Growing & Living Conference
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About the Conference
The Growing and Living Conference is a time of renewal and evangelization for the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee. This year's theme, To Grow and Live in the Real Presence, was centered around the Eucharist.
Bishop Felipe J. Estévez of the Diocese of St. Augustine was the keynote speaker, and Bill and Peg White presented on the Eucharistic miracles of the world. Bishop William A. Wack, CSC also offered his teaching series on the Eucharist. A panel discussion followed the presentations.
SPEAKERS
Bishop Felipe J. Estevez
English Keynote SpeakerBishop Felipe J. Estévez was born Feb. 5, 1946, in Havana, Cuba and arrived in the United States on an Operation Pedro Pan flight as a teenager.
He was ordained in 1970 and has done extensive studies in spiritual theology, earning a doctorate from Gregorian University in Rome. He is fluent in English, Spanish, French and Italian.
From 2001 to 2003, Bishop Estévez served as spiritual director of St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, Fla. where he served as rector from 1980 to 1986. He was the pastor of St. Agatha Parish in Miami for 14 years, while also directing campus ministry at Florida International University.
Appointed Auxiliary Bishop on Nov. 21, 2003, and ordained Jan. 7, 2004, he oversaw the archdiocese’s Ministry of Pastoral Services including family life, youth, campus, prison and respect life ministries, as well as all church movements and new communities.
In 2010, he was appointed Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Miami.
On April 27, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI named Auxiliary Bishop Felipe J. Estévez the tenth Bishop of St. Augustine. He was installed on June 2, 2011, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jacksonville.
Bishop Estévez is the second of three children (Carlos and Marty) of the late Adriano and Estrella Estévez.
Bill and Peg White
Speakers
Bill and Peg White are Certified Relational Wisdom Instructors™ and certified Christian peacemakers helping people resolve all kinds of conflicts by using biblical principles and have given workshops across the diocese.
If your parish, school or organization is interested in booking Bill & Peg White, they can be contacted at pfellwhite1@gmail.com or (850) 549-8192.
Peg, An MSW social worker, served as operations director of Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen and its homeless shelter, Parent-Child Center and transitional housing program. Bill, currently a senior judge for the State of Florida who served Escambia County, practiced environmental, criminal and consumer law. Bill and Peg have been active in various ministries in the Church, especially in support of marriage and family life. Married in 1970, they have been blessed with a family of five children, their spouses and 22 grandchildren. -
updated Oct. 2, 2021