World Marriage Day Celebration

February, 16 2025

To celebrate the day when St. John Paul II gave his apostalic blessing

When: Sunday, February 16, 2025 - 2:30pm to 6:30pm
Where: Penna's of Sterling 

New location for 2025!

Photo by Anna Might on Unsplash 

2025 Keynote:

Peter & Debbie Herbeck

Peter and Debbie Herbeck will offer insights from the recent book they authored together entitled Lessons from the School of Love--Creating a Christ-Centered Marriage. You can expect to leave feeling encouraged and refreshed.

For the past forty years, Debbie has worked extensively in youth and women’s ministry, speaking, leading mission trips, and mentoring high school and college age women. She is the founder and Executive Director Pine Hills Girls’ Camp. Debbie is also the founder and Leader of the Be Love Revolution, a ministry that exists to help young women encounter Christ and be His love to all they meet. Debbie has written four books, and is a frequent author and speaker for Blessed is She and contributing writer for Undone: Freeing your Feminine Heart from the Knots of Fear and Shame

Peter is the Vice President and Director of Missions for Renewal Ministries. He has traveled extensively in the U.S., Canada, Africa, and Eastern Europe for the past thirty-five years, assisting and training local churches in proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ and ministering through the exercise of spiritual gifts. Peter is the co-host of the weekly television show The Choices We Face, and the host of the daily radio show Fire on the Earth. He is a frequent conference speaker and he has authored several books. Peter holds a BA in Philosophy from St. Thomas University in St. Paul, Minnesota and an MA in Theology from Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit, Michigan.

Peter and Debbie live in Ann Arbor have 4 young adult children and 12 grandchildren.

Pastoral Blessing & Remarks:

Fr. Julius Milton

Fr. Julius Milton is a Franciscan Capuchin Friar living and ministering at the Capuchin Retreat Center in Washington Township, MI. He was born and raised in Tamil Nadu, a Southeast state in India. After his initial stages of the Capuchin seminary formation in Tamil Nadu, he came to the US for theological studies in 2017. Having been ordained as a priest on April 21, 2022, he assumed the responsibility as the Associate Director of Capuchin Retreat Center in June 2022. He loves the Capuchin life, the charism of preaching, and accompanying people in their faith journey.

Sponsors

Alliance Catholic Credit Union provides trusted financial services, inspired by Catholic values and traditions, to enhance the financial well-being of Catholic communities throughout Michigan.

Have questions?

Questions about table reservations: worldmarriageday@yahoo.com

General questions: Fran & Rich at 586.979.0192 or waldenluv2@wowway.com