Couples are invited to attend the showing of the movie Courageous on Monday, January 14th at 6:30 PM. The movie will be shown again on Wednesday, February 6th at 9:30 AM. 

A discussion about the movie and leadership in the family will be held on Monday, February 18th at 6:30 PM. 

All gatherings will be held in the Parish Center Meeting Room. 

Christ opens the “door of faith” for us at His coming this Christmas. To enter through that door is to set out on a journey that lasts a lifetime! 

You are invited to come to the 2013 Parish Mission. It will increase your faith and energize your life! Members of the Parish Bible Study have formed a team and are preparing 4 days of speical prayer and renewal during this Year of Faith. 

Fr. John Graden, OSF, will be leading and guiding each day and exploring the following through Scripture, song, stories, and humor.

• Hospitality
• Forgiveness        
• Loving Ourselves and Others
• Trusting in Divine Providence            

Mark your calendars for the weekend Masses of February 2 - 3, 2013 and the evenings of February 4 - 7, 2013 at 7:00 PM in the Church

BY JENNIFER FEEHAN BLADE STAFF WRITER

Learning their son had aced both the SAT and the ACT couldn’t have come as too much of a surprise to Scott and Bobbi Wheelock.

Their only child, Sean, a senior at St. John’s Jesuit High School, learned to tell time as a toddler, begged his mom to buy more plastic letters so that he could make more words, and asked his parents to create pages of math problems for him before he was even in school.

He mastered his multiplication and division facts in kindergarten and took freshman algebra — the highest-level math course at Christ the King School — in sixth grade. The West Toledoan transferred to St. John's Academy in seventh grade so he could take high-school-level courses, and he's now enrolled in Calculus 3 at the University of Toledo.

“He just seems to enjoy everything,” Mrs. Wheelock, a commodity buyer at Owens-Illinois Inc., said. “He just has a gusto for everything. Whatever he gets involved in, he just does it to the max.”

His current GPA is a 4.95 on the grading scale weighted for advanced placement and honors classes, a 4.0 on the unweighted scale. He’s taken eight exams for advanced placement classes at St. John’s and scored a 5 — the highest possible grade — on all eight.

Teachers and school administrators say Sean is not just smart, he’s the total package. He’s on the debate team, and he plays varsity golf and tennis. He’s student body president, a student ambassador, and he’s involved in Christian service.

“Sean is just extremely gifted,” said Brad Bonham, St. John’s principal. “He’s an outstanding student, but he’s one of those guys that’s very mature for his age. He’s respected by a lot of kids in his class, and he’s very, very social. He’s got a lot of friends.”

A tall, slim 18-year-old with a golfer's tan, Sean can't really explain his success other than to say he loves to learn. He has a deep affinity for St. John's and never considered forgoing his senior year to start college early.

This is the 50^th anniversary of Vatican II and the 20^th anniversary of the Catholic Catechism.

Here are a few ways for you to engage in the Year of Faith:
 

Study of the 4 Constitutions of Vatican II
 

Pope Benedict has called for the study of the documents of Vatican II. How was the Holy Spirit shaping the Church during the Council? Bishops from all over the world gathered to share their insights and concerns for the future of the church. 4 Constitutions, 9 Decrees and 3 Declarations were written under the guidance of the Spirit. It is up to the Church to discern their message and implement them in our local churches. We will be studying the 4 Constitutions from September 2012 to March 2013. Contact your facilitator for more information. 

Monday Evenings 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM in the Parish Center - Facilitator: Fr. Dominic Savyo
Friday Mornings 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM in the Parish Meeting Room - Facilitator: Suzanne Marciniak

Follow the Year of Faith Online
 

You can find many great links on these websites. Check out their YEAR OF FAITH videos:

• The Toledo Diocesan Website: www.Toledodiocese.org
• The American Bishops Website: www.usccb.org
• The Vatican Home Page for the Year of Faith: http://www.annusfidei.va/content/novaevangelizatio/en.html
• The Vatican: www.vatican.va You can find the Pope’s letter Porta Fidei calling for the Year of Faith 

Area Lecture Series on the Council
 

CORPUS CHRISTI UNIVERSITY PARISH - 2955 Dorr Street

2012 FALL LECTURE SERIES - THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL

When purchased by 9/24, Series Tickets are available at $30, and Combo Tickets (that include the McCormick Conference on 11/13) are $40. Tickets are available at the door for $10 each. Purchase tickets online at www.ccup.org, checks payable to Corpus Christi University Parish.

Lectures begin at 5:30 PM and conclude at 6:30 PM, with the exception of the Conference (4:00 PM - 8:30 PM). Speakers will welcome questions from 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM. For more information, please call 419-531-4992

Struggle over the Meaning of Vatican II

“For the Christian Woman Herself to Decide” Vatican II’s Unfinished Business
October 16, 2012
Nancy Dallavalle

A Day without Vatican II: Is the Council Just History or Does It Still Matter
October 23, 2012
Steven Bevans

Text and Spirit
October 30, 2012
Peter Feldmeier

12th Annual McCormick Conference
War and Peace
November 13, 2012
Tobias Winright Ph.D