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36th Annual Conference

Preliminary Conference Schedule

(All times are Eastern Daylight Time. All sessions will be held in McKenna Hall unless otherwise specified.)

Monday, June 16

  1. 3:00 p.m. - Registration desk opens
  2. 7:00 p.m. - Evening Prayer
  3. 7:30 p.m. - Welcome and Keynote Session -
    The Sacraments: Rooted in the Paschal Mystery, Celebrated in Community
    Joyce Ann Zimmerman, C.PP.S., Ph.D., S.T.D.
  4. 9:00 p.m. - Reception

Tuesday, June 17

  1. 8:30 a.m. - Morning Prayer
  2. 9:00 a.m. - Plenary Session #1
    Anointing of the Sick
    Msgr. John Kasza, S.T.D.
  3. 11:00 a.m. - Breakout Sessions
    Lay Ecclesial Ministers as Coworkers with the Ordained
    Graziano Marcheschi, M.A., D.Min.

    Preparing the Celebration of the First Reconciliation
    Catherine Maresca, M.A.

    Parish Programs to Support the Sick
    Catherine Sims, M.A., M.Div.

    Planning the Wedding Liturgy as Sacramental Catechesis
    Fr. Paul Turner, S.T.D.
  4. 12:00 p.m. - Lunch Break (South Dining Hall)
  5. 1:30 p.m. - Plenary Session #2
    Reconciliation
    Rev. Mr. James Keating, Ph.D.
  6. 3:30 p.m. - Breakout Sessions
    Lay Ecclesial Ministers as Coworkers with the Ordained
    Graziano Marcheschi, M.A., D.Min.

    Preparing the Celebration of the First Reconciliation
    Catherine Maresca, M.A.

    Parish Programs to Support the Sick
    Catherine Sims, M.A., M.Div.

    Planning the Wedding Liturgy as Sacramental Catechesis
    Fr. Paul Turner, S.T.D.
  7. 7:00 p.m. - Evening Prayer
  8. 7:30 p.m. - Pastoral Liturgy Update: A Conversation with the BCDW
    Fr. Rick Hilgartner

Wednesday, June 18

  1. 8:30 a.m. - Morning Prayer
  2. 9:00 a.m. - Plenary Session #3
    Marriage
    Julie Hanlon Rubio, Ph.D.
  3. 11:00 a.m. - Breakout Sessions
    Spirituality in Marriage
    Kathy Hasty, M.A.

    Preparing the Liturgy for Ordination Rites
    Vicki Klima, M.A.

    Enabling the Parish to be Healing Community
    Mary Martin

    Reconciliation: Celebrated Communally in the Parish, Lived in the Wider Community
    Fr. William Schooler, M.A., M.Div.
  4. 12:00 p.m. - Lunch Break (South Dining Hall)
  5. 1:00 p.m. - Plenary Session #4
    Holy Orders
    Fr. Robert Barron, S.T.D.
  6. 3:00 p.m. - Breakout Sessions
    Spirituality in Marriage
    Kathy Hasty, M.A.

    Enabling the Parish to be Healing Community
    Mary Martin

    National Pastoral Initiative for Marriage
    H. Richard McCord, Ph.d.

    Reconciliation: Celebrated Communally in the Parish, Lived in the Wider Community
    Fr. William Schooler, M.A., M.Div.
  7. 5:15 p.m. - Mass (Basilica of the Sacred Heart)
  8. 6:30 p.m. - Conference Banquet (Morris Inn)