Men's Conference speaker will talk about his journey

Jeff Joaquin, owner of JMJ Site Development Inc., will speak at the Worcester Diocesan Catholic Men’s Conference, scheduled for March 25, at the Plourde Center at Assumption University. His talk is titled, “The Journey Away from God and the Journey back.”
JMJ Site Development is a philanthropic construction company supporting ministries all over the world including in the Philippines, Central African Republic, Guatemala, Jerusalem and across the United States.
Mr. Joaquin is on the board of directors of Paradisus Dei which is the ministry that has provided the That Man Is You! program to more than 700 parishes across the United States. The program addresses the pressures and temptations that men face in our modern culture.
Mr. Joaquin is one of the founding members of the Tampa Bay Catholic Men’s Conference which had its 12th Annual Conference last year.  The conference has consistently provided national speakers and ministry opportunities to thousands men in attendance the last decade. Men encourage others to a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ.
Other speakers at the event include Tulsa residents and radio co-hosts, Adam Minihan and David Niles, (“Friendship, Family and Future Saints”); surfing champ, “Bear” Woznick (“12 Rules of Manliness”); Msgr. James P. Moroney, the pastor of St. Cecilia Parish in Leominster (“Readiness for Reconciliation”); and Father Chris Alar, a member of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception (“Being a Eucharistic Man”).    Diocesan and religious priests will hear confessions at mid-day. Bishop McManus will be the principal concelebrant and homilist for the Conference Mass at 4 p.m.

Tickets, which include lunch, are $30 for students. Tickets for adults are $50 through March 13, and increase to $65 on March 14.
Tickets can be purchased online on the conference website at
catholicmenworc.com; by sending a check to Catholic Men’s Conference, c/o Holy Family Parish, 750 Union St., Leominster, MA 01453; by contacting your parish representatives; or by calling Corinn Dahm at 508-835-8551.