Life news in brief

Life news in brief

Family Camp 

The third annual Catholic Family Camp weekend will be held July 28-30. Join other Catholic families in the Diocese of Duluth for family fun at Big Sandy Camp in McGregor. Find more information and register here. 

Northland Family Programs meeting 

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Northland Family Programs held its annual meeting in the St. Benedict Church social hall, Duluth, on April 24. The guest speaker was Dr. Kim Bigelow-Flannery, who shared how the Creighton model of fertility care and NaPro Technology go hand-in-hand to bring women and couples an effective natural fertility healthcare approach. The Northland Family Programs practitioners are Susie Marchetti, Anna Crain, Mary Marquis, Rachel Westphal, Megan Muhich, and Hannah Saeger. 

For more information on this topic, please contact Northland Family Programs at (218) 786-2378. Director Anna Crain can be reached at (218) 590-3228 or by email at [email protected]. 

Students for Life leader 

Chloe Kramer, a parishioner of Sacred Heart Church in Staples and past parishioner of the Brainerd Catholic parishes, was recently selected to Students for Life of America’s Leaders Collective class of 2024. Her application was accepted to the student spokesperson program, where only five are typically selected nationally. The student spokesperson program is an elite group of student leaders who are trained to speak the message of the pro-life movement on a national scale through oral communications (public speaking, media interviews), written communications (blogs, op-eds), and online communications (social media activism). Kramer will be receiving training for the national organization through staff mentorship, skill development, and applying what is learned to future careers in the pro-life movement and individual activism. 

Kramer is a student at NDSU in Fargo. She also works as a peer minister at Bison Catholic running media, planning events, and coordinating pro-life ministries. Kramer is also serving as president of NDSU Students for Life. She is a psychology major with minors in neuroscience and strategic communication. 

Retrouvaille 

Thinking about separation or divorce? Hurting? Angry? Feel helpless? Retrouvaille is a lifeline for troubled marriages. Couples learn the tools to rediscover each other and heal their marriage. 100% confidential. Since 1977, more than 40,000 marriages have been saved worldwide. Weekend experiences will be held Aug. 4-6, Oct. 6-8, and Dec. 1-3 at the Best Western Hotel in Eagan. Email [email protected] or visit www.helpourmarriage.org for more information.