Epiphany

Kim Kerwin joins Vanessa Denha Garmo live from the Chaldean Community Foundation - West Bloomfield.

You can donate by calling 877-288-1077 or by clicking this link! Thank you!

Chaldean Community Foundation (CCF) West and the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce are located on 2075 Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield, MI.

CCF West builds on the Foundation’s legacy of service, offering vital resources while preserving the rich cultural heritage of the Chaldean people through cultural programs, language preservation, and storytelling. By sharing our traditions, art and history with the broader public, we foster understanding, appreciation, and unity across cultures.

Kim Kerwin is a theology teacher and Director of Religious Formation at St. Fabian Catholic School in Farmington Hills. She has taught kindergarten, grades 5-8, and worked with high school youth ministry. She received the St. Katherine Drexel Amazing Catholic Educator award for her dedication to Catholic education and witness of the faith. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Eastern Michigan University and a Master’s Degree in School Leadership from Madonna University.

Mary Romaya joins Vanessa Denha Garmo live from the Chaldean Community Foundation - West Bloomfield.

You can donate by calling 877-288-1077 or by clicking this link! Thank you!

Chaldean Community Foundation (CCF) West and the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce are located on 2075 Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield, MI.

CCF West builds on the Foundation’s legacy of service, offering vital resources while preserving the rich cultural heritage of the Chaldean people through cultural programs, language preservation, and storytelling. By sharing our traditions, art and history with the broader public, we foster understanding, appreciation, and unity across cultures.

Mary Romaya is a retired teacher and Executive Director of the Chaldean Cultural Center. Born in Detroit to Chaldean parents who immigrated to the U.S. from Telkeppe, Iraq. She graduated from the University of Detroit with a B.A. degree with a major in History and received an M.A. Degree in Educational Leadership from Eastern Michigan University. Mary worked for 45 years as a professional educator with Warren Woods Public Schools leaving the district in January 2011.

Farah Shammami joins Vanessa Denha Garmo live from the Chaldean Community Foundation - West Bloomfield.

You can donate by calling 877-288-1077 or by clicking this link! Thank you!

Chaldean Community Foundation (CCF) West and the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce are located on 2075 Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield, MI.

CCF West builds on the Foundation’s legacy of service, offering vital resources while preserving the rich cultural heritage of the Chaldean people through cultural programs, language preservation, and storytelling. By sharing our traditions, art and history with the broader public, we foster understanding, appreciation, and unity across cultures.

Farah Shammami is the Program Coordinator at the Chaldean Community Foundation.

Fr. Marcus Shammami joins Vanessa Denha Garmo live from the Chaldean Community Foundation - West Bloomfield.

You can donate by calling 877-288-1077 or by clicking this link! Thank you!

Chaldean Community Foundation (CCF) West and the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce are located on 2075 Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield, MI.

CCF West builds on the Foundation’s legacy of service, offering vital resources while preserving the rich cultural heritage of the Chaldean people through cultural programs, language preservation, and storytelling. By sharing our traditions, art and history with the broader public, we foster understanding, appreciation, and unity across cultures.

Fr. Marcus Shammami is Parochial Vicar at St. Thomas Chaldean Catholic Church in West Bloomfield.

Eva Jajjo joins Vanessa Denha Garmo live from the Chaldean Community Foundation - West Bloomfield.

You can donate by calling 877-288-1077 or by clicking this link! Thank you!

Chaldean Community Foundation (CCF) West and the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce are located on 2075 Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield, MI.

CCF West builds on the Foundation’s legacy of service, offering vital resources while preserving the rich cultural heritage of the Chaldean people through cultural programs, language preservation, and storytelling. By sharing our traditions, art and history with the broader public, we foster understanding, appreciation, and unity across cultures.

Eva Jajjo is the Director of the Eastern Catholic Re-Evangelization Center.

Dr. Adhid Miri joins Vanessa Denha Garmo live from the Chaldean Community Foundation - West Bloomfield.

You can donate by calling 877-288-1077 or by clicking this link! Thank you!

Chaldean Community Foundation (CCF) West and the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce are located on 2075 Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield, MI.

CCF West builds on the Foundation’s legacy of service, offering vital resources while preserving the rich cultural heritage of the Chaldean people through cultural programs, language preservation, and storytelling. By sharing our traditions, art and history with the broader public, we foster understanding, appreciation, and unity across cultures.

Dr. Adhid Miri is former professor of Chemistry and cultural consultant with diverse professional experiences in Iraq, England & the United States. Born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1948 and since arriving in the United States in 1981, he has been an active member of the Iraqi American Community in Michigan and served as President of the Chaldean Iraqi American Association of Michigan from 2003 to 2005. Dr. Miri holds PhD degree from Brunel University, England, and Post-Doctoral fellowship from King’s College London. Currently, Dr. Miri is the Director of Projects at the Chaldean Community Foundation which is the non-profit arm of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce in Michigan. Dr. Miri held leadership roles across various programs including refugees’ resettlement and integration. He advocates for Christian and Minorities, and travels frequently to report on demographic changes of internally displaced persons in Iraq.

Jeff Kassab joins Vanessa Denha Garmo live from the Chaldean Community Foundation - West Bloomfield.

You can donate by calling 877-288-1077 or by clicking this link! Thank you!

Chaldean Community Foundation (CCF) West and the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce are located on 2075 Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield, MI.

CCF West builds on the Foundation’s legacy of service, offering vital resources while preserving the rich cultural heritage of the Chaldean people through cultural programs, language preservation, and storytelling. By sharing our traditions, art and history with the broader public, we foster understanding, appreciation, and unity across cultures.

Jeff Kassab is a speaker with the ECRC Speaker’s Bureau. He’s a lifelong Catholic and sub-deacon for the Diocese of St. Thomas the Apostle. He founded the Genesis 4:9 men’s group in 2016 and is involved in marriage ministry.

Adora Kassab Ibrahim joins Vanessa Denha Garmo live from the Chaldean Community Foundation - West Bloomfield.

You can donate by calling 877-288-1077 or by clicking this link! Thank you!

Chaldean Community Foundation (CCF) West and the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce are located on 2075 Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield, MI.

CCF West builds on the Foundation’s legacy of service, offering vital resources while preserving the rich cultural heritage of the Chaldean people through cultural programs, language preservation, and storytelling. By sharing our traditions, art and history with the broader public, we foster understanding, appreciation, and unity across cultures.

Adora Kassab Ibrahim is a first-generation Chaldean American entrepreneur with more than 20 years of leadership expertise in the real estate industry, nonprofit sector, and business sector. Adora’s unique understanding of organizational development, nonprofit structures, and corporate culture along with her intense connection to God’s heart, give her the ability to respond to the movement of the Holy Spirit and bring creative solutions to the table.

Dr. Billy Kangas joins Vanessa Denha Garmo live from the Chaldean Community Foundation - West Bloomfield.

You can donate by calling 877-288-1077 or by clicking this link! Thank you!

Chaldean Community Foundation (CCF) West and the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce are located on 2075 Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield, MI.

CCF West builds on the Foundation’s legacy of service, offering vital resources while preserving the rich cultural heritage of the Chaldean people through cultural programs, language preservation, and storytelling. By sharing our traditions, art and history with the broader public, we foster understanding, appreciation, and unity across cultures.

Billy Kangas is the new CEO of Ave Maria Communications. He brings more than two decades of experience leading “mission-driven organizations.” Formerly a Protestant minister, Kangas has a Ph.D. in liturgical theology.

“Our world is hungry for hope,” Kangas said. “Ave Maria Communications exists to proclaim that hope, the person of Jesus Christ, in every space where people are searching. We want to make sure that encounter is possible without barriers so that the Gospel can reach hearts right where they are.”

Fr. Alex Kratz joins Vanessa Denha Garmo live from the Chaldean Community Foundation - West Bloomfield.

You can donate by calling 877-288-1077 or by clicking this link! Thank you!

Chaldean Community Foundation (CCF) West and the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce are located on 2075 Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield, MI.

CCF West builds on the Foundation’s legacy of service, offering vital resources while preserving the rich cultural heritage of the Chaldean people through cultural programs, language preservation, and storytelling. By sharing our traditions, art and history with the broader public, we foster understanding, appreciation, and unity across cultures.

Fr. Alex Kratz, OFM, is a Franciscan friar. As the Spiritual Director of Terra Sancta Ministries, he oversees St. Joseph Chapel and the Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Pontiac where the ministry is headquartered.