Faith Sharing Groups
Faith Sharing Small Groups
Scriptural
Overview: Ninety minute gatherings to reflect upon Scripture and pray together as a group.
Main focus: Fellowship and scriptural awareness.
Size: 8-12 people
Format:
- Fellowship and Refreshments
- Opening Prayer
- Read the Sunday Readings or Scriptural study
- Reflection / Guided Discussion
- Prayer intentions for the next two weeks
- Closing prayer and announcements
- Fellowship and Refreshments
Scriptural small groups
Group 1
Mary Dressell
Group Leader
Bi-weekly - Mondays @ 12:00pm
Women (Ages 50 and over)
Mary has been a parishioner at St Joes for over 30 years. She is married to Dave and they have 4 grown children and 9 grandchildren.
Mary has a passion for making rosaries and sharing them with others including the sick, homebound, Confirmation students and RCIA Candidates.
She is also involved in Rosary Altar Society and helps with funeral luncheons.
In her free time, Mary loves traveling, especially visiting her children and grandchildren in Colorado.
Group 2
Elaine Bahr
Group Leader
Bi-weekly - Mondays @ 6:30pm
All Ages / Men & Women
Elaine has been a parishioner at St. Joes for 20 years, and serves as the chairperson for our parish “Party in the Parking Lot” event.
Elaine is a Chemist at the Toledo Refining Company and has 3 grown children, Mary, Agnes and Frank.
Interested in joining a small group?
Please contact Maggie Viertlbeck for more information about availability and registration.
Formational
Overview: Ninety minute gatherings to discuss Theological topics using studies, books, video's, or programs.
Main focus: Formation and acquiring deeper knowledge of the faith.
Size: 8-12 people
Format:
- Fellowship and refreshments
- Open with Prayer
- Guided discussion on the topic
- Read the Sunday Readings (No discussion on the readings)
- Prayer intentions for the next two weeks
- Closing prayer and upcoming reading assignment
Formational small groups
Group 1
Bert Pace
Group Leader
Bi-weekly - Mondays @ 12:00pm
All Ages / Women Only
Bert has been a member of St. Joseph Parish for nearly 20 years.
She is a member of the RCIA team, and leads a Wednesday night Bible Study at the parish.
She has a brand-new goldendoodle puppy, Spencer, who is her pride and joy and is looking forward to retiring soon.
Group 2
John and Jessica Trabbic
Group Leaders
2nd Wednesday of the Month @ 6pm
Married Couples
John and Jessica are lifelong Catholics who are both transplants to the Maumee area and new parishioners at St. Joes.
John currently serves as the pastoral associate for evangelization at the parish and Jessica served as an ICU and PACU nurse for several years in the Mercy Health system.
Jessica is now a stay at home mom. John and Jessica have three young children (Gianna, Samuel, and Gabriel) and one in heaven (Anne Marie).
Jessica loves reading, spending time at the beach, dancing, music, going for walks, and spending time with friends.
John enjoys farming, fishing, bonfires, music, singing and playing instruments, cigars, craft beer, and conversations on faith, evangelization, and Jesus.
Interested in joining a small group?
Please contact Maggie Viertlbeck for more information about availability and registration.
Relational
Overview: Ninety minute gatherings to check in, share where you have grown and struggled over the past couple weeks, build each other up, encourage one another in the faith and pray for one another.
Main focus: Forming intentional relationships and faith based accountability.
Size: 8-12 people
Format:
- Fellowship and Refreshments
- Open with Prayer
- Sharing: Peaks, Pits, Prayers
- Read the Readings of the Day
- Pair up and pray with one another
- End with St. Michael prayer and announcements
Relational small groups
Group 1
Aidan Reed
Group Leader
Last Monday of the Month @ 7:30pm
Young Adult Men
Aidan is a cradle catholic from the Toledo area who recently became a parishioner at St. Joseph Catholic Church.
As a young adult, Aidan found himself at a crossroads, questioning his faith and struggling with the competing forces of modern society as a college student and early career professional.
After years of journeying, this blossomed into a renewed faith in Christ and a passion to help serve other young adults who may be going through similar seasons of life.
Aidan loves spending time with his parents, siblings, nieces and nephews – many of whom live in the Toledo area.
In his spare time, Aidan enjoys staying active through sports, traveling, spending time with his friends and serving others in the parish and the Toledo Diocese at large.
Interested in joining a small group?
Please contact Maggie Viertlbeck for more information about availability and registration.