The Women’s Retreat:
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A Valuable Opportunity to Connect With God and One Another
s we settle into the new year, the women of our parish can look forward to the opportunity to grow in relationship with God and share in fellowship, as St. Timothy’s hosts a women’s retreat at the end of January. Leading the retreat is Karen May, a Catholic writer and inspirational speaker. Karen, who hails from Austin, Texas, has a passion for helping others find a true and deep relationship with God. “My husband was an atheist,” she says. “He was my high school sweetheart and for 10 years, he attended Mass on Sundays with me. He would challenge and question things about the faith. And because he never stopped asking, I had to keep searching for answers. Through that searching, I personally discovered that the Church isn’t just about the rules that it sets — it is about the God who loves you. “Thanks to this journey of searching for answers to his questions, I found a deep, meaningful and personal relationship with God,” she adds. continued on back cover
“God places something on my heart and I just can’t keep it to myself. I get to share the Good News — and it IS good news! There are so many things in the world that are telling us there is no good news, but God has given us all this grace. I get to be upfront and deliver this message. I get to see it change people — I can physically see it relieve the stress and anxiety that people carry. I get to be on the front lines of God’s work and I am so grateful for this calling.” — Karen May, Women's Retreat Leader
Speaker and author Karen May will be leading our upcoming retreat.
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