2015 RECONGRESS SPOTLIGHT

Religious Education Congress
March 12, 2015
(Youth Day) &
March 13-15, 2015


http://i.ytimg.com/vi/w4Gfu8zDjoY/mqdefault.jpg VIDEO - YOUTH DAY 2015
Thursday, March 12, 8:00 am - 3:45 pm
  •  Watch the Youth Day 2014 Slideshow  •  Go to the Youth Day home page
This day-long event for high school youth is an opportunity for students from throughout the western states – to come together and share in Liturgy, workshops, entertainment and experience the energy of the Closing Rally.

LIVE STREAMING IN HALL B
Opening Event only, Friday, March 13, 8:30-9:30 am – Hall B
Watch Friday’s Opening Event broadcast live in Hall B. With the growing popularity of our RECongress.org/LIVE streaming, this is another venue to view the morning Arena experience.

ARCHBISHOP GOMEZ VIDEO CHAT
Friday, March 13, 10:15-11:00 am –
Tech Center @ Hall A
  •  See past Congress Chats
Join us Friday morning at the Tech Center as Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez conducts a live online chat session with students from  St. Finbar Elementary School in Burbank. This will be the Archbishop's fourth annual live, online chat from Congress with school students.

FILM SHOWCASE 2015
Friday, March 13, 8-9:30 pm
This year’s Film Showcase, in partnership with Loyola Marymount University, presents excerpts from a number of narrative feature films, shorts, documentaries, experimental and animated films, whose thematic elements are grounded in Catholic social teaching, justice, ministry, spirituality and theology. Filmmakers will be present to meet with audience members.

SACRED ILLUMINATIONS 2015
Saturday, March 14, 8:30 pm – Convention 213
  •  See the poster
Returning to Congress 2015 is Sacred Illuminations, a mystical choreography of light and sound. The evening's event incorporates the newest liturgical and fine art photography with reflections by Sister Rose Marie Tulacz, SND. Light a candle. Receive God's Word. Reflect and pray. Be still. Deepen hope. Be loved.

YOUNG ADULT EVENTS @ CONGRESS
LITURGY - Saturday, March 14, 5:15 pm
DANCE - Saturday March 14,
9-12 midnight Marriott
Cost: $7 per person
This annual Congress tradition is a chance to meet new friends and reconnect with old. All young adults 18 to 39 are welcome. ID required for admission

VIDEO - RECongress.org/LIVE
Thursday through Sunday
  •  Go to RECongress Live!  •  View the archives

Since the first live webcast from Congress 2010, each year has brought with it an ever more expanding broadcast schedule. You can watch RECongress Arena events live on the Internet from wherever you are! And see some of the captured moments of Congress in video on our RECongress Channel on YouTube at www.youtube.com/RECongress

SACRED SPACE ART
Friday through Sunday – Convention 304
  •  About Sacred Space
Linda McCray, artist and spiritual director, translates Scripture and sacred realities into abstract spiritual original paintings to spark religious imagination and invite contemplation. She creates liturgical art; custom art-as-prayer retreats and worship services; liturgical art-and-environment design; liturgical art exhibitions; and offers liturgical art consulting and spiritual direction through the arts. She shares her passion for art-and-spirit by teaching online, as an adjunct professor, for Loyola University-Chicago and the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D. Art this year also includes works by France White, SHCJ, John August Swanson and Deirdre Maher.

VIDEO - SACRED SPACE
Friday through Sunday – Convention 304
  •  Sacred Space map  •  2014 Video: Stations of the Cross tour
Take a respite from the day’s events and enter a space dedicated to facilitating a sense of spiritual rejuvenation. Our Sacred Space will offer Eucharistic Adoration in the Chapel, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, a labyrinth, art and music. (View last year's Stations of the Cross video.)

SPEAKER SIGNINGS
Friday through Sunday – Convention Hall A
  •  See the Signing Schedule
Authors and performing artists appearing at Congress have scheduled times to sign their books and CDs at the Signing Area. The tables are located in the southeast corner of Hall A. Check the posted schedule for any updates to table number or appearance times.

FREE SOUVENIR ePOSTCARD
Sunday, March 15 ONLY, 9 am - 2:30 pm @ the Tech Center in Hall A
  • 
See ePostcards from last Congress
Get your own free picture souvenir from Congress – an ePostcard with your photo that you can email from Congress to home ... or to friends. Available only on Sunday at the Tech Center.

BUSTED HALO LIVE
Friday and Saturday, noon-3 pm – Hall A
Come watch SiriusXM Radio's "The Busted Halo Show" as it broadcasts live from Congress. Join in the fun with host Fr. David Dwyer and his team as they interview speakers and entertainers appearing at Congress 2015. The Busted Halo Show airs Monday through Friday, from 7 pm to 10 pm Eastern time on SiriusXM Satellite Radio channel 129. 

LIVE RADIO BROADCASTS
Friday through Sunday – Hall A
Guadalupe Radio (87.7 FM) will be broadcasting from the Congress. El Sembrador Spanish television will rebroadcast the Closing Liturgy and will also record all Spanish workshops in Hall B for a television special to be broadcast later in the year.

CHARGING STATIONS
Friday through Sunday – Arena Lobby & Hall A
This year, Congress will have two charging stations: 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 on the southeast side of the Exhibit Hall (Hall A), near the Book Signing tables.

CONGRESS SOUVENIRS
Friday through Sunday – Arena Lobby & Hall A
Don’t leave Congress without getting one of the Congress logo-ed souvenirs. We have an annual offering of pens, pins and magnets, but every year there is something new -- mugs, pads, letter openers, and more. Stop by and see what's new for this year. And look for the Congress 2015 logowear in Hall A.

CHAIR MASSAGE
Friday through Sunday – Convention Prefunction Area
Take a break from the bustle of Congress and rest and renew your body. Visit the Chair Massage area in the Prefuction Lobby of Hall A. The cost is $1 per minute.

AA MEETING
Friday through Sunday (lunchtime) – Marriott San Diego
Join a lunchtime meeting with other Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) men and women to share experiences, strengths and hopes with mutual support for recovery from alcoholism. This is an open meeting for anyone working a 12-Step program, or anyone interested in 12-Step recovery. The meeting room is location on the Marriott’s lower level, in the San Diego room.


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