All Saints

Faith Education- All Saints has many Faith Education Programs - please click the links below for details

Bible Explorer

The FREE Bible Explorer’s Handbook has been in production for four years, with a quarterly circulation of approximately 1300 copies. It is distributed to approximately 90 mailing addresses, including about 40 parishes within the Archdiocese, plus many other Parishes, as well as to numerous individuals around Queensland. To date approximately 16,700 copies have been distributed.

The Bible Explorer’s Handbook was the result of a Scripture Expo, hosted by All Saints Parish in October, 2002, opened by His Grace, Archbishop John Bathersby. The Handbook advises on Scripture courses and programs, within the Archdiocese. It also contains many Scripture based articles, stories, and other related information. Copies are always available on the trolley in the Gathering Space of the Church.

The time allocated to the handbook is approximately 3 weeks, near full time each quarter, to produce, print and distribute. Additional people are welcome to be involved in producing, printing and distributing this Handbook.

Download the web version

Adult Faith Education

The aim of this ministry is threefold:

1) to develop a knowledge of the Word of God

2) to connect and build right relationships with God, His Son, Jesus, and our fellow parishioners through sharing our faith journeys

3) to discover through group reflection and prayer, how to best apply God’s Word in our lives.

To achieve this, a variety of subject matters or courses are chosen and submitted to the Parish Priest, Fr Ron Mollison and the Parish Pastoral Council for approval. The popular central venue is a midweek evening at the Church for sessions lasting no longer than 2 hours or within volunteered homes of parishioners. Programs and courses are promoted in the weekly Church newsletter.

Preparation time varies depending on the level of involvement:

• a participant is obliged to attend and be punctual for the program’s duration and come prepared if the program has involved follow-up ‘homework study’

• a leader is obliged to be part of a team to lead a group discussion, guided by a study booklet when applicable, and assist with setting-up, welcoming, packing away and locking up the Church.

Bible Jottings

A small Article is included in the Parish Newsletter each week.

Its purpose is to bring the world and word of the Gospels to the people of our Parish Community living with the worldview of the 21st Century. It is to enrich our love of Jesus and to concentrate on his message of the Kingdom of God, and of his commandment to "love one another as I have loved you"(Jn.13:34). It is to remind us all of Jesus' words "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through me" (Jn.14:6) and the meaning they hold for us. And it is written also to engage our interest in the development of our spirituality and love of God, using Church directives and contemporary examples.

Each article is 350 words in length and depending on the subject matter, can require up to at least one day to research, prepare, draft and finalise.

Little Rock Scripture Study Group

Scripture and Tradition form the foundations of the Catholic faith.

The Little Rock Scripture Study is a collection of studies focusing on its biblical roots. The program provides a variety of structured courses covering the books of the Bible. Each course covers one book or a theme found in several books, and is designed to be completed as a block of separate weekly lessons. Study materials consist of audiovisual presentations, commentary booklets, and guides for small group discussion.

Several courses are offered throughout the year. For each course, participants meet once a week (the current group meets Wednesday evenings) for as many weeks as there are lessons in that particular course. (Assistance can be provided for those wanting to set up additional groups to meet at other times.)