Speakers set for charismatic conference

10/15/2005

The Rev. Larry Richards and Peter Herbeck will be the featured speakers at the Holy Toledo Catholic Charismatic Conference, to be held Friday through Oct. 23 at the Genesis Dreamplex.

Father Richards is pastor of St. Joseph Church and the Bread of Life Community in Erie, Pa. He is director of the Campus Ministry and spiritual director of To Encounter Christ.

Mr. Herbeck, co-host of the TV show The Choices We Face, is head of Missions for Renewal Ministries, a lay organization devoted to Catholic renewal and evangelization throughout the world.

The Holy Toledo Conference, presented by Ministry to Catholic Charismatic Renewal, opens Friday at 7 p.m. at the Dreamplex, 2429 South Reynolds Rd. The evening session will led by Auxiliary Bishop Robert Donnelly of the Toledo diocese, Father Richards, and Mr. Herbeck.

Saturday s conference runs from 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 1:30 p.m., with a closing Eucharist celebrated by Toledo Bishop Leonard Blair.

Registration and information is available by calling MCCR at 419-691-6686. For hotel reservations, call the Genesis Dreamplex, 419-381-8765.