Adult Faith Formation

Introducing Walking with Purpose
Women’s Catholic Bible Study

Do you desire to grow in your Catholic faith?  Do you seek connection with other women in our parish community? We invite you to consider joining Walking with Purpose, a Catholic women’s Bible study program this fall at St. Joseph Parish.  Weekly group sessions are starting on Thursday, October 22nd. Opening Your Heart, our foundational study, is designed for women new to Walking with Purpose whether or not you have any Bible study experience; you are welcome as you are to learn how the Scriptures apply to our everyday lives.

Please join us on Thursday, October 22nd to begin this journey of Walking with Purpose. Bring a friend to meet us at St. Joseph Parish, downstairs in the John Paul II Hall at Thursday, October 22nd at 10:00 am or 7:00 pm.  For questions or to reserve your book and a place in the study, contact Delia Barr ccd@stjosephohara.com or 412-963-8885 ext. 301 or https://lavcatholic.org/ or visit Walking with Purpose online www.walkingwithpurpose.com] for more information.  We hope to see you!

This study is in 6 parts and 22 lessons. You are welcome to attend all or as many sessions as your schedule allows. The book is $40.00 and you may purchase it from me at your first meeting. Please contact me to let me know you are coming. We will be meeting in a safe atmosphere of socially distancing and wearing masks.

After the rush and excitement of Christmas Day has passed, join us for an online Bible study to deepen your appreciation of Christmas Time.  The church gives us a season—from Christmas Eve to the feast of the Baptism of the Lord—to reflect with wonder on what God has done and is doing in our world. We will use “Christmas, Season of Wonder & Hope,” by Catherine Upchurch of the Little Rock Scripture Study to help us meditate on three New Testament passages that invite us to move through wonder to hope.
    We will meet online on three Monday evenings from 7:30 to 8:45, beginning on December 28 and ending on January 11.  You can order the text online as a booklet or an eBook.  For more information and to register, contact Andrew Bechman (information below).  Please register early if you want to order a print booklet.  We hope you can join us!

Dates and Times: Monday evenings, December 28, January 4 and 11, from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m.
Place:  Online via Zoom
Registration Contact: Andrew Bechman
Phone: (412) 781-0186, ext. 18
E-mail: andybechman@saintscholastica.com

     As we begin a new year with things in even greater flux than usual, and as we look forward to our new parish community officially forming, it seems appropriate to stop and reflect upon our calling.  What does God ask of us now?  Who does God call us to be? We will reflect upon the call of Moses as a model for our discernment.
     We will meet online on three Monday evenings from 7:30 to 8:45, January 25 and February 1 and 8.   You can order the text online as a booklet or an eBook.  For more information and to register, contact Andrew Bechman (information below).  We hope you can join us!
Dates and Times: Monday evenings, January 25 and February 1 and 8, from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m.
Place:  Online via Zoom
Registration Contact: Andrew Bechman
Phone: (412) 781-0186, ext. 18
E-mail: andybechman@saintscholastica.com

Through the RCIA, we welcome adults and older children into the Catholic Church.

The RCIA is primarily intended for people who have never been baptized.  We also work with Christians who have been baptized in another denomination but would like to become Catholics, and with baptized Catholics who were not raised in the faith and have not yet received the sacraments of Confirmation and/or Eucharist. 

As much as possible, we tailor the process to the needs of the people who are inquiring. The purpose of the process is to help our inquirers come to a beginning knowledge of Jesus and a relationship with him through our parish community. Beginning the process does not imply commitment on your part.

Let us know if you are interested in joining the Church or in helping others to enter!

Contact: Andrew Bechman, RCIA Director
Phone: (412) 781-0186, ext. 18
E-mail: rcia@saintscholastica.com

Participate in Our Activities

We usually have a Bible study in the fall and during Lent in the late winter and spring. Other, shorter studies and special programs are announced in the bulletin and on our website.

Start Something Up! 

Would you like to form a book club, discussion group, prayer or support group? Would you like to organize a group retreat? Please contact Andy Bechman to discuss the possibility.

Contact: Andrew Bechman
Phone: (412) 781-0186, ext. 18
E-mail: adultfaith@saintscholastica.com