Called and Sent - CONFERENCE & CONSECRATION EDITION

Centered on Christ…Called to Be Saints…Inspired by St. Joseph

• March 2021 •

CONFERENCE & CONSECRATION EDITION

CONFERENCE RE-CAP

Thanks From Our Conference Director

Last June, uncertainty swirled throughout our conversations as our Planning Team pondered if we would be able to gather 3,000 men together for a Catholic Men’s Conference in February 2021.

Should we plan for a live event? Should we plan for a virtual experience? Should we plan for both? How could we plan for things that we can’t control? Our answer was found in prayer. nd our prayers led us to a decision to reformat the 2021 Conference as a professionally produced Conference Video that could be viewed in a variety of places throughout our Diocese. Little did we know that our Conference Video would reach men well beyond our Diocese. To date the Conference Video has been viewed by almost 5,000 people all over Ohio, across our country, and beyond.

I am very appreciative of our speakers, Chris Stefanick, Devin Schadt, Fr. Donald Calloway, and Bishop Robert Brennan, and the beautiful messages that they shared with us. Stefanick’s comments about toasters and sequoia trees still run through my mind (replay the Conference Video if you missed these references). The music in the Conference Video was created especially for our Conference by The Neumann Project. The teamwork of the Conference Planning Team was special (thanks Matt Palmer, Buzzy Zorich, Tom Mignery, Jim Cogan, John Packer Stevenson, John Schechter, Mike Lisi, Chuck Wilson, Mark Vanhuffel, Brian Baumann, Nate Schroeder, Rod Barnaby, Shane Switzer, Joe Urquhart, Tom Lindsey and Fred Schafer). Chris Schweitzer’s design talents shined with the Conference branding, printed graphics, digital graphics, and video graphics he created. Kudos to John Page at pagetech ltd. for producing the beautiful video which brought this all together.

We are grateful for the support of our sponsors, endorsing ministries, organizations, and apostolates. Thanks to all of the parish leaders that hosted men in their parishes to view the Conference Video. Approximately 1,200 men gathered at these 42 small group settings. Now it’s up to all of us to “Continue the Conversation” by keeping these small groups active and engaged. Check out more opportunities at CatholicMensMinistry.com.

And finally, thank you St. Joseph, for being such a compelling person that we all want to get to know you more and more. You are a saintly presence in our lives!

Peter Krajnak, Conference Director - pkrajnak@rogerskrajnak.com

CONSECRATION TO ST. JOSEPH

Join Us in Dedication to St. Joseph

Men, join us as we undertake a consecration dedicated to our Saintly Inspiration - St. Joseph! We'll be using Father Donald Calloway's recent book: Consecration to St. Joseph and hearing from two great speakers, in weekly as well as daily study and review in honor of the Terror of Demons!

Perry Cahall, Academic Dean, School of Theology at Pontifical College Josephinum, will lead weekly dsicussions about Fr. Calloway's book via CMM Zoom room:

March 29 | April 12 | April 19 | April 26

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Tony Trippe, parishioner at St. Brigid, will lead a daily 30-minute virtual discussion of each day’s reading and lead the prayers for that day throughout the 33 days (also via CMM Zoom room):

March 29 - May 1

7:00am - 7:30am

JOIN US - NO NEED TO REGISTER!

Follow the Zoom Link below immediately prior to each session. The link will also be posted on our website and in social media.

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RESOURCES & INITIATIVES

Continue the conversation started at the Conference and reinforced through Consecration to St. Joseph with the many initiatives and ministries provided by CMM and our partners.