8117 Hosts KEPHA Conference
- Mon, Mar 20, 2023 11:52 AM
Council Kevin Britt Council #8117 along with St. Robert’s of Newminster Parish in Ada hosted the 16th annual KEPHA Building a Legacy Men’s Conference. This is the second year in a row they have hosted the event.
As usual the event was sold out with a large waiting list for those who were unable to purchase tickets.
Fr. Tony Russo, pastor of St. Roberts, opened the day with a prayer and had the pleasure of closing the event with a prayer and blessing.
The event included breakfast and lunch, confessions, Mass with Bishop Walkowiak, adoration and a great lineup of speakers, listed below, to inspire those in attendance.
Sister Miriam James Heidland, S.O.L.T.
Sr. Miriam is a former Division I athlete who had a radical conversion and joined the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT) in 1998. She is cohost of the Abiding Together podcast, and the author of the bestselling book Loved as I Am.
Dr. Edward Sri
Dr. Edward Sri is a theologian, author, and well-known Catholic speaker who appears regularly on EWTN. Each year he speaks to tens of thousands of people from around the world.
Fr. Dominic Couturier
Pastor at Our Lady of Consolation Parish and School in Rockford, MI. Also serves as the Chaplain and Welding/Metal fabrication instructor for Harmel Academy of the Trades (An all-male Catholic Trades School here in Grand Rapids.