Speakers Located Within Our Diocese

Contact/Staff

Women's Ministry Staff

Coordinator of
Women's Ministry
Barbara Prasad
573-635-9127, ext. 222

Administrative Assistant for
Women's Ministry
Nicole Secker
573-635-9127, ext. 226


Alphonse J. Schwartze Catholic Center
2207 West Main St.
Jefferson City, MO 65109-0914

Featured Speakers

These speakers or groups are local to our diocese and available to speak on a variety of topics.

Some are Diocesan employees or volunteer speakers and will speak at your event or meeting free of any fees. Others are ministry organizations or speakers that will have a contractual fee you will need to cover. Please reach out to the contact person for full information on booking them at your event.

Contact Barb Prasad to Schedule any of the Following Speakers

Director of
Women's Ministry
Barbara Prasad
573-635-9127, ext. 222

Little Habits of Love:Growing in Yor Relationship With God

Our faith journey is not something we can complete in an easy program or all at once. Learn how to build your relationship with God gradually to strengthen your solid foundation to last a lifetime.

Women of the Old Testament: Meeting Jesus through his Ancestors

Grow in your relationship with Jesus by encountering the women in his lineage and the ways they model faith for us.
 
Mary Madelyn Mertes is the Assistant Director of Catechetical Formation for the  Office of Evangelization & Faith Formation, Diocese of Jefferson City. 

My Journey of Hope: One Conversion at a Time

Whether you are a convert to Catholicism like me or a cradle Catholic, conversion is not a one and done. Join me as I share my unending journey and how God has brought me closer to Him and my Catholic faith in both small and big ways.

 

Trish Lutz is the Director of Stewardship & Parish Vitality for the Diocese of Jefferson City. 

Planting the Seed and Watching it Grow

Has you parish not yet connected with one of our regional women's' ministry teams. Invite us for a brief presentation and listening session. Learn about how you can join with other women in our diocese to help support growth in your faith life and your parish women's ministry offerings. also share with our diocesan office how we can better support your parish.

When Our Adult Children Leave the Church

One woman's story of hope. You are not alone in this journey. Discuss ways we as a family and a church can help call back our lost sheep.

Barb Prasad is the Women's Ministry Coordinator for the Diocese of Jefferson City. 

Theology of the Body

An introduction to Pope John Paul II’s well-known writings on the dignity of the human person.

Maureen Quinn is the Director of Religious Ed, Youth/Young Adult Minsitry.