Ave Maria

Meeting Day: Mondays
Meeting Time: 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Address: St. Mary's Catholic Church, 302 E Jefferson St, Iowa City
Contact Phone: 319-354-7048 (Rosemary)
Contact Email: AveMaria@thecornerstonescripturestudy.org

Branch Announcements

Special Branch Announcement: We would love for your to join us for Acts of the Apostles this year.

Thank you to all those who attended the CMC conference in person and on live stream!

Didn't get to attend the Cornerstone Ministry Conference? Don't worry. We will have the videos up soon! For now, you can check out our other past conferences. Special thank you to Geoff Miller for his incredible, insightful talks on Exodus! We can't wait to share them.

CMC Past Conferences

Join Us for Exodus

Fall 2026

Find Out More about CMC 2026

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Lesson Schedule

DATE	LESSON	SPECIAL NOTES
	Ave Maria Branch	St Mary's Church, Iowa City
September 28	Visitors' Night	For All Members-New and Returning
October 5	Lesson 1
October 12	Lesson 2
October 19	Lesson 3
October 26	Lesson 4
November 2	Lesson 5	5:15 Mass; Social at 6:00
November 9	Lesson 6
November 16	Lesson 7
November 23	Lesson 8
November 30	No Class	Thanksgiving Break
December 7	Lesson 9
December 14	Lesson 10	5:15 Mass; Christmas Social at 6:00
Dec 21 through Jan 4	No Lessons	Christmas Break
January 11	Lesson 11	Visitors' Night
January 18	Lesson 12
January 25	Lesson 13
Feb1	Lesson 14
February 8	Lesson 15	5:15 Mass; Social at 6:00
February 15	Lesson 16
February 22	Lesson 17
March 1	Lesson 18
March 8	Lesson 19
March 15	No Lesson	Spring Break
March 22	Lesson 20	5:15 Mass; Final Social at 6:00

June 22 through 24, 2027	Cornerstone Ministry Conference	St Louis

About Ave Maria

Location: Iowa City

Year Branch Began: 2018

Current Number of Members: 24

In Person/Zoom: In Person

Number of Small groups: 2

Share something new you did this past year: Added a few new members and moved back to our original meeting space at St. Mary’s church.

Share a unique or special “Best Practice” at your Branch: Sharing Focus Talks and Spiritual Reflections with our sister Branch, Our Lady of Grace.

What do you enjoy most about your Branch? Our members! It is so wonderful to experience everyone sharing their faith and their personal stories so freely with each other.