Daughters of Mary
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Contact Us
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Peggy Bolstetterpeggybolstettergmail.com -
Ashley Logsdonalogsdonstpius.netDirector, Adult Faith Formation
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Our purpose is to bring together Catholic women who desire to grow closer to Christ through Scripture and Scripture-based readings as well as through stories of the saints and saints-to-be. Through study, discussion and fellowship, we will deepen our understanding of our Catholic faith and develop the special bond of Christ-centered friendships and community.
Purpose
We will draw on resources such as Walking With Purpose and Blessed Is She women’s studies, the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible as well as various authors of faith-based books to be enlightened and to grow in faith, in knowledge and in community.
Our studies are offered in an environment of mutual encouragement and support. As such, we offer our studies with the values of confidentiality, authenticity, respect, positivity and inclusivity. Participants are expected to be prepared to discuss each week’s assignment. However, we understand that sometimes life prevents us from being able to complete the readings. Your commitment to the group includes your commitment to attend each session but we understand unforeseen circumstances may cause you to be less prepared than you’d like or to miss a session.
REGISTRATION for each study is limited to 24 women.
WAITING LISTS will be maintained once registration is full. To add your name to the waiting list, please email: Peggy Bolstetter at peggybolstetter@gmail.com.
FEES are limited to the cost of materials and are non-refundable. Materials will be ordered by the Director of Adult Faith Formation. Payment must be made at the time of registration.
Please Note:We will adhere to the COVID-19 policies our parish has in place at the time of each study. We very much appreciate your understanding and cooperation. -
Sweet Cross, A Guide to Marian Suffering
Join us for our Lenten book study, Sweet Cross by Laura Mary Phelps:
"In Sweet Cross: A Marian Guide to Suffering, Laura Phelps reveals not only why suffering is a necessary part of our Christian life, but how we can learn to carry our cross without fear or complaint — and even to find that it is sweet. The secret is Mary.
Mary teaches us to be patient in our pain and strong in our suffering. Imitating her virtues fortifies us to embrace our suffering and to see the cross as it truly is: the place where Jesus shows his incredible love for us, and where we are given the opportunity to love him in return."
DATES: Friday mornings | 9:30 - 11:00 am | March 4 - April 1, 2022
COST: $18.00
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: February 15, 2022 -
Radical Saints: 21 Women for the 21st Century
Radical Saints: 21 Women for the 21st Century by Melanie Rigney features twenty-one saints who walked the earth in the twentieth century and were canonized in the twenty-first. Each chapter tells the story of one woman’s radical gift and the world in which she lived. You’ll also find stories of everyday women who are living these gifts in ways large and small today.
“Is there anything more radical than loving God with your entire being and loving your neighbor as yourself?” Rigney writes. “How about loving those who look different from us or who have betrayed us, injured us, or persecuted us simply because we’re told God loves them every bit as much as he loves us. Now that’s radical.”
Join us as we meet each of these remarkable women whose lives led them to sainthood.
DATES: Friday mornings | 9:30 - 11:00 am | April 22 - May 20, 2022
COST: $15.00
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: April 1, 2022 -
Walking With Purpose: Ordering Your Priorities: Building a Life Well Lived
What is it about our lives that makes us feel so overwhelmed? What might change if we figured out how to build lives that we like?
Ordering Your Priorities: Building a Life Well Lived, the newest Walking with Purpose bible study, "is an immensely practical eight-week Bible study that will help you put the most important things first. We’ll begin by paying attention to the One who made us, because He can best tell us what we need for our lives to run well."
DATES: Friday mornings | 9:30 - 11:00 am | June 3-June 24 | July 8-July 29, 2022
COST: $20.00
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 1, 2022 -
Past Studies
Spring 2020: "Walking with Purpose: Living in the Father's Love"
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Advent 2020: "All the Generations"
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Fall 2021: "Walking with Purpose: Reclaiming Friendship"
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Fall 2021: "The Reed of God"
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Winter 2022: "Dorothy Day: An Introduction to Her Life and Thought"
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