We invite you to join the Awake community for a virtual prayer service centered around art created by survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic leaders.

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Part 2 will take place on Zoom at 7pm (central time) the week after Part 1 and will be focused on building connections and community while diving deeper into the questions raised by the conversation the previous week. We will utilize Zoom breakout rooms for facilitated small group discussion and sharing, encouraging all participants to bring their own perspectives and experiences to the conversation. (This event will not be recorded--you'll need to attend live to hear these insights!)

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Please note these dates have been updated from what was previously announced due to speaker availability and the holiday calendar.

Part 1: Thursday, November 21, 12pm - 1:30pm CST

Part 2: Thursday, December 5, 7pm - 8:30PM CST

Part 1 will take place on Zoom at 12pm (central time) and will include a short introduction from Awake, engaging conversation with our panelists, and question and answer time. (This event will be recorded for later viewing.)

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Please note these dates have been updated from what was previously announced due to speaker availability and the holiday calendar.

We invite you to join the Awake community for a virtual prayer service centered around Awake’s patron saints.

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Our fifth season of Courageous Conversations will begin in September and feature a panel of survivors.

Part 1: Thursday, September 12, 12pm - 1:30pm CDT

Part 2: Thursday, September 19, 7pm - 8:30PM CDT

Part 2 will take place on Zoom at 7pm (central time) and will be focused on building connections and community while diving deeper into the questions raised by the conversation the previous week. We will utilize Zoom breakout rooms for facilitated small group discussion and sharing, encouraging all participants to bring their own perspectives and experiences to the conversation. (This event will not be recorded--you'll need to attend live to hear these insights!)

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Our fifth season of Courageous Conversations will begin in September with Listening to Survivors: What Went Well—and Didn't—When I Shared My Story, featuring a panel of survivors in a conversation moderated by Awake's executive director, Sara Larson.  

Part 1: Thursday, September 12, 12pm - 1:30pm CDT

Part 2: Thursday, September 19, 7pm - 8:30PM CDT

Part 1 will take place on Zoom at 12pm (central time) and will include a short introduction from Awake, engaging conversation with our panelists, and question and answer time. (This event will be recorded for later viewing.)

Register here to attend live or receive the recording.

We invite you to join the Awake community for our annual outdoor gathering for community-building and prayer on Wednesday, August 7 at 7:00 pm CDT.

• Join us at Estabrook Park, 4400 N. Estabrook Drive, Milwaukee. Please bring a lawn chair or picnic blanket. After our peaceful and participatory prayer service, we will enjoy refreshments and social time on (hopefully) a beautiful summer evening.

• Or, join us on Zoom from your sofa, backyard, or favorite outdoor space! We’ll host a simultaneous online gathering for members of the Awake community from across the country and around the world to connect and pray together.

Please sign up here to receive more details via email as the date approaches. We look forward to praying with you!

Awake’s leaders, including staff and members of the Board of Directors, Leadership Team, and Survivor Advisory Panel, will gather for our annual day of planning and community building on Saturday, June 1.

The second part of our May Courageous Conversation will take place on Zoom and be focused on building connections and community while diving deeper into the questions raised by the conversation the previous week.

We will utilize Zoom breakout rooms for facilitated small group discussion and sharing, encouraging all participants to bring their own perspectives and experiences to the conversation. (This event will not be recorded--you'll need to attend live to hear these insights!)

Click here to learn more and sign up to attend Part 2.

In our May Courageous Conversation, journalist and co-founder of The Pillar, JD Flynn, and co-director of BishopAccountability.org, Anne Barrett Doyle will be in conversation on the impact of Vos Estis Lux Mundi in the five years since its promulgation. Vos Estis created new church law mandating the report and investigation of sexual abuse of children and adults by either clergy or men and women in religious orders. It also sought to establish structures of accountability for bishops who mishandle reports of abuse.

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We invite you to join the Awake community for a hopeful prayer service during the Easter Season.

After praying the Way of the Cross during Lent, we will now pray the beautiful "Way of Light," also known as the Stations of the Resurrection. This devotion follows a similar format to the Stations of the Cross, but begins with the Resurrection of Jesus and concludes with the Sending of the Holy Spirit.

Register here to receive more information as the date approaches.

We will focus our small group discussion on issues of power and abuse in the Church. If you wish to participate, we ask that you watch this recording of a talk with Dr. Langberg and her clinical partner Dr. Phil Monroe, hosted by GRACE, a Christian organization dedicated to responding to abuse. Then please use this link to sign up to join our part 2 discussion. 

We will utilize Zoom breakout rooms for facilitated small group discussion and sharing, encouraging all participants to bring their own perspectives and experiences to the conversation. (This event will not be recorded--you'll need to attend live to hear these insights!)

Click here to download an event graphic to share in your bulletin or newsletter.

Unfortunately due to a death in her family, Dr. Langberg is unable to join us on March 14, so we are canceling this live event on Zoom. 

We are hoping to reschedule with Dr. Langberg for our next season of Courageous Conversations and will share more information when it is available.

We realize many of you are drawn to Courageous Conversations for the opportunity for small group sharing and building connections, so we are still planning to gather for our part 2 with small group discussion and sharing on March 21 at 7pm CDT on Zoom. 

We will focus our small group discussion on issues of power and abuse in the Church. So, if you wish to participate, we ask that you watch this recording of a talk with Dr. Langberg and her clinical partner Dr. Phil Monroe, hosted by GRACE, a Christian organization dedicated to responding to abuse. Then please use this link to sign up to join our part 2 discussion. 

On Monday, February 19 at 7:00pm CST, we'll gather for our annual Walking the Way of the Cross with Survivors on Zoom.

This powerful prayer experience combines reflections from abuse survivors with the traditional Lenten Stations of the Cross devotion. Learn more and sign up here to attend live or receive the recording.

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