Faith On Fire 2023: Living for God

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Faith on Fire is returns to St. Mary Catholic Church on August 11-13, 2023.

Faith on Fire (FOF) Family Weekend is the signature Catholic Event of the Pacific Northwest, a spiritually transformative celebration of Catholic fatih, fellowship, and vocations.  And it and supports Pope St. John Paul II’s call to a new evangelization.

Through our theme Living for God, our keynote speakers will examine what it means to live our Catholic faith on a daily basis. There is also a separate youth track with age-appropriate activities and lessons. Between sessions, we’ll be treated to praise and worship music by Daniel Oberreuter. There will be time for personal sacraments, adoration, and prayer, culminating in an evening healing service. Registration and meal costs are kept to a minimum, and free camping is offered on the church grounds, so that entire families may attend.

Featured Guests

Keynote Speaker: Sarah Swafford

Sarah Swafford is the founder of Emotional Virtue Ministries. She speaks internationally on a variety of topics including faith, relationships, and interior confidence. Engaging audiences of all ages, Sarah shares her message at school assemblies, retreats, rallies, parishes, and conferences around the world including FOCUS and Steubenville Conferences in the United States and Canada. She is the co-author of Gift and Grit: How Heroic Virtue Can Change Your Life and Relationships and author of Emotional Virtue: A Guide to Drama-Free Relationships. She is co-host of Ascension’s What We Believe: The Beauty of the Catholic Faith, filmed in Rome, as well as EWTN’s At the Heart of Relationships. Sarah is also a contributor to Ascension’s Chosen. She resides in Atchison, Kansas with her wonderful husband, Dr. Andrew Swafford, and their children: Thomas, Fulton, Cate, Kolbe, and John Paul. You can find more information and connect with Sarah at  https://theswaffords.com  Her talks at Faith on Fire Talks will be: Emotional Virtue for a Drama Free Life and Gift and Grit: How Heroic Virtue Can Change Your Life.

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Guest Speakers: The Finkbonner Family

The Finkbonners are a local family in our Archdicoese with strong ties to the Native American Community. As a young child, Jake Finkbonner was dying from a rare and sudden flesh-eating disease when he was miraculously healed after a relic of (then Blessed, now Saint) Kateri Tekakwitha was placed on him and prayed over by Sister Kateri Mitchell and his family. This miracle led to Kateri Tekakwitha’s canonization in 2012. 

 

 

 

 

 

Father Justin Ryan & Father Tyler Johnson

    

Father Ryan is the Director of Vocations and Father Tyler Johnson is the Associate Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of Seattle.  The Office of Vocations celebrates God's universal call to holiness by helping foster a culture of vocations in our families, parishes and schools.  They also promote and identify potential vocations to the priesthood and diaconate, while assisting men's and women's religious communities in their efforts to invite new vocations.

Margi Conant, Catholic Community Services

Margi is a lifelong educator.  After receiving her BA from Marylhurst University and her MA from Gonzaga University, she has taught everyone from 1st graders through adults, including inmates in prison.  Her many years of teaching have given her the tools to share her astonishment of the gifts that our lives are from God.  Margi also worked with Catholic Community Services as a long term caregiver trainer for 10 years.

 

 

Praise & Worship Music:  Daniel Oberreuter

Daniel leads “The Thirsting,” a band hailing from Portland, OR whose mission is to inspire souls to know, love, and serve Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.  The Thirsting has released three self-produced albums: Companions of the Lamb - 2008, Universal Youth - 2011 and Michael – 2017.  Daniel’s life work is to write and perform powerful songs of faith with strong Catholic themes, promote praying the Rosary, and to make the world authentically Catholic.  Daniel stands out from the crowd as one of a very select group of Catholic artists fully devoted to music as a way of life 

 

Additional Details

Volunteer at Faith on Fire:  We have a variety of volunteer opportunities available.

Discounts available: sign up to volunteer at Faith on Fire, and receive a discount on your registration. Contact the Faith on Fire team for your discount promo code.   

2-3 hours = 10% off  4-5 hours = 20% off  6+ hours = 50% off

Sign up or find out more in the link here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090C48ACA62AA7FC1-faith2

Scholarships: We want to keep this event accessible to all. If you are in need, please contact the parish office at (360) 293-2101.  

Food and Drink: An all-inclusive meal plan including Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and Sunday breakfast is available. You may also purchase individual meals when you register if you don't want the full meal plan.

You may also bring your own food for Faith on Fire weekend.

The deadline for ordering meals has been extended through August 6, 2023.

Camping: Campers must register in advance.  Dry camping spaces are available on Friday and Saturday nights for RVs and tents on a first come, first reserved basis.  A luxury restroom trailer with flush toilets and showers will be available for all campers.

No utilitities are available, and campers will need to take their garbage with them when they leave. 

Apparel

   

Adult T-shirts and pullover hoodie sweatshirts in a cotton/poly blend with the Faith on Fire 2023 Living for God design may be purchased with registration.

Youth T-Shirts which are 100% cotton will be printed on an ocean rainbow tie-dye background.

 The deadline for ordering apparel is July 20, 2023.

 

 

 

 

Please Help Support Faith on Fire

To ensure the future of the Faith on Fire Family Weekend, we are seeking sponsors and individual donations to offset the cost of the Conference, including tents and facilities, speaker and musician stipends, meals, scholarships, travel, and keeping registration costs affordable for attendees.

Sponsors who donate at least $600 will be given registration and meals for one family, and will be recognized at the event in print on the program and with a sign at the registration booth. See the registration page for more information about sponsors and individual donations.

Donations made to St. Mary Church and the Faith on Fire Family Weekend may be tax-deductible. St. Mary’s EIN# is 91-0976763.

Thank you for your support!

The New Evangelization calls each of us to deepen our faith, believe in the Gospel message, and go forth to proclaim the Gospel. The focus of the New Evangelization calls all Catholics to be evangelized and then go forth and evangelize. {USCCB}

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