Cathy was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, of second generation Japanese parents and the oldest of seven children. She attended Catholic schools, married shortly after graduation, and moved to the Mobile, AL. area. She eventually moved to New Orleans where she lived for 38 years. Cathy was away from the church for 28 years before returning “home.” She joined a Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign group in 1999, and through a covenantal relationship with the Blessed Mother, Cathy developed a great devotion to her.
When Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, Cathy was at a retreat in Wisconsin. Her devotion to the Blessed Mother and consecration to the will of God sustained her during that time and gave her peace, even though her house, car, and possessions were ruined. She then moved to Birmingham to be near her family.
As a member of St. Mark the Evangelist Parish, Cathy selflessly serves in various ministries and is always at God’s disposal. Offering her servant’s heart, Cathy worked with the Magnificat Central Service Team in New Orleans, and she uses her many talents in service to the Birmingham Chapter. She also substitutes as a Eucharistic Minister at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham and is a member of the St. John Vianney Vocational Society. Her patience and perseverance truly mirror Our Lady’s attributes.
Cathy is the Alabama State Coordinator of the Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign. She appeared with Father Gerold Langsch, National Director of the Schoenstatt Movement in the U.S.A. on EWTN’s “Live with Father Mitch Pacwa” in June, 2011.
Come and hear how, through Schoenstatt and the grace of God, Cathy grew to be the faith-filled woman she is today.
Tickets to the prayer Breakfast on Saturday, August 25, 2012, at St Elias Maronite Rite Catholic Church, 836 8th Street South, Birmingham, AL are $10 and may be obtained from our ticket chairwoman, Penny Vaughn. Please send your name, address, city, state, zip code, phone number and email address, including the names and phone numbers of other ticket holders in your group, with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Penny Vaughn, 940 Graham Lane, Mount Olive, AL. 35117.
If you are unable to afford a ticket, but want to come to the prayer breakfast, please contact Penny Vaughn at 205-919-0914 and arrangements will be made for a ticket to be sent to you. Tickets for priests, deacons, religious brothers and sisters are complimentary, but reservations are required.
Tickets are also available at Alpha Church Supply and Gifts, 131 West Oxmoor Rd., Suite 119, Homewood, AL 35209. Ticket sales end on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 5PM. No tickets are sold at the door.
Members of the Service Team of Magnificat also have tickets for sale.
To purchase your ticket online, please follow this link and click on the blue bar: Magnificat Prayer Luncheon
For more information about Magnificat, please visit Magnificat Ministry
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