Women of Grace® Event Details
Women of Grace and Praise Nation Present a One Day Pentecost Event Hosted by St. Andrew the Apostle Parish
June 7, 2025
Women of Grace and Praise Nation present a One Day Pentecost Event
Hosted by St. Andrew the Apostle Parish
Come Holy Spirit, Fill the Hearts of Your Faithful!
Men and Women are invited to attend this event!
Join us as we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost, the birthday of the Catholic Church! As we anticipate the Decent of the Holy Spirit, we are reminded that this is the promise of the Father, that the Holy Spirit would come and He would remain with us! We want to give thanks, praise, and adore our Lord together! Be inspired and uplifted! Come Holy Spirit, Fill the Hearts of Your Faithful!
The day will include Presentations, Lunch, Dinner, a Pentecost Vigil Mass, Confession, and an Evening of Praise and Adoration with Praise Nation!
Presentations with Johnnette Benkovic Williams and Mike Aquilina
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Fr. Levi Hartle and Joseph Jacobs of Praise Nation
EVENT SCHEDULE
8:30am Parish Daily Mass
9:00am Registration in Marian Hall
9:45am Welcome and Introductions
10:00am Opening Prayer and Praise
10:30am Presentation 1
11:20am Break
11:35am Presentation 2
12:25pm Lunch Break
1:25pm Presentation 3
2:15pm Break
2:30pmPresentation 4
3:30pm Break
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4:00pm Pentecost Vigil Mass
6:00pm Spaghetti Dinner
7:00pm Praise & Adoration with Praise Nation!
Limited financial assistance is available. Call 800-558-5452 to inquire.
Parking has been secured in four locations near St. Andrew the Apostle Parish:
1. Lot behind the church on Cherry Alley
2. Lot behind the church, corner of 7th St. and Fallowfield Ave.
3. Lot at corner of McKean Ave and 6th St.
4. Chamber of Commerce Lot, end of 5th St
Hotel Room Block:
Hampton Inn and Suites
1525 Broad Ave Ext
Belle Vernon, PA 15012
Call the hotel office to make your reservation, 724-929-8100.
Be sure to use our Room Block Code: WOG to get a special rate.
Event Date/Time(s)
Event Information
Contact Information
Registration is now open! Join us for this special day in the Lord as we celebrate Pentecost, the promise of the Father, the gift of the Holy Spirit! Individual registrations only. Limited financial assistance is available. For questions, 800-558-5452, or info@womenofgrace.com
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Event Speakers
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Mike Aquilina
Mike Aquilina is author of more than seventy books on Catholic history, doctrine, and devotion. He is co-founder, with Scott Hahn, of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, based in Steubenville, Ohio. Mike serves as contributing editor of Angelus News and general editor of the Reclaiming Catholic History series published by Ave Maria Press. He has hosted eleven television series on EWTN and is past editor of New Covenant magazine and The Pittsburgh Catholic newspaper. He is also a songwriter, whose works have been recorded by Dion, Paul Simon, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, Jeff Beck, Amy Grant, Carlene Carter, Peter Frampton, and many others.
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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. -
Fr. Levi Hartle
Fr. Levi Hartle serves as the Pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish and the Bishop’s representative for Ecumenical Affairs in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a founding member and co-leader of Praise Nation. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Fr. Levi fell in love with God when he was 16 years old, and has been striving ever since to surrender everything to our Lord. He was ordained in 2015, after earning a bachelors in music education from Grove City College, a masters in Philosophy from Duquesne university, a Masters in Divinity and a Bachelors in Sacred Theology from The Catholic University of America. His greatest joy is abiding in the Divine Life of the Trinity and sharing God’s love with everyone he meets.
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Joseph Jacobs
Joseph Jacobs is married to Anna Jacobs with six beautiful children at home. He is an electrician by day, and by night he is the bass player in Praise Nation. For nine years Father Levi and Joe have partnered in leading Praise Nation along with other ministry work including Unbound and deliverance ministries. Joe is the lead song writer for Praise Nation, and has written over 300 songs over his thirty years in music. Formerly of the underground Punk scene, he now utilizes all of his lived experiences to build up the Catholic Church.
