Christ, Coffee, and Conversations — with Emi Namoro & Maggie Orcullo
Season 2, Episode 8 | Originally aired on June 22, 2020
About the episode
"It felt so natural to combine all of the good things in life — Christ, coffee, conversations."
These three things, plus the deep friendship shared by Emi Namoro and Maggie Orcullo, make up Immaculatte. After reconnecting through a class and serving in ministry together, Emi and Maggie decided to take their ministry callings one step further to create Immaculatte, which serves as a ministry for young women of all stages of life who live in the Lower Mainland (or Vancouver, for all the out of towners listening!). Every month, women gather together in a coffee shop to meet, talk, and pray together. In this episode, we talk about how Emi and Maggie came to meet each other, the story behind Immaculatte, and the importance of sisterhood in a woman's life.
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Meet Emi Namoro and Maggie Orcullo
Emi Namoro is a Catholic writer, creative, and a life-long learner. Though she is a cradle Catholic, she didn’t fully take the faith as her own until grade 7. It was in that year that God captured her heart, by instilling in her a love of learning, ministry, and service. She learned that she could serve God by offering Him what He gave her: her voice. As she grew up, her voice evolved along with her. From singing worship songs, teaching youth and young children about Christ, to writing and sharing about God’s unconditional love to those she encounters. Emi prays that by living out her true identity as a daughter of God, it may ignite a fire within others to be a witness in their own lives as well.
Maggie Orcullo was born in the Philippines and moved to Canada at a young age with her family. Throughout her life, she was raised in the faith and was active in various faith ministries growing up, from Kids for Christ (KFC) to youth ministry and now to young adult ministry at her local parish, Our Lady of Assumption. Growing up, Maggie kept consistency with the practices of the Church, but in her young adult years, Maggie began to pursue a deeper relationship with her faith, as to learning more about the Magisterium, the Church’s traditions and gaining insight on apologetics. Maggie is a recent graduate from Douglas College, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Care (CYC). Maggie was inspired to pursue the field of CYC because of her experience in youth ministry and she desires to continue to grow in knowledge and compassion by engaging in the field. In addition to this, Maggie hopes to further encompass the true meaning of discipleship by incorporating the Catholic faith in child and youth care, hoping to bring Christ to all those she meets.