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Where are you on your Journey of Faith?
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As a Catholic parish community, St. Bartholomew is committed to providing total and lifelong faith formation for all people. We take seriously the challenge of Vatican II to provide formation for our community so that we can all become “full, conscious and active participants” in carrying out the mission and ministry of Jesus.
Based on the bishops’ Pastoral Plan for Adult Faith Formation in the United States, Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us, adult faith formation in our parish community appropriates the three major goals that guide and direct efforts in adult faith formation:
1. To Invite and Enable Ongoing Conversion to Jesus in Holiness of Life.
2. To Promote and Support Active Membership in the Christian Community.
3. To Call and Prepare Adults to Act as Disciples in Mission to the World.To accomplish these goals we offer many and various spiritual and educational opportunities. We do this in a manner that is accessible to adults, always relating our common baptismal call to our life experience in both church and world. Christian faith formation provides adults with methods of exploring and reflecting on our faith, enabling them to forge their own path to God while helping them form their consciences according to the teachings and example of Jesus. Adult faith formation integrates actual life experience, diverse adult learning needs, the study of Scripture, and the teaching of the Church’s tradition, thus creating an environment that promotes intellectual, moral, and spiritual faith development.
All adult faith development aims at forming Christians to be followers of Christ immersed in the world to carry on the mission and ministry of Jesus. Whether you have been a faithful Catholic or have recently joined or returned to your faith, whether you attended Catholic schools or religious education/faith formation as a child, there is still so much to learn about Catholicism. We, at St. Bartholomew, invite you to take an active part in our faith formation opportunities and programs. Come and see. Come and be fed. Come, learn and reflect with us on how we can be more effective disciples of Christ in both church and world.
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Adult Sacramental Preparation
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Adult Confirmation
We look forward to journeying with you as you prepare for Confirmation. The sacraments of the Church presuppose faith. Knowledge informs faith and in turn, faith informs action. In order for us to approach the sacraments we need to understand what we are receiving, what the spiritual gains are, as well as the expectations. Our 10 week preparation provides a solid foundation to help us understand and ready us for the sacrament of Confirmation.
Sessions begin: February 2022
Donation: $110
For more information, please contact Kellie De Leo.
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Rite of Christian Initiation: RCIA
The Catholic Church always welcomes new members into its community. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is the present-day process by which adult men and women can explore the Catholic faith, and make a decision to become Catholic.
Through RCIA, individuals are introduced to the life of the Catholic Church through catechesis (teaching the faith), liturgy (worship), scripture (reading the Bible), prayer and community development. This is accomplished by attending sessions on Sunday and participating in Mass. Several volunteer and prayer experiences are scheduled on the weekends as well.
Session begins: August 22, 2021 at 11 am - 2pm, in the Faith Formation Office
Donation: $110If you are interested or would like more information, please contact,
Kellie De Leo. To register, please complete the following forms and return to the Faith Formation Office.
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Online Faith Groups
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Join us Online!
Evening Prayer Reflections - every first and third Wednesday of the month
You are invited to gather for an online reflective prayer experience via Zoom every first and third Wednesday of the month. Please contact the Parish Office at (562) 438-3826 to register for this Zoom event.
All parish women are invited to join the Women at the Well book study program. Presented online by Sr. Paulynne, it meets via Zoom every third Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm through May 20. The book, Traits of a Healthy Spirituality by Melannie Svoboda describes 20 indicators of a healthy spirituality. The book can be purchased through Amazon. Please invite fellow parishioners, family and/or friends. All are welcome. For more information, please contact the Parish Office at (562) 438-3826.
Gospel Hangout - every second and fourth Wednesday of the month
Want to feel more connected to our parish during the pandemic? Join the Wednesday Night Bible study for Gospel Hangout via Zoom on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Gospel Hangout is not a Scripture study, rather it uses a reflection process (Lectio Divina for small groups) that invites participants to reflect on how Jesus in the gospels is intersecting with their lives at this moment. We begin at 6:45 pm for fellowship and at 7:00 pm we reflect and discuss the upcoming Sunday Gospel reading. To join the group and receive an email link to the Zoom meeting, call the Parish Office.
Women at the Well - every third Thursday of the month
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In-Person Scripture
“All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching,
for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness,”
2 Timothy 3:16.50+ Scripture Study
The 50+ Scripture Study explores both Scripture and Tradition as expressions of the Word of God. Scripture is the written account of God’s self revelation and Tradition is the living faith handed on from generation to generation. For Catholics, Scripture and Tradition are inseparable, forming one “sacred deposit of the Word of God” (CCC, 97). The 50+ Scripture Study meets every other Thursday morning from 8:30 to 10am in the Seton Room. For additional information contact Ted Flood. Click on 50+ Scripture Study to download a PDF copy of their brochure.
Praying with Scripture
How do we pray with Sacred Scripture? Spiritual reading of Sacred Scripture, especially the Gospels, is an important form of meditation. This spiritual reading is traditionally called lectio divina or divine reading. Lectio divina is prayer over the Scriptures. When we engage in lectio divina of the Gospels, this form of meditation enables us to spiritually connect the gospel message to our everyday lives. If you have participated in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), “Breaking Open the Word” is a process that is similar to Praying with Scripture. This group meets during the high liturgical seasons of Advent, Lent, and Easter. For additional information contact Ted Flood.
Wednesday Night Bible Study
The Wednesday Night Bible Study meets the second and fourth Wednesday evening in the Parish Hall at 5100 Broadway. Fellowship begins at 6:30 pm and the Bible Study is from 7:00 to 8:15 pm. For information contact Robert Cordova, Jr. Click on Wednesday Night Bible Study to download a copy of their brochure.
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