Saint Andrew Catholic Church and School

ADULT FORMATION

ADULT FORMATION

Order of Christian Initiation of Adults

Are you 18 years old and desire to learn about the life changing sacraments Jesus instituted for you: Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation, or have you been baptized in one of the Christian faiths, and are seeking to join the Catholic faith?

We invite you to consider participating in the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) Classes.  These classes will prepare you for adult Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation.  

Know you are welcome to learn more through one of the following options:


2024 Lenten Study Groups

Please join us this Lent as we study “The Bible and the Mass” with Dr. Scott Hahn in his 10-part series “Parousia”. Classes will be twice a week—you can choose Tuesday evenings or Thursday mornings. The first sessions will be February 20 at 6:30 PM in the Cafeteria and February 22 at 8:30 AM in Meeting Rooms 1 & 2. Please call  or email Julie at the parish office (763-441-1483; julieg@saint-andrew.net) to sign up. A sample of the study guide will be available to allow participants to review it and decide whether they would like to order one.

About the study:

Where do we find the Mass in the Bible? What is the relationship between the two? In ten beautifully produced lessons, “Parousia: The Bible and the Mass” answers these questions and more. In this video Bible study from the St. Paul Center, discover why the liturgy is a major theme that runs through the entire Bible, from Genesis to the Book of Revelation. We will not only look to the Law, the Prophets, and life and teachings of Jesus, we’ll also lean on the Doctors of the Church to enhance our understanding of the Mass. We’ll see how the New Testament is concealed in the Old, the Old is revealed in the New, and why both point directly to the Mass, the sign of the New Covenant. Supplemental readings come from Sacred Scripture, The Catechism of the Catholic Church, and four of Scott Hahn’s books on which the study is based: The Lamb’s Supper, Consuming the Word, The Fourth Cup, and Letter and Spirit: From Written Text to Living Word in the Liturgy.


FORMED

Learn more (here) about a dynamic resource you have as a gift from the Saint Andrew parish to grow in faith, more ready to live out our mission to: Build the Kingdom of God, Here and Now, through the witnessing of a Lived Faith. 


(Preview ...The Search)

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The Search is a seven part series, specifically designed to help guide your quest for answers. Friends, families, small groups and parishes will find this content to be a treasure in helping viewers grow deeper in their relationships with each other, with creation and with the author of all things. Whether a life-long searcher, a devout religious, someone who has left faith or an agnostic waiting for facts, The Search is sure to reignite the love for the journey and open the heart to the transcendent.