Pastoral Associate/Director of Adult Faith Formation
Jane Clare Ishiguro
There are a varied of adult formation opportunities at Good Shepherd. For more information about any of these programs, contact Jane Clare Ishiguro.
A collaborative program with the cluster parishes in the area. Begins in January.
This is a spirit-filled study of the Word of God, including song, prayer, faith sharing and fellowship - , Wednesday
mornings - 9 - 11:00 a.m. September through May. Meets on the last 2 Wednesdays of the month.
Meets twice a month to discuss book, pray and build community.
A weekly gathering for quiet prayer and some formation - Thursday mornings.
Care packages, booklets, etc. sent to college students in fall and spring.
Ten month program of marriage enrichment - "Celebrating the Sacrament of Marriage."
A group for free thinking people who discuss a wide variety of issues chosen by the group. The group meets on the 1st
Wednesday and the 3rd Tuesday of the month.
Eleven and eight week programs which provide a deeper and more challenging journey into solidarity with the
poor. Open to cluster and ecumenical area churches.
A Sunday morning adult formation opportunity – September through May with presentations created out of the
Sunday readings - 9:50- 10:45 a.m. in Daniels Hall – between the two Sunday morning Masses. Beginning in 2010
we are also starting Spotlight Mini-Courses. Click here to view schedule for the upcoming Fall, 2010 programs.
Offering of books from parish library - quarterly, at weekend liturgies.
Meets every 4th Wed at 7:00 p.m. beginning with fellowship followed by a discussion of a book or an article that
pertains to men’s needs, both spiritually and on every day issues. Contact Deacon Gene Christensen for more
information.
Courses in Scripture or Theology to run consecutive days/weeks - either on Sunday mornings or weekday evenings.
Monthly gatherings of singles over 35 to socialize and build community.
An opportunity for spiritual growth and faith sharing within small group gatherings.
[Subsidized by the Eschweiler New Century Fund - ENCF]
This is a basic adult religious education series - offered 8 Saturday mornings in fall (8:30 to 11:45 a.m.) Also offered
through the St. Clare Center for Ministry Formation at Cardinal Stritch University. Some topics covered: Jesus and
the Gospels, Sin and Grace, Church History. ENCF pays full tuition.
A two year program - Saturdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. - include intellectual, spiritual, human and pastoral formation -
from St. Clare Center for Ministry Formation at Cardinal Stritch University. ENCF pays full tuition.
A two year program to train individuals in the art of Christian Companionship - first Saturday of the month -
September through May. The purpose of this program is to form and equip persons to be faithful in their spiritual
walk, to become true companions to others as they journey and live out their relationship with God, and to become
adept in discerning the movements of the Spirit in themselves and others. Subsidized in part by ENCF.
** These offerings support Generations of Faith theme.