Press Note:
Encounter With God's Word On 12-15th of Aug, Pedro Arrupe Institute, Raia, organised the first programme of the series “Deepen Your Faith” with 55 participants. These programmes are aimed at allowing an ordinary lay Catholic to deepen his/her self-understanding about his/her faith through a process of guided and critical reflection on Scripture and Tradition. The target audience includes professionals, catechism teachers, pastoral leaders of prayer groups and members of SCCs, animators within the parishes as well as anyone who is interested in deepening his/her understanding of the Catholic faith through the critical study of scripture and the teachings of the Church. After the initial resounding success, the programme will be repeated in a shortened one-day format from 9 am to 5 pm at three centrally located places in order to reach out to a large number of people. This one-day programme, entitled “Encounter with God’s Word”, will be held at Margao, Panjim and Porvorim on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of September respectively from 9 am to 5 pm, with an hours break for lunch. Lunch will not be provided. People are encouraged to bring a dry lunch and their personal bibles along. The talks will be held in English and will focus on an introduction to scripture, prayer and theology, and will include the celebration of the Holy Eucharist. Sept 1 at Loyola High School, Margao. Sept 2 at Jesuit House, Opp Municipal Garden, Panjim. Sept 3 at Xavier Centre for Historical Research, Alto Porvorim. At Margao and Panjim, entry is free and open to all and hence no registration is required. For further details contact 2776998 or email at [email protected]. At Porvorim, because of the limited numbers we can accommodate, participants need to register with Fr. Rinald D’Souza SJ (Mobile No: 9766270987 or Email: [email protected] ) at the Xavier Centre for Historical Research, Porvorim and pay a nominal registration fee of Rs. 30/-.
