FAITH FORMATION
Divine Mercy Parish offers practical and approachable paths for everyone, at any stage of their spiritual journey, to develop their own spiritual life individually and communally. There are two main avenues through which one can engage in this: first, by engaging with Staff-Led Parish Programming (e.g. Family Catechesis, Book Studies, etc.), and second, by finding connection and growth in Personal Apostolate Parish Groups (e.g. Prayer Groups, Bible Studies, etc.)
1% Challenge
Prayer & Devotion
Location: St. Andrew
Meet: TBD
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24 hr. Eucharistic Adoration
Prayer & Devotion
Location: St. Andrew
Meet: 1st Fridays
We will hold 24-hour Eucharistic Adoration vigils at St. Andrew Church on the first Friday of every month from 9 a.m. on Friday to 8 a.m. on Saturday. It’s a time to offer Him our petitions, concerns, troubles, joys, gratitude, disappointments, needs, and aspirations.
Linda Jannusch
608-630-1986
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Catholic Mindset Coaching
Small Group
Location: St. Maria Goretti
Meet: Variable
In our parish, Catholic Mindset Coaching provides opportunities for individual coaching, in person or via Zoom, as well as group human formation workshops throughout the year.A Catholic Mindset Coach is a valuable resource to help you become aware of your interior life and your thoughts.
A coach has the skills to identify limiting beliefs, thought errors, identity lies, and to help you grow in integrity. Coaching will also help you grow in problem-solving and remove or bypass obstacles that keep you from choosing God’s plan for your life. As a Certified Catholic Coach, Teresa Whipple can assist you in understanding, discerning your thoughts, and using reason to help you maximize your God-given gifts and potential.
Teresa Whipple
608-556-6346
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Charismatic Prayer Group
Prayer & Devotion
Location: St. Andrew
Meet: Thursdays – Weekly
This group meets every Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at St. Andrew Church and is devoted to honoring Jesus Christ with times of prayer, praise, singing, and worship. Group members are open to the gifts of the Holy Spirit and sharing what the Lord has done and is doing in their lives. Each meeting ends with a time of intercession. Come and see.
Shirley Ring
608-515-6859
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Cor Ad Cor – YA Subgroup
Prayer & Devotion
Location: St. Maria Goretti
Meet: 1st Fridays
More information coming soon!
Graham Mueller
507-272-8609
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Divine Mercy Cenacle – St. Andrew
Prayer & Devotion
Location: St. Andrew
Meet: Annually
Divine Mercy Cenacle members learn more about Jesus through St. Faustina’s visions and work to become more holy. Members follow a chapter in The Divine Mercy Cenacle Formation Manual, which involves reading passages from St. Faustina’s Diary, Scripture, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. We pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy together at the end of each session, raising our petitions to God. We usually meet twice per month, on a rotating basis at one another’s homes.
Lisa Keen
608-212-6797
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Divine Mercy Chaplet/Cenacle - SMG
Prayer & Devotion
Location: St. Maria Goretti
Meet: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays – Weekly
“Cenacle” is a word for the upper room where Jesus’ apostles gathered together in prayer with His Mother Mary, and the Holy Spirit powerfully descended upon them. We gather together to read St. Faustina’s Diary and to learn more about her work informing people of Christ’s Mercy, to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet, and to say the rosary and prayers of the Marian Movement of Priests Prayer Cenacle. We meet on Wednesday mornings after the 8 a.m. Mass from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. in the Church Conference Room.
Ela Murzynski
608-770-9040
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Dogma & Donuts – YA Subgroup
Faith Formation
Location: St. Maria Goretti
Meet: Thursdays – Weekly
All are invited to join SMG’s Dogma & Donuts group. We meet in the Bride’s Room every Thursday from 7-8 a.m., where we study the Catholic faith and revealed truth. Currently, we are studying the classic four-volume set of City of God.
Pat Bushek
608-444-9777
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Encounter Nights
Faith Formation
Location: St. Andrew
Meet: TBD (or quarterly)
More information coming soon!
Eucharistic Adoration
Prayer & Devotion
Location: St. Maria Goretti
Meet: Thursdays – Weekly
We are blessed at SMG to have Eucharistic Adoration offered every Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the church. This is a beautiful ministry of adoration and prayer before the Real Presence of Christ, which forms a continuous devotion on behalf of the whole parish.
Rachel Baker
608-807-8029
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Family Adoration Hour - SAV
Prayer & Devotion
Location: St. Andrew
Meet: 1st Fridays – 5:00 PM
As part of the parish’s 24-hour Adoration Vigil, held on the first Friday of the month, there is a Family Adoration Hour from 5 to 6 p.m. This is a holy hour set aside for families, particularly with young children, where more noise and movement is expected. There is a 30 minute program consisting of a rosary, reading of the upcoming Sunday Gospel, Divine Praises, and Tantum Ergo (prayers and song traditionally used during Benediction). Family Adoration is sometimes followed by a family meal sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
Joy Valladare-Cormier
301- 247-0667
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Men’s Evening of Recollection (Opus Dei)
Prayer & Devotion
Location: St. Maria Goretti
Meet: 3rd Tuesdays – Monthly
More information coming soon!
Jeff Knier
608-225-5847
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OCIA Group
Faith Formation
Location: ALL
Meet: September thru April
More information coming soon!
Matthew Farrelly
630-695-8615
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Pater Familius
Stay-at-Home Dads Group
Location: St. Maria Goretti
Meet: 1st & 3rd Tuesdays – Monthly
For more information please contact Paul.
Paul Wagner
608-712-7579
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Prayer Line
Prayer & Devotion
Location: Online
Meet: Year-round – online
When the need of a parish member is known, word is spread through the Prayer Line. You can join the prayer line to pray for others, make a prayer request, or both.
Ryan Zakrzewski
608-219-1893
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Rosary for our Nation Group
Prayer & Devotion
Location: St. Andrew
Meet: 2nd Saturdays – Monthly
For more information contact Debby.
Debby LaBerge
608-216-4214
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Rosary Rose Group
Prayer & Devotion
Location: St. Andrew & St. Maria Goretti
Meet: Saturdays – Weekly
Rosary Roses, also called Roses of The Living Rosary, is the community of people who support the life of the whole Church through their daily prayers of the Rosary. Each Rose has 20 people, each of whom recites one specific decade of a rosary daily. In this way the whole Rosary is recited every day.
At SMG, we currently have six Rosary Rose groups:
- Our Lady of Fatima Rose (Women’s Group)
- St. Joseph Rose (Father’s Group)
- Our Lady of Cana Rose (Mother’s Group)
- Our Lady of Good Help (Mixed Group)
- St. Maximilian Kolbe Rose (Mixed Group)
- St. Maria Goretti Rose (Young Adult’s Group)
If you are interested in joining a Rosary Rose group, please contact Ela.
Ela Murzynski
608-770-9040
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Seven Sisters Apostolate
Prayer & Devotion
Location: St. Maria Goretti
Meet: Variable
The Seven Sisters Apostolate is a call to strengthen the Church by ensuring that a Holy Hour is prayed each day of the week for the sole intention of our priests. Each woman commits to praying a Holy Hour on a specific day of the week, thus covering a complete week. At our pastorate, two women can also divide the Holy Hour. New members are always welcome.
Teresa Whipple
608-556-6346
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St. Anne Bible Study
Faith Formation
Location: St. Maria Goretti
Meet: Thursdays – Weekly
Join fellow school parents and parishioners on Thursdays, after the 8 a.m. school Mass, in prayer and fellowship to study the upcoming Sunday Mass readings. Young children are welcome to tag along. We’ll meet in the back area of the Parish Hall.
Laura Karlen
608-445-2064
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Summer Book Club
Faith Formation
Location: St. Maria Goretti
Meet: Annually
Everyone is invited to join our Summer Book Club. Copies of the book are available in the church corridor and discussions are held in July and August.
Matthew Farrelly
630-441-8108
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Veritas – YA Subgroup
Faith Formation
Location: St. Maria Goretti
Meet: 4th Mondays – Monthly
For more information, please contact Hannah.
Hannah Kostuch
612-406-1465
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Wednesday Small Group
Faith Formation
Location: St. Andrew
Meet: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays – Monthly
Small Groups make our large parish feel smaller and allow for real, Christ-centered relationships to develop. Small Groups meet in people’s homes or somewhere around town – because meeting Christ does not only happen at church.
At each meeting, groups pray together, read and discuss God’s Word in the Bible, and encourage each other to follow Christ more deeply – all while surrounded by an atmosphere of trust and friendship.
Shirley Ring
608-515-6859
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Widows of Prayer - Rosary for Priests
Prayer & Devotion
Location: St. Andrew
Meet: Thursdays – Weekly
The Widows of Prayer is a religious apostolate of the Catholic Church, meeting, praying, and working together for mutual support and common prayer for the Catholic Church and its leaders. Our Charism is to serve Christ through His Church by praying for priests and others in Church leadership, to be devoted to the Blessed Sacrament, and to promote the adoration of Christ in the Eucharist.
Devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Monica (Mother of St. Augustine), and St. Elizabeth of Hungary. Anyone is invited to join us following the Thursday morning Mass (about 9 a.m.) for the rosary.
Sue Barker
608-845-8086
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Women’s Bible Study
Faith Formation
Location: St. Andrew
Meet: Thursdays – September thru May
Discussions are a combination of Mind and Heart. This includes reviewing context of Bible passages, connections between the New and Old Testament, the original Greek words, etc, as well as sharing how we live out our faith through our discussions of the Bible passages. We meet each Thursday morning in the Parish Center.
Laura Zakrzewski
608-957-6947
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Women’s Evening of Recollection (Opus Dei)
Prayer & Devotion
Location: St. Maria Goretti
Meet: 4th Tuesday – Monthly
More information coming soon!
Jeff Knier
608-225-5847
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Nancy Emmel
608-698-4160
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Young Adults: Men & Women Small Groups
Young Adults Group
Location: St. Andrew
Meet: Variable
Small Groups make our large parish feel smaller and allow for real, Christ-centered relationships to develop. Small Groups meet in people’s homes or somewhere around town – because meeting Christ does not only happen at church. At each meeting, groups pray together, read and discuss God’s Word in the Bible, and encourage each other to follow Christ more deeply – all while surrounded by an atmosphere of trust and friendship.
Graham Mueller
507-272-8609
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