For more information, please contact: Paul Ambro at paul@sthelenchurch.org or 281-485-8867
2nd Annual Catholic Trivia Night – Feb 17, 2023 at 7pm in Helena Hall!
St. Helen Tuesday Scripture Study Group
Our St. Helen Scripture study group meets on selected Tuesday nights in St. Helen’s Braden Center at 7:30pm to learn more about and share in our understanding of the Bible and our Catholic Faith. Our current and next studies are listed below. To register for future class notifications, please email Paul Ambro at paul@sthelenchurch.org
Many people want to read the Bible because they know it is God’s Word, but they give up because it seems so complicated. Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible helps you to get the “big picture” of the Bible by showing how fourteen narrative books of the Bible tell the complete story from Adam and Eve to Christ and the Church. REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED!
Please note: It is best to go thru this study from beginning to end and not hop around or start midway as we will be taking a journey thru the story of the Bible. A consistent and dedicated attendance meets requirements for parent’s sacramental prep hours. You will need a Bible for this study! Some recommended Bibles include:
- The Great Adventure Bible (PREFERRED)
- The Didache Bible
- The Ave Catholic Notetaking Bible
- Catholic translations such as RSV-CE2 (Revised Standard Version, 2nd Catholic Edition), NABRE (New American Bible, Revised Edition), and ESVCE (English Standard Version, Catholic Edition
For further information please contact Paul Ambro at paul@sthelenchurch.org. We meet on Tuesday evenings 7:30 – 9:00 pm in Braden Center. Below is our tentative schedule:
| Session | Date |
|---|---|
| 1: Introduction: Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible | January 17, 2023 |
| 2: Early World: Genesis 1-11 | January 24, 2023 |
| 3: Patriarchs: Genesis 12-50 | January 31, 2023 |
| 4: Egypt and Exodus; Desert Wanderings | February 7, 2023 |
| 5: Conquest and Judges; Royal Kingdom | February 21, 2023 |
| 6: Divided Kingdom; Exile; Return | February 28, 2023 |
| 7: Maccabean Revolt; Messianic Fulfillment Part 1 | March 7, 2023 |
| 8: Messianic Fulfillment Part 2; The Church | March 21, 2023 |
Linda’s Bible Study Group
Lectio: EUCHARIST starts Feb 16, 2023!
We will dig deep into the biblical roots of the Eucharist, through its foreshadowing in the miraculous events of the Old Testament, the Gospels, and Apostolic teaching. We’ll discover firsthand how Christ’s Body and Blood are an integral and wondrous part of God’s plan for our salvation.
Just a note to any or all of Linda’s current and former students who joined her for last year’s Lenten study, ‘The Eucharist in Scripture’. This is a completely different study written by a different theologian. Therefore, we will definitely learn something new.
Join Linda Asbach for a 10-session study, which will be held in two formats: Thursday evening at 7pm via zoom, beginning February 16th; and Fridays at 12pm in-person in the church parlor, beginning February 17th. We will not be meeting during Holy Week. Please register for this class online at: https://tinyurl.com/lectio-eucharist. If you have any questions, please contact Linda at LindaBibleStudy99@gmail.com.
Please see below for the tentative schedule:
| Session | Virtual session – 7:00pm | In-person session – noon |
|---|---|---|
| 1: Source & Summit | Feb 16, 2023 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| 2: In the Beginning | Feb 23, 2023 | Feb 24, 2023 |
| 3: Lamb of God | Mar 2, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| 4: Miracles of the Exodus | Mar 9, 2023 | Mar 10, 2023 |
| 5: Mysteries of the Tabernacle | Mar 16, 2023 | Mar 17, 2023 |
| 6: Miracles of Jesus | Mar 23, 2023 | Mar 24, 2023 |
| 7: Bread of Life Discourse | Mar 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 8: The Last Supper & the Cross | Apr 13, 2023 | Apr 14, 2023 |
| 9: The Mass | Apr 20, 2023 | Apr 21, 2023 |
| 10: Revelation | Apr 27, 2023 | Apr 28, 2023 |
What We Believe: Dec 2022 – Feb 2023
The Catholic Church is extraordinary. It is where we encounter God in his Word, his sacraments, and his saints. It proclaims the fullness of life, leaving no person out. It calls all to repent and to believe in God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the source of all life and salvation. Maybe you’ve been Catholic your entire life. Maybe you’re just beginning to explore the Catholic Faith. Wherever you may be in your journey, you will be profoundly moved by the beauty and the richness of the Catholic Church.
The 10-session schedule for this study is as follows:
| Session | Virtual session – 7:00pm | In-person session – noon |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dec 1, 2022 | Dec 2, 2022 |
| 2 | Dec 8, 2022 | Dec 9, 2022 |
| 3 | Dec 15, 2022 | Dec 16, 2022 |
| 4 | Dec 29, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 |
| 5 | Jan 5, 2023 | Jan 6, 2023 |
| 6 | Jan 12, 2023 | Jan 13, 2023 |
| 7 | Jan 19, 2023 | Jan 20, 2023 |
| 8 | Jan 26, 2023 | Jan 27, 2023 |
| 9 | Feb 2, 2023 | Feb 3, 2023 |
| 10 | Feb 9, 2023 | Feb 10, 2023 |
REGISTRATION: To register for the bible study series please complete the registration form located at: http://tiny.cc/WhatWeBelieve99
*Also, please order the study set from Ascension Press ($29.95) here.
For more information or any questions please contact Linda Asbach at 281-736-7366 or by email at LindaBibleStudy99@gmail.com
St. Helen’s Women’s Bible Study
New Spring 2023 Women’s Bible Study starts January 18!
FORGIVEN: The Transforming Power of Confession, explores the grace and healing offered in Confession and shows how this sacrament of mercy reveals the depth and bounty of God’s love. By looking at God’s revelation of his mercy in Scripture and making a step-by-step examination of the Rite itself, Forgiven communicates God’s invitation to each one of us to come experience his indescribable love in the Sacrament of Reconciliation
PRESENCE: The Mystery of the Eucharist: Although the Eucharist appears to be simple bread and wine, it is actually the “source and summit” of the Christian life. Presence: The Mystery of the Eucharist explores the truth and beauty of Christ’s real presence in the Eucharist, from its origins in Sacred Scripture, to its profound role in the life of the Church and her members. It is the crescendo of the entire story of salvation.
We’ll also be reading thru the Pocket Guide to the Sacrament of Reconciliation by Fr. Mike Schmitz and Fr. Josh Johnson.
For additional information or questions, please contact Tina Little at btlittle2@me.com or Macie Ingram at macieingram@hotmail.com.
We’ll met in Braden Center on the following Wednesdays 9:15am – 11:00am:
| Session | Date |
|---|---|
| Forgiven – Session 1: Where Are You? | Jan 18, 2023 |
| Forgiven – Session 2: An Encounter with Mercy / Session 5: Your Questions Answered | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Forgiven – Session 3: The Rite Explained | Feb 15, 2023 |
| Forgiven – Session 4: Biblical Foundations: Sin, Mercy, and the Sacrament of Confession | Mar 1, 2023 |
| Presence – Session 1: God is With Us | Mar 22, 2023 |
| Presence – Session 2: The Story of the Eucharist | Apr 5, 2023 |
| Presence – Session 3: Bread for the Journey | Apr 19, 2023 |
| Presence – Session 4: Biblical Foundations of the Eucharist | May 3, 2023 |
Also for those that are interested some of us are doing the Catechism in a Year podcast with Fr. Mike Schmitz meeting the last Wednesday of the month via zoom. It’s a big commitment but there were about 6 of us who finished the Bible in a year in 2021. Contact Tina Little (btlittle2@me.com) for details.
Previously Offered Studies
- Fulfilled (a Theology of the Body study): The Promise of the Christian Life (Fall 2022)
- Difficult Teachings: The 40 Most Challenging Teachings of Jesus (Fall 2022)
- Book of Revelation (Fall 2022)
- Luminous Mysteries and Divine Mercy Chaplet study (May 2022)
- No Greater Love (Spring 2022)
- The Wild Goose, 14-part series about the Holy Spirit (Spring 2022)
- The Bible and the Early Church Fathers (Fall 2021 and Spring 2022)
- Humanae Vitae (Jan-Feb 2022)
- Eucharist In Scripture (Fall 2021)
- Jesus the Way, the Truth, and the Life (Spring 2020)
- Romans (Fall 2019)
- Revelation (Spring 2019)
- Fulfilled (Spring 2018 and Fall 2018)
- Forgiven (Fall 2017)
- Who Am I to Judge? (Spring 2017)
- Follow Me – Gospel of John (Fall 2016)
- Priest, Prophet, and King (Spring 2016)
- Year of Mercy (Fall 2015)
- A Biblical Walk with the Blessed Mother (Spring 2015)
- Exodus: Called to Freedom (Fall 2014)
- The Lamb’s Supper (Spring 2014)
- Oremus (Fall 2013)
- The Book of Proverbs (Spring 2013)
- Year of Faith (Fall 2012)
- Mighty in Power: The Miracles of Jesus (Spring 2012)
- Biblical Walk Through the Mass (Fall 2011)
- The Seven Last Words of Christ (Spring 2011)
- The Book of Job (Fall 2010)
- The Letter to the Hebrews (Fall 2009)
- Genesis to Jesus (Spring 2009)
- Year of St. Paul (Fall 2008)
- 2 Corinthians (Spring 2008)
- 1 Corinthians (Fall 2007 – Winter 2008)