St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church

Adult Formation Schedule 2023-2024

St. Martin of Tours parish Adult Formation is offering both single evening events and multiple week events to accommodate a wide range of participant schedules.

• Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023: The Beauty of Hope with Fr. John Ricardo

Parish Hall 6:15-8pm

Description: “Do you know where our hope comes from? Do you feel burdened and need a reminder of where our hope comes from? Join us as Fr. John Ricardo, of ACTS XXIX, answers these questions, as presented at the 2022 Good News Conference.”

• Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 - Nov. 9, 2023: The Chosen: Season Two

Parish Hall Arrive at 6 pm. Prayer & Movie begin at 6:15pm (8 weeks total)

Note: participants are welcome to attend any evening as their schedules allow. Each episode will be replayed the following week at 5:30 pm for anyone wishing to catch up.

Description: “Watch Season 2 as Peter, Mary Magdalene, Matthew, and others come to life. Ever wonder how the early disciples got along? Come find out! Watch as Jesus chooses more followers & how His earthly ministry begins to unfold. ”

• Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023: Bishop Barron’s “Mary, Mother of God”

(In preparation for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception)

Parish Hall 6:15-8pm

Description: “Journey around the world without leaving the comfort of our Parish as we prepare for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception by learning more about our spiritual mother, Mary.”

• Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 - Thursday, February 29, 2024: Presentations on The Eucharist & The Book of Genesis (5 weeks total)

Parish Hall 6:15-8pm

Descriptions: See Below. Titles & Descriptions provided by Dr. Mike Brummond & Dr. Gary Klump.

• Thursday, March 21, 2023: Shroud of Turin Documentary

Parish Hall 6:15-8pm

Description: “In preparation for Lent, join in watching a documentary produced by a WI-nonprofit that seeks to answer Jesus’s question ‘Who do You Say I Am?’ This question is explored through both scientific & Catholic lenses. Note: detailed descriptions of torture & discussion of contraception is included in this documentary.”

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Spring 2024 Academic Presentations by Seminary Instructors

February 1, 8: Presenter = Dr. Mike Brummond, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology.

February 15, 22, 29: Presenter = Dr. Gary P. Klump, Assistant Professor of Sacred Scripture, Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology.

Topic for Feb. 1 & 8th: The Eucharist

⬬February 1st: “The Eucharist in the Early Church:  How did the earliest Christians celebrate Mass, and what did they believe about the Eucharist? Beginning with the New Testament, we’ll take a trip through time to hear the voices of Christians at prayer from the first five centuries.”

⬬February 8th: “Your Chief Duty and Supreme Dignity: Through baptism, each member of the lay faithful shares in the one priesthood of Jesus Christ. God has made his new people "a kingdom and priests to God the Father" (Rev 1:6), called to "offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ" (1 Pet 2:5). Come to explore how we live out our baptismal priesthood both at Mass and in our daily lives.

Topic for Feb 15, 22, 29: How to Read Genesis

⬬February 15th: “Unity of Truth and the Rule of Faith: Reading Genesis 1-2 with the Church.

Were the cosmos created in seven 24-hour days or are the creation accounts in Genesis just myths? Using Aquinas’s principle of the unity of truth and the early Church’s rule of faith, we’ll see how reading Genesis 1-2 with the Church will cause you neither to abandon science nor your faith.”

⬬February 22nd: “Authorial Intention and Historical Context: Incarnational Principle and Genesis 3-11.  Just as Jesus Christ was human in every way but sin, so the Bible is human in every way but error. Humans express themselves through various literary forms; therefore, we should expect the Bible to contain a similar diversity. By comparing the Bible with other Ancient Near Eastern literature, we’ll see how it’s unique and how it isn’t.”

⬬February 29th: “The Content and Unity of Scripture: Reading Genesis 12-50 Canonically.

The major narrative tensions of the whole Bible are introduced in Genesis, as sin enters the world and God tries to work with humans to combat it. By identifying key themes in the first book of the Bible, we will be able to recognize the divine pedagogy, the process of God’s gradual self-revelation that unfolds throughout Salvation History.”