Small groups are returning starting the 2nd week of March. Below is the list of the groups and the sign-ups if you wish to join a group again.
The Economy of Faith
Facilitated by: Rick Paradis
Tuesdays evenings, 7:30 -8:30 p.m.
Two significant aspects of Lent are fasting and almsgiving. Both are intended to help us become more mindful of our own blessings while turning our attention toward those who have less than us. This faith-sharing group is an opportunity, through videos and small group discussion, for participants to explore our own feelings and attitudes toward issues of poverty and how God is calling us to share what we can with our neighbour, both locally and globally.
The Journey of Lent: Moving from darkness to light
Facilitated by: Marg Van Herk-Paradis
Sunday evenings, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Before there is light, there is darkness. Before there is birth, there is pain. Before every meaningful moment, there is a time of preparation, a time of longing. Lent is the forty days that we set aside to enter into the wilderness of our souls and find that place of quiet, openness and emptiness. This series reflects on poems for Lent and Holy Week. Through reflection and small group discussion, this small group will give you a place to begin the journey of your hearts, a journey that will lead you out of Lent and to Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and into the hope of Easter.
Returning Home with the Prodigal Son
Facilitated by: Laurie and John Devlin
Monday evenings, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Sr Sue Mosteller, Literary Excutrix, Henri Nouwen Estate and Joe Egan, L’Arche Toronto have recorded talks (video) they gave at a spiritual retreat that is “inspired by Henri Nouwen’s meditations on the depth of God’s compassion to welcome us home.” We hope these talks will give us an opportunity to connect and share our thoughts on these meditations and how they impact our relationship with God and each other.
Missionary Discipleship
Facilitated by: Dawn Boersen
Thursday evenings, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Let's learn together more about what it means to be a disciple in this day and age through prayer, purposeful hospitality, the art of accompaniment and more. We will spend some time praying the Examen together each week.
The Sacraments
Facilitated by: Fr. David Butler
Thursday afternoons, 1:00 - 2 p.m.
The great sacraments of the Church-Baptism, Confirmation, the Eucharist, Reconciliation, the Anointing of the Sick, Matrimony, and Holy Orders - have endured for thousands of years and structured countless lives. Everything in the Church's life comes from and returns to them. Bishop Barron looks at the great sacraments of the Church in all their theological depth, spiritual effects, and pastoral promise.