Tuesday, November 13, 2012

CBS Notification Policy

IMPORTANT REMINDER: The Catholic Biblical School has a new policy for notifying students in ALL CBS CLASSES, when classes must be cancelled. Here's a review, for your reference:

Students are responsible to find out whether a class has been cancelled. You will not be contacted individually, so you must become familiar with the notification system before you need to use it in an emergency situation.

Two notification systems are in place for your convenience, an online system and a telephone system.

Here are the steps for online notification:

1. Open your web browser and go to the STSRegistrar system by using the following URLs:

2. Enter your password in the field indicated. (Remember that student passwords are formatted as follows: your initials in capital letters, followed by your eight-digit date of birth. So Jane Doe, with a birthdate of January 1, 1913, would have a password JD01011913. If you have trouble logging in, check with Jill at jcosta@adh-ore.org to verify your password.)

3. Choose "Notifications" by clicking on the "Select" button next to the word "Notifications."

4. Notices will appear below a blue banner that reads, "Notifications Last updated at X time on Y date." For example:
Notifications
Last updated at 9:06 on November 9, 2012


If for any reason you cannot access the website, please use our telephone notification system by calling the Office of Religious Education at 1-860-243-9465. If no one answers, the voice prompt will tell you to select "2" for the ORE, where a voice recording will indicate any cancellations.

Occasionally an instructor may also send an email, but on no account should you rely on email notification. In foul weather, email may be delayed, or your instructor may not have access to her or his email.

ALSO: Remember that conditions will vary from city to city within the state, and so even if it seems safe in your neighborhood, classes may still need to be cancelled. For example, the power may be out in class buildings or parking lots may be icy. In those kinds of cases, we will cancel class for your safety. So please check the online system each week.

To be absolutely clear, let me repeat: It is the responsibility of each student to find out whether class is being held on a particular day. You will not be called, nor can you count on email notification.

Note too that In the event of a dire emergency we may not be able to use these alert systems. (Telephones and computers may be out.) Please always use your best judgment and STAY SAFE.

Advent Scripture Study

Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center invites you to read and discuss the Sunday readings for the season of Advent.

The meetings will be held on Sunday evenings during Advent from 5:30 p.m. until 6:45 p.m., ending with Sunday mass in the chapel at 7:00 p.m.  (The group will NOT meet on Sunday, December 16).

Please contact Liza Peters at lpeters@cpprov.org if you have any questions.

303 Tunxis Road - West Hartford, CT 06107-3119
Phone: 860.521.0440 | Fax: 860.521.1929
holyfamilyretreat@cpprov.org

Do not contact the Catholic Biblical School office about this program. This program is not sponsored by the Catholic Biblical School .

Monday, November 12, 2012

Year of Faith Column: "A Weekly Bible Study"

Ms. Barbara Gawle, 2012 recipient of the Biblical School's highest award, The Lawrence Boadt Memorial Medal, introduces a weekly column of Bible Study that we plan to publish each Monday, beginning today.

A WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY

Church Teaching on Scripture Study

As the Second Vatican Council celebrates its 50th anniversary, we call to mind the words of one of its prominent documents, Dei Verbum:  “In the sacred books, the Father who is in heaven meets His children with great love and speaks with them; and the force and power in the word of God is so great that it stands as the support and energy of the Church, the strength of faith for her children, the food of the soul, the pure and everlasting source of spiritual life.  Easy access to Sacred Scripture should be provided for all the Christian faithful. In this way, through the reading and study of the sacred books the word of God may spread rapidly and the treasure of revelation, entrusted to the Church, may more and more fill the hearts of all.”

Fifty years later, in Verbum Domini, Pope Benedict XVI continues to promote Scripture Study among the laity.  He writes:  “Because in the word of the Bible God comes to us and we to him, we must learn to penetrate the secret of language, to understand it in its structure and its mode of expression. I express my heartfelt hope for the flowering of a new season of greater love for sacred Scripture on the part of every member of the People of God, so that their prayerful and faith-filled reading of the Bible will, with time, deepen their personal relationship with Jesus.  We must never forget that all authentic and living Christian spirituality is based on the word of God proclaimed, accepted, celebrated and meditated upon in the Church.”

A New Direction

As we celebrate the Year of Faith, the Catholic Bishops encourage us to enter into this deeper relationship with Jesus through study of the Sacred Word.  

Friday, November 9, 2012

Ten Points for Fruitful Bible Reading

No. 3: Get the whole story! When selecting a Bible, look for a Catholic edition.

A Catholic edition will include the Church's complete list of sacred books along with introductions and notes for understanding the text. A Catholic edition will have an imprimatur notice on the back of the title page. An imprimatur indicates that the book is free of errors in Catholic doctrine.

From "Understanding the Bible" by Mary Elizabeth Sperry,
USCCB Associate Director for Utilization of the New American Bible

 (http://www.usccb.org/bible/understanding-the-bible/index.cfm)