Adult Faith Formation

Discipleship is an ongoing process for everyone, and we continue to offer opportunities for all adults to grow in their faith. Please check our bulletin and follow our social media for current updates.

Christ in our Neighborhood – Groups for Lent are forming NOW!

Are you looking for a way to reawaken your faith? Are you interested in learning more about Jesus? Do you desire to study the sacred scriptures? Do you want to meet friends in your parish or rekindle old friendships? Christ in Our Neighborhood is for you! Participants in the Christ in Our Neighborhood program are invited, through the weekly study of Scripture, to come to know Christ better and make Him known.

We currently have several groups organized for the Lenten season; for more information on when they meet and to sign-up, please click the button below.

Called & Gifted Training – coming again this summer!

We have had over 30 people complete the discernment process at St Mary Magdalene, and several others who participated in Part 1 & 2 who plan to join for Part 3 during our next session. Our mission to be a Called & Gifted Parish means inviting all our parishioners to discern their gifts of the Holy Spirit – not just assume – so that we can all begin to appreciate each other’s gifts, be used by God in a more meaningful way and become more driven by the Holy Spirit.

CLICK HERE to hear what Father Chris says about Called & Gifted.

We will begin offering our next session this summer (dates TBD) – to be notified of registration for Called & Gifted, please fill in the quick form below and you will be contacted as soon as dates are solidified and registration is open. We do limit the size of each group, so you will want to register as soon as you can once it opens.

The Called & Gifted™ Discernment Process, offered through Catherine of Siena Institute has been used since 1993 by over 200,000 lay, ordained, and religious Catholics and other Christians around the world. It is designed to help Christians discern the presence of charisms in their lives. Charisms, or spiritual gifts, are special abilities given to all Christians by the Holy Spirit to give them power both to represent Christ and to be a channel of God's goodness for people. Whether extraordinary or ordinary, all charisms ought to be exercised in the service of God (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2003). All three parts of the process are necessary for discovering where you are gifted.

Part One is the Called and Gifted workshop, which lays the foundation for the beginning of discernment. During the initial Called & Gifted workshop series the participants will take the Catholic Spiritual Gifts Inventory.
Part Two is the one hour gifts interview, an invaluable part of the process.
Part Three helps you begin discernment in the real world. It will teach you how to:

develop charism experiments
evaluate your results
identify ways you learned to control life as a child that get in the way of using your charisms as an adult.

Ananias Training– COMING SOON!

Ananias Training is a designed to form parishioners with no previous training in "the art of spiritual accompaniment." The training will use Scripture reflections, video, and facilitated discussions to form "Ananiases" – those willing to accompany those who do not know or to walk with those who have drifted away from Christ. We offered this training to OCIA catechists and sponsors. Now we are ready to open this offering to the entire parish. You are welcome to join us for Part 1, Part 2 or both!

Part 1: Ananias for One Another, No Two Journeys the Same, Having Threshold Conversations.
This will be offered as a weekend retreat (Fri night 6-8pm and Sat 9-4p). The cost is $39 and includes materials and lunch on Saturday. This is ideal for Catechists, Sponsors, Parish Ministry Leaders, Christ in our Neighborhood leaders, Parish Staff and anyone else who just wants to be a good witness for Christ.

Part 2: The Great Story of Jesus, Sharing your Story.
This will be offered as a weekend retreat (Fri night 6-8pm and Sat 9-4p). The cost is $39 and includes materials and lunch on Saturday.

This is ideal for Catechists, New Catholics, "Returned" Catholics, Sponsors, Christ in our Neighborhood leaders, and Parish Ministry Leaders.

We will be offering these retreats this spring/summer - stay tuned! Please fill in the quick form below to be notified when dates are scheduled and registration is open.

FORMED.org

FORMED is a multi-media platform offering countless ways to continue growing in your faith by watching or listening to content at home, during workouts, or during your commute! Our parish subscription gives you free access to Bible Studies, Studies on other faith-based topics, prayer resources, daily and weekly reflections to help you establish a more consistent prayer life, audio books, talks, films, shows for kids, and more!

To sign up for free:

Visit signup.formed.org.
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Saint Mary Magdalene Parish Library

We have a wide variety of theological and spiritual books, Bible commentaries, and lives of the saints, as well as DVD and book studies that can be rented out for group use at the parish or in homes. Please contact Nicole Carlson for options and recommendations.