SM/SJ Faith Formation News:  SYMBOLON

You are invited to participate

 in a parish-wide journey through our rich Catholic faith

guided by the acclaimed series,

SYMBOLON

beginning the week of October 1

You will have a choice of two ways in which to participate in this study and everyone will have an opportunity to share their “journey experiences” and have their questions answered at an “open discussion gathering” held after every 5th SYMBOLON episode.  To help keep everyone on the same course, our journey’s “ weekly itinerary” will be posted in the Sunday bulletins under the title:  “ SYMBOLON Itinerary .”

Attention Teens and Parents of Teens!   Check out SYMBOLON: YDisciple: The Creed , on formed.org.  Teens will be able to participate in the parish-wide study too!  

There is also a Spanish version of SYMBOLON available on formed.org!

Participant Study Options:

OPTION 1 .  Participate at your convenience, by accessing SYMBOLON via your free access to formed.org  (see “ FORMED ,” below, for details)

OPTION 2 .   Participate in a weekly SYMBOLON study group, which will meet in the SJ rectory meeting room, Thursday mornings, 9:30AM - 11:00AM, beginning Oct 5.  

Pleases contact Chris Scholtz to register:  732-222-2927 or cmscholtz@verizon.net

For A Deeper Understanding of the material covered in SYMBOLON , participants will be encouraged to refer to the following resources:

1. Love Unveiled by Dr. Edward Sri, found in the book section of formed.org.
2. United States Catholic Catechism for Adults , published by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (available through: USCCB or AMAZON, etc.)    
3. Attend an open discussion of SYMBOLON, to be held after every 5 ^th episode of SYMBOLON.   Watch bulletin for details . 

Fr. P.J. and I, hope you will take advantage of this terrific opportunity to grow in your understanding of the Catholic faith. By taking this journey together as a parish, we will be able to grow together as we share what we have learned with each other; we will be better prepared to answer Jesus’ call to evangelize – to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ. 

                        Christine Scholtz

                        lay ecclesial minister

FORMED

What is FORMED ?  A terrific online Catholic resource, created by the Augustine Institute, with the hope that its outstanding Catholic content would not only enrich and strengthen the faith of practicing Catholics, but also help non-practicing Catholics return to their Catholic family.

FORMED has something for everyone!

- adults,  teens and children –

movies studies e-books ~ and more

 you can even get FORMED on-the-go

 with their new APP!

The best part – your access to FORMED will be free when you register to FORMED using our parishes’ unique subscription code.

How to register to FORMED for free:

1. VISIT FORMED.ORG WITH A WEB BROWSER
2. CLICK ON REGISTER (LOWER RIGHT PAGE)
3. ENTER PARISH ACCESS CODE:  6QQDHJ
4. Enter your email and create a password (you will need this to login later)
5. Enjoy!

QUESTIONS?  COMMENTS?

Contact:  Christine Scholtz, lay ecclesial minister at: 732-222-2927 or cmscholtz@verizon.net

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