BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.diocesepb.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:e27fbbd5-545c-48d9-a33f-2e42fd8a93b0 X-WR-CALDESC:You are invited to a Breakfast sponsored by\, Magnificat\, Chr ist our Light Chapter.\n\nThe guest speaker is Margarita Castellon. Marga rita is a life-long Catholic\, steeped in her faith\, its rituals\, and pr actices\, and connected throughout her life to various church ministries a nd community service organizations. A Cuban native\, she came to the Unite d States when she was 10 years old and settled with her family in Ft. Pier ce where her father worked as the accountant for St. Anastasia parish and associated schools. In 1968\, she played and sang at the first guitar mass the parish had back when it was still quite an innovation!\n \nMargarita started her college career on a voice scholarship\, earned during her perf ormance of the role of “Maria” in the Sound of Music. Her academic degrees include a Master in Anthropology from Florida State University and a Mast er of Public Administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Go vernment. \n \nHer professional career has roots in the Florida Capitol a nd the U.S. Capitol\, having served as a Cabinet Aide to the Florida State Treasurer and as special assistant to then Senator Lawton Chiles\, respec tively. Prior to her retirement in 2020\, she led a strategic team for AT& T which serves the telecommunication needs of government and education in South Florida. In between\, she was director of government relations for E ricsson-GE and the Republic Group of Virginia\, representing the Governmen t of Australia. When she moved from Washington to Florida\, she joined the faculty of St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary as an adjunct professor where she taught for 20 years. \n \nCommitted to service\, Margarita is an d has been a board member of multiple community organizations\, including the Lighthouse of Broward\; the FAU Broward President’s Community Council and FAU Lifelong Learning Institute\, Ft. Lauderdale\; the Community Found ation of Broward\; the Broward Education Foundation\; and the Greater Ft. Lauderdale Alliance\, among several others. She leads a parish ministry ca lled AIM which provides weekend-long spiritual retreats for individuals wi th physical disabilities and is a council member of a different parish ret reat ministry called Koinonia. She has been a member of several church ch oirs\, sometimes as director and conductor.\n \nMargarita enjoys singing\, dancing\, traveling\, reading\, learning\, making art quilts\, mentoring young students and has great respect and love for God’s creation\, the nat ural world\, the political process\, and community service. \n\n\nTicket s: $25 - On sale now through Feb 21 \n \nFor Reservations:\n\nClick here to print mail-in form: https://magnificat-ministry.net/chapters/chapter- states-f-k/fl-palm-beach/\n\nClick for On-Line registration: http://events .r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eiuw9f2b1b23c9f4&llr=xegh qbdab\n\nReservations must be received by Feb. 21\, 2022\n\nReservations b y Mail:\nPlease send the mail-in form and a check payable to Magnificat to : \nMary Anne Gioia \nPO Box 541501\nGreenacres FL 33454 \n \nPostmarked by Feb. 21. \n \nSince the day is designed to speak to the hearts of women \, free of distraction\, it is respectfully requested that young children not be in attendance.\n \nCD Orders: $10.00\, Cathy Dorsey\, 561-493-8833 \n\n X-WR-RELCALID:df7ddf7772b7ddd17a0becbe2affc76d X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20221106T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20220313T020000 RDATE:20230312T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e979657d-e5d4-4e7b-ba97-2319ef8e36ab DTSTAMP:20260506T215556Z DESCRIPTION:You are invited to a Breakfast sponsored by\, Magnificat\, Chri st our Light Chapter.\n\nThe guest speaker is Margarita Castellon. Margar ita is a life-long Catholic\, steeped in her faith\, its rituals\, and pra ctices\, and connected throughout her life to various church ministries an d community service organizations. A Cuban native\, she came to the United States when she was 10 years old and settled with her family in Ft. Pierc e where her father worked as the accountant for St. Anastasia parish and a ssociated schools. In 1968\, she played and sang at the first guitar mass the parish had back when it was still quite an innovation!\n \nMargarita s tarted her college career on a voice scholarship\, earned during her perfo rmance of the role of “Maria” in the Sound of Music. Her academic degrees include a Master in Anthropology from Florida State University and a Maste r of Public Administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Gov ernment. \n \nHer professional career has roots in the Florida Capitol an d the U.S. Capitol\, having served as a Cabinet Aide to the Florida State Treasurer and as special assistant to then Senator Lawton Chiles\, respect ively. Prior to her retirement in 2020\, she led a strategic team for AT&T which serves the telecommunication needs of government and education in S outh Florida. In between\, she was director of government relations for Er icsson-GE and the Republic Group of Virginia\, representing the Government of Australia. When she moved from Washington to Florida\, she joined the faculty of St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary as an adjunct professor w here she taught for 20 years. \n \nCommitted to service\, Margarita is and has been a board member of multiple community organizations\, including t he Lighthouse of Broward\; the FAU Broward President’s Community Council a nd FAU Lifelong Learning Institute\, Ft. Lauderdale\; the Community Founda tion of Broward\; the Broward Education Foundation\; and the Greater Ft. L auderdale Alliance\, among several others. She leads a parish ministry cal led AIM which provides weekend-long spiritual retreats for individuals wit h physical disabilities and is a council member of a different parish retr eat ministry called Koinonia. She has been a member of several church cho irs\, sometimes as director and conductor.\n \nMargarita enjoys singing\, dancing\, traveling\, reading\, learning\, making art quilts\, mentoring y oung students and has great respect and love for God’s creation\, the natu ral world\, the political process\, and community service. \n\n\nTickets : $25 - On sale now through Feb 21 \n \nFor Reservations:\n\nClick here to print mail-in form: https://magnificat-ministry.net/chapters/chapter-s tates-f-k/fl-palm-beach/\n\nClick for On-Line registration: http://events. r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eiuw9f2b1b23c9f4&llr=xeghq bdab\n\nReservations must be received by Feb. 21\, 2022\n\nReservations by Mail:\nPlease send the mail-in form and a check payable to Magnificat to: \nMary Anne Gioia \nPO Box 541501\nGreenacres FL 33454 \n \nPostmarked b y Feb. 21. \n \nSince the day is designed to speak to the hearts of women\ , free of distraction\, it is respectfully requested that young children n ot be in attendance.\n \nCD Orders: $10.00\, Cathy Dorsey\, 561-493-8833 \n\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220226T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220226T130000 LOCATION:Airport Hilton\, 150 Australian Avenue\, West Palm Beach\, FL 3340 6 US SUMMARY:Magnificat Breakfast END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR