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2026 Fall Bible Study

Matthew: The King and His Kingdom

Dates & Times:
September 21, 2026 to April 26, 2027 (with two breaks for Christmas and Easter)
Classes meet weekly on Monday evenings from 7pm-9pm (26 Mondays)
Each session includes 60 minutes of study followed by 30 minutes of dicussion.

Location:
In-person sessions at Our Lady of Peace, Family Learning Center

Cost:
$50/participant (includes online access)
Registration remains open until the second week of the course.

Course Description:
Matthew: The King and His Kingdom shows how Jesus fulfills God’s promises to Israel and establishes his kingdom on earth. Through references to the Old Testament promises of God to his people and the messages God sent them through the prophets, Matthew provides the key to understanding the rest of the New Testament and Christ as the fulfillment of God’s plan. Jeff Cavins explains how Jesus is challenging and empowering us to achieve a new level of holiness and how, to live it, we must be thoroughly immersed in the kingdom of heaven on earth, the Church.

Bible Study Syllabus
Discussion Questions

Registration:
Please use our online registration form to sign up for the Bible Study.

You may also register using our paper form using the link below to download the Registration Form. Once you have filled it out, please email the registration to Mother Revelacion or print it & submit it to the parish office.

Online Registration Form
Paper Registration Form

Payment:
Payments may be made online, cash, or check. For online payments, please forward your receipt to Mother Revelacion. For cash or check, please drop off your payment at the parish office. You may also submit checks via mail. Please make checks payable to “Our Lady of Peace Church” and address mail to “Our Lady of Peace Church, Adult Religious Education, 2800 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95054”.

Online Payment

For any questions, please contact Mother Revelacion at adult.edu@olop-shrine.org or biblestudies@olop-shrine.org

Scholarship Fund:
If you wish to donate to the OLOP Adult Religious Education Scholarship Fund, please use the online donation portal below. Please include in the donation note: “For Adult Religious Education Scholarship Fund”.

You can also include the donation along with your registration payment.

Donate to Scholarship Fund

Recommended Supplementary Books:

  • Cavins, Jeff and Sarah Christmyer. Matthew: The King and His Kingdom (Workbook). West Chester, Pennsylvania: Ascension, 2019.
  • Cavins, Jeff and Sarah Christmyer. Matthew: The King and His Kingdom. West Chester, Pennsylvania: Ascension, 2007.
  • Walshe, Sebastian, O. Praem. Heart of the Gospel: How the Beatitudes Show Us God’s Plan for Happiness. Catholic Answers Press, 2023.
  • United States Conference of Catholic Bishops-Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Catechism of the Catholic Church.
  • Catholic Book Publishing Corp. The New American Bible (Revised Edition). World Catholic Press: Canada, 2011.