Passion Lesson 1 Worksheet

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Passion Lesson 1 Worksheet

Passion Lesson Available

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If you need a hard copy of the Passion Lessons, there are 10 copies available in the Parrish office. Please feel free to pick up a copy. If you would rather download the lesson, please see the relevant post below.

Fr. Mathew's Wisdom

Fr. Mathew

From this week's Chancellor. These words of Fr. Mathew's really touched me.

Fasting is one of the ancient practices linked to Lent. Even in the basic level it helps us to know how it feels to be hungry. We spend
most of our time enjoying our material needs. As we give up food
for few hours it helps to remind us to think about our spiritual life,
which is more important than our material life. Often Lent’s meaning
has been reduced to the level of giving up something for the sake of doing it. Fasting should be linked to our concern for those who are
forced to fast by their poverty, those who suffer from the injustices of
economic and political structures, and those who are ‘in need’ for any
reason. God speaks to us through prophet Isaiah: “This, rather, is the
fasting that I wish: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; setting free the oppressed, breaking every yoke;
sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the
homeless; clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning your back on your own.” (Is. 58: 6-7). Almsgiving is a sign of our care for
those in need and also an expression of our gratitude for
everything God has given to us. Whatever we have, we received as
a gift from God. It is our responsibility to share those material riches with those who cannot afford to have the basic needs of human life.

Father Mathew will be joining our class on March 8th.

CSS During Lent

During this season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, STAB CSS has decided to participate indeed. In lieu of treats and coffee for ourselves during the Lenten portion of our study sessions, we will dedicate ourselves to bringing in food for the poor to class - especially boxed (not so much canned) goods.

Please consider bringing dry goods to the Lenten meetings. Deborah has volunteered to track our donation overall and report back to the group what we accomplish!

Lesson 16 Worksheet

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Lesson 16 Worksheet

Passion Lessons Available

St. Thomas a'Becket Scripture Study is going to take a 5-week retreat and study the Passion Story Narratives.

Starting March 1, we will start our study and journey with Jesus from the Mt. of Olives right to Calvary. STAB CSS has the 5-week study notes, questions, answers, etc. and a copy will be made available for every student. What is different about this study is instead of watching a DVD of Fr. Winslow, we will watch a portion of the movie, The Passion of the Christ. Each DVD segment will correspond to the pertinent lesson.

Click below for each of the five lessons on The Passion of the Christ.

Lesson 1, Lesson 2, Lesson 3, Lesson 4, Lesson 5

Note From Fr. Mathew

Fr. Mathew

Father Mathew joined our class on February 8th and emailed the following...

"I was actually excited to see how wonderfully people engage in the discussions. I wish people could come and see what you are doing. This should be the way the church functions- people seriously engaging in studying Bible."

Fr. Mathew

Lessons 16 & 17 Suggested Responses

Bride Gets Herself Ready

I won't be at class for the next two weeks, so here are the suggested responses for Lesson 16 & 17.

Lesson 16 & 17 Suggested Responses

Ann Arbor Dominican Sisters Celebrate 10 Years

Just the Novices!
From their website...

Today, February 9th, we celebrate our ten year anniversary. We wish to take this opportunity to thank you for your support. Join us today in giving thanks to God for His goodness and fidelity.


In 10 years they have grown from 4 to 70 and their average age is 20 something. Pretty cool.

Lesson 16 - Fallen is Babylon the Great!

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Lesson 16

Lesson 15 Suggested Responses

Click below for Lesson 15's Suggested Responses.

Lesson 15 Suggested Responses

Remember, The first person who explains to the class on Thursday the Jewish Tradition on how Lucifer became the devil will win a handmade all-twine knotted rosary complete with instructions on how to say the rosary. The answer can be found on this blog (check the Archives section).

Lesson 14 Worksheet

I kinda ran out of time, so I don't have all the references included, but it should help some.

Lesson 14 Workshet