2025 Black Catholic Women's Conference

Join women of faith from across the region for a powerful day of prayer, praise, sisterhood, and spiritual renewal. Let's come together to reflect, equip, rejoice, and be anchored in God.

SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY

• Registration and breakfast
• Reconciliation
• Opening Prayer & Worship
• Keynote Presentation
• Break, Vendors
• Mass with Archbishop Edward J. Weisenburger
• Lunch - Women of Faith Award Ceremony
• Workshop Sessions & Youth Workshop Session
• Closing Ritual & Sending

WORKSHOPS

Each adult 19 years or older should choose one workshop from each session; youth 18 years or younger should only select the Youth Session. We will try accommodating your workshop choices.

Youth Session: 1:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Adult Session A: 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. (Choose one workshop below)

A. "In Her Dwelling, Love Remains: A Scripture Journey through 1 John 4"

B. "Greater Within: Praying Through Art, Anchored in Faith"

C. “Mind-Body-Spirit: Embodying Prayer through Movement and Meditation”

D. "Soul-Fed and Mission Ready: Women at the Banquet of Communion”

Adult Session B: 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. (Choose one workshop below)

A. "Daughters of Jubilee: Called, Chosen, and Highly Favored"

B. "Hallowed Tears, Steadfast Hope: A Journey Through Grief and Grace"

C. "Greater Within: Praying Through Art, Anchored in Faith"

D. “Mind-Body-Spirit: Embodying Prayer through Movement and Meditation”

Early Bird Registration Available May 21 - June 30, 2025

• $40 per adult (19 years+)
• $20 per youth (12-18 years of age)

Regular Registration Available July 1 - August 9, 2025

• $50 per adult (19 years+)
• $30 per youth (12-18 years of age)

To pay by check or money order, please complete the registration form and mail the check or money order to: Archdiocese of Detroit, Cultural Ministries C-2, 12 State Street, Detroit, MI 48226. Checks and money orders must be post-marked Tuesday, August 5, 2025.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER | DR. M. SHAWN COPELAND

Dr. M. Shawn Copeland is Professor Emerita of Systematic Theology at Boston College and Theologian-in-Residence at Saint Katharine Drexel Parish in Boston. A renowned theologian and scholar, she is the author or editor of eight books, including Enfleshing Freedom (2023), Knowing Christ Crucified (2018), and Desire, Darkness, and Hope (2021). Her work spans over 150 publications on theological anthropology, race, gender, spirituality, and social suffering.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Dr. Copeland earned her B.A. from Madonna College and her Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Boston College. She has held academic appointments at Saint Norbert College, Yale Divinity School, Marquette University, and the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University of Louisiana, with visiting roles at Harvard, Emory, and St. John’s University.

She was the first African American and the first African American woman elected president of the Catholic Theological Society of America. A former convener of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium, she has received eight honorary degrees and numerous awards, including the John Courtney Murray and Marianist awards. Dr. Copeland has lectured widely across the U.S. and internationally in Africa, Europe, and Australia.

EVENT CONTACT

• Vickie Figueroa
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• 313-596-7103

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