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IMPORTANT DATES
Nov 1:
Registration Guidebooks mailed
Nov 26:
Online registration begins
Jan. 15 - Tickets mailed (for registrations processed by
Jan 8)
Jan. 22 - Fees increase after today
Jan. 22 - Last day for refunds
Feb. 5 - Tickets mailed (for registrations processed by
Jan 29)
Feb. 21 - Tickets mailed (for registrations processed by
Feb 18)
Feb. 27 - Tickets mailed (for registrations processed by
Feb 25)
Mar. 1 - After this date, all remaining tickets will be
emailed with a barcode to be
printed on site in Anaheim.
SPEAKER CHANGES
Youth Day:
Session “K”- Dealing With Stress – Jesse Manibusan will
replace Judy McDonald
Congress:
Session 1-02: "The New Evangelization" (*) – Fr. David
Loftus will replace Fr. Pat Brennan
Session 1-22: HIV/AIDS: A Continuing Challenge to the Church and
the World (*) – Fr. Chris Ponnet will replace Msgr. Robert
Vitillo
Session 2-08: "Divinization: The invitation of the Eucharist to
Communion of Life and Love with God" (*) – Dr Paul Ford will
replace
Rev. Richard N. Fragomeni.
Session 3-09: "Do You See What I See? A Catechist’s Perspective"
(*) – Nancy Bird will replace Saundra Kennedy
Session 4-01: "Ministers of Hope as Prophets and Mystics" (*)
- Sr. Kathy Bryant will replace Msgr. Arturo Banuelas
Session 4-07: "Be Dazzled by the Light of Faith: A Practical
Look at the Encyclical of Pope Francis (*) – Fr. Jim Clarke will
replace
Fr. Richard Fragomeni
Session 5-06: "Communio (*) – Bill Huebsch will replace Fr. Pat
Brennan
Session 6-22: HIV Prevention Based on the Dignity of the Human
Person: Effective and Faithful Responses (*) – Dr.
Elizabeth Crabb Breen,
will
replace Msgr. Robert Vitillo
Session 7-14: "Motivator, Model, Minister…Catechist, Who Do You
Say You Are?" (*) – Joe Paprocki will replace Saundra
Kennedy
Session 1-51: "Ministros de esperanza como profetas y
místicos" (*) - Fr. Michael Kennedy will replace Msgr. Arturo
Banuelas
Session 1-54: "La luz de la teología feminista en la
historia" (*) – Olivia Cornejo will replace Sr. Teresa Forcades
Session 5-53: "¿Actúa Dios en el mundo? El factor providencia"
(*) – Lupita Vital Cruz will replace Sr. Teresa Forcades
GET THE CONGRESS APP!
 We're
excited to offer a new mobile event guide for Congress
2014 attendees
that features speaker information, session schedules and
much more! Best of all, it is accessible from all
devices with an Internet browser — smartphones,
tablets and desktops. Note: You will need to enter your personal
schedule, since the app is not directly connected to the
registration system. Access the RECongress app through this QR Code or directly
at http://archla.org/congressapp.
SPECIAL CONGRESS OFFER
BY DISNEY
 Religious Education Congress attendees
can purchase specially priced Disneyland resort
tickets prior to their arrival. There is special pricing
for Twilight Convention tickets (after 4 pm), 1-day
1-park, multi-day and park hoppers tickets. This
online offer is only available at
www.disneyconventionear.com/ZMRC14A.
Tickets are valid Friday, March 7 through Tuesday, March
18, 2014.
The online
ticket store closes 9:00 PM PST on Wednesday, March
12, 2014.
For orders of more than 20 tickets (20 ticket
minimum), you may make a bulk ticket order. Prices
are the same as the ticket store. Unused tickets
over the minimum may be returned. Contact
RECongress@aol.com for forms. Forms must be
returned at least 14 business days prior to the date
of intended use.
Note: These specially priced tickets are intended
only for RECongress attendees and their companions.
Only registered attendees are allowed to purchase
tickets from the discounted ticket store link and
up to 8 tickets maximum. Disney reserves the right to
contact the ticket purchaser to request event
registration confirmation. If it is discovered that
the purchaser of the ticket is not participating or
attending this event it will be considered a misuse
of this offer and the ticket(s) will be blocked and
will not be eligible for a refund. In addition,
these tickets cannot be purchased for the purpose of
being resold.
YOUTH DAY 2014 APP
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Download the Youth Day app for iPhone and iPod Touch now, and it
will automatically update itself every year when new versions
are released. 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.
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 developer at
CGonzalez@la-archdiocese.org |
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES
Apr 14: Congress volunteer Nancy King left Congress early
on Sunday because she was sick. She was admitted to the hospital
immediately and diagnosed with lung cancer. She has been in a
respite in the Valley.
It is with very sad news that I pass along word from Tina
Lavendier of the passing of Nancy King. Nancy served many
dedicated years at Congress and was always pleasant and had a
smile! Please Nancy and her family in prayer.
Apr 1: Congress
Emailing
Mar 18: Congress
Emailing
Mar 10: Congress
Emailing
Mar 7 - The final film has been announced for the 2014
Film Showcase - Friday, March 14, 7:45 pm in Convention Center
201. The film, "Cesar's Last Fast," is a Sundance Film Festival
documentary. Sr. Rose Pacatte will moderate a public Q&A with
director Richard Ray Perez. There will also be a raffle.
Mar 6 - Rev. Richard N. Fragomeni will not be able to
attend Congress. His sessions:
2-08: "Divinization: The
invitation of the Eucharist to Communion of Life and Love with
God" (*) will be presented by Dr. Paul Ford
4-07: "Be Dazzled by the
Light of Faith: A Practical Look at the Encyclical of Pope
Francis" (*) will be presented by Fr. Jim Clarke
Mar 3: Congress
Emailing
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March: |
This
year at Congress 2014... |
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Congress
Tote Bag
— RECongress
Administrative Assistant Joanna Aguilar is showing off this
year's gift bag.
All attendees at Congress
2014 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"!
The bags are sponsored by the Catholic Education Foundation
of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
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Congress Lanyard
— We
would like to thank Liturgical Press for providing the
Congress lanyards this year. |
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Charging Stations
—
This year, Congress
2014 will offer two charging stations for portable
devices. Plug your charger into the Charging Station to
recharge your portables. The Charging Stations will be
located in the Arena Lobby just outside of Hall A and
the other will be located on the southeast side of the
Exhibit Hall (Hall A), near the Book Signing tables. We
thank the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
for sponsoring the two portable device charging stations
at Congress. Don’t forget to bring your chargers! |
Feb 27: The fourth mailing of Congress tickets to be
mailed (for registrations processed by Feb 25)
Feb 24: Youth Day has reached capacity and is closed to
further register. Note: There is no on-site registration for
Youth Day.
Feb 24: The RECongress Program book has been printed. You
can find a sneak peek on the Guidebook
page.
Feb 21: The third mailing of 4,762 Congress tickets is sent out (for registrations processed by Feb 18)
Feb 14: Congress
Emailing
Feb 14: Deadline for Youth Day Adult Volunteers
Feb 14: Msgr. Robert Vitillo is unable to attend Congress
2014. His sessions:
1-22: HIV/AIDS: A
Continuing Challenge to the Church and the World (*) - will be
presented by Fr. Chris Ponnet.
6-22: HIV Prevention Based on
the Dignity of the Human Person: Effective and Faithful
Responses (*) - will be presented by
Elizabeth Crabb Breen, PhD
Feb 5: The second mailing of 9,707 Congress tickets is
sent out (for registrations processed by Jan 29)
Feb 3: Lori True will not be coming to Congress. She was
co-presenting with David Haas.
3-05: "Cry Out with
Joy: Celebrating the Liturgy of the Word in Song"
Jan 31: The Chaldean community is not able to provide a
liturgy at Congress this year. Saturday's liturgy will be Divine
Byzantine
with Most Rev. Gerald Dino as presider, with music by the
Byzantine Community
Jan 29: Sr. Teresa Forcades i Vila will not be attending
Congress 2014. Her workshops:
1-54:
La luz de la teología feminista en la historia (*) will be presented by
Olivia Cornejo
5-53:
¿Actúa Dios en el mundo? El factor providencia (*) will be presented by
Lupita Vital Cruz
Jan 22: Youth Day and Congress fees scheduled to increase
after today
Jan 21: Speaker signing page
has been posted.
Jan 15: The first mailing of 4,709 Congress tickets is
sent out.
Jan 15: Congress
Emailing
Jan 14: Deadline for Youth Day Choir & Instrumentalists.
Jan 14: Dr. Saundra Kennedy is unable to present at
Congress 2014. Her sessions will be presented:
3-09: Do You
See What I See? A Catechist’s Perspective (*) - will be
presented by Nancy Bird
7-14:
Motivator, Model, Minister…Catechist, Who Do You Say You Are?
(*) - will be presented by Joe Paprocki
Jan 11: Youth Day MC Training takes place at Holy Family in South Pasadena. Note:
Emcees must be registered for Youth Day through their parish or
school.
Jan 8: Deadline for Youth Day Choir & Instrumentalists
has been extended to January 14.
Jan 6: Youth Day speaker Judy McDonald will not be at
Congress 2014. Her Youth Day workshop (Session K) "Dealing with Stress" will
be presented by Jesse Manibusan. Please keep her in your prayers
as she will be undergoing back surgery in February.
Jan 3: Deadline for Youth Day MCs
Jan 2: Congress
Emailing
Dec 16: Congress
Emailing
Dec 15: Deadline for parish/school video submissions for
Youth Day.
Dec 10: RECongress 2014 first Spanish promotional video
is posted on our
YouTube page
 Dec
9: We welcome Joanna Aguilar as Congress Administrative
Assistant / Financial Records for the Office of Religious
Education. Joanna has worked in ORE for several years and
now adds to her work the role of her predecessor Veronica
Reyes (who welcomed a baby boy on December 26, 2013). Joanna
can be reached at(213) (213) 637-7346; Fax: (213) 637-6574
or email:
JAguilar@la-archdiocese.org
Dec 6: RECongress 2014 first promotional video is posted
on our
YouTube page
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Dec 2:
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 Paulette Smith, Congress Event Coordinator, has
been named an Associate Director for the Office of Religious
Education (ORE), where she has served for many years.
In 2006, she was appointed with Jan Pedroza as Co-coordinators
of the Religious Education Congress. As Event Coordinator,
Paulette handles Convention Center and hotel
facilities contracts as well as all Congress exhibitors. |
Dec 2: Congress
Emailing
Dec 2: Speaker Fr. Pat Brennan passed away on
Saturday, November 30, 2013. His scheduled sessions are:
Session 1-02:
The New Evangelization (*) will be presented by Fr.
David Loftus
Session 5-06: Communio (*) will be presented by Bill
Huebsch
 As
reported by the National Center for Evangelization
Newsletter on Saturday, November 30: "It is with profound
sadness, but also immense gratitude that we share with you
that Fr. Pat Brennan has gone home to heaven to be with God.
We will be forever grateful for the many gifts that he has
shared with people around the country and other places in
the world. Our deepest prayer is that as Fr. Pat rests
gently in the loving embrace of God, he hears the words of
his Master today: "Well done good and faithful servant. You
were faithful in small matters, I will now give you great
responsibilities. Come and share your Master's joy."
Nov 15: Congress
Emailing
Nov 1: Registration Guidebooks printed and delivered.
Nov 1: Congress
Emailing
Oct 30: General Liturgy added on Friday with Rev. James
Clarke, presider, and music by Patrick Zubiate
Oct 16: Congress Registration Guidebook is posted
Oct 15: Congress
Emailing
Oct 1: Congress
Emailing
Sept 15: Congress
Emailing
Aug 1:
Congress Emailing
CONGRESS REGISTRATION
The registration fee for the Religious Education Congress is
$70 ($80 after January 22, 2014).
Registrations
by the end of February will receive mailed tickets. Any
registrant before March 1 will be mailed If you haven't
mailed in your registration by MARCH
1, 2014, please either register
online or register on site at Congress (Thursday evening, March
13 from 5:30 pm-8:30 pm or beginning at 7 am on Friday, 7:30 am
on Saturday, or 8 am on Sunday each day of Congress.)
After March 1, 2014, we will continue to process registrations
and send email confirmations. Tickets can be printed at Congress
in the Registration area. Congress ticket pick-up
begins Thursday evening,
March 13 from 5:30 pm-8:30 pm and the times noted above.
YOUTH
DAY
Youth Day registration is separate from Congress registration.
The fee is $25 ($30 after January 4, 2014).
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 Christina Lamas at
clamas@la-archdiocese.org
or call (213) 637-7674.
 Official Youth Day T-Shirts
will be available for sale at a booth in the Grand Lobby (south
side) of the Convention Center Arena. Orders for pick-up will be available at 8 am on Youth Day
On-site pricing will be:
T-shirts: $15
Hoodies: $30 (in limited quantities)
Adult sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL
You can also find information online at
www.Seraph7.com
or by email at
seraph7clothing@gmail.com or
store@seraph7.com.
YOUTH
DAY BADGES
Youth Day Badges are scheduled to begin
mailing February 9, 2014.
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.
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
Congress recordings
for current and past sessions.)
ARENA
SESSIONS
This is a listing of all sessions that will take place in the
Arena. NOTE: All Arena tickets are good for Arena or Hall B sessions.
Asterisks (*) indicate recorded sessions.
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LOCATION |
SESSION |
TIME |
SPEAKER
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WORKSHOP |
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ARENA |
1-17 |
Friday - 10:00-11:30 am |
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Rev. Ronald Rolheiser |
Fear and Her Many Children: As Dampening Our Hope and
Our Fire (*) |
|
ARENA |
2-24 |
Friday - 1:00-2:30 pm |
 |
Jim Wallis |
Revolutionary Hope (*) |
|
ARENA |
3-07 |
Friday - 3:00-4:30 pm |
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Mark Hart |
Dying Young: Why the Young Church Is Falling Away and
What We Can Do About It (*) |
|
ARENA |
Keynote |
Saturday - 8:30 am |
 |
Very Rev. Robert Barron, MA, STD |
"Hope to Set the World Afire” (*) |
|
ARENA |
4-24 |
Saturday - 10:00-11:30 am |
 |
Rev. R. Tony Ricard |
If Loving You is Wrong, I Don’t Want to be Right!
Exploring God’s Unconditional Love (*) |
|
ARENA |
5-16 |
Saturday - 1:00-2:30 pm |
 |
Liam Lawton
Tony Alonso
Chris de Silva |
Pilgrim: Seeking the Way |
|
ARENA |
6-04 |
Saturday - 3:00-4:30 pm |
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Fr. Richard Leonard |
Holding to Belief in an Unbelieving World (*) |
|
ARENA |
7-01 |
Sunday - 10:00-11:30 am |
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John Allen Jr. |
The Francis Revolution: The Papacy at the One-Year Mark
(*) |
|
ARENA |
8-25 |
Sunday - 1:00-2:30 pm |
 |
David Wells |
"Go, and Announce the Gospel of the Lord": Set the World
Afire! (*) |
HALL
B WORKSHOPS
This is a listing of all sessions that will take place in
Hall B ("Spanish Arena"). NOTE: All Hall B tickets are good for
either the Arena or Hall B sessions.
Asterisks (*) indicate recorded sessions.
|
LUGAR
|
SESION |
TIEMPO |
CONFERENCISTA
|
CONFERENCIA
|
|
HALL B |
1-56 |
Viernes
- 10:00-11:30 am |
 |
Sr. Glenda Hernandez |
¿Qué quiere Dios de mí? (*) |
|
HALL B |
2-55 |
Viernes- 1:00-2:30 pm |
 |
Clodomiro L. Siller Acuña |
Necesidad de inculturar el Evangelio y la Iglesia (*) |
|
HALL B |
3-57 |
Viernes- 3:00-4:30 pm |
 |
Cardenal Oscar Rodriguez-Maradiaga |
Viviendo la misión de Jesús en nuestro mundo de hoy (*) |
|
HALL B |
4-53 |
Sábado
- 10:00-11:30 am |
 |
P. José Román Flecha |
Jóvenes, la iglesia cuenta con ustedes (*) |
|
HALL B |
5-57 |
Sábado
- 1:00-2:30 pm |
 |
Rev. Domingo Rodriguez Zambrana |
¿Qué hacemos con nuestros enojos y desencantos? (*) |
|
HALL B |
6-52 |
Sábado
- 3:00-4:30 pm |
 |
Luis Benavides |
Orientaciones para la catequesis, la pastoral y la
evangelización a la luz del magisterio del Papa
Francisco (*) |
|
HALL B |
KEY |
Domingo
- 8:30 am |
 |
Canónigo Dr. Eduardo Chávez Sánchez |
Santa María de Guadalupe – Mujer de Esperanza (*) |
|
HALL B |
7-57 |
Domingo- 10:00-11:30 am |
 |
Rev. Luigi Zanotto |
El problema más grave y urgente de la iglesia católica:
El agua potable (*) |
|
HALL B |
8-57 |
Domingo- 1:00-2:30 pm |
 |
Maruja Sedano |
El poder de la esperanza (*) |
CONGRESS
TICKETS / PROGRAM PICK-UP
/
REGISTRATION HOURS
Program Books and Ticket Pick-Up is available on site at the
Convention Center in the Registration area located in the
Prefunction Lobby, in front of Hall B. Hours are scheduled:
-- Thursday, March 13 - 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
-- Friday, March 14 - 7:00 am to 3 pm
--
Saturday, March 15 - 7:30 am to 3 pm
--
Sunday, March 16 - 8:00 to 11 am
Scheduled mailing of Congress tickets:
Processed registrations by January 8, tickets mailed January
15
Processed registrations by January 29, tickets mailed February 5
Processed registrations by February 17, tickets mailed February
21
Processed registrations by February 24, tickets mailed February
26
All remaining tickets will need to be printed on site at
Congress in Anaheim.
RECONGRESS
EMAILING
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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,
MARCH 13, 2014
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EUCHARISTIC
LITURGIES |
|
Character |
Location |
Presider |
Music |
|
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,
MARCH 14, 2014 - 5:15 pm
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EUCHARISTIC
LITURGIES |
|
Character |
Location |
Presider |
Music |
|
General |
Hilton California |
Rev. James Clarke |
Patrick Zubiate |
|
Celtic |
Convention Ballrooms |
Msgr. Clement Connolly |
Liam Lawton |
|
Jazz |
Marriott Marquis |
Rev. Patrick Mullen |
Curtis Stephan / Chris de
Silva |
|
Spanish |
Convention Hall B |
Archbishop José Gomez |
Santiago Fernandez / Rudy
Lopez / Stella Garcia-Lopez |
|
Urban Fusion |
Convention
Arena |
Msgr. Ray East |
Meredith
Augustin |
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Vietnamese |
Marriott
Grand |
Bishop Joseph Nguyen Tuoc |
Vietnamese Community |
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PRAYER SERVICES |
|
Evening Prayer
(5:15 pm) |
Convention 303 (3rd
floor) |
Juliette Marsh-Williams |
Cesar Marquez / Theresa
Weiss |
|
Celtic Prayer
(9 pm) |
Convention
303
(3rd floor) |
Deirdre Ní
Chinnéide |
David Anderson |
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SATURDAY,
MARCH 15,
2014
-
5:15 pm
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|
EUCHARISTIC
LITURGIES |
|
Character |
Location |
Presider |
Music |
|
Black Culture |
Convention Ballrooms |
Rev. Gregory
Chisholm |
Eddie Hilley / John Allen
/
Los Angeles Archdiocesan
Choir |
|
Divine Byzantine |
Marriott Grand |
Bishop Gerald Dino |
Byzantine
Community |
|
Contemplative |
Hilton California |
Rev. Jack Stoeger |
Tony Alonso / Trevor
Thomson |
|
Mayan |
Convention Hall B |
Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez |
Anna Betancourt / Rafael
Moreno |
|
Native American |
Convention Arena |
Rev. Henry Sands |
Donna Peña |
|
Young Adult |
Marriott
Marquis |
Rev. Gregory Boyle |
Jesse Manibusan |
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PRAYER OPPORTUNITIES |
|
Morning Praise
(7:50 am) |
Convention Arena |
Julianne Stanz |
Donna Peña / Pedro
Rubalcava /
John Angotti |
|
Evening Prayer
(5:15 pm) |
Convention 303 (3rd
floor) |
Diana Macalintal |
Jeanne Cotter / Gary
Daigle |
|
Taizé Prayer
(9 pm) |
Convention 303 (3rd
floor) |
-- |
David
Anderson |
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SUNDAY,
MARCH 16, 2014
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EUCHARISTIC
LITURGIES |
|
Character |
Location |
Presider |
Music |
|
Morning Liturgy (8:00 am) |
Convention Arena |
Bishop Kevin Vann |
Congress Choir 2014 |
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Closing
Liturgy (3:30 pm) |
Convention Arena |
Archbishop José Gomez |
Congress Choir 2014 |
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