To our delegates, attendees, employees, members and friends who made it possible, thank you for helping us make our first-ever Triennial Conference a great success!
Click/tap on the button to access a copy of the Word On Fire eBook “Catholicism After COVID” Michael Laughery referenced in his presentation on Sunday.
Click/tap on the button to view more resources from the Catherine of Sienna Institute’s “Called and Gifted” series, introduced to us at the conference by Patrick Conley.
Connect with breakout session panelists on empowering young adults and volunteers to find, connect and belong to an active life of discipleship in the church.
Annie Tracy
Center for Evangelization and Discipleship
Email • 952-405-6585 • www.catholiccend.org
Maureen Bourgeois
Minnesota Alliance for Volunteer Advancement
Email • 612-568-3580 • www.catholiccend.org
View an inspiring video about Tricia Manuel, our 2021 Volunteer of the Year
The uplifting and exciting documentary video about the Catholic Schools Raffle, one of the biggest fundraisers for Catholic education in the Upper Midwest, is available to view.
God, you have created me
to do you some definite service:
You have committed some work to me
which you have not committed to another.
I have my mission –
I may never know it in this life,
but I shall be told in the next.
Somehow I am necessary for your purposes:
as necessary as an Archangel in his.
I have a part in the great work;
I am a link in a chain,
a bond of connection between persons.
You have not created me for nothing.
I shall do good, I shall do your work;
I shall be an angel of peace,
A preacher of truth in my own place.
Deign to fulfill your high purposes in me.
I am here to serve you, to be yours
to be your instrument.
Amen.
–John Henry Newman
President
Catholic United Financial
You’ll be impressed to learn just how big an impact the Association, Foundation and Credit Union make on our Catholic community. But what does the future hold? Come hear about our vision for Catholic United and the people and products that make it all possible.
Attorney, Kindness
Ambassador
Crucial Conversations workshop gives people the skills to step into disagreement— rather than over or around it—and turn disagreement into dialogue for improved relationships and results.
Professor
University of St. Thomas
The scriptures and the Church’s teachings are full of appeals of “good wealth”—how we create and acquire it, distribute it, and use and give it away.
Radio Host
The Holy Spirit brought with Him an abundance of specific gifts that have been given to us as unique individuals for living out our personal vocation in this life. Learn about how to discern the generous, gracious gifts that have been given to you!
Financial Consultant
Join us for a discussion on ways your volunteer teams can lead the local parish on a path forward in a post-COVID world. Michael will use examples of leadership from the history of the Catholic faith to inform our response to current events and culture. Don’t miss this discussion as Michael will help attendees develop a framework for shaping the path forward for their teams.
Spiritual Director
The Most Rev. John M. LeVoir, Spiritual Director of Catholic United and retired Bishop of the Diocese of New Ulm, will preside over Mass on Friday and Saturday evenings in the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Documents are in PDF format. A PDF reader is required to view.
As a member-owned, not for profit company, Catholic United Financial is governed by you, the member, through our Giving Network of local Parish Volunteer Teams and Councils across the Upper Midwest. Every three years, elected delegates from those bodies gather at our Triennial Conference to conduct company business, vote on policies set in our constitution, and elect candidates for leadership positions on our Board of Directors.
Member involvement is key in helping Catholic United Financial live out our mission and vision, as is the involvement of our many volunteers and Catholic leaders who connect with us to perform joyful service for those who live in and around our Catholic communities. To encourage equip all of us in that mission, we have added a leadership symposium. It’s going to be a ministry-expanding and encouraging event for all involved.
