January 2010 Networking Meeting ...Community Warehouse in Milwaukee Community Warehouse in Milwaukee was the venue for the Relevant Radio Catholic Business Association meeting in January. What a blessing it was to have a wonderful turn-out and a powerful meeting! Everyone enjoyed a hearty breakfast and learned of the divinely inspired mission of Community Warehouse, a home improvement warehouse with super-discounted products available for the under-served neighborhoods of (primarily) downtown Milwaukee. A tour of the facility was provided and those in attendance learned of the many miracles that have culminated into the benevolent program it is today! Attention was then drawn to featured speaker MJ Groark, a Capuchin Franciscan Postulant as he told his powerful story of conversion that deeply touched MJ Groark everyone present. What a profound message for business professionals to hear of someone who has gone from success in the business world, to the gates of hell...literally "Riches to Rags"...and has been delivered from those gates and is now serving the poor, the marginalized and the imprisoned. If you would like to hear MJ’s message, his presentation was recorded and can be found on YouTube.com just search “mjgroark” and you’ll se two videos- CBA MTG PT 1, and PT 2. As we turn our sights to February, please mark your calendars for Thursday, February 18th. Holy Mass will be celebrated at 6:30 a.m. Networking will begin at 7:00 a.m., followed by a presentation at 8:00am. The meeting will be held at St. Dominic's Church in Brookfield. The hosting and program duties are being handled by Wisconsin Youth Rosary Evangelization, known as WYRE. They have produced a great video for all the world to see…but first they will share it with the Relevant Radio Catholic Business Association! We are very grateful to our sponsor for this meeting, our friends at Wisconsin Right to Life. If you are able to join us, please RSVP by clicking this link… mgrall@relevantradio.com and let me know that you will attend, as well as the names of any guests that will be joining you. The Relevant Radio Catholic Business Association is open to all Catholics in the workplace, so invite your friends and co-workers! If you are interested in receiving invitations to future meetings, please enter your email address in the form below so we can add your name to our membership listing. You can also RSVP to my colleague Michael Groark at mgroark@relevantradio.com  See you there!

December 2009 Networking Meeting ...at Aquinas Academy in Menomonee Falls Aquinas Academy in Menomonee Falls was the venue for the Relevant Radio Catholic Business Association meeting in December. A very good sized group gathered to hear Miss Peggy Duemling present a very thoughtful, uplifting talk. Nearly everyone agreed that she could have talked well beyond the allotted time and they would have loved it!   We are grateful, too, for the sponsorship of the Holy Hill Gift Shop. Steve Ptak, manager, gave some very useful ideas for gifts that reflect the reason for the season. We now turn our sights to January and our planned meeting at Community Warehouse. This great place is a home improvement warehouse with super-discounted products available for the under-served Miss Peggy Duemling neighborhoods of (primarily) downtown Milwaukee. Our speaker for the January meeting is a young man who has managed retail businesses in the past, but now is a postulant for the Capuchin Franciscans, MJ Groark. MJ will be sharing a powerful conversion story that you truly should hear. We would appreciate an RSVP from you, if you are planning on attending this meeting, as a courtesy to Community Warehouse for coffee and refreshment planning purposes. So simply click this link... mgroark@relevantradio.com and let me know you’ll attend and let me know if you’re going to bring a friend or two. The Relevant Radio Catholic Business Association is open to all Catholics in the workplace, so invite some co-workers! You can also RSVP to my colleague Michele Grall at mgrall@relevantradio.com  See you there!

Host & Sponsor Opportunities Click Here for all the information you need to become a Relevant Radio Catholic Business Association sponsor! Host – If you would like to host a meeting of the Relevant Radio Catholic Business Association in your area, and you have sufficient room for large groups of people, please send an email to mgroark@relevantradio.com. Hosts receive a mention in the radio advertisements at no cost, simply because we must tell people the location of the meeting! They also get a few moments at the podium during each meeting to tell the participants about their latest special offers, offer tours of their facility, or just welcome the group! As a host, you may provide coffee, tea or soda and if you like, a snack or a breakfast pastry. If your budget allows and you would like to make the meeting extra special in some way, such as door prizes, free gifts, special food, etc. please contact Relevant Radio well in advance at 262-623-7313.

November 2009 Networking Meeting ...at Sacred Heart School of Theology The November meeting of the Relevant Radio Catholic Business Association was informative and spiritually uplifting. Mass in the Chapel at Sacred Heart School of Theology was attended by about 50 members of the CBA, along with the seminarians and 4 concelebrating priests with Father Tom Knoebel. This was followed by a light breakfast and wonderful talk by Tony Daviano, one of the 94 seminarians studying at Sacred Heart. December’s meeting should be every bit as uplifting as we will be honored to hear a talk by Miss Peggy Deumling. Having worked side-by-side with Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Miss Deumling will share many lovely insights into this saint who lived among us. We are grateful for our friends at Aquinas Academy in Menomonee Falls for hosting the December meeting. Social time begins at 5pm with the speakers starting at  6 pm. Our sponsorship for this meeting is generously Fr. Thomas Knoeble provided by the Holy Hill Gift Shop. During this season when things seem to get more hectic and stressed than normal, please take an evening to slow down and gather with friends and acquaintances and reflect on the real reason for this beloved season We would appreciate an RSVP from you, if you are planning on attending this meeting, as a courtesy to Aquinas Academy for hors d’oeuvre planning purposes. So simply click this link... mgroark@relevantradio.com and let me know you’ll attend and let me know if you’re going to bring a friend or two. The Relevant Radio Catholic Business Association is open to all Catholics in the workplace, so invite some co-workers! You can also RSVP to my colleague Michele Grall at mgrall@relevantradio.com  See you there!

October 2009 Networking Meeting ...at Town Bank in Elm Grove The Relevant Radio Catholic Business Association enjoyed yet another terrific meeting October 15th at Town Bank in Elm Grove. The turnout was another very big crowd of about 80 business people in the Milwaukee metro area who were treated to an absolutely riveting talk by Father Eric Nielsen of St. Paul’s Catholic University Center in Madison. Father Eric shared some astounding conversion stories and some beautiful “successes” at the center, plus he shared his vision for the center’s future. A moving, exciting talk that opened many eyes in the room! Thank you, Father Eric. Once again, we would like to extend a big Thank-You to Jay Mack and all the fine staff at Town Bank. They have made all who attended the last two months feel very Father Eric Nielsen welcome. We head to Franklin for the November CBA meeting. Our host site is Sacred Heart School of Theology, that beautiful seminary for older vocations that is one of the largest seminaries in the country! We will meet at 7:00am for some brief social time and then make our way to the chapel to be at Mass with the seminarians at 7:30. Following Mass, we will head to the cafeteria for a light breakfast and a short talk. Renee Hitt, owner of Merle Norman Cosmetics has generously sponsored the meeting for November. Please make every effort to attend this Mass and meeting as a visible sign of solidarity we can share with the staff and seminarians during this Year for Priests. We would appreciate an RSVP from you, if you are planning on attending this meeting, as a courtesy to the seminary for food planning purposes. So simply click this link….. mgroark@relevantradio.com and let me know you’ll attend and let me know if you’re going to bring a friend or two. The Relevant Radio Catholic Business Association is open to all Catholics in the workplace, so invite some co-workers! You can also RSVP to my colleague Michele Grall at mgrall@relevantradio.com  See you there!

September 2009 Networking Meeting ...at Town Bank in Hartland The September Catholic Business Association meeting was our biggest yet! The big draw? Bishop William Callahan, Archdiocesan Administrator in Milwaukee. The meeting started on the upper level lobby at Town Bank in Hartland with a delicious array of hor d’oueveres and beverages while all those in attendance networked and socialized. Then everyone was escorted to the large, lower level conference room to be treated to a very interesting presentation about Town Bank by Jay Mack, President and CEO. Then Bishop Callahan gave a very inspirational talk about the right relationship of business and society and how we, as business people with Bishop Callahan gifts, skills and talents can contribute  in a positive manner. After the standing ovation, Bishop Callahan lead us in a closing prayer and blessing, then stayed around and socialized a bit more as we were excused back up to the upper level lobby for additional spontaneous socializing for another hour or more! Everyone agreed that this was a powerful, important evening of networking, prayer and talks! We now set our sights on the October meeting of the CBA. That meeting will be held on October 15th . Our host once again is Town Bank. This meeting is to be held at the Elm Grove branch of Town Bank at 13150 Watertown Plank Road. Not only has Town Bank generously offered their facility for the meeting, but they are sponsoring the meeting as well! What a beautiful, generous gesture to help promote this Catholic Business Association! The meeting is a Business After Hours event that will begin at 5pm with networking and then move into the presentations and featured speaker at 6pm. This month we are blessed to have Father Eric Neilsen of St. Paul’s Catholic University Center in Madison. When that was announced at the September meeting several members in attendance exclaimed what a great program that should be!! Be sure to RSVP and reserve yourself a spot…..and please invite a friend. This group exists for all. You don’t have to own your business or be a CEO, any Catholic in the workplace is welcome (even non-Catholics are welcome!!) So feel free to click this link to RSVP…. mgroark@relevantradio.com And if you have any questions about the Catholic Business Association, sponsoring an event, hosting a meeting, please feel free to contact Michael Groark at the above link or Michele Grall at mgrall@relevantradio.com.

February  2010 Thursday, February 18th, 2010 Mass 6:30 am Networking 7 - 8 am St. Dominic’s Parish 18255 W. Capitol Dr., Brookfield Speaker:  - A special presentation by W.Y.R.E.  (Wisconsin Youth Rosary Evangelization) Sponsor:  Wisconsin Right to Life Your RSVP is very important! Once you have sent your RSVP, we add you to the list of participants for that month. If there are any changes in location, etc., we would like to notify you. If we don’t know you are coming, we can’t send you any last-minute notices such as time changes, speaker changes, etc. Please send us your RSVP! RSVP to mgroark@relevantradio.com or 262-623-7313.  March  2010 We are in need of a Sponsor and Host Site for March, If you are interested in this opportunity please contact Michele Grall at mgrall@relevantradio.com or Michael Groark at mgroark@relevantradio.com   Please sign up to sponsor the CBA or to host a future meeting. Contact us at mgroark@relevantradio.com or 262-623-7313.

We'd love to hear from you!  If you have questions or comments about joining or sponsoring the Relevant Radio Catholic Business Association, please contact: Michele Grall mgrall@relevantradio.com 262-844-6107 Michael Groark mgroark@relevantradio.com 262-623-7313