Annie and Warner Mammen

Title: “Loving and living through Loss and difficulty in our Marriage”

-Married 49 years

-Presenters for Worldwide Marriage Encounter- Tucson, Az.

-Wedding coordinators for St. Christopher’s in Marana, Az.

-Presenters for Marriage Retorno-Couple Prayer retreat

Steve Le Gendre, M.A., M.P.A., L.M.F.T, L.P.C.

Title: “Reconnection: Finding a Way”

-U.S. Veteran

-Licensed marriage and family therapist

-Coordinator of the Order of Christian Initiation for Adults for St Cyril’s

-Widowed after 35 years of marriage

Gloria Salinas

Title: “Marriage as the Sacrament of Salvation”

-Registered nurse

-Master’s in Theology; Catechetics and Evangelization

-Two Masters degrees from Franciscan University, Steubenville, Ohio

-Diaconal training with Deacon husband at the San Diego Diocesan Institute

Dr Juan Medina, EdD

Title: “Living water in dry places: deep roots in God’s Word and Spirit” 

-Originally from California, but has lived in AZ for 20 years

-Earned a Doctoral degree in Organizational Leadership in Christian Ministry at GCU

-Certified biblical counselor with the Academy of Biblical Counseling

-Founder of Center of the Heart of Jesus, a nonprofit ecumenical organization

Bishop Emeritus Gerald Kicanas

-Served as Bishop from 2003-2017 for the Diocese of Tucson

-Ordained a priest on April 27, 1967 in his hometown of Chicago, IL

-Named Auxiliary Bishop on January 24, 1995 by Pope John Paul II

-Ph.D. in Educational Psychology

-M.Ed. in Guidance and Counseling from Loyola University

-Licentiate in Sacred Theology