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IRT Spring Fundraiser
“We invite you and members of your faith communities to our Spring Fundraiser, where a portion of the proceeds will go to IFIJ/MIRC, on Sunday, May 31, from 5:00–7:00 p.m. at Genesis of Ann Arbor, 2309 Packard St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Doors open at 4:30 p.m.
Our keynote speaker will be Rosa Luz Beltran Postigo, Hispanic/Latino Ministry Coordinator of St Mary Student Parish, where she has been a dedicated member since 2007 and part of the staff since 2021. She will share her own migration story and her work with the Hispanic community at St. Mary’s through the lens of Ignatian spirituality and invite reflections about how various faith traditions understand and support migration. More biographical information for Rosa Luz appears below.
Our Spring Fundraiser will be an opportunity to:
- Explore immigration from diverse faith perspectives;
- Support our vital work in promoting interfaith dialogue and understanding within Washtenaw County;
- Build relationships with like-minded community members.
Ticket Prices: Adult $25 (cost of meal), Adult $45 ($20 donation), Table of eight $275. If you are unable to attend but would like to sponsor a seat or table, that option is available too.
Note: You are also welcome to register by mail. Simply send a check with “IRT Spring Fundraiser” in the memo line to our mailing address at the bottom of this email.
Meet Keynote Speaker Rosa Luz Beltran Postigo
Rosa Luz Beltran Postigo is the Hispanic/Latino Ministry Coordinator at St Mary Student Parish in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she has been a dedicated member since 2007 and part of the staff since 2021. Originally from Arequipa, Peru, Rosa Luz brings a unique blend of professional expertise and deep spiritual formation to her advocacy and ministry work.
A pharmacist by training, she spent 16 years serving disadvantaged and impoverished communities in hospitals in Peru. At the same time she volunteered with Salesian and Jesuit priests as leader in many retreats for young people and couples before emigrating to the United States. Her transition to the U.S. sparked a long-term commitment to the Latino community in Ann Arbor, where she has served as a catechist, reader, translator, and Eucharistic Minister.
Rosa Luz is deeply rooted in Ignatian spirituality, having completed a religious formation through Boston College and the University of Notre Dame’s Camino program and received training as spiritual companionship and Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola at the Jesuit University Antonio Ruiz de Montoya of Lima Peru. This foundation in spiritual accompaniment informs her daily work as she advocates for vulnerable immigrants, leading initiatives such as support for parishioners facing deportation, organizing legal clinics, mental health workshops and providing support and spiritual companionship to the Spanish-speaking parishioners. Her mission is driven by a passionate desire to ensure that all individuals—especially the unprotected and suffering—feel the love of God in their lives and strengthen their faith.”