Register Today for the Cooperator Workshop at Yuma Center!

Cooperators Workshop November 23, 2024

9:00 am - 12:00 noon

Join us for a half-day workshop to be more inspired about the message of Opus Dei and how we can contribute to the good in our community and beyond.

Our two keynote speakers will be Elena Kilner and Colleen Beatty. They will explore how to get the most out of spiritual guidance in Opus Dei. Following the keynotes, you can choose between two small-group presentations. Kate Hadley will speak about Establishing Christmas Traditions and Ann Vitz will explain Canva Vox and explore how to speak lovingly about gender dysphoria without compromising the truth.

Mass is available before the workshop at 8 a.m. in the Yuma Center Chapel for those who wish to attend.

You can also register here and pay at the door.

Our Speakers

Elena Kilner

Elena grew up in Falls Church, VA, and is a wife and mother of 8 children.  Over the years she has been involved with girls clubs, CanaVox, and cooperator circles.  She has a daughter at Oakcrest, two sons at the Heights, and a son attending CUA as a freshman this fall. She lives in Potomac, MD, and homeschools her three youngest children.

Colleen Beatty

Colleen grew up in the DC area and attended Oakcrest for middle and high school. She studied at Virginia Tech where she earned a Bachelor of Science in 2022 in Construction Engineering & Management.  Colleen currently works as a Project Manager for DAVIS Construction. She also serves as a board member for Camp Kittimaquundi.  Colleen enjoys sports and has recently started playing tennis and pickleball. She is fond of cooking, listening to music, and building bonfires!

Kate Hadley

Kate is the mother of 10 grown children (and 15 grandchildren) so that means that she and her husband have become “empty-nesters”!  She worked exclusively in her home for over 20 years, and then free-lanced as a stylist in the television industry for 6 years. In 2007, as her youngest daughter entered 6th grade, she started to work full-time as the Director of Mentoring at Oakcrest School.  In 2020 she went part-time for 3 years and fully retired this past year. So, according to Kate: "I can honestly say I have seen up close the importance of caring for the family and the home from many vantage points."

Ann Royals Vitz

Ann is a wife, mother, and educator. She and her husband of 19 years, Peter, make a great team encouraging their six children to choose the true, the good, the beautiful, and the best dance party songs. Her oldest son is a freshman at Hillsdale College, her daughters attend Brookewood School, and her sons attend The Heights School. Ann is the Maryland State Leader for CanaVox, a non-profit organization that is giving the natural law view of marriage and sexuality a voice. She also teaches Great Moral Stories to grades K-12 and the History of Film to juniors and seniors at Brookewood School in Kensington, MD. She also enjoys her monthly book club that has been going strong for over fourteen years!

 

Detailed Flow of the Day

8:00 a.m. Mass in the Yuma Chapel (optional)

9:00 a.m. Sign in at the lower level parking lot entrance.

  • Please get your registration packet and a cup of coffee or tea before finding a seat in Metzger Hall.

9:30 a.m. Welcome remarks

9:45- 10:45 a.m.  Keynote speakers Elena Kilner and Colleen Beatty: Making the best use of spiritual guidance in Opus Dei.

10:45- 11 a.m. Shift to break-out sessions. Get some breakfast snacks.

11- 12 noon Breakout Sessions. Two simultaneous talks will be held. Choose the one you wish.

  • Establishing Christmas Traditions (Dining Room), with Kate Hadley.

    • We all know the Christmas season is both a joy and a challenge.  It has a special place in our lives and our memories. It can get complicated. (Did anyone else have the treetopper dilemma of a star vs. an angel on our first Christmas as a married woman?) But we all know there is a deeper reason for all the hoopla.  Keeping our peace depends on keeping that reason uppermost in our hearts & minds.  And good planning!  This talk will walk you through a timeline starting NOW and give lots of practical tips to help things run smoothly.

  • Learn about CanaVox (Metzger Hall) with, Anne Vitz. Explore how to speak in a loving manner about gender dysphoria without compromising the truth.

12 noon Good-bye. 

 

Photos from the Cooperator Workshop in April 2024

 

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