Join Us For This Year’s Advent Prayer Sessions

This year you can choose to be a part of the weekly Advent prayer sessions held at St. Frances of Rome or St. Leonard…
OR
…you can lead a group of friends and family members in your home. Choose the option that is right for you and allows you to set aside time to pray and reflect on the miracle of God becoming human in the Christ Child.

This year’s program from JustFaith Ministries is Disrupting Darkness: Light, Love, and the Birth of Jesus. Here is an overview of the program: You’d never know it from Christmas pageants and drive through nativities, but the Christmas story was subversive in its time, threatening an Empire that oppressed women, poor communities, and religious outsiders.

This same story is equally radical today. Disrupting Darkness: Light, Love, and the Birth of Jesus is for anyone willing to uncover the true meaning of Christmas and discern how it calls them to live differently.

Additionally, for those facing difficult times in their lives, the festivities of the Advent season can feel lonely and painful. This program invites participants to accompany one another in bearing witness to the suffering and darkness of our lives and our world by creating a space for lament and healing.

If you want to find out more or sign up to lead a group in your home, contact Sharon Bidwell at sbidwell@sfrlou.org or all the parish offices at SFR 502-896-8401 or SL 502-897-2595.