Women of Grace® Event Details

2015 Women of Grace® National Conference, Grapevine, TX

Women of Grace® National Conference

"Woman's Influence, Effect, and Power: Reclaiming the Feminine Ideal"

Presenters include: Johnnette Benkovic, Dr. Monica Miller,

Dr. Paul Thigpen, and Father Philip Scott, FJ

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church

Grapevine, Texas

Diocese of Fort Worth

Click the "Register Online" button above to register. 

Air Travel:

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)

Accommodations:

A specially priced block of rooms has been reserved at:

Hampton Inn and Suites

1750 TX-121

Grapevine, TX 76051

972-471-5000

Mention 'Women of Grace' for the group rate and book early as rooms are first come, first serve. A shuttle service will be provided for transportation to and from the event.

SpringHill Suites Grapevine

2240 W. Grapevine Mills Circle

Grapevine, TX 76051

972-724-5500

Mention 'Women of Grace' for the group rate and book early as rooms are first come, first serve. A shuttle service will be provided for transportation to and from the event.

Schedule for the Day

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23

4:00 PM Registration/Sales Tables Open

5:30 PM Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

Homily and Presentation One, Fr. Philip Scott, FJ

7:00 PM Welcome and Introduction, Johnnette Benkovic

7:15 PM MC Welcome and Announcements

7:30 PM Break

8:00 PM Praise and Worship, Living Praise

8:30 PM Presentation Two, Johnnette Benkovic

10:00 PM Sales Tables Close

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24

7:30 AM Registration/Sales Tables Open

8:30 AM Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Fr. Philip Scott, FJ

9:45 AM MC and Announcements

10:00 AM Witness Talk One

10:15 AM Presentation Three, Dr. Paul Thigpen

11:15 AM BOXED LUNCH PROVIDED Confessions/Fellowship

1:15 PM Praise and Worship, Living Praise

1:45 PM MC and Announcements

2:00 PM Presentation Four, Dr. Monica Miller

2:45 PM Stretch Break

3:00 PM Presentation Five, Dr. Monica Miller

3:45 PM Presentation Six, Living Praise

4:15 PM Praise and Worship, Living Praise

4:45 PM DINNER PROVIDED/Fellowship

6:15 PM MC and Announcements

6:30 PM Presentation Seven, Johnnette Benkovic

7:30 PM Presentation Eight, Spiritual Warfare Panel

Johnnette Benkovic, Fr. Philip Scott, FJ, Dr. Paul Thigpen, and special guest, Thomas K. Sullivan

8:30 PM Quiet Break/Sales Tables Close

9:00 PM Healing Service

Johnnette Benkovic and Fr. Philip Scott, FJ

10:30 PM Close

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25

8:00 AM Sales Tables Open/Fellowship

8:30 AM Praise and Worship, Living Praise

9:00 AM MC and Announcements

9:15 AM Witness Talk Two

9:30 AM Presentation Nine, Fr. Philip Scott, FJ

10:15 AM Stretch Break

10:30 AM Presentation Ten, Johnnette Benkovic

11:15 AM Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Fr. Philip Scott, FJ

12:30 PM Closing Comments

Event Date/Time(s)

START: Friday, October 23 at 4:00 PM US/Eastern
END: Sunday, October 25 at 12:30 PM US/Eastern

Event Information

LOCATION:
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
861 Wildwood Lane
Grapevine, TX 76051

Contact Information

$165 Registration Fee for the Women of Grace National Conference includes Saturday lunch and dinner

$150 for Benedicta Leadership Institute for Women includes Thursday lunch

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Event Speakers

  • Johnnette Benkovic Williams

    Johnnette Benkovic Williams is Founder and President of Women of Grace®, a Catholic apostolate for women featuring a number of outreaches including conferences, media, study groups and more.

    After years of being a non-practicing Catholic, Johnnette experienced a deep conversion back to her Catholic faith in 1981. Her conversion sparked a new vocation: sharing the Gospel message through the utilization of media. She has been an inspiring and consistent presence on EWTN Catholic radio and EWTN Catholic television for over 30 years.
  • Dr. Monica Miller

    Monica Miller, Ph.D., is a nationally known pro-life leader, having been involved in the pro-life movement since 1976. She is the founder of Citizens for a Pro-life Society and author of several articles published on theological subjects and life-issues. Her work has appeared in This Rock, The National Catholic Register, Homiletic and Pastoral Review, The New Oxford Review, Fidelity Magazine, and Crisis Magazine. She is the author of Sexuality and Authority in the Catholic Church (Univeristy of Scranton Press), The Authority of Women in the Catholic Church (Crisis Books), and The Theology of the Passion of the Christ (Alba House). Dr. Miller has made several appearances on the Eternal Word Television Network and is the host for Michigan Catholic Radio's "The Christ and Culture Forum." Dr. Miller is married to Edmund Miller and they have three children: Bernadette, Joseph and Patrick.
  • Fr. Philip Scott, FJ

    Fr. Philip Scott is the Founder of Family of Jesus, a family of priests, brothers and sisters dedicated to Christ and His Church, bound by private vows of obedience, chastity, poverty and martyrdom, praying to be healed and formed into a family by the Divine Family (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) in order to live out in a prophetic manner our baptismal calling to follow Jesus Christ and to be his instruments of healing for families, including not only the individual domestic family, but also the broader family of the Church and of society.
        
    They were founded by Father Philip Scott in 1998 under the auspices of Bishop Robert Lynch of the Diocese of St. Petersburg.  They have been missionaries in Peru, since January 10, 2003.
  • Dr. Paul Thigpen