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11/25/20
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without compensation.
• Important Dates
• Program Book
Updates
• Disney Park
Tickets
• Closed Workshops
• When do I get my tickets?
• Congress Registration
• Congress Tickets
• Youth Day
• Youth Day Mailing
• Recorded Sessions
• Arena Workshops
• Hall B Workshops
• Recorded Sessions
• Attendee Specials
• RECongress Emailing
• Book/CD Signing Area
• Congress Liturgies
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
IMPORTANT DATES
Jan. 4 - Fees scheduled to increase
Jan. 4 - Last day for refunds
Jan. 14 - Congress tickets & Youth Day name badge mailing begins
Feb. 5 - Last day we mail out-of-state tickets
Feb. 7 - Last day to mail in your Congress registrations (on-site
only after this date)
Feb. 13 - Last day we mail in-state tickets
Feb. 14 - Online registration ends 11 pm PST
SPECIAL CONGRESS OFFER
 Advance
purchase of specially priced Disneyland resort
tickets are available to Religious Education Congress 2013
attendees! There is special pricing for Twilight Convention
tickets (after 4 pm), 1-day 1-park and multi-day tickets and
park hoppers. This offer is only available online through Wednesday,
February 20, 2013. Tickets are valid from Wednesday,
February 20 to Tuesday, March 5, 2013.
Note: These discounted tickets are for use ONLY by RECongress attendees and their companions during their
stay. Tickets cannot be purchased for the purpose of
or with the intent of being resold.
YOUTH DAY 2013 APP
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YOUTH DAY
2013 has its own mobile application for iPhones and iPads!
Download the new "Youth Day 2013"
app now! With this app
you can stay up-to-date with all Youth Day speakers,
musicians and performers by following them on Twitter,
viewing their websites and even finding them on Facebook.
You can also enter giveaways on
Twitter and update your Facebook status all from within the app.
Added maps and schedules will make sure you always know where to
be. Youth Day is
much more than just a one-day experience and this app will
allow you to keep with you what each speaker and musician
says long after the day is over, and check out their
websites and find out how to put everything they said into
action.
If you are having any technical problems with the app and would like to report a bug or have more questions about the app, contact the developers at
YDapp@recongress.org. |
CONGRESS 2013 APP -
NEW!
CONGRESS
2013 now has it's own
app, too!
Stay
up-to-date with the Congress speakers along with information
for Sacred Space, liturgies,
lunchtime entertainment, and much more. There is a detailed
breakdown of exhibitors as well as maps for Exhibit Hall A and
the hotels.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES
Feb 11: Congress
Emailing
Feb 1: Some hotel properties have booking deadlines for
discounted rates. See the Hotels page
Feb 1: Congress
Emailing
Jan 31: New at Congress (featured in Congress February
Emailing)
 Congress
Tote Bag
— This year at Congress, all attendees will receive a souvenir
bag containing your Program Book. Note: If you
already have your tickets with name badge, you can
bypass the Registration area and proceed to the
Program Book Pick-Up line to receive your Congress
bag "and swag"!
We thank Catholic Cemeteries for
providing the Congress participant bags this year.
USB Flash Drive
—
Also this year, Loyola Press has
sponsored the flash drives given out at the Office
of Religious Education booth, located near the
center of Hall A.
 Charging
Station
—
A new feature this year at Congress is a
charging station for portable
devices. Plug your charger into the Charging Station
to recharge your portables. The Charging Station is
located on the southeast side of the Exhibit Hall (Hall A), near the
Book Signing tables. (This photo is a concept
example, ours
will look slightly different.)
Jan 31: Some hotel properties have booking deadlines for
discounted rates. See the Hotels page
Jan 29: Volunteer Meeting at 7:30-9:30 pm at the Robert
F. Kennedy Community Schools, 701 S. Catalina St., Los Angeles,
CA 90005
(near the Archdiocesan Catholic Center – ACC)
Jan 29: Updates/Program Book Updates (these do not appear
in the Program Book)
Speaker Change
Exhibitor Booths
-
Change in booth location: Hard as
Nails is now Booth 681; Retrouvaille is now Booth 109
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No longer exhibiting at Congress
2013: International Institute of Theological and
Tribunal Studies; Oxford University; Butterfly Music.
Sponsorship Acknowledgements
-
Loyola Press (Booths 137,
139, 141, 143, 145, 236, 238, 240, 242, 244) is
sponsoring
Joe Paprocki
David O’Brien
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Paulist Evangelization
Ministries (Booths 285, 287) is sponsoring
Frank DeSiano
Jan 25: Program Book (the book handed out at Congress) is
now online at
archive.recongress.org/2013/guidebook.htm
Jan 25: Deadline for for Adult Volunteers at Youth Day.
For those adults who are NOT chaperoning a group for Youth Day,
but would like to volunteer for the day, the adult volunteer
team helps with crowd control, information sharing and much more
during the day.
Jan 23: Youth Day has reached capacity. Online
registration has ended.
Jan 21: Some hotel properties have booking deadlines for
discounted rates. See the Hotels page
Jan 15: Congress
Emailing sent
Jan 14: Congress and Youth Day tickets begin being
mailed. See the mailing information
Jan 12: Arena and Hall B sessions announced; Liturgy
locations added
Jan 11: Deadline for for sign-ups for Youth Day
MCs. All interested youth are required to attending training on
Saturday, January 19, 2013.
Jan 9: Last day for lower rate online registration
Jan 8: Deadline for sign-ups for Youth Day
Choir/Musicians. Rehearsals are held during the months of
January and February. Ed Archer, from St. Monica Parish, directs
the Archdiocesan choir.
Jan 7 update (Nov 11):
Youth Day
opportunities:
MCs at
Youth Day — All high school students attending Youth Day
should consider becoming an MC to introduce speakers before
workshops. All interested youth are required to attending
training on Saturday, January 19, 2013. (Submission deadline
is Friday, January 11, 2013).
Download the form
Youth Day Choir/Musician
—
Here's a way for young people to be part of
the music for the Mass at Youth Day. Rehearsals are held
during the months of January and February. Ed Archer, from
St. Monica Parish, directs the Archdiocesan choir. Check out
the flyer for more information.
(Submission
deadline is Tuesday, January 8, 2013).
Download the form
Audio-Visual Aides for Congress - The
“Yellow Jackets” are a team of volunteer youth and young
adults who assist with Audio/Visual needs. We are presently
looking for technology-friendly youth and young adults that
plan on being at Congress (or would like to be at Congress
for part of or the entire weekend) and would like to
volunteer to help set up audio/visual needs for speakers and
musicians. For more information or to volunteer please
contact Ron Garcia at mron2you@earthlink.net.
Adult
Volunteers at Youth Day — If you or someone you know who
is adult and is NOT chaperoning a group for Youth Day, but
would like to volunteer for the great event, we have a place
for you! Our adult volunteer team helps with crowd control,
information sharing and much more during the day. We’re
looking for youth-friendly people that can make the day more
enjoyable for all. (Submission deadline is Friday, January
25, 2013).
Download the form
Jan 3: Congress
Emailing sent
Dec 20: Beginning Thursday, December 20, 2012 (and only
through Wednesday, February 20, 2013), advance purchase of
specially-priced Disneyland Resort tickets are available to
Religious Education Congress 2013 attendees at
http://www.disneyconventionear.com/ZMRB13A! Note: Tickets
are valid from Wednesday, February 20, 2013 to Tuesday, March 5,
2013. These discounted tickets are for use ONLY for RECongress
attendees and their companions during their stay. Tickets cannot
be purchased for the purpose of or with the intent of being
resold. Dec 17: Congress
Emailing sent
Dec 3: Congress
Emailing sent
Nov 15: Congress
Emailing sent
Nov 1: We are accepting submissions for the Congress Film
Showcase. Entry projects must be submitted in their entirety on
DVD for consideration, along with a project synopsis and
pertinent media information (list of awards, festival
screenings, press releases, filmmaker biographies,
distribution/retail information if available). Submission
Deadline: Saturday, December 1, 2012. Please visit the Showcase
website at www.lafilmshowcase.org for more information and
submission form.
Nov 1: Congress
Emailing sent
Oct 31: Registration Guidebook is beginning to be mailed
Oct 15: Congress
Emailing sent
Oct 12: Congress Registration Guidebook is posted
Oct 1: Congress
Emailing sent
CONGRESS REGISTRATION
The registration fee for the Religious Education Congress is
$65 ($75 after January 4, 2013). Registration is
available online
(until February 14).
If you haven't
mailed in your registration by February
7, 2013, please either register
online or register on site at Congress (Thursday evening,
February 21 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm or beginning at 7:30 am each day of Congress.
After
February
7, 2013, we will continue to process registrations received but
will no longer mail them. We will hold them in Will Call at
Congress. Congress ticket pick-up begins Thursday evening,
February
21, from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm; Friday and Saturday beginning at 7:30 am;
and Sunday beginning at 8 am.
Online Registration is scheduled to end February 14, 2013.
CONGRESS TICKETS
OUT OF UNITED
STATES: Last day
we mail tickets out of U.S.: January 31, 2013
WITHIN THE UNITED STATES: Last day we mail tickets out
of state: February 5, 2013
WITHIN CALIFORNIA:
Last day we mail tickets:
February 13, 2013
Tickets are scheduled to begin mailing (in
order of Registration Number) in mid-January 2013.
Note: This reference of registration and mailing is a
general guide and may not be accurate in all cases.
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If you registered by ... |
REGISTRATION # |
Your tickets
should be mailed on...
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SENT? |
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Nov 29, 2012 |
1 - 1,000 |
January 15, 2013 |
Yes |
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Dec 7,
2012 |
1,001 - 2,000 |
January 17, 2013 |
Yes |
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Dec 14,
2012 |
2,001 - 3,000 |
January 22, 2013 |
Yes |
|
Dec 31,
2013 |
3,001 - 4,000 |
January 22, 2013 |
Yes |
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Jan 3, 2013 |
4,001 - 5,000 |
January 23, 2013 |
Yes |
|
Jan 4, 2013 |
5,001 - 6,000 |
January 23, 2013 |
Yes |
|
Jan 7, 2013 |
6,001 - 7,000 |
January 24, 2012 |
Yes |
|
Jan 9, 2013 |
7,001 - 8,000 |
January 24, 2013 |
Yes |
|
Jan 12,
2013 |
8,001 - 9,000 |
January 25, 2013 |
Yes |
|
Jan 17, 2013 |
9,001 - 10,000 |
January 28, 2013 |
Yes |
|
Jan 17, 2013 |
10,001 - 11,000 |
January 28, 2013 |
Yes |
|
Jan 18, 2013 |
11,001
- 12,000 |
January 29, 2013 |
Yes |
|
Jan
19,
2013 |
12,001
- 14,000 |
January 30, 2013 |
Yes |
|
Jan 22, 2013 |
14,001 - 15,000 |
January 31, 2013 |
Yes |
|
Jan 21, 2013 |
15,001
- 16,000 |
February 1, 2013 |
Yes |
|
Jan 26, 2013 |
16,001 - 18,000 |
February 4, 2013 |
Yes |
|
Jan 30, 2013 |
18,001 - 19,000 |
February 6, 2013 |
Yes |
YOUTH
DAY
Youth Day registration is separate from Congress registration.
The fee is $25 ($30 after January 4, 2013).
Check the
Youth Day page for more
information.
A SPECIAL INVITATION FOR ADULTS: The Youth Day Coordinating
Team would like to offer a special opportunity to any adult who
is not chaperoning a group from a parish or school and would like
to be part of our day. To be part of the team, an adult needs to
have been fingerprinted by the Los Angeles Archdiocese and have
taken part in a Protecting God’s Children adult training session
(upcoming opportunities for these are available). To get more information
about joining Youth Day, please visit
archive.recongress.org/YD
or contact Mike Norman at
mnorman@la-archdiocese.org
or call (213) 637-7674.
ATTENTION GROUP LEADERS: Official Youth Day T-Shirts
are available for group pre-orders. Orders with payment must be
received by January 28, 2013 and will be available for pick-up starting
at 8 am on Youth Day at a booth in the Grand Lobby (south side)
of the Convention Center Arena.
Special Pre-order Discount Pricing:
T-shirts: $12.50 ($15 at Youth Day)
Sweatshirts: $25 ($30, limited quantity at Youth Day)
Adult sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL
Place your order online at
www.Seraph7.com
YOUTH
DAY BADGES
Youth Day Badges are scheduled to begin
mailing (in order of Registration Group Number) mid-January, 2013.
It is important for you to check your Youth Day packet when it
arrives. Please check to be sure your received all the Name Badges
for your parish/school.
OUT OF UNITED
STATES: Last day
we mail tickets out of U.S.: January 31, 2013
WITHIN THE UNITED STATES: Last day we mail tickets out
of state: February 5, 2013
WITHIN CALIFORNIA:
Last day we mail tickets:
February 13, 2013
Tickets are scheduled to begin mailing (in
order of Registration Number) in mid-January 2013.
Note: This reference of registration and mailing is a
general guide and may not be accurate in all cases.
|
If you registered by ... |
REGISTRATION # |
Your tickets
should be mailed on...
|
SENT? |
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Dec 5, 2012 |
1-31 |
January 15,
2013 |
Yes |
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Dec 17, 2012 |
32-110 |
January 22, 2013 |
Yes |
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Dec 29, 2013 |
111-150 |
January 23, 2013 |
Yes |
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Jan 5, 2013 |
151-200 |
January 23, 2013 |
Yes |
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Jan 7, 2013 |
201-300 |
February 2, 2013 |
Yes |
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Jan 12, 2013 |
301-450 |
February 4, 2013 |
Yes |
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Jan 23, 2013 |
451-560 |
February 6, 2013 |
Yes |
RECORDED
GENERAL ASSEMBLIES
In addition to the indicated taped workshops, the following General
Assemblies (Arena sessions and Hall B sessions) will be taped by
CSC Digital Media. (Find information about ordering
Congress recordings.)
ARENA
SESSIONS
If you do not select workshop choices when you register or you
register on-site at Congress, you will be assigned Arena workshop
tickets. NOTE: All Arena tickets are good for Arena or Hall B sessions.
Asterisks (*) indicate recorded sessions.
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LOCATION |
SESSION |
TIME |
SPEAKER |
WORKSHOP |
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ARENA |
1-15 |
Friday - 10:00-11:30 am |
Rev. Terry Hershey |
Living Without Fear: The Truth About Intimacy, Love and
Passion (*) |
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ARENA |
2-03 |
Friday - 1:00-2:30 pm |
John Allen Jr. |
The Battle for Religious Freedom in the 21st Century (*) |
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ARENA |
3-23 |
Friday - 3:00-4:30 pm |
Fr. Richard Rohr |
Immortal Diamond: The Search for Our True Self (*) |
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ARENA |
Keynote |
Saturday - 8:30 am |
Mark Shriver |
Faith, Hope and Love in Action (*) |
|
ARENA |
4-21 |
Saturday - 10:00-11:30 am |
Rev. R. Tony Ricard |
Diary of an Unapologetic Roman Catholic Priest (*) |
|
ARENA |
5-11 |
Saturday - 1:00-2:30 pm |
GIA workshop |
Can You Hear Me Now? |
|
ARENA |
6-22 |
Saturday - 3:00-4:30 pm |
Rev. Ronald Rolheiser |
Spirituality and the Different Stages of Our Lives: One
Size Doesn't Fit All (*) |
|
ARENA |
7-17 |
Sunday - 10:00-11:30 am |
Rev. James Martin |
Laugh – For God’s Sake! (*) |
|
ARENA |
8-21 |
Sunday - 1:00-2:30 pm |
Sr. Anne Bryan Smollin |
Little Things Mean a Lot (*) |
HALL
B WORKSHOPS
If you register on-site at Congress you have the option of receiving
Hall B workshop tickets. NOTE: All Hall B tickets are good for Arena
or Hall B sessions. Asterisks (*) indicate recorded workshops.
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LUGAR
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SESION |
TIEMPO |
CONFERENCISTA
|
TALLER |
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HALL B |
1-52 |
Friday - 10:00-11:30 am |
Rev.
José Román Flecha |
Fe, palabra e imagen (*) |
|
HALL B |
2-51 |
Friday - 1:00-2:30 pm |
Canonigo Dr. Eduardo Chávez Sánchez |
Santa María de Guadalupe: Modelo de evangelización
perfectamente inculturada (*) |
|
HALL B |
3-52 |
Friday - 3:00-4:30 pm |
Marta García Fernández |
Biblia: Siete herramientas para leerte (*) |
|
HALL B |
4-52 |
Saturday - 10:00-11:30 am |
Rev. Virgilio Elizondo y Dr. Timothy Matovina |
La tierra de Jesus: Una peregrinación espiritual (*) |
|
HALL B |
5-55 |
Saturday - 1:00-2:30 pm |
Rev. Michael Kennedy y Javier Stauring |
Sanando heridas de la vida (*) |
|
HALL B |
6-51 |
Saturday - 3:00-4:30 pm |
Luis Benavides |
Cómo entender a los niños y jóvenes de hoy (*) |
|
HALL B |
KEY |
Saturday - 8:30 am |
Luis Benavides |
¡El Señor es mi pastor, qué me puede faltar! (*) |
|
HALL B |
7-57 |
Sunday - 10:00-11:30 am |
Dr. John Yzaguirre |
¿Es posible tener unidad cunado somos tan diferentes?
(*) |
|
HALL B |
8-51 |
Sunday - 1:00-2:30 pm |
Rev. Ruben Bellante |
Ser catequista hoy ¿un proyecto sobrehumano? (*) |
CONGRESS
TICKETS / PROGRAM PICK-UP
Advance ticket pick-up and RECongress Program Books will be
available for pick-up at Congress.
Ticket pick-up at Congress begins Thursday evening,
February
21, from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm; Friday and Saturday beginning at 7:30 am;
and Sunday beginning at 8 am.
RECONGRESS
EMAILING
See our latest
Congress Emailing.
Get Congress updates emailed twice monthly through Congress
(September through April) by signing
up here.
SPEAKER SIGNINGS
Authors and performing artists have scheduled times to sign their
books and CDs at the Signing Area. The tables are located in the
northeast corner of Hall A.
See the Speaker Signing Schedule
CONGRESS LITURGIES
Congress strives to offer experiences that stimulate new ideas and
renew excitement about ministry, reinvigorate faith and help restore
a spirit of hope. This happens through ritual, prayer, music, dance
and Word – not only from workshops, but through the various daily
liturgies we offer. We invite you to experience a liturgy from among
the many cultures represented.
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THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 21, 2013
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EUCHARISTIC
LITURGIES |
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Character |
Location |
Presider |
Music |
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Youth Day - AM |
Convention Arena |
Archbishop José Gomez |
Ed Archer |
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Youth Day - PM |
Convention Arena |
Archbishop José Gomez |
Ed Archer |
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FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 22, 2013 - 5:15 pm
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EUCHARISTIC
LITURGIES |
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Character |
Location |
Presider |
Music |
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Hawaiian |
Convention Arena |
Rev. Alapaki Kim |
Joe Camacho
/ Marty Haugen |
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Healing: Renewing All of
Creation |
Hilton California
Ballroom |
Rev. Richard Leonard |
Jeanne
Cotter / Tony Alonso |
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Spanish |
Convention Hall B |
Archbishop José Gomez |
Pedro
Rubalcava / Anna Betancourt |
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Nigerian |
Marriott Marquis Ballroom |
Rev. Ikechukwu Ikeocha |
Nigerian Community |
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Urban Fusion: Celebration
of
Urban
Culture |
Convention Ballrooms
(3rd floor) |
Rev. Gregory Boyle |
Meredith
Augustin |
|
Vietnamese |
Marriott Grand Ballroom |
Rev. Joseph Doan Nguyen |
Vietnamese Community |
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PRAYER SERVICES |
|
Evening Prayer
(5:15 pm) |
Convention 303 (3rd
floor) |
Yolanda Brown |
Tom Kendzia |
|
Taizé
(9:00 pm) |
Convention
303
(3rd floor) |
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David Anderson |
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SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 23,
2013
-
5:15 pm
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EUCHARISTIC
LITURGIES |
|
Character |
Location |
Presider |
Music |
|
Celtic |
Convention
Ballrooms
(3rd floor) |
Msgr.
Jarlath Cunnane |
Liam Lawton |
|
Divine Byzantine
|
Marriott
Grand Ballroom |
Most Rev.
Gerald Dino |
Byzantine
Community |
|
Filipino |
Hilton California
Ballroom |
Archbishop
Luis Tagle |
Filipino Community |
|
Gospel |
Convention Arena |
Msgr. Ray
East |
ValLimary & Frank Jansen
/ Cliff Petty |
|
Spanish/Mayan |
Convention Hall B |
Rev. Domingo
Rodríguez |
Spanish/Mayan Community |
|
Young Adult |
Marriott Marquis Ballroom |
Msgr. Kevin
Kostelnick |
Jacob & Matthew /
Danielle Rose |
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PRAYER OPPORTUNITIES |
|
Morning Praise
(7:50 am) |
Convention Arena |
Tricia Hoyt |
Rudy López /
Estela
García-López / John Angotti / Santiago Fernandez |
Evening Prayer -
Way of the Cross
(5:15 pm) |
Convention 303 (3rd
floor) |
-- |
John Flaherty / Curtis
Stephan |
|
Adoration
(7-9 pm) |
Sacred Space (3rd floor)
|
-- |
|
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SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 24, 2013
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|
EUCHARISTIC
LITURGIES |
|
Character |
Location |
Presider |
Music |
|
Morning Liturgy (8:00 am) |
Convention Arena |
Bishop Kevin Vann |
Congress Choir 2013 |
|
Closing
Liturgy (3:30 pm) |
Convention Arena |
Archbishop José Gomez |
Congress Choir 2013 |
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