Adult Bible Study

 Summer Bible Study - 2010 Second Corinthians
9:30 AM Starts June 29, 2010 - RE Room 14

When: Tuesdays 9:30AM or 7:45PM
Where: Room 11 of the RE Building
$15 to cover books and materials
For more information Goerge Price - papaprice [at] aol [dot] com or Mark Hlas - mhlas [at] austin [dot] rr [dot] com

About St. William Bible Study

For fifteen years the parishioners of St. William have engaged in bible study using the material developed by the Diocese of Little Rock Arkansas. Bishop MacDonald initiated this effort over twenty-five years ago to give the Catholics in Arkansas and throughout the South a Catholic based bible study program. Individual study of Holy Scripture was encouraged and recommended by Vatican Council II. In Paul's Second Letter to Timothy, Chapter 3, verse 3 though 14 we have:

 “But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you have learned it, and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

What happens at a session?

We are assigned a lesson from a study guide and workbook covering a particular book of the bible. Using a commentary and our bibles we answer study questions and share our answers with the group at the weekly meeting. There are no wrong answers and we learn by individual study and then sharing with each other. At the end of each session we view a 20-minute video, which summarizes the main points of each lesson and ensures that our teaching is soundly based on Catholic Tradition and the biblical interpretation is consistent with the catechism. A particular study lasts from about six weeks to twelve weeks and are held, Spring, Summer and Fall.

What previous bible study experience must I have?

None. Our groups have a wide variety of age and faith experience. The main ingredient is a desire to learn scripture and willingness to spend time in study.

For more information contact:

George Price – 244-0814 – papaprice [at] aol [dot] com
Mark Hlas – 218-8539 – mhlas [at] austin [dot] rr [dot] com