Merlot with the Messiah

Merlot with the Messiah

Dates:  Fourth Monday of the month
Time:  7:00 p.m.
Location:  Social Hall

2018-2019 Dates:
September 24
October 29
November 26
January 28 (date changed to Feb. 4th due to weather)
February 25 (rescheduled to March 4th)
March 25
April 29

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Interested in discovering more of the fullness of faith?

Do you have questions about the church
but don’t know where to bring them?

Do you feel intimidated by the commitment of a traditional bible study? 

SEAS Adult Faith Formation is offering a low pressure, come as you are opportunity to improve your faith. Come and enjoy a Merlot with the Messiah.

Join us on the fourth Monday of each month and add some leaven to your faith. Let’s see how much more extraordinary you can be.

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Merlot with the Messiah will be revisiting the “Experiencing Your Faith Through Religious Art” sessions we had in the spring of 2016. Our second session, will look a the Icons of the Saints. These images were readable by the common person and used in all forms of worship and prayer. Today most modern citizens of our church see only the beauty and not the true function of the images that decorate our churches. 
Future Dates:
March 25 - Marian Art
April 29 - Art and Architecture of  Our Parish 

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Bulletin Article
Merlot with the Messiah
Monday, January 28th....DATE CHANGED TO FEBRUARY 4th due to weather
7:00 pm
 
Experiencing Your Faith Through Religious Art
 
     We, as Catholics, are often accused by our Christian brothers and sisters of not reading the Bible.  It is an easy assumption to make but is untrue for one basic reason; the entire Protestant tradition has existed during a time when the written word has been accessible to the masses. For the first 1600 years of the Catholic Church reading and writing were the privilege of an extremely small group.  The church spread the message of the gospel through word of mouth and beautiful art.  The old churches of Europe and continuing even onto the grand churches of Detroit are filled with religious imagery that tells the biblical story.  These images were readable by the common person and used in all forms of worship and prayer.           
     Today most modern citizens of our church see only the beauty and not the true function of the images that decorate our churches.  Merlot with the Messiah will be revisiting the “Experiencing Your Faith Through Religious Art” sessions we had in the spring of 2016. Come with us as we take an opportunity look back and see what our ancestors saw.
   

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Bulletin Article
Merlot with the Messiah
Monday, NOVEMBER 26TH
7:00 pm
On Monday, November 26th, just prior to the start of Advent, we are going to take a look at the ‘pivotal players’ and symbols of the Advent and Christmas seasons.  A virgin, a wild man, angels, shepherds, a manger, and kings each had a part to play.  A part so important that it was recorded so that we would know about them more than 2000 years later.  We know that they make good imagery on a Christmas card but do we really grasp the part that they play?  Come on the 26th and enjoy some good conversation; maybe when you leave you will understand more deeply Linus's statement "and that's what Christmas is all about Charlie Brown." 
 

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Bulletin Article:
Monday, October 29th
7:00 p.m.

As Catholics most of us have the desire to go on pilgrimage to see the sights of our faith.  Visiting the Holy Land, famous shrines, or following in the footsteps of the Saints all have a pull on us.  Many people believe that such trips are not a possibility for time and financial reasons.  However this does not have to be the case.  If you wish to pilgrimage with your loved ones and friends there are many such sights that are within a day's drive from Troy.  Come on October 29th and we will talk about some of places that are out there that are waiting for you!

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Bulletin Article:
Monday, September 24th
7:00 pm
Most of the topics that we have discussed at Merlot With The Messiah have been brought up by fellow parishioners and we start our new season off with just such a topic.  With the Church embracing social media, we have access to, and receive, a steady stream of communication.   How does this compare with the traditional ways the Church communicates:  Apostolic Constitutions, encyclicals, exhortations, addresses, letters, or the intimidating Papal Bull?  What do they all mean?  We, of limited time and attention, need to be able to quickly discern what is important and affects our faith as members of not just St Elizabeth Ann Seton but of the Body of Christ.
    
Join us on the fourth Monday of each month and add some leaven to your faith. 
Let’s see how much more extraordinary you can be.