Women’s Ministries

Growing together as women of God throughout all seasons of life.

Magnify

Magnify is a 90 day women’s program based on female saints, virtues, improving your prayer life, challenging you to sacrifice, and helping you to grow in community and friendship.

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Women in the Magnify ministry continue to meet over the summer of 2023 on Fridays after the 8:00 a.m. Mass. If you are interested, contact the parish office for details. 

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Tiny Tigers Moms' Group

How much wisdom has been shared among women over the years from the comfort of the front porch? Come connect, have a cup of coffee and share life with other moms living out their God-given mission as a wife and mother. Be inspired by our speakers, the scriptures, and our round-table discussions and receive the abundant graces of the Holy Spirit. To register, click on VIEW MORE to the right and complete the registration form. We look forward to sharing life with you. All are welcome - bring a friend or come to meet new faces!

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When we Meet

In the Parish Center banquet room on Tuesdays (we do not meet when school is not in session) from 8:00 – 9:45 a.m. We will begin 2023-24 with two playdates on our Rosary Walk across from the parish center: Tuesdays, August 22 and 29 at 8:00 a.m. The first official meeting will be September 5 in the banquet room. Our first meeting in 2024 will be January 9. 

Study

Speakers, scriptures, round-table discussions related to being a wife, mother, daughter of God and builder of the domestic Church.

Fellowship

Moms rotate bringing a snack to share while childcare is provided for children walking through 4 years old.

Past Meeting Resources

Tiny Tigers Moms Registration Form

Advent by Candlelight

The first Friday of Advent (December 1, 2023) we hold an Advent by Candlelight event for parish women.

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Advent by Candlelight is an opportunity for women to set aside the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, and focus their hearts and minds on Christ. Enjoy a night of food, friendship, music, and time to reflect on the Advent season. Below are links to videos from our Advent by Candlelight speakers and/or entertainers. Watch the parish communications in October and November for details and how to register.

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Women's Nights

ALL WOMEN OF THE PARISH (women of both the church and school) are invited to a night of faith, fellowship and fun. We welcome and invite all generations of women from St. Philomena.

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Women’s Nights for 2023-24 are as follows

Monday, September 25; Monday, October 30; Monday, January 15; Wednesday, February 21 and April date TBD. 

In September we will host our popular BINGO Night. Please register by clicking here.  

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Well-Read Mom

In Well-Read Mom, women read more and read well. We hope to deepen the awareness of meaning hidden in each woman’s daily life, elevate the cultural conversation, and revitalize reading literature from books.

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Well-Read Mom accompanies women in reading great books and spiritual classics to encourage personal growth, friendship, and meaningful conversations to explore the human condition and reorient ourselves to what is good, beautiful, and true. 

Our group reads one book per month and meets to discuss it once-a-month. Book selections for each year correspond to the themes of a woman’s life. Our first meetings will be your choice of September 14 (6:30 p.m.) or 16 (8:30 a.m.) in the parish center. The first month does not require any advance reading preparation. 

For more information, visit wellreadmom.com or contact Susan Clark in the parish office, 309-682-8642, ext. 2102. 

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Finding Your Fiat

Finding Your Fiat is a young women's ministry at St. Philomena open to girls in junior high and meets after school.  The mission of this ministry is to build up our Christian sisterhood, discover the art of living, be inspired by the lives of the Saints and to have time for authentic conversations. 

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Finding Your Fiat’s name comes from Mary’s “yes” to God as a young teenage girl that changed the course of history for all nations. Inspired by her courage to participate in God’s plan, we too look for the opportunities to say “yes” to the Lord each day as we love Him and our neighborhood. 

Each gathering begins with music and an activity, a lively conversation with our scripture reading, virtue and saint, dinner and a hands-on project. In the past we learned how to make rosaries, embroider designs, the art of handwriting and baking. 

If you have questions contact Miss Katie Bogner, katibogn@stphils.com 

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Natural Family Planning: Creighton Model

At St. Philomena Parish we have practitioners who teach the Creighton Model System and the Marquette Method. Send an email to fertility@stphils.com or call 309-323-0085 to get started, or click VIEW MORE and fill out the form below and someone will follow up with you.

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Click here to read a guest column in The Catholic Post by Diocesan priest, Fr. Charles Klamut, on Natural Family Planning. 

If you are interested in a one-time introductory class to learn more about Natural Family Planning, or if you are looking for a class as you prepare for marriage in our diocese, please CLICK HERE

St. Joseph FertilityCare – Creighton Model System

This method of charting equips women to be advocates of their health and to see the beauty of God’s design of the body. Married couples can use this knowledge to assist in the conception or to temporarily or permanently avoid pregnancy. In addition, the charting system allows for the collaboration with OB/GYN doctors and nurse practitioners for the management of fertility disorders and diseases such as hormone dysfunction, ovarian cyst, polycystic ovarian syndrome, abnormal bleeding, miscarriage, infertility, and pain.

Practitioners

Jenny Witt

Jenny is a nurse who is also trained as a FertilityCare Practitioner through the Creighton Model System. She has been a St. Philomena Parishioner since 2007. Jenny has been utilizing the Creighton Model System since 2005. She has found through this personal experience that the system has improved her health, diagnostics, and has provided her effective treatment in her reproductive health. It has also equipped her to empower other women, young women, and couples to know the value of their fertility. 

Erin Myers

Erin is also trained as a FertilityCare Practitioner. She and her husband, Dan, are members of St. Philomena Parish and parents of six children. 

I'm interested in speaking to someone about NFP - Creighton Method.

Natural Family Planning: Marquette Method

At St. Philomena Parish we have practitioners who teach the Creighton Model System and the Marquette Method. Send an email to fertility@stphils.com or call 309-323-0085 to get started, or click VIEW MORE and fill out the form below and someone will follow up with you.

view more

Click here to read a guest column in The Catholic Post by Diocesan priest, Fr. Charles Klamut, on Natural Family Planning.

If you are interested in a one-time introductory class to learn more about Natural Family Planning, or if you are looking for a class as you prepare for marriage in our diocese, please CLICK HERE

The Marquette Method

The Marquette Method utilizes the Clearblue(R) fertility monitor to identify urinary levels of Estrogen and LH. It includes protocols for breastfeeding and irregular cycles. This method can be sued with other indicators of fertility. The Marquette Method is beneficial for engaged couples, married couples and single women. 

Practitioner

Christine Gorman, BSN

Christine graduated with a bachelors of science in nursing and has worked in women’s health throughout her nursing career. She and her husband have three children and have used Natural Family Planning (NFP) since getting married in 2017. They began using the Marquette Method in 2020 and Christine became certified to teach this method in 2023. Christine offers classes in person or on Zoom. 

I'm interested in speaking to someone about NFP - Marquette Method.