Retreat Details
When: Saturday, April 26; 10 AM – 3:30 PM
Where: St. Anthony of Padua Parish
Cost: $30 (includes lunch). Register using the form near the bottom of this page.
About
Ladies, spend a day deepening your faith and learning what it means to be a Catholic woman in today’s society. We will hear four motivating speakers, spend time in Adoration, and so much more.
Speakers
Sr. Mary Ann Berrett began her religious ministry as a teacher more than 40 years ago and subsequently directed campus ministry at Aquinas College and worked in several administrative roles on the Dominican Sisters’ Grand Rapids Marywood campus.
She has also been a campus minister at the Aquinas Newman Center in Albuquerque, N.M., and served as a pastoral associate in parish ministry. Born in Alpena, Sr. Mary Ann received bachelor’s and
master’s degrees from Aquinas College, a second master’s degree in pastoral studies from Loyola University in Chicago, and a certificate in biblical studies from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Sr. Mary Ann will partner with various campus departments to bring current students into the alumni community.
Marge Steinhage Fenelon is an award-winning Catholic author and journalist, international speaker, and longtime contributor to a variety of Catholic and secular publications and websites.
Fenelon has written several books on Marian devotion, including Imitating Mary. The bestselling Our Lady, Undoer of Knots received a 2017 Association of Catholic Publishers Excellence in
Publishing Award. My Queen, My Mother earned a Catholic Press Association Award in 2020.
Fenelon is the host of the Simply Holy podcast on Breadbox Media, a popular guest on Catholic radio and television, and a regular contributor to Relevant Radio’s Morning Air. Fenelon is an instructor for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Deacon Wives Program.
Mallory Smyth is a national speaker, writer, and content creator for Walking with Purpose. She is the author of the book Rekindled, and has also written the WWP Bible Studies, Reclaiming Friendship, and Rooted and Radiant.
Mallory has been in full-time ministry for the past 11 years. She joined Walking with Purpose out of a deep desire to help women come to know Christ personally through the transforming power of His word. Having worked with college students as a FOCUS missionary, and now in women’s ministry, it is her dream to see Catholics fall deeply in love with God and grab hold of the joy offered in the Gospel.
Mallory lives in Denver with her husband, Jared, and their four daughters.
Questions? Call Theresa Tuttle in the faith formation office at (616) 453-8229, ext. 103 or ttuttle@saparish.com.
How to Register
Please register for this retreat using the online form below. Invite your family, friends, neighbors, etc. – all women are welcome!