Trinity Faith Sharing Groups

"Trinity Faith Sharing is period of being groundedly seated with the Lord and understanding within my being the spiritual consolations and desolations of my group members which stay with me in prayer well after the eight-week sessions end. There is a freedom to speak about and question and wonder what God’s will for me is and how I am answering my call because all of us are going through that. Where else can I find a group of peers who take this quest to see God in all things and want to listen to His call so faithfully and honestly and openly?."
- Fall 2023 participant

Holy Trinity's Ignatian Spirituality & Prayer Ministry invites parishioners to participate in a small faith sharing group for one or more 6 to 8 week one-hour sessions in the Fall, Winter and Lenten season. Trinity faith sharing groups offer parishioners a chance to meet in a small group to discuss the Sunday scriptures and the ways they intersect with our lives.

When and Where?

We offer online and in-person options for all of our sessions.  Registrants will be asked to select their first and second choices of times offered on the registration form.  We accommodate as  many registrants as we can depending on the availability of leaders. Parishioners are given priority over non-parishioners.

When considering whether to register for a faith sharing group, please assess your availability for all gatherings in the session.  Continuity in the group is important.  We ask that you commit to all gatherings with no more than two planned absences.

The Fall Faith Sharing session will begin the week of September 29, 2024 and continue for 8 weeks.  The offered times are listed below.  The registration deadline is September 23rd.

  • Mondays at 7:00pm on Zoom
  • Tuesdays at 7:00pm on Zoom
  • Wednesdays at 8:00am in person for HTS Dads only
  • Wednesdays at 12:05pm on Zoom
  • Wednesdays at 6:30pm in person at the Parish Center
  • Thursdays at 8:15am in person for HTS Moms only

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

If you would like to know more about Faith Sharing, please read on!

What is Faith Sharing?

Faith sharing is an invitation to deepen faith and deepen community. It focuses more on the heart of things, and God's interaction in our daily lives, than on scripture study. Although it won't be the focus, information on the context and meaning of the scriptures will be provided to the groups to support their core emphasis on finding God in all things. Our groups use a set format (provided below) that incorporates Ignatian practices (including sharing spiritual consolations and desolations, and listening to invitations from God) designed to encourage discernment.

"The group really helped to ground me throughout the season, helped me engage more deeply with the weekly readings, and helped me feel more closely tied to the Holy Trinity community. I think it also gave me great consolation and helped me approach other aspects of my life more joyfully, peacefully, mindfully, and with greater balance."
- Lent 2024 participant

"A safe space for sharing, enriching experience to learn from others, to know we, as parents, share many of the same concerns, inspiring to see others share the same feelings about the strength and power of praying together."
- Fall 2023 HTS participant

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

 

Format for Trinity Faith Sharing Groups

Opening
Opening prayer, spiritual consolations and desolations

Focus
A scripture reading or readings from the upcoming Sunday
Listen for any word, phrase, idea, or image that calls your attention. 

Faith Sharing and Listening
How does the scripture this week touch you in your personal life? How might God be speaking to you through the scripture?

Invitation
Opportunity to share any invitation I might be sensing from God for the next week.

Closing

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Please see the sidebar for other scripture-based faith sharing opportunities at Holy Trinity.

Contact Catherine Heinhold, Pastoral Associate for Ignatian Spirituality & Prayer, at cheinhold@trinity.org for more information.

Other opportunities for scripture-based faith sharing at Holy Trinity

Young Adult Faith Sharing, Thursdays at 7pm in St. Ignatius Chapel

Morning Prayer, Mondays and Fridays at 9am on Zoom
See the Parish Calendar for the Zoom link

Praying in Sacred Space, Saturdays at 4pm during Advent and Lent