The Service Team of Mary, Woman of Faith, Chapter of Magnificat will hold its Magnificat Breakfast on Saturday, Aug. 3, from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at St. Elias Maronite Church’s parish hall in Birmingham. The group invites all women of the diocese to attend.

The breakfast’s speaker will be Father Eric Gami, administrator of St. Barnabas and Holy Rosary Catholic Churches in Birmingham. He also serves as the spiritual advisor to the Birmingham Magnificat Chapter. Previously, Father Gami served as parochial vicar at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Homewood. He was ordained in the Diocese of Kumba, Cameroon, where he was a teacher, chaplain, and pastor. 

In the March/April 2024 issue of the One Voice magazine, Father Gami says he felt the call to the priesthood at the early age of eight. “The priesthood and the process of discernment can aptly be seen as the encounter of grace,” he wrote. “It is in this encounter that He provides assistance and places before you people and conditions to respond to Him. The graces God bestowed on me through the Church, family, schools, teachers, catechists, friends, and spiritual directors led me to my ordination day on April 9, 2010. In my journey, all I can see is God’s loving mercy lifting me from sinfulness to mission with His loving and provident hands nudging, guiding, shielding, and leading me to His altar.”

Please plan to attend as Father Gami shares his call to the priesthood and why he believes God will not take you where His grace will not accompany you.

Tickets for the breakfast are on sale through July 28 and cost $20. To purchase, please visit BirminghamMagnificat.org or e-mail magnificat0296@gmail.com. Regular mail can also be used by sending a check by July 24 payable to Magnificat to: Magnificat Tickets, 2744 Aspen Lake Road, Helena, AL 35022. Tickets are also available at Alpha Church Supply and Gifts and Holy Roses Flowers and Gifts. Tickets for priests, deacons, and religious brothers and sisters are complimentary, but reservations are still required. No tickets will be sold after July 28 or at the door. The church is located at 836 8th Street, South. Please call or text 205-529-0259 for ticket questions or additional information.