This Week with weDignify

A Weekly Update for weDignify Missionaries and Leaders

Leadership Things

ISU

  • Small Groups begin this week.
    Reach out to Savannah if you need anything for your small group meetings this week.

  • Finalize Leaders Small Group Times
    Savannah will be coordinating with all leaders to finalize Leaders Small Group dates and times for February and April this semester.

UIUC

  • Mentoring begins this week.
    Reach out to your mentor for times. This week’s mentor meetings will take place in the weDignify office. Moving forward, all mentor meetings will take place in a reserved room at the Newman Center. Mentors will work with Maria to reserve the rooms needed.

  • Finalize Leaders Small Group Times
    Savannah will be coordinating with all leaders to finalize Leaders Small Group dates and times for February and April this semester.

Upcoming Events

All leaders and missionaries are encouraged to attend a retreat for the beginning of this new year for formation.

All leaders and missionaries should share events with their members to invite them into these opportunities to get more involved. Events below are open to all – not just weDignify small groups.

January 21
Speaker Event: Abortion Survivor Micaella Clay


Against all odds, Micaella survived a failed abortion attempt on her life and now boldly proclaims the God-given dignity of every human person.

Her story is a powerful testimony to the dignity of every human life. Join us to hear Micaella’s incredible story.

  • When: Wednesday, January 21st at 6:00 pm

  • Where: Fisher Meeting Room 604 E Armory Ave Champaign, IL 61820

  • What: Hear Micaella’s story, with dinner provided!

RSVP for Micaella

January 22
ISU Prayer Vigil for Preborn Lives


Join your fellow students on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade to pray at Holy Cross Cemetery at the memorial for the unborn in solidarity with the National March for Life in DC.

Contact Braiden Gonzalez for more info at b.gonzalez@wedignify.org

January 23-25
UIUC Silent Retreat


“Chosen, Formed, and Sent”

Led by Fr. Augustine of the Norbertines, this retreat is for students who are ready to take the next step in their spiritual life and go deeper into prayer and relationship with God. If you are praying regularly but still hunger for something more, then this retreat is for you.

The Catholic Illini Silent Retreat takes place off campus, but in town, so you can attend those parts of the retreat that best fit your schedule (though the optimal experience includes the full weekend and all sessions).

Register for the Silent Retreat

January 31
ISU Discernment Retreat


Have you ever asked:

  • What is God asking of me?

  • How do I know I am hearing his voice?

  • How do I make the right decision?

Hear from Fr. Chase Hilgenbrinck and Sr. M. Clare for more on discernment in the day to day as well as discernment on your vocation!

10 am to 4 pm
St. John Paul II Newman Center,
501 S Main St, Normal, IL 61761

RSVP for the Discernment Retreat

“The first and most fundamental of all human rights is the right to life, and when this right is denied all other rights are threatened.”

Pope John Paul II

from the Address to the New Ambassador of New Zealand to the Holy See (May 2000)