Advent Reflection: Questions for the Season
December 7, 2024 – December 10, 2024
Reflecting on the stories of Zechariah, Mary and Elizabeth in Luke’s Gospel, we will weave our stories with theirs, asking their questions of ourself: How will we know this is so? Who am I that God calls me?
Retreat for OCIA Inquirers and Sponsors
November 2, 2024
Inquirers and sponsors will meet other people on the same journey from other parishes. We will teach tools and ways of discernment. The day will emphasize building: relationships with God and fellow parishioners.
A Day Away Individual Retreats
November 7, 2024
Could you use a few hours away from the hurly burly of everyday life? Take some time for yourself at the Renewal Center. Schedule one-day or half-day quiet retreats. Spiritual directors are available or you can spend the time with your own thoughts and prayers.
Taizé Monthly Prayer Service
November 7, 2024
Taizé is an ecumenical, meditative prayer experience using music, chants and scripture. We gather on the first Thursday of every month. Each month we explore a different theme.
Jesus: The Way, the Truth, and the Life
October 1, 2024 – December 3, 2024
Jesus: The Way, the Truth, and the Life is a 10-week scripture study program using texts and videos to explore Jesus’ life by examining all four gospels at once. What emerges is a composite sketch of who Jesus is, what he taught and how he wants us to live.
Does your faith inform your vote?
October 5, 2024
Fr. Mark Miller, CPPS, will help us examine the most pressing issues of the upcoming election, through the lens of Catholic Social Teaching. The workshop focuses on issues, not political parties or candidates.
The Stories of Black and Biracial Women: A Necessary Celebration
September 14, 2024
Sponsored by Clay Countians for Inclusion. Black and biracial women will bear witness through personal testimony of the barriers they have broken through and how they conquered hidden agendas designed to keep them from thriving. Story Tables are a platform for people to shape the narrative of their own history.
Bread-making Retreat
September 8, 2024
A hands-on, heart-in community retreat for bakers of all ages, with or without breadmaking experience. A great activity for parents or grandparents and children, teens or couples. Inspired by Acts 2:42.
Depolarizing Ourselves: The first steps toward civil engagement
September 15, 2024
Depolarizing Ourselves is a 90-minute workshop designed to help lessen the effects of polarization when you encounter them in your conversations. We can have healthy disagreements over issues or philosophy. Mutual respect, not agreement, is an essential key to a healthy discussion. Cosponsored with Precious Blood Spirituality Institute and Precious Blood Companions.
This Isn’t Your Grandmother’s Church. Will It Be Your Grandkids’?
August 7, 2024
Fr. James Smith, C.PP.S., will present his research on recent shifts in American Catholicism, particularly regional shifts in Catholic parishes. After his presentation, Jennifer Green, a pastoral associate at Visitation Parish in Kansas City, will respond to the presentation.