Sarah Fellows is part of the Campus Ministry team at the University of Louisville.  She has served as a campus minister for 16 years and was in youth ministry before that. She has a B.A. from Bellarmine, an M.A. from University of Louisville and an M.Ed. from Loyola University New Orleans.  She has served on various Archdiocesan committees including Planting Seeds, Opportunities for Life, and Renew.  She and her husband and daughter live in E’town and attend St. James.

Lavinia Spirito is the Founding Team Teaching Leader for Catholic Word Bible Study (CWBS). Though she grew up in Rome, Italy, Lavinia received her BA in Anthropology and Spanish from The University of Michigan, obtained her JD from The University of Kentucky College of Law and is currently working on her Masters in Theology from The Augustine Institute in Denver, Colorado.

Through Renewal Ministries in Ann Arbor, Michigan, she collaborates in their Young Adult Ministry, i.d.916 and is part of the Teaching Team for their annual Summer Institute School of Bible Study. Lavinia is co-host of “Real Living” and “Unpacking the Gospel”, two weekly radio programs on relevant issues facing today’s Catholics. She has led and participated in Catechist and Deacon Formation, RCIA, Adult Education and CCD. Lavinia is active in parish renewal and the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in the US and Italy. She prepares and delivers lectures for the CWBS presentations. She and her husband Michael live in Lexington, Kentucky with their two daughters.

Quenching our Thirst: The First Catholic Women’s Conference
By Tracy Johnson

November 7, 2015: in one amazing and historic day, 675 women from every part of the Archdiocese of Louisville gathered at St. Patrick Parish to pray, sing, worship, learn, and grow together in faith. I was one of those women, however I had the unique opportunity to attend as a committee member, presenter, and Catholic wife and mother. I am still processing all that I experienced in each of those roles, but I will attempt to convey some of it to you now.

First, I must say that the day went by all too quickly. The road to get there, however, was quite the opposite. As a member of the planning committee, it had taken over a year to bring this about. From the beginning, there was a spiritual yearning for this event and a desire to reach out to all parishes in our Archdiocese, gathering us together as sisters in Christ. The Bible passage regarding the Samaritan woman encountering Jesus at the well is truly representative of that:

“…but whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst; the water I shall give will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” The woman said to him, ‘Sir, give me this water, so that I may not be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.'” (John 4: 14-15)

The planning committee wanted the Conference to reflect diverse women sharing their faith, and as we planned, we went to great lengths to spread the word and ask for involvement and feedback on possible themes and breakout sessions, holding listening sessions locally and in Bardstown. The excitement was palpable and discussions lively, which provided direction and strength to the planning committee. We prayed at each meeting for God’s grace to serve well the needs of our sisters and to bring about a successful conference. To be honest, we hoped and prayed…Read More

This is the day that the Lord has made! Let us rejoice and be glad! Conference day has finally arrived, and we are thankful for the dedicated work of the many people who helped to make the first Women’s Conference a reality. May the Holy Spirit fill us with grace and love today.

Here are few quick pics of the morning…  More to come…

Tomorrow over 600 woman will be in attendance of the Archdiocese Louisville Catholic Women’s Conference. Thank you for planning to attend this event. We look forward to seeing you there.

Here are a few notes to help you start off the event on the right path.
First, please carpool if possible. With so many attendees expected, parking will be at maximum capacity.
Second, if you have someone who has limited mobility and needs to dropped off at the door please use the registration entrance. This will be the school entrance under the canopy. (See picture below.)
Third, if you have not paid for your registration be sure to bring payment in the form of a check in the amount of $30 per registration made payable to: Archdiocese of Louisville- CWC. There will be a special registration table set up for those registrations in need of payment.

For your convenience here are directions to the church where the conference is located.
St. Patrick Catholic Church
1000 N. Beckley Station Road
Louisville, KY 40245
Travel east on Shelbyville Rd, past the Gene Snyder (I-265). Turn left onto Beckley Station Rd., just past Lake Forest. Follow the two-lane road for about a mile. St. Patrick will appear on your left.
Click here for a google map.

Thank you,
Catholic Women’s Conference Committee

Nearly 700 women will be attending the Catholic Women’s Conference coming this Saturday, Nov. 7th.
Because we are anticipating so many attendees, we are asking that if possible as many make plans to

carpool with others from their parish.

Registration is now closed.

We have exceeded our expectations for registrations.  Thank you.

See you Nov. 7th.