*2023 Academy Award Winner for Best Adapted Screenplay and 2023 Academy Award Nominee for Best Motion Picture of the Year, Women Talking <\/em>is inspired by true events about the “women of an isolated religious community who grapple with reconciling their reality with their faith. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n “Though the backstory, we see a community of women come together to figure out how they might move forward together to build a better world for themselves and their children. Stay and fight or leave. They will not do nothing.”<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThis film offers a window into what it looks like when people have to imagine another way forward.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> *Source<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Following the film, <\/strong>there will be time dedicated for group sharing and reflection having journeyed with these characters, with a focus on the different ways they were called by God to respond, amid the challenges confronting their devotion to their faith, their families and themselves.<\/p>\n In the same way<\/strong>, how can we be open to hearing God’s voice in our daily lives, so we may better understand His calling for us to move forward as members of the Body of Christ, in our families, our community, our ministry and our work.<\/p>\n See full event details and register for free below. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”WHEN” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||divi||400″ icon_color=”#1f3f4d” icon_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_text_color=”#1f3f4d” header_font_size=”30px” header_line_height=”1.1em” body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.5em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Friday, June 2, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n 6 p.m.<\/p>\n We invite you to bring something to share Please let us know if you plan to join us by registering in advance below. This will help our team in our preparations and planning. Thank you and we hope to see you there!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”WHO is this for?” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||divi||400″ icon_color=”#1f3f4d” icon_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_text_color=”#1f3f4d” header_font_size=”30px” body_font_size=”16px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Open to all.<\/p>\n For those seeking a space dedicated to:<\/p>\n \u2013 taking part in a synodal exchange with your parish team, family and\/or friends<\/p>\n \u2013 listening to God\u2019s call to us, in our personal mission and our communal mission as Church.<\/p>\n \u2013 creating opportunities to foster a pastoral conversion as an individual and as community<\/p>\n – praying for one another<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”REGISTER for free” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||divi||400″ icon_color=”#1f3f4d” icon_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_text_color=”#1f3f4d” header_font_size=”30px” body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.5em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Freewill online donations will be greatly appreciated.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Contact” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#1f3f4d 0%|#ffffff 74%” min_height=”100px” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”100px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”bottom” animation_intensity_slide=”20%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%” box_shadow_style=”preset7″ box_shadow_horizontal=”0px” box_shadow_vertical=”80px” box_shadow_spread=”-14px” box_shadow_color=”#ffffff” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”84.9%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Merriweather|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|||” header_2_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”description” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1.8em” max_width_tablet=”89%” max_width_phone=”97%” max_width_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_margin=”30px|||” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Video Divina <\/span><\/strong>is a type of prayer that uses videos, movies, televison, or clips from them to deepen our relationship with God. 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