{"id":12024,"date":"2026-07-27T06:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sta2.org\/church\/?p=12024"},"modified":"2026-10-20T14:21:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T18:21:52","slug":"medjugorje-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sta2.org\/church\/news\/medjugorje-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Medjugorje Experience at St. Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tuesday, November 17<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Registration is now closed for the evening event only, but you can still register for the daytime conference plus the evening event. We will need to make use of overflow spaces during the evening event, so not everyone will be seated in the church. We will also livestream the evening event on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@StThomasAnnArborMI\/streams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/StThomastheApostleAnnArbor\/live_videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Medjugorje is coming to Ann Arbor! Encounter the story of our Lady&#8217;s appearances at Medjugorje, hear her call to deeper conversion and prayer, and spend time with Marija Pavlovi\u0107-Lunetti, one of the Medjugorje visionaries, who will share her experiences with us.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the daytime <strong>conference<\/strong>, Marija will share her personal experience of our Lady\u2019s apparitions. There will be a time for worship, prayer, Mass, and additional testimonies and talks about the message of Medjugorje.&nbsp; Speakers will include Fr. Jason Lewis, MIC, the chaplain for English-speaking pilgrims to Medjugorje, and Ivana, a Medjugorje pilgrimage guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the <strong>evening event<\/strong>, we will pray the Rosary, Marija will have a personal encounter with the Blessed Virgin Mary, she will share about her experiences, and we will adore Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. Come and join us for prayer and time to grow closer to Jesus as our Blessed Mother would want!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div style=\"--wp--block-button--width: 100;\" class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zeffy.com\/en-US\/ticketing\/maria-from-medjugorje-retreat-and-apparition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register for the Conference and\/or Evening Event<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Medjugorje Experience Schedule<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daytime Conference<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>8:00-9:00 a.m.<\/strong> Registration and Check-In<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9:00 a.m.<\/strong> Gather, Worship, and Welcome<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9:30 a.m.<\/strong> Talk 1: Ivana, Medjugorje Pilgrimage Guide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10:15 a.m.<\/strong> Testimony 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10:20 a.m.<\/strong> Rosary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10:45 a.m.&nbsp;<\/strong>Talk 2: Marija&#8217;s Testimony<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>11:30 a.m.<\/strong> Break<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>12:00 p.m.<\/strong> Mass<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1:00 p.m.<\/strong> Lunch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2:15 p.m.<\/strong> Gather and Worship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2:20 p.m.<\/strong> Testimony 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2:30 p.m.<\/strong> Talk 3: Fr. Jason Lewis, MIC, Medjugorje Pilgrimage Chaplain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3:30 p.m.<\/strong> Sung Divine Mercy Chaplet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3:45 p.m.<\/strong> Closing and Break for Dinner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evening Event:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>5:00 p.m.<\/strong> Church Doors Open<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>5:30 p.m.<\/strong> Worship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6:00 p.m.&nbsp;<\/strong>Welcome and Rosary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6:40 p.m.&nbsp;<\/strong>Marija&#8217;s Experience and Sharing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>7:15 p.m.<\/strong> Eucharistic Adoration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>8:15 p.m.<\/strong> Closing and Thank You<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Questions About Medjugorje?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than a million pilgrims visit the small village of Medjugorje in Bosnia-Herzegovina each year to draw closer to Jesus through his Holy Mother, including our very own Fr. Bill Ashbaugh. Since the early 1980s, several visionaries have reported experiences in which they see the Blessed Virgin Mary and receive messages from her. The Holy See has ruled that belief in these apparitions and devotions related to Medjugorje are permitted, though not required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div style=\"--wp--block-button--width: 100;\" class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sta2.org\/church\/from-the-pastor\/twenty-eighth-week-in-ordinary-time-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fr. Bill Discusses the Medjugorje Apparitions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Truth About Medjugorje w\/@JimmyAkin\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/34zeYRecp3U?start=5&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div style=\"--wp--block-button--width: 100;\" class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vatican.va\/roman_curia\/congregations\/cfaith\/documents\/rc_ddf_doc_20240919_nota-esperienza-medjugorje_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the Vatican&#8217;s Assessment of Medjugorje<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Our Life, Our Sweetness, &amp; Our Hope: The Church&amp;apos;s Teaching on Marian Apparitions\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zl7JFwURSIM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Doubted Medjugorje\u2026 Then This Happened (Powerful Testimony)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZORMJrv6CO8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div style=\"--wp--block-button--width: 100;\" class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/marytv.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mary TV: Bringing Medjugorje to the World<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday, November 17 Registration is now closed for the evening event only, but you can still register for the daytime conference plus the evening event. 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