Time | Activity |
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5:30 p.m. | Registration / Check-In |
6:45 p.m. | Welcome and Opening Prayer |
7:00 p.m. | Evening of Music, Witness, and Eucharistic Adoration, featuring the Vigil Project |
9:00 p.m. | Benediction |
9:15 p.m. | Closing announcements |
Time | Activity |
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7:30 a.m. | Registration / Check-In |
8:30 a.m. | Mass with Bishop Folda |
9:30 a.m. | Light Breakfast / Vendors |
10:15 a.m. | Welcome/Opening Prayer |
10:30 a.m. | Keynote by Helen Alvaré |
11:45 a.m. | Lunch / Vendors |
Time | Activity |
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1:15 p.m. | Keynote by Dr. James Link |
2:30 p.m. | Break |
2:50 p.m. | Keynote by Marcie Stokman |
4:00 p.m. | Follow-Up Initiatives |
4:15 p.m. | Closing Remarks and Final Blessing |
4:30 p.m. | Social with light refreshments |
5:30 p.m. | End of social |
The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available Friday and Saturday.
Helen Alvaré is a Professor of Law at Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University, where she teaches Family Law, Law and Religion, and Property Law. She publishes on matters concerning marriage, parenting, non-marital households, and the First Amendment religion clauses. She is faculty advisor to the law school’s Civil Rights Law Journal, and the Latino/a Law Student Association, a Member of the Holy See’s Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life (Vatican City), a board member of Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Executive Committee of the AALS’ Section on Law and Religion, and an ABC news consultant. She cooperates with the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations as a speaker and a delegate to various United Nations conferences concerning women and the family.
In addition to her books, and her publications in law reviews and other academic journals, Professor Alvaré publishes regularly in news outlets including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Huffington Post, and CNN.com. She also speaks at academic and professional conferences in the United States, Europe, Latin America and Australia.
Prior to joining the faculty of Scalia Law, Professor Alvaré taught at the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America; represented the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops before legislative bodies, academic audiences and the media; and was a litigation attorney for the Philadelphia law firm of Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young.
Professor Alvaré received her law degree from Cornell University School of Law and her master’s degree in Systematic Theology from the Catholic University of America.
Dr. Alvaré will present on Saturday morning.
Dr. James Link received his education in theology and clinical psychology from the University of St. Thomas. He now operates his own private practice in Bismarck, ND. In addition to his general practice as a psychologist, he also specializes in the integration of religion and spirituality within the practice of psychology. He collaborates closely with the several dioceses in the Midwest in providing evaluations for religious and clergy, serving as an expert witness on diocesan Tribunals, and providing individual and marital therapy. Dr. Link and his wife Tonya have seven children and reside in Bismarck.
Dr. Link will present on Saturday afternoon.
Marcie Stokman is founder and president of the international movement and book club the Well-Read Mom (WRM). With a passion for reading and motherhood, she writes and speaks to encourage women in a world of rising isolation, loneliness, and mental health issues. Through the power of reading together and reading well, Well-Read Moms across the country are finding friendships, meaning, and purpose through their shared reading experiences in their WRM book clubs.
The following professions were approved for CEUs for the REDEEMED 2020 Conference. We are currently working to have them available for the 2021 Conference.
Nursing: 4 approved Contact Hours – North Dakota Board of Nursing
Social Work: 3.5 approved Contact Hours – North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners
Counselors: 3 approved Contact Hours – North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners
For further information on Continued Education Units (CEU’s) please email Jennifer Anderson, MSW, LCSW, BCD at Jennifer@RedeemingGraceCounseling.com. In the email, please include your full name and the name of your license.
The following professions approved the CEUs for attendance the REDEEMED Trusted Sisters Women's Conference:
Nursing: 4 approved Contact Hours – North Dakota Board of NursingFor further information on Continued Education Units (CEU’s) please email Jennifer Anderson, MSW, LCSW, BCD at Jennifer@RedeemingGraceCounseling.com
1635 42nd St. SW.
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 277-9000
The Delta offers a variety of types of rooms at different price levels:
(Reservations must be made by Jan. 18 to secure these prices. Request the “Women’s Conference Block”)
Some of the features include:
4303 17th Ave. S.
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 239-4303
The Expressway Suites offers Two Room Suites, Jacuzzi Suites, and the Honeymoon Suite. All of these have 1 single king sized bed in each. The cost for each of these rooms is $129.95.
(Reservations must be made by February 1, 2021 to secure this price)
Some features include:
To reserve a room call (701) 239-4303 and request the “Women's Conference Block” by February 1, 2021.
For information on the “Beloved Daughter” Women’s Conference held in 2017, visit the 2017 Women’s Conference page.