Womens study group-how many of you go?

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I did not want to hijack Jennifers thread but have been thinking for some time that I would like to start a womens study group. Was wondering about your format and how you handle childcare. Do you meet in homes or in your church ect.
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Our Parish has handled Bible study in several ways…
At one time there was nothing available with child care and I had several young ones, so I opened my home so that kids could just go up stairs. This worked for a while.

For a while we were able to have Bible study at the parish level in one of our retired schools, this was fantastis, the kids had their own room, we had one large group room and several places to break out into small groups. We had High school, home schooled girls to watch the kids…

NOW, they have sold the building, and become very strict about who watches the kids, even though we are in the church basement and the kids are in a little alcove where we can see and hear them, we pay a sitter for the two hours we meet. If there is a funeral, we are usually the last to know and our time is cancelled. It is sad how little this particular parish is willing to do for study. However, from our beginning with one study, we have grown to 5 different study options throughout the week.

A neighboring parish, only offers one study for each Lent and Advent, led by the priest, during CCD, when the teachers can not attend.

Good luck. I make sure I am attending every week because I know how goood it is for my soul and additude to fellowship and share in Our Lord. I hope not to discourage you, but to encourage you to be willing to fight the system if neccessary.
 
Your first step is to find out what your Diocesian Guidelines are re: childcare/safe envioronment.

If you are having an official Parish group, you will most likely need to have your child care providers go through the screening/training process (Virtus or something similar).

You could have a group where kids are welcome, so, there is no need for them to have a sitter - they read books or color at a table in one part of the room while mom and the other ladies talk.
 
Well, I go but luckily it’s on a military base so childcare is provided. It’s still a pain in the neck because we have to use the post CDC so there are lot’s of rules and costs A LOT.

At my home parish the ladies rotate weekly watching the kids. I think they have enough moms where they only have to miss the study once every two months.
 
I “founded” a womens’ Bible Study group at our parish. We meet at the Church in one of the conference rooms. We specifically chose a time of day when the kids are in school but have had, and welcome, kids who come along. We are a pretty casual and a “kid friendly” group and the kids don’t bother us.
 
I go to a fabulous Women’s Bible Study at my parish! We meet Wednesday mornings during the school year. We have childcare, provided by another parish mom in the nursery. We always bring our babies with us until they are old enough to hang out with the big kids. My understanding is that the group used to meet in homes and each week one mom kept the kids at another house. But there were not nearly as many people in the group then.

Two women lead our group and pick out a book for us to study. We’ve done studies on Mary an the Holy Spirit. We’ve found it easiest to do books with questions at the end of the chapter, as it helps keep the group focused and caters to a variety of levels.

Good luck with your group!

MJ
 
I am single and childless, and we are clearly unwelcome at any of the Womens’ study groups at any of the parishes I have attended, as they are scheduled so that working women cannot come. (I have mentioned an adult study group that had the unfortunate name “Pairs and Spares” in a truly insulting attempt to include single people that backfired.)

I attend an evening Bible Study that attracts mainly an older group of working people. Sometimes people bring their children, but generally speaking the children are school age and they bring homework or something to keep them busy and they sit at a table where they can be easily seen; they are free to move around the room and to come and speak to their parent if need be.
 
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