Mission Statement
To provide a forum for women on contemporary issues with the hope of enhancing spiritual growth and expression.
About the Women's Connection
The Women's Connection reaches out to women of all ages and provides a forum for their concerns as women, sisters, wives, partners, mothers, aunts and grandmothers, as great grandmothers, students, workers and keepers of the faith. The ministry is for women, by women.
Having been recently formed, The Women's Connection anticipates having large and small group gatherings including retreats, workshops, prayer services and more.
Latest News
Lenten Retreat for Women
The Women’s Connection is sponsoring a Lenten Retreat
for Women:Seven Sacred Pauses – Living Mindfully Through the Hours of the Day
with Sr. Macrina Wiederkehr.Learn how
to pause, intentionally and contemplatively, during the seven sacred “seasons”
of the day.The retreat will be on Fri.,
Feb. 19, 7- 9 p.m. in the church and Sat., Feb. 20, 9 a.m. -4:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall.
Retreat registration fee is $40, or $45 after Feb.
15.Bring a brown bag lunch; drinks,
snacks and sweets will be provided.200
women attended last year’s retreat so register early. Click here to download
the registration form .
Sister Joyce Rupp says, What a joy and blessing it is to know Benedictine sister, Macrina
Wiederkehr.We have given retreats
together and co-authored a book, The Circle of Life.I have
received so much inner growth from my years of friendship with this deeply
faith-filled woman.
2009-2010 Calendar of Events
Feb. 19, 2010, "A Lenten Retreat with Sr. Macrina Wiederkehr,
7:00 - 9 p.m., Church
Feb. 20, 2010, "A Lenten Retreat with Sr. Macrina Wiederkehr, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Parish Hall
Feb. 21, 2010, Sr. Macrina Book Signing in the Bookstore
Feb. 25, 2010, Brown
bag lunch & discussion of Sr. Macrina’s Retreat, 11:30
a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Pastoral Center - Galilee
Room
May 6, 2010, Spring Event (Topic TBA), 7:00
– 8:30 p.m., Parish Hall
