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Divine Mercy Radio is gearing up for their 13th Annual Appreciation Banquet to be held in Hays Sept. 9 and in Salina Sept. 10. A notorious couple from the Eternal Word Television Network, Jack and Johnnette Williams, will be the guest speakers.
The banquet in Hays will begin with a social hour at 6 p.m., followed by a meal and program. It will be held at the Rose Garden Banquet Hall, 2350 E. 8th St.
In Salina, the banquet will also begin with a social hour, but at 5 p.m., followed by a meal and program. It will be held in the Hall of Bishops at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 118 N. 9th St.
Jack Williams is the general manager of EWTN Radio as well as the host of “Open Line,” which airs at 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Johnnette Williams is the executive producer of the “Women of Grace” television program and host of the radio program, “Women of Grace,” which airs at 10 a.m. Monday through Thursday on Divine Mercy Radio.
“Both Jack and Johnnette have interesting stories,” said Donetta Robben, Executive Director of Divine Mercy Radio. “They both came into their faith in adulthood and they both lost their first spouses to cancer. Their mutual work at EWTN brought them together, happily united in marriage.”
The title of their talk will be “Speaking Truth to Darkness: The Call of Radio for Such a Time as This.”
Tickets are $55 if ordered before Aug. 20. After that date, the price goes up to $60. No tickets can be sold after Sept. 1. Tickets can be purchased by sending a check to: Appreciation Banquet, Divine Mercy Radio, 108 E. 12th St., Hays, KS 67601. Tickets can also be purchased online at dvmercy.com. Please state which banquet you will be attending, Hays or Salina. If attending the banquet in Salina, please indicate if your meal choice will be beef or chicken. For more information, as well as the menu, go to dvmercy.com.
Divine Mercy Radio began in 2010 with 88.1, KVDM, Hays. Five years later they expended to 88.1, KRTT, Great Bend. Then, in 2020, 101.7 KJDM, Lindsborg/Salina went on the air as well as 105.7, KMDG, Hays. The original station, KVDM in Hays, began airing Catholic classic radio.
In May, the fifth Divine Mercy Radio station went on the air – 89.1, KGOH in Colby. Divine Mercy Radio is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization relying on the generosity of its listeners as well as business underwriters.