We are a welcoming co-ed group, started more than 20 years ago, that meets each week to study the bible.  United by our desire to learn about scripture, our members very happily range from complete beginners to the quite learned.  We spend 30 minutes studying the upcoming Sunday’s Mass readings.  We then go on to another in-depth study of some aspect of scripture or our faith.
 
On June 21, 2018 the Thursday Night Bible Study will begin a Dr. Brant Pitre DVD Study, The Gospel of Matthew: The Messiah and the Fulfillment of the Old Testament. This DVD study will be 8 sessions, is free and will have NO Homework! There is an extensive handout.
 
St. Matthew’s Gospel was considered the most influential and popular book among the early Christian community. In this series, Dr. Pitre will explain why that is the case and how for the early Jewish Christians, in particular, St. Matthew clearly makes the case for how the long awaited hopes of the Jewish people are being fulfilled in Jesus. In this series, you will cover topics such as:
 

• Who wrote the Gospel of Matthew
• Why the long genealogy at the beginning of Matthew, which many Christians today simply gloss over, of vital importance to the Gospel of Matthew’s message
• How the Gospel of Matthew clearly makes Jesus out to be a new and greater Moses, David, Solomon, and Isaac
• The shocking paradoxes of the Sermon on the Mount and the implications of them for our spiritual life
• Aspects of Jesus’ infancy, public ministry, and last days in Jerusalem that show him to be the long-awaited fulfillment of what the priests, prophets, and kings of old hoped for.

 
If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about main figures of the Old Testament and how and why they are relevant for setting the stage for Christ’s coming, then this study on the Gospel of Matthew is for you!
 
We will meet each Thursday from 7 – 8:30 PM in the Cody Enrichment Center. Again, each week we will spend 30 minutes studying and discussing the upcoming Sunday’s bible readings and then do this wonderful study. Please call to register.
 
Meetings: Thursday from 7 PM – 8:30 PM in the Cody Enrichment Center.
 
Contact:
Kerry Marie Walker
904-571-9986