Have you ever wondered what makes being Catholic so unique?  Do you want to truly understand the basics of the Bible and the Catechism? What about the role that Jesus, Mary and the angels and saints have in your daily life?  And do you ever ask yourself how you can be more holy?

If you've pondered these and other questions or are merely curious about the Catholic faith, you are cordially invited to attend A Condensed Presentation of Living Stones, a dynamic course teaching the foundations of the Catholic Faith --a program of discipleship in Christ that forms living stones of faith (1 Peter 2:4-5).

Dr. Kelly Bowring, S.T.D., of Southern Catholic College in Dawsonville and Pinecrest Academy in Cumming, will be leading the course, offering five classes for 2007-2008 on the following Sunday evenings:  Oct. 7, Oct. 14, Oct. 21, Nov. 4 and Nov. 11.

All classes are held 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Building F at Pinecrest Academy in Forsyth County.  The cost is $100 ($80 for accompanying spouse), and babysitting is available for $30 per family for all five sessions (babysitting fees will benefit the girls' Challenge Club organization).

Please register at the first class or contact Diana Bowring at (678) 656-1664 or dianabowring@bellsouth.net.

"Every layperson is called to have a complete and solid knowledge of Catholic doctrine, for which we must answer to God… the time we spend on our formation is a gauge of the real place we give to God in our lives.” (Fr. Maciel)

About Dr. Kelly Bowring, S.T.D.

A married father of six, Dr. Bowring, holds an MA in Theology and Christian Ministry from Franciscan University in Steubenville; a Licentiate in Dogmatic and Moral Theology from the Dominican House of Studies and the John Paul II Institute on Marriage and Family, Washington, DC, while working for the USCCB Office of the Jubilee 2000; and a Pontifical Doctorate in Systematic Theology from the University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome.

He initiated the theology program at St. Mary’s College of Ave Maria University, MI, and is presently the Dean of Spiritual Mission and Associate Professor of Sacred Theology at Southern Catholic College in Dawsonville. He teaches High School Catholic Formation at Pinecrest Academy, where his children attend.

He has dedicated years of service to parish ministry and Catholic school education and is likewise the author of various published theology articles and catechetical books. He recently published his new book, To Hold and Teach the Catholic Faith, with St. Pauls/Alba House Books.