Scripture and Religious study groups usually meet in the St. Joseph Room. We encourage you to join any that fit your schedule. New studies are ongoing, so check back often to see what the next study will be. If there are books or materials associated with a current or future study, you can order those resources on this page or through our Director of Adult Faith Formation.

While we often focus on Scripture Studies in our meetings, we periodically diversify our offerings by looking at things such as Church councils, Church history, moral and theological Church teachings pertinent to our times, prayer, discipleship, evangelization, holiness, and more. Our current studies are listed below.

 

Our next study is a 6-week study that will begin on June 1 for the Monday group and June 3 for the Wednesday morning group. Our Monday meetings begin at 7 PM and our Wednesday meetings begin at 9:30 AM.
To access this study, use this link HERE.

Some focal components to this study that Sean intends to discuss are - what ways do we see the Church needing to be strengthened in our own day and age and how can we help the Church in those areas. Also, what are some theological divisions in Christianity in our own day and age and how can we lovingly address them in our conversations with others.

To access this course for free on FORMED, create an account on formed.org if you do not have one already. When setting up your account, you will be asked if you are an individual, an organization/church, or an individual as part of a church. Choose the last option and input your Church (St. Joseph in Marion Iowa). This will link your account to St. Joseph and our parish subscription will provide free access to the content for you.

RCIA, Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, meets on Sunday. Although RCIA is generally intended for people who want to receive their Sacraments of Initiation and be fully received into the Catholic faith, we invite ALL parishioners to attend our sessions. Hearing the class presentations from the Catechism is very enriching for anyone's faith. Some parishioners come in order to receive a refresher on some of the core teachings of the faith. Others come because they have never had an opportunity to hear the Church's teachings in a structured setting. Regardless of where you are in your faith journey, it is very likely you will find these sessions very enriching.

For more information regarding any of the above programming, please contact our Adult Faith Formation Director, Sean McVeigh, at s.mcveigh@dbqarch.org or 319.377.4869.