Adult Faith Enrichment

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2012

Thursdays, January 19 & 26 Parker Sandoval presenting two sessions on Discipleship in the Gospel of Mark
both @ 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Center Hall
Parker is a member of our parish and is studying at St. John’s Seminary.  He has previously graced us with an engaging and meaningful two part presentation in August, 2011 on the Changes in the Roman Missal effected Nov. 27, 2011

  Thursday, February 2 Rabbi ~Arthur Rosenberg presenting one session on the Book of Esther @ 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Center Hall
Rabbi Rosenberg is a chaplain at the Motion Picture & TV Fund in Woodland Hills.  Previously he has illuminated the Books of Jonah and Ruth for our parish community.  His training as an actor, as well as, of course his rabbinical studies have helped us all to see these books in a new and refreshing light.

Thursday, February 9 Rita Keeley Brown presenting on her book Good Luck, Mrs. Brown, the true story of a family's life after the father manifests symptoms of schizophrenia.  Mrs. Brown is a St. B parishioner from the parish’s early days.  She began the CCD program in the parish. @ 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Center Hall.
Her book will be available for purchase.

Thursdays, March 8 and 15   Fr. Leon Hutton, St. John’s Seminary, Professor of Church History
            March 8     The Crusades @ 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Center Hall
            March 15   The Inquisition @ 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Center Hall

Thursday, March 29 Parker Sandoval on the Passion of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark @ 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Center Hall

BIBLE STUDY GROUPS:
Tuesdays, Bible Study resumes as we begin our reading of The Gospel of John. - Proposed Schedule -  Handouts Handouts 5-10
In the Parish Library 7-8:30 p.m. All welcome; please bring your bible. Facilitators:  John Reeve and Kate Smirnoff

Mondays, Evening Bible Group: the Book of Revelation. Music Room from 7:00pm to 8:30pm every 2nd and 4th Monday evenings of the month. For further information, please call Virginia McCarron at (818) 519-1769. Please bring your bible! Study Guide

Thursdays, November 3 and 10 @ 7:30pm  "Jesus,  Paul and Power"  Dr. Rick Talbott ,  CSUN Religious Studies Dept.
Assoc. Professor, Dr. Talbott has a book out with this title.
            Nov. 3  at 7:30 p.m. in Parish Center Hall
            Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Veranda Room in Parish Center

Monday, October 24 @ 9:15 a.m. in the Veranda Room and repeated at 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Center Hall.
Stirring the Fires of Compassion:  "Am I My Brother's/Sister's Keeper?" will begin with an exploration of the level of the fire of faith we have within and how reflection on Jesus' life can serve to help us to be a compassionate presence in our conflicted and violent world.  The program will explore Christological themes as well as the current crisis and challenges surrounding human trafficking. Sister Rose Marie is scheduled to speak at all the masses on World Mission Sunday, October 23.

Thursday, October 20 @ 7:30pm in the Parish Hall: The Historical Jesus by Patrick Nichelson, Ph.D. Documents: Presentation; Bibliography; America Magazine

Thursday, September 15 @7:30 pm in the Parish Hall.  Rabbi Arthur Rosenberg on The Torah.

Thursday, August 25: Fr Martin Henry on Where is Your God Now? 7:30 p.m. in the St. Bernardine of Siena Parish Hall
Download Fr. Henry's presentation.

Thursday August 4, 11 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the St. Bernardine of Siena Parish Center - New Words, Same Mass:  Changes in the Roman Missal with Parker Sandoval.

Sunday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m. Parish Center Hall 
St. Bernardine Adult Faith Enrichment Team Presents
"Women Deacons: Past, Present and Future" a presentation by Phyllis Zagano, Ph.D. internationally known expert on women in ministry, especially women deacons, author of  13 books including Holy Saturday: An Argument for the restoration of the female diaconate in the Catholic Church (Crossroads 2000) ,  Women Deacons: Past Present and Future, Women in Ministry: Emerging Questions on the Diaconate (both Paulist Press 2011), and Women & Catholicism: Gender, Communion and Authority (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011)

Monday May 16, Tuesdays May 24,  May 31 at 7:30 p.m. in the St. Bernardine of Siena Parish Center Veranda Room 24410 Calvert St. Woodland Hills,  tel. 818.888.8200
2nd Reading for Palm Sunday Philippians 2:6-11
by Laura Hogan, St. Bernardine  parishioner  who receives the Masters in Theology from St. John's Seminary this May uses this Christ Hymn, the 2nd reading for Palm Sunday as the key to an in depth exploration of Paul's Spirituality:  Suffering, Transformation and Joy in Paul's Letter to the Philippians.  Everyone Welcome!  Please Bring your Bible!

Monday, April 18: @ 7:30p.m. Virginia McCarron presents: A Journey of Travel and Meditation for Holy Week

Thursday, March 31: @ 7:30 p.m. Dr.  Dan Leshem, "The Language of Suffering"   Dan has accepted a position at USC Shoah Foundation Institute and is Assistant Professor in the Dept of Comparative Literature at USC

Thursday, March 24: @ 7:30p.m. Dr. Cecilia González-Andrieu, Dept of Theological Studies at LMU speaking on “Who is my Neighbor?  Do we Practice What we Preach?”

Tuesday, March 15:  in Veranda Room. 7:30 p.m. Book Discussion:  Future Church by John Allen  

Thursday, February 10: @ 7:30 p.m. Paul Ford, "Advice from Narnia: spiritual insights from C.S. Lewis" 

Sunday, January 23:  Interfaith: Orcutt Harvesting for food pantries

Thursday, January 20: Fr Martin Henry on Parables in the Gospel of Matthew.

Tuesday evening bible study  The Gospel of Matthew (John Reeve/Kate Smirnoff) from 1/11/2011 to 5/10/2011.
The Bible group will return in September with The Gospel of John.

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