Hall.  Facilitator:  Fr. Fred Tillotson, O.Carm.
 
Winter Speaker Series with area leaders, lunch provided.  Jan 19 & Feb 16, 12:00—1:30pm, in Tillotson Hall.

• Jan 19:  International Holocaust Remembrance Day with the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee (Speakers TBA)
• Feb 16:  "Estate Planning."  Speaker:  Michael Morse, Exec. Director, Catholic Community Foundation

Tentative:  Winter 2022 Day Pilgrimage for Adults (motor coach to Saint Leo Abbey and Benedictine Monks.  Incl. lecture, walking tour, visit to Grotto, noon Mass, lunch  (Date TBD, $$)
 
Lenten Lunch Series, Mar 16, 23 & 30, 12:15-1:30pm, in Tillotson Hall. 
Facilitator: Fr. Fred Tillotson, O.Carm.
 
Save the Date:  Women’s Lenten Retreat, March 10, 2022  w/ national Catholic speaker and author, Patricia Lorenz.  Tillotson Hall ($$)
 
Save the Date:  Men’s Lenten Retreat, March 15, 2022, w/ national Catholic speaker & author,        Tom McQueen.  Tillotson Hall ($$)
 
Weekly Programs
Sundays:   Family Faith Formation, in Rms 1 and 3, 4, 5 & 6                 
9:00am—10:00am, September 19th—end of May. 
For children in Grades K through 6th.  All gather with their parents for opening prayer and to read the Sunday Gospel.  Children then break away to classrooms while parents, older adults and youth remain to discuss the Gospel and various Catholic teachings.  Children return toward the end of the hour for whole group discussions on what we learned.  Occasionally, we have a guest speaker or celebrate as family an event in the life of the Church. 
 
Sundays:   “Thirty-Minute Theology”
9:20am—9:50am, September 19th —end of May, in Rms 4-6
Facilitator:  T. Flippo, M.A., M.A., Director of Faith Formation
This session is open only to parents of Family Faith Formation, RCIA participants and older youth.  Discussions are centered on material from Breaking Open the Word, Catholic Update, the U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults and the Bible.  Topics include prayer, the sacraments and our Catholic faith.
 
Mondays, Fall 2021:   “The Lives of Great Christians,” 10:30am—Noon, in Rms 4-6.
Part of The Great Courses DVD lecture series.  Facilitator:  T. Flippo, M.A., M.A.

• Part I, Sept 13, 20 & 27:  Paul and the First Missionaries, the Early Martyrs, The Desert Fathers & Mothers, Augustine  
• Part II, Oct 4, 18 & 25 (office closed Oct 11):  St Patrick, St. Benedict, Leo IX, Bernard of Clairvaux, Francis of Assisi 
• Part III, Nov 8, 15 & 22 (office closed Nov 1):  Catherine of Siena, John Hus, Thomas More, Martin Luther 
• Part IV, Nov 29, Dec 6 & 13:  Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Teresa of Calcutta, Martin Luther King, Gustavo Gutierrez

Mondays, Winter 2022:  “Great Figures of the New Testament,” 10:30am—Noon, in Rms 4-6.
Part of The Great Courses DVD lecture series.  Facilitator:  T. Flippo, M.A., M.A.

• Part I, Jan 10, 24, 31 (office closed Jan 17):  John the Baptist, Mary, Joseph, John and James, the Sons of Zebedee  
• Part II, Feb 7, 14, 28 (office closed Feb 21):  Lazarus-Martha-Mary, Doubting Thomas, Samaritan Woman, Mary Magdalene 
• Part III, Mar 7, 14, 21:  James, Stephen, Philip, Jesus, Paul

Mondays, Lent 2022:  “No Greater Love: A Biblical Walk Through Christ's Passion,” 10:30-Noon,  Mar 28, Apr 4 & 11, in Rms 4-6. 
An Ascension Press DVD series.  Facilitator:  T. Flippo, M.A., M.A.
Overview:  The Prayer of the Agony, the Trial before Pilate, Death of the Messiah, Seven Last Words, The Resurrection
 
Tuesdays:    “Breaking Open the Word”
10:30am—11:30am, starting September 14th, in Library
Facilitator:  T. Flippo, M.A., M.A.
Scripture reading, prayer and reflection on various life themes.
 
Thursdays:  “Grief Support Group”
10:30am—Noon, starting September 9th (location TBD)
(To register, contact Marianne Cano directly at mcano@olmc-osprey.org or phone (941) 966-0807 x 314.)
 
Thursdays:  “What Archeology has to say about the Old Testament,” 10:30am—Noon, starting October 7th, in Tillotson Hall.  Part of The Great Courses DVD lecture series.  Facilitator:  Fr. Fred Tillotson, O.Carm.

• Part I, Oct 7, 14 & 21:  Alexander the Great, Roman Empire
• Part II, Nov 4, 11 & 18:  King Herod, World of the Gospels
• Part III, Jan 13, 20 & 27:  John the Baptist, Jesus & Ministry
• Part IV, Feb 10, 17 & 24:  The Passover, Rise of Christianity

Monthly Programs
Book Club:  12:15pm—1:30pm, in Library (or Rms 3-5)
Facilitator:  T.Flippo, M.A., M.A.
Order your books then come join the conversation on these days:

• Sept 15:   A Beginner’s Guide to Dante’s Divine Comedy by Jason Baxter
• Oct 13:   My Sisters the Saints:  A Spiritual Memoir by Colleen Carroll Campbell
• Nov 10:   The Sunflower:  On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness by Simon Wiesenthal. 
• Dec 9:   Silence:  A Novel  by Shusaku Endo (based on true events of Jesuit missionaries to China). 
• Jan 12, 2022:    Boy Soldier:  Recollections of World War II by Charles Palmeri (OLMC parishioner)
• Feb 9:  Just Mercy:  A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
• Mar 9:  The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
• Apr 13:  The Second Mountain:  The Quest for a Moral Life by David Brooks
• May 11:  Night by Elie Wiesel

For information about these books or for suggestions on how to purchase, contact the parish office.

Photography as a Spiritual Practice
Meets monthly on Oct 12, Nov 9, Dec 7, Jan 11, Feb 8, Mar 8, Apr 12 and May 10 in Rooms 4-6 from 10:00-11:30am.  
Viewing God’s beautiful creation through the camera’s lens.  Features monthly assignments on select themes.  Below photo: “Morning Dew” © by Rob Wucki, parishioner and Photography Group facilitator.  For additional information about this group, contact Rob at (262) 646-0855 or email:   rwucki@comcast.net.  
Interested participants are also invited to visit this group's Facebook page.