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Bank Details:
Account 87-221172-2
IBAN CH22 0900 0000 8722 1172 2

Prayer Group

Every first Sunday before mass in the Bruderklaus chapel from 4.30 pm to 5.20 pm. Goal: to pray for particular intentions of the parish or to meditate on world issues

Activities:

• Meet to open our hearts and minds through prayers
• One member to take the lead each month
• To communicate intentions and prayers to the wider parish

For information & registration please contact: Geraldine Stuart Prayer Group Coordinator.

Alphalive Courses

Every Tuesday for 10 weeks (Starting: January 8, 2008) From 7.00 pm to 9.30 pm

Goal: a practical introduction to Christian faith

Activities:

• Share dinner
• 15 DVD sessions
• Followed by discussions
• Celebration supper for course members, families & friends
• Alphalive Celebration Supper: March 25, 2008

For information & registration please contact: Petra Ramskogler Alphalive Course Coordinator

Women In Faith

Every 3rd Friday of the month from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm Goal: for women of our church Community to reflect on and share their faith in a social setting

Activities:

• Light dinner & snacks
• Opening prayer
• Different topics of faith
• Taizé songs
• Closing prayer

For information & registration please contact: Maria José Calderon - Nocera Women In Faith Coordinator.

Bible Study

On Monday nights from 7.30 to 9.30 pm Goal: to get familiar with reading and interpreting passages of the Bible

• January 28, 2008
• March 31, 2008
• April 14, 2008
• May 19, 2008
• June 16, 2008
• September 15, 2008
• October 20, 2008
• November 10, 2008
• December 15, 2008

Why Catholic Course?

The richness of our Catholic faith is always unfolding. Whether our formal education was for a few years or many, adults need to continue to unfold the mysteries of their faith. The ESRCCB has chosen to use the RENEW International series? Why Catholic, Journey through the Catechism?. The course will start on Ash Wednesday on February 06, 2008 from 7.30 to 9.00 pm downstairs at Bruderklaus Church.

Course topic: The Celebration of the Christian Mystery: Sacraments

Course dates:

• February 06, 2008 1. God Acts through the Liturgy
• February 20, 2008 2. The Liturgy, the work of God
•  February 27, 2008 3. Celebrating Liturgy
• March 08, 2008 5. Baptism, a Sacrament of Initiation
  (Retreat)           7. Confirmation, a Sacrament of Initiation
                          8. Eucharist, a Sacrament of Initiation
• March 12, 2008 4. God Acts through the Sacraments

The retreat will be held at Mariastein Abbey on March 8, 2008 from 10 am to 4 pm. Everybody in our community is welcome to participate in the course. We would especially like to invite the parents of those children who will be preparing for their First Communion and Confirmation in spring 2008.The Why Catholic course encourages adult learning in a prayerful small community setting and presents Adult Faith Formation and enrichment sessions for the whole parish. As Christians, we are called to be a faith community, a community in which people can come to know one another and share their faith and life - thus unleashing the mighty power of the Holy Spirit.

Please feel free to sign-up today either by sending an e-mail to info@esrccb.org or at the notice board (Sign-up Sheet) at the back of our church. Thank you. If you wish to join our small "leader / helper team", please let me know. We are very thankful for any kind of support we can get in order to make this course enriching and enjoyable for all of us. We are very much looking forward to exploring the roots of our Catholic faith with you.

Retreats & Workshops

• Women In Faith Retreats (Mariastein) - September 19 / 20, 2008
• Alphalive Retreat - February 23 / 24, 2008
• Why Catholic Retreat (Mariastein) - March 8, 2008
• Advent Retreat (Mariastein) - December 01, 2007 & November 29, 2008
• Workshop with Joan Stockitt (Mariastein) - May 3, 2008