Register for When Women Pray…2019!
When Women PRAY…invites all women to our
10th Anniversary Women’s Prayer Breakfast
on Saturday, Oct. 5th, 2019 from 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
at St. Thomas More Church in Irvine
We are excited to announce that this year WWP will feature internationally renowned speaker
Stephanie Gray
author of Love Unleashes Life.
Join us for an inspiring, Spirit-led morning of prayer, scripture, song, reflection, friendship, tears and laughter
at St. Thomas More Church
51 Marketplace, Irvine, CA 92602
Attendance is free, but space is limited so register early!
Volunteers and sponsors are still needed.
NOTE ABOUT PARKING: Overflow parking will be available next door at the Katie Wheeler Library on the day of the event. You can enter the library parking lot from Irvine Blvd.
2019 WWP t-shirts will be available after all masses beginning in late August. Suggested donation $20.
Volunteer at WWP 2022!
We need many volunteers on the day of our event to help with setup, registration, breakfast service, and cleanup. The Knights of Columbus of St. Thomas More as well as STM's Youth Ministry are a few of the many volunteers who are critical to the success of WWP. Thank you to all our volunteers who make every WWP event extra special!
To view the list of volunteer positions and sign up, please click the button below.
For questions, please contact Jenny Valdivia:
(949) 662-9644
stmwhenwomenpray@gmail.com
Questions about volunteering? Please contact Jenny Valdivia at 949-662-9644.
Interested in Sponsorships?
Get your name in front of 800 Irvine/OC women!!
All women are invited to attend this Spirit-filled event each year at no-charge, thanks in large part to sponsors like you.
Stephanie Gray is a seasoned and international speaker who began presenting at the age of 18. She has given over 900 pro-life presentations across North America as well as in Scotland, England, Ireland, Austria, Latvia, Guatemala, and Costa Rica. She has spoken at many post-secondary institutions such as Yale University, George Washington University, and the University of California, Berkeley. In 2017, Stephanie was a presenter for the series “Talks at Google,” speaking on abortion at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California.
Stephanie has debated abortion advocates such as physicians who do abortions, which includes debating late-term abortionist Dr. Fraser Fellows in front of medical students at the University of Western Ontario’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. She has also debated Ron Fitzsimmons, executive director of the National Coalition of Abortion Providers, Dr. Jan Narveson, Philosophy professor and recipient of the Order of Canada, Elizabeth Cavendish, legal director for NARAL Pro-Choice America, and Dr. Malcolm Potts, the first medical director for International Planned Parenthood Federation.
Stephanie’s audiences are vast, including medical students, law students, churches of various denominations, seminaries, high schools, and pro-life organizations. She has spoken at events for YWAM (Youth With A Mission), Alliance Defending Freedom, and Colson Center for Christian Worldview, to name a few. Besides speaking on abortion, she also presents on assisted suicide and can tailor messages for specific audiences, whether sectarian or non-sectarian. Stephanie has done hundreds of media interviews, which include being a guest on CTV News, CBC News, CBC’s The Current, Global News, EWTN, Back to the Bible, Catholic Answers Radio, 100 Huntley Street’s Listen Up, and the Miracle Channel’s Insight. She has been interviewed by ABC-, NBC-, FOX-, and CBS-affiliated television news programs throughout the Midwest of the United States.
Stephanie is author of Love Unleashes Life: Abortion & the Art of Communicating Truth as well as A Physician’s Guide to Discussing Abortion. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from UBC in Vancouver, and a Certification, with Distinction, in Health Care Ethics, from the NCBC in Philadelphia. She resides in Vancouver, Canada.
Partnering with Precious Life Shelter
After the tremendous generosity of our participants last year, WWP will partner with Precious Life Shelter to help single mothers.
Precious Life Shelter is an emergency, transitional, and single parent efficiency program providing a safe environment for the pregnant mother with no place to live. The mother may be facing an immediate financial, physical or emotional emergency which threatens her with loss of housing, food and/or necessities for daily living. The mother has decided to have her child and she needs a place to stay. Each phase of the program builds on their previous success. Our program will help her realize that both her life and that of her baby are precious.
Day’s Agenda
Check in starts at 7am. Arrive early to park and check in. **Carpooling is highly encouraged as parking will be limited. Overflow parking will be available next door at the Katie Wheeler Library on the day of the event. You can enter the library parking lot from Irvine Blvd.**
The morning starts at approximately 8am with Our Holy Mass, followed by Praying of the Rosary.
Afterwards, a light breakfast will be served on the lawn. Opportunity baskets will be on display and t-shirts, prayer bracelets and the WWP 10th Anniversary edition water bottle will be available for a donation.
After breakfast, return to the Workship Center for Prayer, Music, Scripture, Reflection and our featured guest Stephanie Gray.
The event will end with final prayers and closing remarks.
Bring a friend or meet new ones. Join us as we lift our voices in prayer and song for ourselves, our families, our communities, our nation and our world.
A few tips to help make your experience even better:
- Please come early, we are expecting over 800 women and want to make sure everyone has time to check in. Consider carpooling as parking will fill up. Print and bring your “registration ticket”.
- Registration opens at 7:00 am and Mass starts promptly at 8:00 am, followed by the Rosary, breakfast, music and prayer, and our inspiring guest speaker, Stephanie Gray.
- A light breakfast will be served outside at tables on the grass, (patio seating will be available for those who may need assistance). The weather can be cool in the morning and very sunny by breakfast, so dress for comfort.
- As always, attendance is free. Donations are very much appreciated so that we can continue to offer this morning to all women.
- Our very popular opportunity baskets will be on display with a drawing during the event. Opportunity tickets will be available during the event.
- WWP t-shirts will also be available for a suggested donation of $20.
- We will collect items for Precious Life Shelter in bins in front of registration. See above for a list of appropriate items.
When Women Pray…is free and we welcome women of all faiths, but space is limited. So register early online! Please only 1 registration per person. If you have any questions or are having trouble registering, please contact Julie Flood at 714-731-3210. Please be patient and allow up to 48 hours for a response. Thank you!
Get your name in front of 800 Irvine/OC women!!
There is no charge for the event, however, we would appreciate any monetary donation to help defray costs or gifts-in-kind for our opportunity table. All our sponsors will be featured in our program, on our website and on the overhead and posters during the event. See the sponsor page for more information.