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She currently oversees several of the agency’s programs, including Loaves and Fishes Community Meals for the Hungry, North Nashville Outreach, Hispanic Family Services, and the Job Training Center.  She also manages twice-monthly perishable food distributions (one each in East Nashville and South Nashville) in cooperation with Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee.

READ MORE ABOUT MEGAN AND CATHOLIC CHARITIES HERE

Schedule:

7:00 am – Mass (Cathedral of the Incarnation)

7:30 – 8:00 am – Prayer Breakfast/Networking (Fleming Center)

8:00 – 8:30 am – Program

8:30 – 9:15 am - Fellowship and Networking

Please come join our Prayer Breakfast…you will find common ground with many and maybe a business contact as well.

CATHOLIC EXTENSION’S MISSION STATEMENT

Catholic Extension is a national fundraising organization committed to supporting and strengthening poor mission dioceses across the United States. We provide funding and resources to dioceses and parishes through programs and services investing in people, infrastructure and ministries. This support is given based on need, passion and commitment to the growth of the Catholic faith.

Catholic Extension uniquely contributes to the growth and vibrancy of the Church in the U.S. by strategically investing in poor mission dioceses to unleash the power of faith that transforms hearts, lives and society.

Dr. E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH is a subspecialist in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine with a focus in Geriatrics, who conducts patient-oriented, health services research as a Professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude from Tulane University and earned his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine and master’s in public health degree from the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. There he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honors society. Dr. Ely’s research has focused on improving the care and outcomes of critically ill patients with severe sepsis and respiratory failure, with special emphasis on the problems facing older patients in the ICU (e.g., weaning from mechanical ventilation, delirium in the ICU, neuropsychological and functional deficits post ICU care). He was elected to membership in the American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI) and serves as the Associate Director of Aging Research for the VA Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research and Education Clinical Center (GRECC).

FOR MORE INFO ON  DR. ELY PLEASE CLICK HERE

MASS                                                    7:00 am          Cathedral of the Incarnation

Prayer Breakfast/Networking        7:30 – 8:00 am      Fleming Center

Program                                                8:00 – 8:30 am

Fellowship and Networking            8:30 – 9:15 am

A Catholic Professional from the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  Husband, Father of 13, Grandfather of 13, Jamie graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1975 after setting school records for rushing and scoring as an All SEC running back.

He has built and successfully sold several Consumer Products businesses. He is currently semi-retired and is on retainer with multiple companies, consulting in the areas of litigation management, mergers, acquisitions and product development. As a revert to the Catholic Church to the Catholic Church in 2000 (after 25 years as a devout Presbyterian), Jamie’s stated goal in life is to avoid hell and get to heaven with as many relatives, friends, associates, acquaintances and strangers as possible by bringing them to the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.

Jamie has served and/or assisted the Dominican Sisters, the Diocese of Nashville, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, Vanderbilt Catholic, UT Catholic, Fraternus, many of the Parishes and Catholic Schools in the Diocese, Opus Dei and the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross.

FOR MORE INFO ON  JAMIE PLEASE CLICK HERE

MASS                                                    7:00 am          Cathedral of the Incarnation

Prayer Breakfast/Networking        7:30 – 8:00 am      Fleming Center

Program                                                8:00 – 8:30 am

Fellowship and Networking            8:30 – 9:15 am

Please come join our Prayer Breakfast…you will find common ground with many and maybe a business contact as well.

Secular Franciscan – Professed in 1971

On October 4, 1977, Vince founded International Liturgy Publications, the oldest free-standing non-profit publisher of sacred music for the Catholic church. He was named Catholic Artist of the Year in December 2001, and has been honored with seven other Unity awards for his music. Vince sang his song “Sanctuary” during Communion at Mother Teresa’s funeral in Calcutta, India.
He has composed, recorded and, by invitation of the Vatican, performed for Pope John Paul II, the first English Mass Setting ever sung at St. Peter Basilica in Rome. His music has been placed in the Vatican archives alongside the works of Vivaldi, Puccini, Verdi and Corelli. Vince’s music is published by
ILP Music.

Vince completed his studies in Systematic Theology at the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indana. He was nominated for three Grammy Awards.

FOR MORE INFO ON  VINCE PLEASE CLICK HERE

MASS                                                    7:00 am          Cathedral of the Incarnation

Prayer Breakfast/Networking        7:30 – 8:00 am      Fleming Center

Program                                                8:00 – 8:30 am

Fellowship and Networking            8:30 – 9:15 am

Please come join our Prayer Breakfast…you will find common ground with many and maybe a business contact as well.

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Make sure to check out next month’s guest speaker, Vince Ambrosetti, Catholic recording artist, composer, businessman.

William Whalen was named chief financial officer of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville in July 2011. He had previously served general counsel of Nissan Canada’s general counsel since 1996, having joined the legal department of Nissan North America in 1994. He was also assistant general counsel and director of Nissan North America.

Before joining Nissan’s legal staff, he was an attorney with General Motors Corporation in Detroit, Michigan. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and is licensed to practice in Tennessee, California and Michigan. He has previously taught at the University of Detroit, the University of Michigan, Marygrove College and Catholic University of America.

FOR MORE INFO ON  BILL PLEASE CLICK HERE

MASS                                                        7:00 am               Cathedral of the Incarnation

Prayer Breakfast/Networking             7:30 – 8:00 am      Fleming Center

Program                                                   8:00 – 8:30 am

Fellowship and Networking                8:30 – 9:15 am

Please come join our Prayer Breakfast…you will find common ground with many and maybe a business contact as well.