St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Manhattan, KS

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Encyclopedia of Catholicism from HaperCollins. Editor Richard P. McBrien. HarperCollins Publishers. New York, NY. © 1995.
Catechism of the Catholic Church: Second Edition. United States Catholic Conference—Liberia Editrice Vaticana. ©1997.
Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, ©1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA.
Perkins, Pheme. Reading the New Testament: Second Edition. Paulist Press. New York, N.Y./Mahweh, N.J. ©1988.
Dues, Greg. Catholic Customs and Traditions: Revised and Expanded. Twenty-Third Publications. Mystic, CT. ©1992.
Boadt, Lawrence. Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction. Paulist Press. New York, N.Y./Mahweh, N.J. ©1984.
Martos, Joseph. Doors to the Sacred: A Historical Introduction to the Sacraments. Ligouri/Triumph. Ligouri, MO. ©1991.
McKenzie, John L. Dictionary of the Bible. MacMillan Publishing Company. New York, NY. ©1975.

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The mission of St. Thomas More's Adult Education program begins with a belief in the Good News of Jesus Christ. Adult Religious Education is to proclaim the Gospel brought to us in Scripture, understand Catholic teaching, dialogue, and to share our common values in a respectful community. We, as adults, are the primary educators of faith and so we need to understand what we believe and why we believe so that we can better communicate our faith to the world. As a People of God we know that our faith is expressed in our daily life through word and action.

There are small faith-sharing groups of 10-12 people that happen at different points of the year. We encourage anyone who wants to be a part of a small community to join and even lead these groups. They meet in the homes of the leaders and are good ways to openly discuss individual faith experiences. Please call the parish offices for times and topics if you want to lead a small group or join one.

The small faith-sharing group is modeled after the early communities of the Church. These groups met in the houses of the believers and broke bread and shared the stories of faith with one another. These small communities kept the faith alive and expressed their beliefs in their everyday lives. The small faith communities are not a separate community but they are linked to the whole Church by their involvement in parish life.