Group Study Opportunities

 Sycamore online course 10-November - 15 December 

What do you believe?

Sycamore is an informal course about the Christian faith and its relevance for life today. It gives you space to meet other people, share ideas, explore your beliefs, and think about questions that really matter. Each session involves a short film and time for discussion. Everyone is welcome.

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What people are saying!

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“I like the sharing, how everyone is really open – there is no judging happening here”

“I enjoyed hearing what other people had to say – it gave me new perspectives on questions I had always wondered about”

“It’s a great programme!”

Sycamore  film 6: The Christian Vocations

Discussion Questions 

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• Have you ever felt called or inspired to do something?

• What vocation do you find most inspiring and why? Can you think of some Christian saints and what vocations they each followed?

• How did you discover your own vocation or way of life? What “signs” spoke to you along the way? Where did you look for guidance? Or what are you looking for now?

• What other ideas or questions strike you from this part of the film?

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• What things help to make a good marriage and a happy family?

• Can you think of any couples who have been a good example of marriage for you and why?

• What are the most important values for family life? What can make family life difficult? What can help families rediscover healing and peace again?

• What other ideas or questions strike you from this part of the film?

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• Do you know any priests or religious brothers, sisters, monks, nuns, etc?

• What do you know about their way of life, their work, their prayer?

• What gifts do you think they can bring to the Church and to society?

• What other ideas or questions strike you from this part of the film?