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"Be Virtuous! Be Hopeful! Be Happy!" Young Women of Grace Retreat Day
"Be Virtuous! Be Hopeful! Be Happy!"
Young Women of Grace Retreat Day
A fun, faith-filled retreat day for girls ages 12-17!
Family Life Center, Malvern Retreat House
Malvern, Pennsylvania
Saturday, July 26th, 8:00am - 6:00pm
Fun Activities
Inspiring Speakers
Including: Cindy Westbrook, Julia Benkovic, Johnnette Williams, Bishop William Waltersheid, and Kitty Cleveland
Discussion and Fellowship
Confession, Mass, Music, and Prayer
Spend the day with friends and learn all about the virtues, how to practice them, and why virtuous living gives you hope and leads to your ultimate happiness! Have fun and grow in knowledge of your faith!
RETREAT DAY SCHEDULE:
8:00am Registration at Family Life Center and Light Breakfast
8:30am Welcome and Meet and Greet
9:00am The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Bishop William Waltersheid
10:00am Blessed Carlos Acutis Presentation
Mary Bea Damico
10:30am Be Virtuous Lesson and Activity 1
11:15am A Future Full of Hope
Johnnette Williams
12:00pm Lunch and Fellowship
12:45pm Activity 2
1:00pm Reflections of the Saints
Bishop William Waltersheid
1:30pm Sacrament of Reconciliation and Activity 2
2:00pm Be Hopeful Lesson and Activity 3
2:45pm Visit Our Lady of Guadalupe
3:15pm Rosary Walk
3:45pm Be Happy Lesson and Activity 4
4:15pm Called and Gifted
Kitty Cleveland
4:45pm Closing
5:00pm Dinner and Fellowship
6:00pm Participant Pick-up at Family Life Center
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Event Speakers
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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. -
Most Reverend William Waltersheid
Most Reverend William John Waltersheid is Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and Titular Bishop of California, ordained by Pope Benedict XVI in 2011. He is a Third Order Discalced Carmelite and he is Spiritual Advisor to Women of Grace® and Benedicta Institute for Women.
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Cindy Westbrook
Cindy is a native of Birmingham, and the proud mother of two amazing sons, two beautiful daughters-in-law, and four precious granddaughters.
Recently retired after 43 years in the classroom, Cindy taught in both public and parochial schools including Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School. Passionate about Catholic education, she continues to work with students at OLS in a variety of capacities. Cindy currently serves on the Advisory Council for Birmingham Diocesan Catholic Schools. She is also a Third Order Franciscan Lay Missionary of the Eternal Word.
In 2019, she and a colleague began Young Women of Grace at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School. This incredible program is a vital part of the middle school with thirty girls participating currently. Through her ongoing involvement with Young Women of Grace, she presented at the 2023 Malvern Women of Grace Retreat in Pennsylvania and appeared on the Women of Grace Television program with Johnnette Williams and other national facilitators in June of 2023. Thereafter, Cindy began facilitating the Women of Grace Foundational Study. It is with great joy that Cindy and a team of amazing and very dedicated women facilitate Women of Grace and Young Women of Grace in the Diocese of Birmingham for a time such as this.
