Small Group Sign-Ups

Would you like to delve deeper into your learning and prayer life this Lent?  Saint Agnes is offering four small groups, which may be the perfect opportunity for you to meet other parishioners, strengthen your faith, and above all, get to know Christ in prayer.  Welcome!  Join us!

Saint Agnes Outreach program will offer small-group opportunities, beginning in Lent of 2016.  The easy sign-up form is posted on the Outreach blog, www.SaintAgnesParish.blogspot.com, and will be available January 17-February 7.  We hope that the interpersonal commitment of small faith groups will be a blessing to every participant, and lead you closer to God in reflection and prayer.  For this reason, we respectfully ask that you choose ONLY ONE small group in which to participate, while leaving alternate group spots open for others.  Small group sign-ups will happen semi-annually, giving you the chance to change groups later, if you choose. Groups will be limited to 8-10 participants, depending on the leader's discretion.  We also ask that you make a commitment to regular participation in the group's sessions for which you are signing up.

Symbolon Catholic Catechesis – led by Tom Harvey

• Weekly on Wednesdays, for 10 weeks
• 7:00-8:30 pm
• Parish Center, Corner Room
• This is a Men’s Group only
• 10 consecutive weeks, beginning in Lent: February 17-April 20
• By virtue of their baptism, all Catholics are called to be missionaries - to give witness to Christ via the Catholic faith. But we cannot effectively “give” without first “receiving.”  This men-only group will view the new video series, Symbolon, as a way to learn about the beauty and brilliance of Catholicism.
• Sign-ups are online at SaintAgnesParish.blogspot.com, or if you do not have a computer, please call Tom Harvey at 617-710-3616.

Sacred Music, Sacred Space – led by Marianne Fritz

• Weekly on Wednesdays, for 6 weeks
• 7:00-8:30 pm
• Meeting is TBD at a local residence, address given once sign-ups are completed.
• Mixed group and ages welcome
• 6 weeks, beginning in Lent: February 17-March 30 (no meeting on March 16)
• Together we will use various sacred music traditions in order to create a contemplative and meditative space for prayer.  No musical or vocal experience is necessary.
• Sign-ups are online at SaintAgnesParish.blogspot.com, or if you do not have a computer, please call or text Marianne Fritz at 617-335-0246.

History and Explanation of the Mass – led by Pat Harris

• Thursdays, for approximately 6 sessions
• 7:00-8:30 pm
• Parish Center, Corner Room (for the first meeting)
• Mixed group and ages welcome
• Future dates TBD depending on the schedules of group members
• First Meeting: February 11th, teaching about the Seder Meal
• For 2000 years, Mass has been the central prayer of Catholicism. We will first explore the roots of the Mass in the Passover Meal as celebrated by our Lord on Holy Thursday, then trace its evolution to the present form that we use today. Together we will experience our Catholic history through the lens of the Mass.
• Sign-ups are online at SaintAgnesParish.blogspot.com, or if you do not have a computer, please call Pat Harris at 781-820-0544 (please leave a message).

Life in the Spirit – led by Joan Connors

• Weekly on Wednesdays, for 8 weeks
• 7:00-8:30 pm
• Parish Center, Fireplace Room
• Mixed group and ages welcome
• 8 consecutive weeks, beginning in Lent: February 17-April 6
• True gifts of the Holy Spirit are supernatural virtues from which we are rewarded with spiritual fruits everyday (Galatians 5:22-23). This group will explore how the gifts of the Holy Spirit nourish us in our daily lives.
• Sign-ups are online at SaintAgnesParish.blogspot.com, or if you do not have a computer, please call Joan Connors at 781-646-3878.