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Congress 2008
Feb. 28, 2008
(Youth Day) &
February 29 -
March 2, 2008
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future updates, you can find removal information
at the bottom of this message.
DATES
The 2008 Los Angeles Religious Education
Congress dates are:
• February 28, 2008
(Note: There is no
on-site Youth Day registration)
• February 29 - March 2, 2008
(Congress days)
LOCATION
Congress is held at the Anaheim Convention
Center, located at 800 West Katella Ave. in
Anaheim, Calif. (just across from Disneyland
and Disney’s California Adventure).
REGISTRATION
Not registered? You can still register on
site at Congress. Registrations and ticket
pick-up can be done at the Registration
Booth. Hours are:
Thursday, February 28 - 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Friday, February 28 -- 8:00 - 3:00 pm
Saturday, March 1 -- 8:00 - 3:00 pm
FUTURE (TENTATIVE) DATE
RECongress 2009
February 26, 2009 (Youth Day)
February 27 - March 1, 2009 (Congress)
David Whyte (replacing John O'Donohue)
will present:
4-21: Putting on the
Mind of Dawn: Toward a
Spirituality of Awakening
8-17: The Twilight
Wisdom of the Heart: The Art
of Harvesting Your Inner
Light
Fr. Leandro Horacio
Chitarroni (replacing
Msgr. Jose Luis Guerrero)
will present:
3-56: Qué nos dice
Nuestra Señora de
Guadalupe(*)
8-53: Qué nos dice
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
con su imagen(*)
Alejandro Aguilera-Titus
(replacing David
Hayes-Bautista) will
present:
5-54: ¡Dios mío, qué
será de California!(*)
The
Vietnamese Liturgy will be held on Saturday at 5:15
p.m. in the Marriott Grand
Ballroom F-K.
The time of the
Sunday
Spanish address is
listed incorrectly in the
Program Book's schedule. The
correct time is 8:30 a.m.
The author signing schedule has been announced
for Congress 2008. You can find the Book Signing
Area at the northeast corner of Exhibit Hall A.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2008
Following Period 1 -- 11:30 a.m.
TABLE A - Kenan Osborne(Paulist Press)
TABLE B - David Walsh (Paulist Press)
TABLE C - Richard Gaillardetz (Ligouri Press)
Following Period 2 -- 2:30 p.m.
TABLE A - Jim Burns (Paulist Press)
TABLE E - Anne Bryan Smollin (New City Press)
Following Period 3 - 4:30 p.m.
TABLE A - James Martin (Paulist Press)
TABLE B - Edwina Gateley (Paulist Press)
TABLE C - Elizabeth Ficocelli (Paulist Press)
TABLE D - Chales Dahm (Paulist Press)
TABLE E - John Shea (Liguori Press)
TABLE F - Susan Vogt (Loyola Press)
SATURDAY, MARCH 1
Following Keynote -- 9:30 a.m.
TABLE A - Fr. Robert Barron (Crossroads
Publishing)
TABLE B - Tim Welch (Harcourt Religion)
Following Period 4 -- 11:30 a.m.
TABLE A - Willia.m.Ditewig (Paulist Press)
TABLE C - Kenan Osborne (Paulist Press)
TABLE D - Thomas Groome (RCL Benziger)
Following Period 5 -- 2:30 p.m.
TABLE A - Richard Leonard (Paulist Press)
TABLE B - Sr. Dorothy Jonaitis (Paulist Press)
TABLE C - Richard Leonard, SJ (Loyola Press)
TABLE D - Edwina Gateley (Paulist Press)
TABLE E - Rev. Anthony Gittins (Liguori
Publications)
Following Period 6 -- 4:30 p.m.
TABLE A - Jim Wallis (Paulist Press)
TABLE B - Chales Dahm (Paulist Press)
TABLE C - Dr. David Walsh (Paulist Press)
SUNDAY, MARCH 2
Following Period 7 -- 11:30 a.m.
TABLE A - Jim Wallis (Paulist Press)
TABLE B - Kathleen Norris (Paulist Press)
TABLE C - William.Ditewig (Paulist Press)
TABLE D - Elizabeth Ficocelli (Paulist Press)
TABLE E - Wil Hernandez (Paulist Press)
TABLE F - Rev. Anthony Gittins (Liguori
Publications)
TABLE G - Fr. Robert Barron (Crossroads
Publishing)
TABLE H - Mike Carotta (Harcourt Publishing)
Following Period 8 -- 2:30 p.m.
TABLE A - Sr. Dorothy Jonaitis (Paulist Press)
TABLE B - Richard Leonard (Paulist Press)
TABLE C - James Martin, SJ (Paulist Press)
TABLE D - Susan Vogt (Loyola Press)
TABLE E - Mia Crosthwaite (Twenty-Third
Publications)
Updates and changes can be found online --
archive.recongress.org/2008/updates.htm -- and on
the posted schedule at the Book Signing Area.
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TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTER
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 Win
a “Congress 2008 Special Edition” iPod Nano.
Stop by any MINISTRY MINUTES session at the
Technology Innovation Center, located near
the center of Exhibit Hall A, for your
chance to win one of 24 iPods! The Special
Edition Nano is loaded with exclusive
Congress-related video and content,
compliments of MyCatholicVoice.
Along with presentations from a variety of
Congress exhibitors, this year the
Technology Innovation Center features a
complete series of Ministry Minutes
sessions, presented by MyCatholicVoice.
Ministry Minutes will give you easy,
step-by-step instructions for how YOU can
use technology for personal inspiration and
community ministry.
Find a scheduled times of those presenting
at the Congress Technology Innovation Center
at
archive.recongress.org/2008/tech.htm
Returning for its fourth year,
Sacred Space will be housed in
Convention 304 (on the third level).
Take a break from the bustle of
Congress's events and enter a space
dedicated to facilitating a sense of
peaceful reflection and spiritual
rejuvenation. Our Sacred Space will
offer the
Labyrinth, a Chapel, Eucharistic
Adoration, Sacrament of Reconciliation,
St. John's Bible Project Display, live
musical performances and art works.
Sacred Space scheduled hours are:
Friday and Saturday -- 10:00 am -
4:00 pm
Sunday -- 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Scheduled times for the the
Sacrament of Reconciliation are:
Friday and Saturday -- 11:30 am -
1:30 pm & 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Plan your Congress weekend.
Download your copy of the Congress
Program Book now. The Program Book
(the one handed out Congress)
includes a daily schedule, all
workshop locations, maps to the
Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A,
and Anaheim-area restaurants. You
can also find Exhibitor listings and
categories, and Office of Religious
Education staff and program
offerings.
CSC Digital Media will
offer recordings of workshops on
Audio CDs and cassette tapes.
All workshops marked by asterisk
(*) or the headphone symbol are
being recorded with the
speaker’s permission.
You may order recordings during
Congress by visiting the CSC
booth located at the east wall
of Exhibit Hall A or after
Congress from the link on our
site --
archive.recongress.org/tapes.
NOTE: Delegate recording of any
workshop or general assembly is
not permitted.
"Can I still
register for
Congress?" -- Yes!
You can register on
site in Anaheim any
of the three days of
Congress. The
Registration Booth
will be located in
the Prefunction
Lobby near the main
entrance to the
Convention Center.
At Congress you will
automatically
receive either
English-only or
Spanish-only
sessions.
Arena Sessions
are the most
popular
English-language
workshops in each
period. If you
request English-only
or Arena-only
workshops, you will
receive the
following assigned
sessions. The
asterisk (*)
indicates a recorded
session. NOTE: Any
workshop ticket is
good for an Arena or
Hall B session.
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LOCATION
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SESSION |
SPEAKER
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WORKSHOP |
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ARENA
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1-12 |
Terry
Hershey |
The Sacred
Present:
Finding,
Loving,
Living(*) |
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ARENA
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2-19 |
Sr Anne
Bryan
Smollin |
The
Spirituality
of
Connectedness:
Lifting Our
Gaze(*) |
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ARENA
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3-21 |
Rev. Ronald
Rolheiser |
Radical
Faith -- The
Struggles
with Faith
and the Dark
Night of the
Sprit(*) |
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ARENA
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4-10 |
Rev. Richard
Fragomeni |
Seven Steps
to Prayer
Better: or,
Why Do I
Feel That
God is Far
Away?(*) |
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ARENA
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5-17 |
Fr. Joe
Kempf |
Forgiveness(*) |
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ARENA
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6-23 |
Rev. Patrick
Mullen |
The Women in
the New
Testament(*) |
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ARENA
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7-01 |
John Allen
Jr |
The Future
of Liberal
Catholicism(*) |
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ARENA
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8-15 |
Rev. James
Martin |
Catholic
Laughter(*) |
Hall B
Sessions are the most
popular
Spanish-language
workshops in
each period.
If you
request
Spanish-only
or Hall
B-only
workshops,
you will
receive the
following
assigned
sessions.
The asterisk
(*)
indicates a
recorded
session.
NOTE: Any
workshop
ticket is
good for an
Arena or
Hall B
session.
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LUGAR
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SESION
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CONFERENCISTA
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TALLER
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HALL
B |
1-51 |
P.
Alvaro
Ginel
Vielva |
Transmitir
la
fe
en
familia(*) |
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HALL
B |
2-52 |
Ricardo
Grzona |
Señor
que
vea(*) |
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HALL
B |
3-55 |
Rev.
Armando
Noguez
Alcantara |
Aprender
a
ser
discípulos
y
misioneros
de
Jesucristo(*) |
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HALL
B |
4-54 |
Ana
García-Mina
Freire |
¿Cómo
poder
reconciliarnos
con
nosotros
mismos?(*) |
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HALL
B |
5-56 |
Julia
Villa
García |
¿Por
qué
se
rompe
la
relación
de
pareja?(*) |
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HALL
B |
6-57 |
Rev.
Luigi
Zanotto |
Pascua:
Las
huellas
del
“paso
de
Dios”
en
la
comunidad
hispana(*) |
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HALL
B |
7-51 |
Rev.
Ángel
de
la
Parte
París |
Animar
a
padres
y
catequistas
en
tiempos
difíciles(*) |
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HALL
B |
8-54 |
Mons.
José
Luís
Guerrero
Rosado |
Qué
nos
dice
Nuestra
Señora
de
Guadalupe
con
su
imagen(*) |
"What if I didn't
t receive my
tickets?" There
will be a special
window at the
Registration Booth
to handle
registration
problems. If you
didn't receive your
tickets in the mail,
a set can be
reprinted for you.
There is a $25
service charge for
lost tickets. You can find our
complete, updated
mailing schedule at
archive.recongress.org/2008/updates.htm
Quick Links to RECongress 2008
information:
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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION |
PARKING
Day parking is available in the
Convention Center parking structures at
the rate of $10 per day with no
in-and-out privileges.
FOOD / CONCESSIONS
The Anaheim Convention Center offers
daily options of food choices in Hall A
and the Arena Lobby.
Continental breakfast: 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Lunch: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Cart concessions: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
RESTAURANT RESERVATIONS
In addition to our listing in the
Program Book (pages 80-81; available
online at
archive.recongress.org/2008/guidebook.htm),
there is a Restaurant Booth, located in
the Prefunction area, which has
restaurant menus and can help make
reservations: Hours are:
Friday & Saturday: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sunday: 11:00 am - 3:30 pm
WEATHER
According to the Weather Channel's
forecast at weather.com:
Thursday, Feb 28
72°/51° - Partly Cloudy
Friday, Feb 29
73°/50° - Sunny
Saturday, Mar 1
69°/49° - Partly Cloudy
Sunday, Mar 2
66°/47° - Sunny
TIPS TO "SURVIVE" CONGRESS
Once again we refer you to Congress
attendee Claude Muncy's
Dozen Handy Tips for "surviving" the
Religious Education Congress (with added
comments by Congress attendee Teena
Posas).
CONGRESS EVALUATION
Much thought and planning has gone into
Congress. After Congress, we invite you
to please tell us how effective our
efforts have been by completing our
Evaluation Form online. You can fill out
our survey online at
archive.recongress.org/survey. Though
you can turn in your paper form the
tradition way, completing the survey
online greatly aids our office staff.
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