We will NOT meet this week to discuss “Walk in Her Sandals.” Instead, our next meeting will be Thursday, March 7th. For that meeting, please read Chapter 2 and come prepared to discuss.

Have a blessed week!

We kicked off our book study yesterday! Our next meeting is in TWO weeks (we will NOT meet on Valentine’s Day). So, for February 21, please read the introduction and chapter 1 of “Walk in Her Sandals.” Answer the study questions for chapter one. In addition, choose and perform one of the ways to contribute to the New Evangelization before our meeting on the 21st.

Have a blessed week!

Reminder: Please contact Debbie Minton by this Wednesday if you plan on attending the Women’s Retreat on Saturday, February 2nd. McAlister’s Deli is catering the event and Debbie will need a head count.

“Walk in Her Sandals: Experiencing Christ’s Passion through the Eyes of Women”

by Kelly M. Wahlquist (Editor)

What if you could have been a witness to the events of the last days of Jesus’ life—walking with him as he entered Jerusalem, observing his crucifixion, and embracing him on Easter?

• This is a group book study where you are guided on a prayerful and creative journey through the days of Holy Week, Easter, and Pentecost.

• Go deeper into your relationship with Jesus by relating to him in a profoundly intimate way. See Jesus’ Passion through the eyes of six women who each expressed one of six, distinctive, feminine gifts identified in the writings of St. John Paul II. Their imagined stories are complemented by the real accounts of contemporary women who share their own stories of receiving and cultivating these gifts.
• Share with other women who are also on this journey/study with you. Athanasius Church is providing two opportunities for women to participate in group discussions …

SIS Group
Meet on Thursdays
Introductory Meeting: Feb. 7^th Begin 6-week study: Feb. 21^st
6:30PM – 8:00PM
St. Athanasius Parish Center Room A

Mom’s Bible Study
Meet on Wednesdays
Introductory Meeting: Feb. 6^th Begin 6-week study: Feb. 13th
9:15AM – 10:45AM
St. Athanasius Parish Center Basement
babies/children welcome

If you are interested in either group, please contact Angie Poole by February 6th to order your copy of the book. The cost is $13.04 and due at the introductory meeting.

Questions? Contact Angie: angie@thepoolehall.com, 435-3483.

Experience a conversion of heart and recognize your own giftedness!

St. Athanasius Women’s Retreat

“Finding Clarity in the Clutter” Presented by Judy Ribar

• Clearing out what gets in the way of moving deeper within.
• Finding balance within the stress of daily life.

Saturday, February 2^nd from TIME 8:30AM-3:30PM in St. Athanasius Cafeteria

Cost – $20; lunch provided

Contact: Debbie Minton, dminton@staparish.com; 969-3332 x106

Deadline: January 30, 2019

Judy Ribar, Associate Director of Retreats at Mount St. Francis, creates programs for adults, leading evenings, days of reflection, and weekends on a variety of themes. She is retired from 41 years in education, where she was an assistant principal, math & computer science teacher, and for 12 years, full-time Retreat Director at Assumption High School.

Ladies,

For the next “Walking With Purpose” book study, on Thursday, September 27th, please read “Section Two” and “Priority One” which entails reading pages #29-67. In addition, please answer the Session Two questions in your packet.

Remember to also work on your “Concrete Resolution” from Session 1. For example, if you stated that you want to work on praying every morning, try making steps towards making that resolution stick. You might print off a morning prayer to have by your bedside so that it is there for you to read first thing in the morning. Or, you might try setting up a quiet spot in your home for you to sit for contemplative and/or rote prayer at a set time every day.

Your friend in Christ,

Angie

For those taking part in the “Walking With Purpose” book study, please read the introduction and section one “Putting Some Basics in Place.” Also, please answer the corresponding study questions prior to the meeting this Thursday, 6:30PM, in the Parish Center Room A. See you then!

Thursday evening will be the first of seven sessions for the Walking With Purpose book study. Please note that the meetings will now be held in the Parish Center, Room A, instead of the school cafeteria. At the first meeting, the book and study questions will be handed out, and we will all get a chance to meet one another. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Just a reminder….if you are wanting to participate in the St. Athanasius book study this fall with either the SIS Group or the Mom’s Bible Study Group, please let me know ASAP so that we ensure that we have ordered enough books and study materials. The cost per person is $5 and due at the first group meeting.

Mom’s Bible Study Group: meeting on Wednesdays; begins September 12th; 9:15-10:45AM; Parish Center Basement. You may bring your baby/child/grandchild for a “playdate,” but children are not required to be part of this group!

SIS Group: meeting on Thursdays; begins September 13th; 6:30-8:00PM; St. Athanasius Cafeteria.

Blessings,
Angie Poole

angie@thepoolehall.com; 435-3483 (cell)

Hi ladies, 

Our formation committee would like to invite all of you to join us in consecrating our parish to Our Blessed Mother in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima.
Please see below.

Your Sister in Spirit
Sheila King

    INVITATION TO CONSECRATE OUR PARISH TO OUR BLESSED MOTHER

In celebrating the upcoming 100th Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima, I want to invite you
to participate in A Do-It-Yourself Retreat, leading you to the Heart of Jesus through Mary. 

Using the book 33 Days to Morning Glory, by Fr. Michael Gaitley, you will easily be guided thru the best Marian teachings of St Louis de Montfort, St Maximilian Kolbe, St. Teresa of Calcutta and St Pope John Paul II.  This book is presented simply, clearly and in a conversational style, therefore easy to read. 

In our days when spiritual stakes have never been higher, many have said that their lives were not the same after this consecration.

We will begin on September 10, and end with the Consecration on October 13, 2017,the 100th Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima.

This book can be accessed online on our parish subscription to FORMED.  We also have available books in the back of Church in the display, for a $5.00 donation.

This retreat may be the best spiritual exercise you have ever done for yourself, your family, your parish and our world.   May God bless.

Feel free to share!

Your companion in service,

Debbie Green