Youth Rally
(Ages 13-18)
Meet the Speakers
Sr. Mary Gabriel, SV
Sister Mary Gabriel, SV, is a member of the Sisters of Life, a religious community founded by John Cardinal O’Connor and dedicated to the protection and enhancement of the sacredness of human life.
The community’s apostolates include direct services to women
in need and evangelizing on God’s plan for life and love. The
Sisters are based out of New York with missions elsewhere in
the U.S. and Canada.
Sister has a passion for helping others to experience and follow the life-changing love of Jesus. She assisted in developing her community’s evangelization mission, served as Vocation Director and Novice Director, and, since completing graduate studies in Theology, has been missioned as a local Superior while assisting The GIVEN Institute.
Sister studied with Ralph Martin at Sacred Heart Major Seminary and is a Board member of Renewal Ministries.
Fr. Alex Colautti
Fr. Alex Colautti, CC, is a Canuck who originally hails from Windsor, Ontario, which is (not) often called the “Florida of Canada,” as it is the southernmost city in the Great White North. He was ordained a Catholic priest on May 5, 2018, as a member of the Companions of the Cross religious community. His deepest passion is to see people’s lives transformed through an encounter with Jesus in the power of the Holy Spirit, and this passion informs his approach to preaching and ministry. Fr. Alex currently serves in Detroit, Michigan, as the Vocations’ Director for Companions of the Cross. When he’s not priesting it up, Fr. Alex enjoys doing regular, human-being-type things like reading books, watching movies, playing soccer, and traveling. Once, he was foolish enough to run a marathon, but try not to hold that against him! He really is a nice guy most of the time.
Rachel Herbeck
Rachel Herbeck is the Assistant Director of Formation for Be Love Revolution, an outreach of Renewal Ministries, and host of the daily radio program and podcast Burning Hearts. She received her degree in Catholic Studies from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. She has extensive experience working with youth and young adults. She speaks at retreats, conferences, and events around the world. Rachel is passionate about life issues and has worked for multiple pro-life and political organizations. She currently resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Faith Fosdick
Emcee
Faith Fosdick serves as the campus ministry coordinator for Be Love Revolution, an outreach of Renewal Ministries. She is from Ypsilanti, MI and graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Hospitality Business. She has been attending Be Love events since she was in high school and is passionate about helping girls be His, be Free, and be Love.
Connor Flanagan
Emcee
Connor Flanagan is a hip-hop artist & worship leader passionate about encouraging others to step into God’s dream for their life. In a world where people are crippled by fear, scared of the unknown, and longing for purpose; Connor desires for his career to serve as a witness of what can happen when you don’t settle for what the world offers, and instead allow God to breath life into your gifts. From a small farm in Richfield, OH, to opening for David Crowder and having two records debut in the top 10 on the iTunes chart, Connor knows firsthand the hard work, hustle & unshakeable faith it takes to step out and pursue God's will for your life.
Steadfast Worship
Music Ministry