The Kick-Off Breakfast for the Gather Us In Conference
was a great success!

Women from around the Worcester Diocese gathered at St. Mary's in Shrewsbury, MA for the Kick-Off Breakfast for the Gather Us In Conference. The purpose of the breakfast was to create enthusiasm about the conference so that the women would go back to their parishes with the materials provided them to publicize the upcoming conference.

Katie Kelley from the Grace Institute was the keynote speaker and spoke about "How to Keep on Singing," listing 8 different ways to keep from getting discouraged and living a meaningful life full of peace and joy. Members of the Grace Institute will be sponsoring a panel at the Gather Us In conference called "Making God's Love Tangible" where they will share about their various ministries to people in the Worcester Diocese.

Read the article that Mary Donovan, Commission member and writer for the Catholic Free Press,
wrote for the paper.

The breakfast was a great success and we look forward to a wonderful conference in November!

It's not too late to register. Visit the "Gather Us In" Conference page and click on the Register link.

Or, click here to print out the registration form. You can also email us at info@worcestercommissionforwomen.org.

Welcome to the Kick-Off Breakfast!
Women register at the entrance.

Ann Wagstaff and Pat Smith open the breakfast.

Bishop Robert McManus offers
words of wisdom to the group.

Let's eat! Chef du Jour catered the event with delicious
quiche and pastries.

Barbara Legassey introduces
the speaker, Katie Kelley of Grace Institute

Katie Kelley from the Grace Institute
speaks on how we can "keep on singing."

Other members of the Grace Institute listen
to the talk. They will be offering a workshop at the Conference
called "Making God's love tangible."

Marie Fusaro-Davis and Joan Talbot
explain the contents to the folders to the women.
The folders contain ways to promote the conference.