Turning to God’s Word study group
San Francisco Bay Area, California
FALL 2025 STUDY—THE PSALMS
Women’s Catholic Scripture Study in Belmont, California, is a group of women of all ages from parishes around the San Francisco Bay Area who come together to study the Word of God. This study group began in the fall of 2003 with a small group of women and has been with Turning to God’s Word for a number of years. The study splits into small groups for discussion and gathers as a large group for the opening session and the wrap-up reflection. Participants prepare by prayer, reading the Bible passages and the lesson pages, and writing out responses to the questions.
The teaching director is Turning to God’s Word co-founder Tami Palladino, who retired after 19 years working in parish faith formation. For the past two decades, Tami also has been heavily involved in publishing Catholic Bible studies.
The California group meets on Thursdays from 9:45 a.m. to noon at St. Mark Catholic Church, 325 Marine View Avenue, Belmont, California. From Highway 101: Exit Ralston/Belmont, go West to the first traffic light on Ralston (Hiller), turn right on Hiller, then right on Marine View.
The study group is thankful for the hospitality shown by St. Mark Catholic Church. Located near the freeway with a large parking lot and spacious hall, it’s a convenient location for women from the San Francisco Bay Area to come together and study God’s Word. All women are welcome—come and bring a friend.
If you have questions or would like to request a registration form for The Gospel According to Mark: A Look at the Son of God, our 2026–2027 study, please contact Tami Palladino by phone at (650) 235-6974, or by email to tami@theprayerpage.net. Here is a direct link to the Bible study page on her website.
The California group will meet May 14 to discuss Lesson 29 in Sing a New Psalm: Communicating with God Through the Prayers of the Church—Volume II: Vigils, Day Prayer & Compline. Following the discussion, members will meet for lunch at Hobees, 1101 Shoreway Road in Belmont.
After summer break, the group will begin studying The Gospel According to Mark: A Look at the Son of God. The complete schedule for 2026-2026 follows:
September 17—Orientation
September 24—Introduction
October 1—Lesson 1 (questions 1–5) & lunch at Hobees, 1101 Shoreway Road, Belmont
October 8—Lesson 1 (questions 6–10)
October 15—Lesson 2 (questions 1–5)
October 22—Lesson 2 (questions 6–10 )
October 29—Lesson 3 (questions 1–5)
November 5—Lesson 3 (questions 6–10) & lunch at Hobees, 1101 Shoreway Road, Belmon
November 12—Lesson 4 (questions 1–5)
November 19—Lesson 4 (questions 6–10)
November 26—No class; Thanksgiving
December 3, 2026–January 7, 2027—No class; Christmas break
January 14, 2027—Lesson 5 (questions 1–5)
January 21, 2027—Lesson 5 (questions 6–10)
January 28, 2027—Lesson 6 (questions 1–5)
February 4, 2027—Lesson 6 (questions 6–10)
& lunch at Hobees, 1101 Shoreway Road, Belmont
February 11, 2027—Lesson 7 (entire lesson)
February 18, 2027—No class; President’s Week
February 25, 2026—Lesson 8 (entire lesson)
March 4, 2027—Lesson 9 (entire lesson)
& lunch at Hobees, 1101 Shoreway Road, Belmont
March 11, 2027—Lesson 10 (entire lesson)
March 18, 2027—Lesson 11 (entire lesson)
March 25, 2027—No class; Easter break
April 1, 2026—Lesson 12 (entire lesson) & lunch at Hobees, 1101 Shoreway Road, Belmont
April 8, 2027—Lesson 13 (entire lesson)
April 15, 2027—No class; Spring break
April 22, 2027—Lesson 14 (entire lesson)
April 29, 2027—Lesson 15 (entire lesson)
May 6, 2027—Lesson 16 (entire lesson) & lunch at Hobees, 1101 Shoreway Road, Belmont
May 13, 2027—Lesson 17 (entire lesson)