Summer Bible Week

The theme for this year’s Summer Bible Week ‘26 is “The Spirit of the Lord Upon Me” taken from Luke 4:18-19 in which Jesus announces himself as fulfillment of the promise of true freedom offered to us by a life lived according to God. Please join us for this weeklong retreat in which we reflect on the Word of God and how we may live a life inspired by Spirit.

Via Zoom

https://la-archdiocese.zoom.us/j/96944305081?pwd=k7bOcEEJmzZVKLLqQHiehTbFZBZPu2.1

Meeting ID: 969 4430 5081

Passcode: 120645

The week is free. No registration necessary.

Schedule for the week 

*Monday-Thursday sessions are from 7pm-8:30pm; except Saturday from 9am-3:30pm

• Monday, July 13, 2026 –The Spirit of the Lord is Upon Me, Luke 4:18-19, – Fr. Steve Bell, CSP
• Tuesday, July 14, 2026 – The Spirit is Upon Our Families – Dayrin Perez, Coordinator Youth Ministry
• Wednesday, July 15, 2026 – The Spirit is Upon Our Community: The Good Samaritan, Luke 10:25-37 – Fr. David Loftus, Pastor Our Lady of Refuge, Long Beach
• Thursday, July 16, 2026 – The Spirit is Upon Our Church: Eucharist Center of Church Life and Your Life, Ezekiel 47; Jn 19:34; Romans 5-8; 1Cor 10:16-17 – Sr. Mary Frances Wahl, SND
• Saturday, July 18, 2026 –  The Spirit of the Lord is Upon All of Us!, – Catholic Bible Institute Ministers of the Word

Download Flyers Here: Parish Bulletin Insert || 8.5x 11 Flyer (PDF) || 8.5 x 11 Flyer (PNG)

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Host a Watch Party

As an Official Summer Bible Watch Party Host Parish or Group, you are invited to provide a space for this weeklong retreat to build community for participants to reflect on the Word of God and how they may live a life inspired by the Spirit. The participants you host will gather in-person to watch the Summer Bible Week programming online and engage in reflections together.

We will provide you with marketing materials to help promote your Watch Parties, planning materials, and early access to presentations/handouts.

You have the option of hosting one evening, all week or only the Saturday day retreat.

If you are interested in hosting, please click on our shared document “Tool Kit” on Google Drive. This document has the weeklong schedule, Zoom link for the talks, planning check-lists, and links to Canva Templates where you can personalize to your hosting parties.

Access Tool Kit Here

Once you have planned your host party, please fill out our Host Registration form below.

Access the Host Registration Form Here.

If you have any questions or need support in planning, please contact Janine Solano jsolano@la-archdiocese.org or call 213-637-7469

To learn about past Summer Bible Institute, view list below:

• Summer 2025
• Summer 2024
• Summer 2023