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Ann Helmke

part of a series on Resilient

About the speaker

Ann Helmke works with Compassionate SA, a grassroots movement that promotes, supports and celebrates San Antonio's commitment to be a world-class compassionate city: one where the civic government, the religious and volunteer organizations, the businesses, the community and its educational institutions come together to recognize the importance and value of a compassion in the life of a city and by doing so create an ethos of compassion and a safety net for it's most vulnerable citizens.

Ann is an ordained Lutheran minister and serves as the Faith Liaison for the City of San Antonio, TX. Prior to that she served as the Director of Spiritual Services at Haven for Hope, a transformational center for those without permanent shelter in their lives. Ann’s thirty years of service in San Antonio includes teaching theology and spirituality at the University of the Incarnate Word and Texas Lutheran University, workshop and retreat leadership, mission development, co-founding of the all-volunteer and interfaith San Antonio Peace Center, co-authoring a couple books, and always social justice with civic engagement. Rev. Helmke considers Peace is Our BirthRight as her most important book which pales in comparison to the seven babies she is passing peace onto in her life – 2 daughters, 2 sons-in-love, 2 gorgeous grand-boys and 1 vivacious grand-girl!

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Additional details

Hi CM community! We’ll be virtual again this month!

We will be coming together via Zoom. Look for e-mails the night before and morning of the event for link. If you’re new to Zoom, you’ll want to sign up for a free account ahead of time.

And don’t worry, you’ll join on mute with your video off, but we hope you’ll turn that cam on and show us your smiling faces!

See you soon for virtual coffee and high-fives!