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VIDEO - YOUTH DAY 2016
Thursday,
February 25, 8:00 am - 3:45 pm
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Watch the Youth Day 2015
video •
Go to the Youth Day
home page
This day-long event for high school youth is an opportunity for students
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from throughout the western states – to come together and share in Liturgy, workshops, entertainment and experience the energy of the Closing Rally.
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VIDEO -
RECongress.org/LIVE
Thursday
through Sunday
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Go to RECongress Live! •
View the
archives
Since Congress 2010, each
year
has brought an ever-more expanding broadcast schedule. You can watch RECongress Arena
events live on the Internet from wherever you are! All from on our RECongress Channel
on YouTube at
www.youtube.com/RECongress |
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LIVE STREAMING IN HALL B
Opening Event only,
Friday,
February 26, 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. |
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ARCHBISHOP GOMEZ VIDEO CHAT
Friday,
February 26, 10:15-11:00 am –
Tech
Center @ Hall A
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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. Mary Magdalen School in Camarillo. This
year will be the Archbishop's
sixth annual live, online chat from Congress with school students. |
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FILM SHOWCASE 2016
Friday,
February 26,
7:45-9:45 pm
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Convention 213
This year’s Film Showcase, in partnership with Loyola Marymount
University’s Center for Religion and Spirituality, 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. |
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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 2016. The
Busted Halo Show airs Monday through Friday, from 7-10 pm
Eastern time on SiriusXM Satellite Radio channel 129. |
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SACRED ILLUMINATIONS 2016
Saturday,
February 27, 8:30 pm – Convention 213
A perennial feature at Congress is Sacred Illuminations, a
mystical choreography of light and sound. Incorporating her
newest liturgical and fine art photography and reflections, Sr. Rose
Marie Tulacz, SND, will bring us to see and experience deeper the
compassionate face of God. |
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YOUNG ADULT EVENTS @ CONGRESS
LITURGY -
Saturday,
February 27,
5:15 pm
–
Marriott Hotel
DANCE - Saturday, February 27,
9-12 midnight
–
Marriott
Hotel
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 dance admission |
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FREE SOUVENIR ePOSTCARD
Sunday,
February 28 ONLY, 9 am - 2:30 pm
@ the Tech Center in Hall A
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See ePostcards
from Congress 2015
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. |
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ART EXHIBIT
Friday
through Sunday – Grand Arena Lobby
Each year Congress hosts an exhibit by an artist or
organization. This year, Brother Mickey
O’Neill McGrath, an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales, shows how local
talent has captured the images of God’s Boundless Mercy in and
around our local, Southern California community. This exhibit will
also provide an opportunity to explore our own understanding of
God’s mercy. Come let your heart be touched. |
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VIDEO -
SACRED SPACE
Thursday
through Sunday – Convention 304
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2016 Video: Sacred Space - A Garden of Dreams
Sacred Space provides a quiet place of creative meditation and
worship. Refresh your spirit by taking time to enjoy the quiet,
listen to music, reflect on art, journey the labyrinth, renew the
spirit in the sacrament of reconciliation, or sit in quiet prayer
with our Lord in the chapel.
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STATIONS OF THE CROSS in Sacred Space
Thursday
through Sunday – Sacred Space – Convention 304
• Sacred Space map
We invite you to stand in prayerful
solidarity with the victims of human trafficking as you pray the
Stations of the Cross. Human trafficking is a painful reality -- a
modern-day slavery happening all around us, often undetected.
Download and read the prayer reflection, “Garden of Dreams – A Via Crucis on Human Trafficking,” as you prepare to journey with the
countless victims of human trafficking. |
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SPEAKER SIGNINGS
Friday
through Sunday – Convention Hall A (New location in northwest
corner)
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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. |
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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. |
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CHARGING STATIONS
Friday through Sunday
– in Hall A
Bring your charger and plug into the Charging Station to
recharge your portables. This year, Congress will have two charging stations
-- one in the northwest area of Hall A, near the Book Signing
tables; and one in the Office of Religious Education Booth, in the
center of Hall A. |
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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 2016 logowear in Hall A. |
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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. |
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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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SHOW YOUR BADGE & SAVE PROGRAM
Congress attendees can receive promotional offers and discounts
during Congress with the "Show Your Badge & Save" program. Discounts
are exclusively available to attendees during the conference for
participating attractions and restaurants. Show your event badge and
save at participating restaurants, attractions, and much more! Find
discount information and coupons online
here. |
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ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION
The Anaheim Convention Center has begun construction. The area of
Car Park 1, off of Katella Ave. and adjacent to the Arena, is the
site for their latest project. This expansion -- its seventh since
opening in 1967 -- will add 200,000 square feet of meeting space and
will replace Car Park 1. The construction that began in summer 2015
is expected to open in late-summer 2017. You can find plans and
videos of the project online at
www.accexpansion.com. |
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PARKING at the Convention Center
Due to the expansion of the Anaheim Convention Center, parking has
been affected. With the loss of Car Park 1 off Katella Ave. next to
the Arena, you are encouraged to use Car Park 4 or Car Park 6 (both
accessed from West Street), or the Disney Toy Story Lot (off of Harbor
Blvd.) or the parking structure at the Anaheim GardenWalk (off
of Katella Ave.) You can find suggested parking locations by
downloading the parking map
here. Note: There is a shuttle from the Toy Story Lot and
GardenWalk to the Convention Center that runs from 7 am to 10 pm.
Parking is $15, the same as at the Convention Center. |
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