Adult Formation Opportunities

Adult Formation

St. Leo offers a variety of Adult Formation opportunities to our parish community. For more information on the programs below, please call the church office at 336.724.0561.

The Saint Leo Fall Adult Education Series:
True Reformers
Begins Thursday, September 11
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM | BBPC

A new program will be offered in the fall through Augustine Institute. The series will help to support parishioners’ spiritual and intellectual growth.

Ongoing Events/Groups

Wednesday Morning Bible Study
Wednesdays, 9:30-11:15 AM
September 17, 2025 — April 29, 2026
Parish Activity Center
You are welcome to join this vibrant group each Wednesday morning.  The format includes small group discussion and speakers. There is a registration fee for study materials.

Registration is now open!

Join a new season of Bible Study to explore St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans, using the Ignatius Press Study Guide. Weekly sessions include readings, lectures, small group discussions and prayer.

Featured study will be Brant Pitre's video study, "Jesus and the End Times: A Catholic View of the Last Days." A $15 fee includes the study guide.

The Zoom option is only recommended for people who truly cannot attend the course in person. It is a different course that includes two video studies: “Romans: The Gospel of Salvation” from Ascension Press, and Bishop Robert Barron’s “Seven Deadly Sins, Seven Lively Virtues.” Space is limited to 20 people to meet Wednes- days, 9:30–11:00 AM, from September 24 to April, 22, 2026. The study guide costs $30 for the Zoom option.

Click below to register!

Email Mary Martha Douglas or call 336.727.0818.

Before beginning to read: …raise your mind to the Lord and implore Him to guide your mind Himself, to speak to your heart and move your will. St. Padre Pio

Christian Book Club
Every other Sunday at 7:00 PM
in the Bishop Begley Parish Center.
Join fellow parishioners to discuss assigned books throughout the year.

Next title will be announced soon!

Newcomers always welcome!

Email Mary Riser or call 336.817.5976.

Lord, Teach Me to Pray

Lord Teach Me To Pray, developed upon the saint-making spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola, will teach you how to pray the Ignatian way and, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, help you to grow in knowledge and love of Jesus Christ. With this prayer foundation, you will strengthen the mystical body of Christ and gain priceless spiritual tools to assist you in working out your salvation, including daily scripture readings to deepen your understanding of the Christian virtues.

Reserve your space today by contacting Michael Clapp:

michaelclapp51950@gmail.com or 336-692-3828

Women interested in facilitating a women’s prayer cohort are encouraged to contact Michael for information and assistance.

St. Monica Novena
Thursdays, 9:00 AM
Main Church
Please join us on Thursday mornings. We entrust the petitions of our parish family to the intercession of St. Monica aloud within a beautiful Novena followed by the Rosary, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy or quiet prayer. If you are unable to join us, please leave your prayer intentions in the marked box near the statue of Our Lady in the church.

“Nothing is far from God.” —St. Monica

Men’s Gospel Group
Thursdays, 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM
Saint Cecilia Room

Join our Group and learn how you can enrich your personal understanding of the upcoming Sunday Gospel. Using the Lector Book as our guide, we reflect on how the Gospel has influenced our lives. We have grown spiritually from listening to the Group sharing’s of their interpretation of the Gospel. We always have new insights as to how we can apply the Gospel message personally. Please join us at any time.

Contacts:
Paul Breitbach: jpbreitbach@gmail.com

LEARNING TO DISCERN SPIRITS
Beginning September 17th
Wednesdays | 7 PM - 8:30 PM
Bishop Begley Parish Center

A four-month study program to enrich your prayer lives using the St. Ignatius’s Rules for Discernment of Spirits. The curriculum covers a chapter a week in the book and its companion reader’s guide.

Facilitated by Carey and Deacon Ralph D'Agostino and Michael Clapp, the program is based on The Discernment of Spirits: An Ignatian Guide to Everyday Living by Timothy M. Gallagher, O.M.V.

Meetings will include a 30-minute PowerPoint presentation and podcast by Fr. Gallagher, a discussion, and a brief question-and-answer session. Participants may order the books online ($47 plus shipping) from the Ignatian Discernment Institute (www.discernment.institute).

To register for the course or get more information, contact Michael Clapp at michaelclapp51950@ gmail.com or 336-692-3828.

Registration closes September 10.