RECONGRESS 2017 UPDATES
 

Congress App - You can now download the RECongress 2017 app – which covers both Youth Day and Congress! Available for both iOS and Android platforms, it is your guide to the Religious Education Congress.  Find it on the App Store (iPhones and iPads) and on the Play Store ( for Android smartphone and tablets). Features include: Sessions by Track, Full Schedule, Speakers and Exhibitor listings, Hotels maps and an interactive Exhibit Hall map, manage your personal session schedule, interact using your social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, etc.)

 

Sneak a Peek at the Program book -- now online! - View the book you receive at Congress. Download a copy or view it on the web. Both our Registration Guidebook and Program book are now available to view here.

 

Updates - Find the latest Speaker changes, information and updates about Congress 2017 online here.

 

Exhibitors - Find our listing of Exhibitors for Congress 2017 here.

 

Congress Discounts - See discount specials for Congress attendees to the Disneyland Report and special Show Your Badge & Save specials. Find the information on our Update page here.

 

THE LOS ANGELES RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CONGRESS

RECongress is the largest annual gathering of its kind in the world. The four-day event is held at the Anaheim (Calif.) Convention Center and is sponsored by the Los Angeles Office of Religious Education. Begun in 1968 as an "institute" for religious education (CCD) teachers, RECongress has grown to include people of all vocations and different faiths.
 

Youth Day (February 23, 2017) – Congress opens on Thursday with a day-long event for high school youth. This is an opportunity for students – not only from the Los Angeles Archdiocese but throughout California and the western states – to come together and share in Liturgy, workshops, entertainment and to experience the energy of a Youth Day Rally. See our Youth Day page.
 

Congress days (February 24-26) – The remaining three-day weekend is open to adults and young adults and offers more than 200 speakers presenting over 300 workshops, in addition to lunchtime entertainment, evening concerts, 16 Liturgies in a variety of characters, the Exhibit Hall and much more.
 

Free Exhibits (open to Registrants only) – One of the perks of Congress is the Exhibit Hall – held Friday through Sunday – showcasing over 200 companies ranging from religious art to music, and from publishing houses to educational institutions, in addition to our own represented Archdiocesan ministries. See our 2017 Exhibitor Listing.

YOUTH DAY 2017 – FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Youth Day offers two tracks – with morning Arena events (Track 1) or afternoon Arena events (Track 2). Everyone gets to experience an Arena Liturgy, participate in the Arena Rally, and see the Arena speaker along with two additional workshop choices.
Our schedule for Youth Day is:

TRACK 1		TRACK 2
TIME	EVENT	TIME	EVENT
8:00 am	General Session – Arena	8:00 am	Opening Music & Opening Sessions
	(Rally / Liturgy with Archbishop	8:45 am	First Convention Workshop
	Jos� Gomez / Keynote)	10:00 am	Second Convention Workshop
11:45 am	Lunch	11:00 am	Lunch
1:00 pm	First Convention Workshop	12:15 pm	General Session - Arena
2:00 pm	Second Convention Workshop		(Arena Rally / Liturgy with
3:15 pm	Praise / Worship & Sending		Archbishop Jos� Gomez / Keynote)
3:45 pm	Dismissal	3:45 pm	Dismissal

Registration
The fee for Youth Day 2017 is $35 ($30 before January 13, 2017).
Find more information on the Youth Day page.