St. Phoebe Day
Learn and be inspired!
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025
6:30 – 8pm
A hybrid offering:
Come if you’re local, attend via Zoom if you’re not.
Cost: Donation
Come to learn about a woman who was commissioned by St. Paul to bring his letter to Rome, St. Phoebe, a deacon at Cenchreae.
Female deacons have existed since the beginning of the early church. Women in leadership in Christianity has a complicated story and history, and is a discussion that we are continuing today because of its importance.
If you are interested in learning more about St. Phoebe, making some space to consider how you have encountered women in leadership in Christianity, or are passionate about the continual development of women’ leadership in Christian spaces, you are welcome to join us on the feast of St. Phoebe for fellowship, study, prayer, and action.
Facilitator
Patty Breen
Patty Breen is a storyteller, CrossFit athlete, and lay minister based out of Muskegon. With over a decade of lay ministerial experience, she currently serves as the Mission Leader at Trinity Health Muskegon in Muskegon. Outside of work you can find her reading lots of books, working on house projects with her husband, and discovering more of West Michigan. You can find more about her work at https://patriciabreen.net/ or on Substack.
Details
Location
For those coming in person the workshops are at the Dominican Center Marywood.
We are on Aquinas College’s campus, right off Fulton Street.
1700 Fulton St. E, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, follow this map.
For those attending via Zoom, we will email the Zoom link.
