Kelly Wahlquist is the Assistant Director of the Evangelization and Development Office for Parish Evangelization for the Association of Marian Helpers in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where she works for the Marians of the Immaculate Conception.
She manages and advises for the Hearts Afire Parish-based Programs for the New Evangelization. This bold, vibrant approach is designed to help people live the complete Catholic life of Faith, Hope, and Christian Charity in the Sacraments through parish-based small group faith renewal programs. Working with parish groups, pastors, and directors of parish religious education she assists them in organizing, implementing, and running the fruitful Hearts Afire Programs in their parish communities.
Kelly is the Program Manager for the Archbishop Harry J. Flynn Catechetical Institute, an ongoing Catholic formation resource, at the St. Paul Seminary. This program serves Catholic adults of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, in Minnesota. Catholic participants deepen their knowledge of the Catholic Faith and further their spiritual formation in the study of Scripture and theology. Her responsibility involves managing two campuses and providing organizational, marketing, and instructional support.
Kelly works with Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio at the Crossroads Initiative promoting evangelization through various apostolates and assisting with pilgrimages, and is pursuing a Master’s degree in Sacred Scripture at the Augustine Institute in Denver.
She resides in Minnesota with her husband, Andy, and their three children, and is very active in their parish, Holy Name of Jesus. Her great passion is spreading the message of Jesus in the New Evangelization.
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