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Advent, Season of Encounter : Bible Study at St. Thomas the Apostle

During the Advent season, we actively recall the arrival of Jesus as the Word made flesh, and we joyfully await his final return at the end of the age. But as we remember the past and anticipate the future, we are also attentive to our divine encounters in the present, the ways God “arrives” in our everyday lives. Amy Ekeh’s Advent, Season of Divine Encounter helps us explore three key Scripture passages to recall, recognize, and anticipate the ways God comes into our lives and our world.

Advent means arrival or coming. During this sacred season, we actively recall the arrival of Jesus as the Word made flesh, and we joyfully await his final return at the end of the age. But as we remember the past and anticipate the future, we are also attentive to our divine encounters in the present, the ways God “arrives” in our everyday lives. Amy Ekeh’s Advent, Season of Divine Encounter helps us look closely at three key Scripture passages to recall, recognize, and anticipate the ways God comes into our lives and our world.
Amy Ekeh is an instructor in the Catholic Biblical School in the Archdiocese of Hartford where she also facilitates retreats and missions. As a freelance writer, her work appears in St. Anthony Messenger, The Bible Today, Liguorian, Magnificat and Catechist Magazine. She is the author of Lent, Season of Transformation (Alive in the Word series), That Mighty Heart, and In Every Life. Visit her blog at amyekeh.com.

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Three Different Opportunities to Gather

  • Sunday Group @ 11:15 a.m. in Rm. 100B (across from parish office) (Dec. 4, 11, and 18)
  • Tuesday Group @ 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall (Nov. 29, Dec. 6 and 13)
  • Friday Group @ 1:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall (Dec. 2, 9, and 16)

Minimum of 10 per group for a viable gathering
$10 suggested donation to help with materials

Please, register by 6 PM on November 13.
To register, sign up using this link.