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CIA-FMO September Event – September 22nd

CIA-FMO September Event – September 22nd

Saints, popes and miracles! That’s what’s coming to Appleton as part of the 2025-2026 Investigate Your Faith series sponsored by CIA-Faith Mission Operatives ministry. 

Our kickoff event celebrates our first “Millennial Saint”, Carlo Acutis, who will be canonized in early September. Please join us–FREE of charge–for a showing of the recently released and acclaimed movie, Carlo Acutis – ROADMAP TO REALITY on Monday, September 22nd at 7 p.m. at the Xavier Fine Arts Theatre.  

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CIA-Faith Mission Operatives ministry is excited to host Mike Iversen and Fr. Ben Pribbenow on October 23rd

CIA-Faith Mission Operatives ministry is excited to host Mike Iversen and Fr. Ben Pribbenow on October 23rd

All are welcome to attend on October 23rd at 6:30 p.m. at the Xavier Fine Arts Theatre in Appleton. Mike, who serves as Director of Discipleship for SPIRITUS, will present “RELATIVISM & the FIGHT for TRUTH” at 7 p.m. Mike is a former Protestant pastor whose journey to the Church is tied to his discovery of the fullness of truth found in the Catholic Faith.

Also, newly ordained Fr. Ben will be available at 6:30 p.m. to meet and confer a special blessing unique to priests serving in their first year. He will also give a brief update at the beginning of the program.

No tickets are needed. More information may be found at: sites.google.com/site/ciafmo/events-1.

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“Challenging the Entertainment Culture: Faustina, TV Jesus & Me” – September 25th at Xavier Fine Arts Theatre

“Challenging the Entertainment Culture: Faustina, TV Jesus & Me” – September 25th at Xavier Fine Arts Theatre

On Monday, September 25th, our CIA-Faith Mission Operatives ministry is excited to host director, actress and singer MARIA VARGO to present “Challenging the Entertainment Culture: Faustina, TV Jesus & Me” at 7 p.m. in the Xavier Fine Arts Theatre. 

Vargo, who serves as president of Hollywood-based G.K. Chesterton Entertainment, will talk about the need for faith-based programming and highlight its recent successes despite the obstacles and cultural and media bias stacked against it. 

Vargo has experience in several areas of the entertainment industry including:

  • As the lead actress in more than 300 performances of Faustina, Messenger of Divine Mercy, St. Luke Productions’ nationwide touring one-woman stage play. It was here she first worked with and befriended “TV Jesus” Jonathan Roumie (of the hit streaming series The Chosen) in his debut role as Jesus.
  • As a writer, producer and director of numerous live productions and short films, the most recent a series on the lives of saints.
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CIA-Faith Mission Operatives – Live Event at Xavier Theater

CIA-Faith Mission Operatives – Live Event at Xavier Theater

CIA-Faith Mission Operatives is very pleased to announce that they will be hosting Catholic talk show host and apologist, Patrick Madrid, to speak at the Xavier Fine Arts Theater on Monday, September 27th at 7:00 pm. See the flyer below for more information!