St. Jude Church and Shrine

Welcome to Opening Your Heart: The Starting Point. This Bible study will take you on an exciting journey closer to the heart of God, help you form a personal relationship with Christ, and help you find answers to life’s biggest questions through the context of the Catholic faith.

Opening Your Heart is an incredibly effective guide to deep, lasting transformation of the heart, and we encourage all participants new to Walking with Purpose to begin here. 

Join us for this profound, 22-week journey as we explore these core questions:

• How can I conquer my fears?
• What is the role of the Holy Spirit in my life?
• What does the Eucharist have to do with my friendship with Christ?
• What are the limits of Christ’s forgiveness?
• Why and how should I pray?
• What is the role of suffering in my life?

Contact Linda Dracopoulos at [email protected] or Katy Callum at [email protected] for more information. 

Beloved is Part 1 of our three-part young adult series. This six-lesson Bible study invites young women to lay a strong foundation for our true identity as beloved daughters of God.

God’s love for us is relentless and He calls us to a life of purpose. As we lean into Him, we’ll learn that nothing in our lives is wasted. When we discover who we are in Christ, it makes all the difference in the world.

Beloved will be led by our Coordinator of Ministry to Youth and Young Adults, Ashley Bennett. For information, contact Ashley at 215-822-0179 ext 109 or [email protected].

Women of the Old and New Testaments were as flawed and broken as we can be, yet the power of God worked in their lives. Discovering Our Dignity will allow you to learn from their experiences and uncover ways to deal with unwanted circumstances and deferred hopes.

Through their stories recorded in Scripture, women of the Bible reach out to touch our “present” in a tender, honest, and loving way – woman to woman – with ancient wisdom, sage advice, and insights from sorrowful failures and emotional wounds.

Learn how God worked in the lives of biblical women:

• Sisters Leah and Rachel overcame jealousy when they learned that God offered all that they really needed.
• Abigail’s faith was so strong she didn’t despair, no matter how unpleasant life was with her husband.
• Deborah had been given grace by God to act as His prophet, for the good of her people
• The Blessed Mother’s “yes” to God – her fiat- changed everything. How else did her words and deeds influence Jesus, and vice versa?

This advanced study is 22 weeks long. Contact Linda Dracopoulos at [email protected] or Katy Callum at [email protected] for more information.