The GIVEN Institute provides ongoing formation to members of the GIVEN Network through online content and regional events.
Regional GIVEN Gatherings are hosted to continue to connect Catholic women, to provide faith formation and leadership training, and to encourage participants to take action and use their gifts for the good of their local communities.
Interested in bringing a GIVEN Gathering to your area, hosting a Guadalupe party, or volunteering with GIVEN?
Please contact us!
Upcoming GIVEN Gatherings
Check out our events page for the most up-to-date information on upcoming GIVEN Gatherings and events!
Past GIVEN Gatherings
Southern California GIVEN Gathering
March 12, 2022
We had a great time at Christ Cathedral for a Southern California GIVEN Gathering! Open to women of all ages, this gathering was a taste of GIVEN featuring speakers Simone Rizkallah, Marianne Dyogi and Christine Rich.
International Women’s Day Panel
March 8, 2022
We celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 with a Q&A panel featuring Catholic female leaders in different states and stages of life. If you missed the live event, watch the recording here!
San Francisco GIVEN Gathering
January 29, 2022
We had a great time at Star of the Sea Parish for a Bay Area GIVEN Gathering! Open to women of all ages, this gathering was a taste of GIVEN featuring speakers Kathleen Domingo, Sarah Ku, and Sr. Maria Frassati, OP.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Parties
December 11-12, 2021
Local hostesses all over the country hosted Our Lady of Guadalupe parties to celebrate our patroness! Learn more and see photos from the parties.
Meet & Greet Night
June 11, 2021
Forum attendees, mentors and guests joined for Meet & Greet Night at the 2021 GIVEN Forum, sponsored by the OSV Institute. Featuring remarks from Helen Alvaré and honoring GIVEN Alumnae Anna Carter (’16), Sam Kelley (’16), Shannon Ochoa (’19). And GIVEN announced a new partnership with OSV Institute for Catholic Innovation!
Minneapolis/St. Paul GIVEN Gathering
April 24, 2021
Women of all ages from around the Twin Cities gathered to learn how to receive the gifts that they are, realize the gifts they’ve been given, and respond with the gifts only they can give.
Catholic Female Leadership Panel
March 8, 2021
In celebration of International Women’s Day, GIVEN hosted a live Q&A panel of Catholic female leaders in various states of life. Watch the recording!
Our Lady of Guadalupe Parties
Your Town!
The GIVEN Institute is under the patronage of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and we launched very special GIVEN Gatherings around the country on her feast day! On December 12, 2020 we invited women to connect with their local GIVEN Network of Catholic female leaders at an Our Lady of Guadalupe party.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Novena
FATIMA Movie Night
August 3, 2020
Baltimore, MD
2020 is a year unlike anyone of us would have expected. Life has been difficult for all of us, and it’s important to remind ourselves where we find our hope amidst adversity.
So we organized a special “socially distanced” premiere of Fatima movie at a drive-in theater near Baltimore, Maryland. Shortly after announcing the special event on our website, the RSVPs came in and we had ourselves a sold-out event! It was a joy to see your smiling faces tucked behind those masks.
Rus VanWestervelt wrote an article in Catholic Review sharing the highlights of the night. Click here to read it.
DC GIVEN Gathering
December 7, 2019
Kensington, MD
Listen to the recording of the panel discussion speakers, Dr. Myma Albayda, Sr. Maria Mater Sanguinis Pretiosi, SSVM, and Jennifer Gross, from the DC GIVEN Gathering, here!
Kansas City GIVEN Gathering
Lenexa, KS
KC GIVEN Gathering launched the beginning of local GIVEN gatherings around the country!
These events were incredible opportunities to celebrate who we are as women, to grow in a deeper understanding of what it means to be a Catholic woman, and to discover how each of us can use our unique feminine gifts to grow deeper in relationship with Christ, build community with others, and to live fulfilling lives.
Listen to Archbishop Naumann interview organizer Brooke Choquette about GIVEN KC here.
