Parents: Invitation to Catholic Speaker
Dear parents,
We want to give you a special invitation to a unique event
on March 3rd, at St. Michael Church, 750 Bright Rd, Findlay, from
9:00am-1:00pm. This event is especially geared toward you as busy parents. The
speaker, Dr. John R. Wood, is an eye doctor from All Saints parish in New
Riegel, and is a nationally known speaker and bestselling author of the book, Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Mission.
He is 38 years old and he and his wife Kristin (Our second grade PRE teacher)
have four children between the ages of 6 and 13. John and Kristin also run the
BLAST program. At this event, John will show you how Catholicism can help you
in everything you do. It can make you better parents, spouses, business people,
athletes, and friends. Simply put, he shares how Catholicism is the best way to
live, and the greatest gift you can hand on to your children. John will share
practical tips and resources that have helped him, as a busy parent and lay
Catholic, to learn and fall in love with his faith, and also how to pass it on
to his own children and teenagers at our parish. If you love your Catholic
faith then John Wood will set your heart on fire even more. If you have lost
interest in your faith, we invite to come and take another look. What do you
have to lose? John is joined by singers/songwriters Rachel Ann Snyder and
Cassandra Acree (also from New Riegel!), whose music is powerful and engaging.
We promise this will be an event unlike anything you have experienced before. We
know it can be hard to find time. In fact, it can be impossible. We can’t
always find time. Sometimes we have to make time for the most important things
in life, because the most important things in life are hardly ever urgent.
Please make time to grow in your faith. Mark your calendars now and come
rediscover the genius of Catholicism! You wont regret it!
Admission is FREE. (St.
Michael’s is also providing free babysitting!) John is giving away $400 worth
of his brand new book, “The Light Entrusted to You,” at this event! Questions: Contact St. Michael parish office
at 419-422-2646
See what
these well known authors and speakers are saying about John’s books and events…
“The Athletics chapter
in this book speaks to my heart. What an incredible way for parents to be able
to connect their kids athletic ventures with their faith journey. Striving to
be a champion is a process that takes effort and sacrifice. Becoming a saint
follows the same journey!”
--Craig Stammen, Major League Baseball
pitcher, San Diego Padres
"I believe John is one of the great emerging
Catholic voices of our time…John Wood has a passion that is contagious...make
an effort to go and hear him speak!"- Matthew Kelly, author of “Rediscover Catholicism” and “4 Signs of a Dynamic Catholic
Turn over for more
testimonials, including Bishop Thomas!
“In ‘The light entrusted to You’ Dr. John Wood
offers a fresh, accessible, direct address approach to living the Catholic
Faith, especially for parents and all who desire to take to heart their role in
witnessing to and handing on the faith. With keen human, ecclesial and
spiritual insights, John engages and encourages the reader to love Christ Jesus
and His Church, so that the light received at Baptism may not grow dim, but
instead may truly become a light for the world.”
-Bishop
Daniel Thomas, Bishop of the Diocese of Toledo
“Chock-full of personal stories
and examples, this engaging book provides a basic survey of Catholic faith and
life as it encourages the reader to become a Saint.”
- Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC;
author, 33 Days to Morning Glory
“There
is an epidemic of people falling away from their Catholic Faith, an epidemic
rooted in ignorance. Books like this are an invaluable resource for helping
people understand just what a treasure trove we have in our Church.”
Jennifer Fulwiler, Sirius XM Radio
Host; author Something other than God
"A generous book from a wise man. John Wood has put
together a step-by-step guide for anyone who aspires to be a saint. Read it,
then read it again!"
- Jon Leonetti, Catholic speaker and author of Mission
of the Family
“With engaging clarity, The Light Entrusted to
You offers a refreshing representation of the timeless Catholic faith. In
underscoring the daily wrestle with faith, Wood presents a text to help us both
live the faith and ensure its transmission to our posterity.”
-Curtis Martin, Founder and CEO, FOCUS
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