First Wednesday of the month, Oct. 2018 – May 2019, 9:30 – 11am
Join us at St. John Fisher for our monthly gathering of friendship and faith-sharing.
SJF Women’s Spirituality Series
Influential Women in the Church: Exploring Our Inner Beauty with Our Sisters in Faith
Schedule:
October 3, 2018
Catholic Women Making A Difference Today
Looking at the many gifted women serving the Church today, Celebrating our own giftedness.
November 7, 2018
Hildegard of Bingen
Musician, composer, scientist, doctor, artist, writer, mystic, visionary, and environmentalist. Spend some time reflecting about your experience of the fine arts and how they have spoken to you about the wonder and beauty of God.
December 5, 2018
Julian of Norwich
“All will be well…”. What might Julian say to us to help heal the many wounds that confront us today? How was she able to live the paschal mystery, to transcend war, violence, and the devastation of the Black Plague? How might we keep hope alive without denying the reality of evil?
January 9, 2019
Catherine of Siena
Passionate lover of God, guide of the Church, correspondent of popes, nobles, monks and merchants, nurse of the sick, companion of the condemned, Doctor of the Church. What, if any, feelings arise within you when you recall Jesus’ description of himself as “The Way, the Truth, and the Life?” Catherine once said, “God does not ask a perfect work, but a supreme desire.”
February 6, 2019
Teresa of Avila
Passionate lover of God, guide of the Church, correspondent of popes, nobles, monks and merchants, nurse of the sick, companion of the condemned, Doctor of the Church. “Let nothing disturb you; nothing affrights you… Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.” What do we DO with the beauty within?
March 27, 2019
Women’s Day Retreat
9:30am – 2pm. Theme to be announced…
May 1, 2019
Eco-Spirituality
Earth is our teacher, as God’s revelation…Beauty within helps us recognize Beauty in our world. What does the earth teach us about loving ourselves? About our place in the universe? About God’s dream for the world?
To contact ministry head: email Julie Czarnecki, call 248-373-5333.