Last 4 Days
to Register at Reduced Rates
This
is a special RECongress
reminder that pricing for the 2020 Los Angeles Religious Education
Congress goes up this week.
Friday, January 10
is the last day to register at the
discounted rate. Save $10 off the regular registration fee for
Youth Day and the Adult Days of RECongress 2020.
Click on the "Register
Now!" (and on our web site) to
find out how to register at the
lower rates.
Live
Mercy – Be Holy:
"The Sunday readings that inspire the theme of the 2020 Religious Education Congress challenge us to continue believing in mercy and holiness in the midst of the struggle we experience in our personal lives, societies, Church, and our world. Mercy and holiness are inseparable for there is no holiness without mercy. The mercy of God is expressed through our acts of love, and when these acts are born out of compassion, we embody the call to be holy. When we respond to this invitation to be holy and merciful, we are blessed with the power to reignite the hope our world is aching for!"
— Sr. Rosalia Meza, VDMF
Director, Office of Religious Education
Pass along this emailing or our link
— archive.recongress.org — to share with
friends, and encourage them to sign
up for the Emailings to receive the
latest information about RECongress
2020. If you do not care to receive
future updates, you can find removal
information at the bottom of this message.
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Youth Day Spotlight: Susan
Searle
In addition to the Arena Keynote
on Youth Day, you make your choice
of two workshops from the remaining
14 sessions held in ACC North Hall.
Youth Day - Thursday, February 20,
2020
Title:
SEEKING A DEEPER CONNECTION TO THE GOD WHO SEES US
Speaker:
Susan
Searle
Location: ACC North Hall 256-258
(upper Level 200)
Times: 8:15 am & 1:00 pm
“Anxiety can work against us by
making us give up whenever we do
not see instant results,” Pope Francis
warns. Your stress and anxiety may
come from your addiction to constant
stimulation, immediate gratification
and other distractions that make
you think you are not enough. God
sees when you are struggling, and
God wants you to know peace. Prayerful
meditation and contemplation invite
you to surrender your distractions
to God and explore the restorative
power of silence. In this workshop,
we will practice a variety of meditative
prayers to quiet the distractions
in your head. Come prepared to turn
inward, be still, and seek God’s
peace.
Based in Colorado Springs, Colo.,
Susan Searle is a Coordinator for
Youth Ministry Services for The
Center for Ministry Development
(CMD) and is Project Coordinator
for their Just5Days middle school
missions and the YouthLeader high
school programs. She also provides
nationwide ministry workshops, trainings
and teaches CMD courses for the
Certificate in Ministry Studies.
Searle has several published sessions
for youth ministry and blogs quarterly
for CMD.
Find our other Youth Day Speakers
here »
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Speaker Spotlight: Fr. John
Burns
Over the three days, RECongress
2020 will offer nearly 300 workshops
presented by about 200 speakers.
Topics range from personal growth
to music to spiritual topics — in
English, Spanish and Vietnamese.
Each Emailing we will spotlight
one of our speakers:
Fr.
John Burns, a priest of
the Milwaukee Archdiocese, is a
promoter of vocations and of
women’s religious and
consecrated life. He speaks at
national men’s and women’s
conferences, preaches missions
and directs retreats throughout
the country and has appeared on
Relevant Radio’s The Inner Life.
Fr. Burns is author of “Lift Up
Your Heart: A 10-Day Personal
Retreat with St. Francis de
Sales.” He also works
extensively with the Sisters of
Life and the Missionaries of
Charity, giving retreats and
conferences for them.
Saturday,
February 22, 3:00-4:30 pm - Session
6-05
THE THEOLOGY OF SUFFERING
The agony of betrayal, loss, grief and sorrow are often overwhelming and can so easily consume us. By faith, we know that the Incarnation of Jesus Christ gives new meaning to our every experience of suffering. How do we allow God’s mercy to heal us and God’s grace to bring order to our emotions? How do we find Christ in our experiences of suffering, and how can we make sense of his words, “My yoke is easy and my burden light”? What does it look like to bear our wounds with dignity and carry the cross with Christ? This session will explore the nature of emotional pain and examine trust, surrender and emotional healing.
Sunday,
February 23, 10:00-11:30 am - Session
7-07
SEEKING HEALING THROUGH FORGIVENESS
presented with Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT
Have you ever wanted to live a vibrant and abundant life, yet feel “stuck” with certain memories or experiences that you would rather forget? Have you wanted to be free of anger or resentment? At the very heart of our Catholic faith is the call to receive God’s forgiveness and to share it. Being wounded by the injustice of another is part of human life, and only through the graced experience of forgiveness do we let go of the anger and resentment that accumulate around our wounds. In this workshop, we will delve into what forgiveness really is, how it sets us free, and how it brings Christ’s powerful, healing love into our hearts and into the world.
Please note that in our last
RECongress Emailing, Sr.
Heidland was misidentified in
which workshop she was
co-presenting with Fr. Burns.
Find the list of RECongress Speakers
here »
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Liturgy Spotlight: Contemplative
Within the Catholic
Archdiocese of Los Angeles,
liturgy is celebrated every
Sunday in no fewer than 40
different languages. We have
worked diligently to inculturate
the liturgies at Congress to
accurately and authentically
reflect the church of Los
Angeles.
Friday, February 21,
2020 • 5:15 pm
CONTEMPLATIVE LITURGY
Presider: Rev. Cyprian Consiglio
(photo)
Music by: Trevor Thomson
You are invited to still your mind from the busy-ness of the day and to focus on
Christ, the fount of all grace. Come and enter into deep reflection on the connection
between our faith, its call to holiness and its active expression in works of
charity and mercy. [Language: English]
Find the listing of RECongress
Liturgies here »
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Entertainment: Busted Halo Live
Friday, February 21, noon-2:00 pm & Sat, February 22, 1:00-3:00 pm – Hall A
Come watch SiriusXM Radio's "The Busted Halo Show" as it broadcasts live from RECongress. Join in the fun with host Fr. David Dwyer and his team as they interview speakers and entertainers appearing at RECongress 2020. The Busted Halo Show airs Monday through Friday, from 7-10 pm Eastern time on SiriusXM Satellite Radio Channel 129. (Note: Fr. Dwyer will again be a speaker at RECongress 2020.)
Find other Entertainment at RECongress
here »
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January Deadlines for Several
Hotels
RECongress
has contracted with a number of
local hotels to offer attendees a variety
of pricing and room types. But you
need to book now. A number of these
hotels have January deadlines
for their special rates. Check
our online listing and be sure to
mention that you are attending the
2020 Religious Education Congress
and ask for the
REC
or
Religious Education Congress Block
Group Rate.
Find the list of contracted hotels
here
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FOCCUS Training
at Christ Cathedral
Next
Monday is the deadline to
register for FOCCUS
Ministry's session to become trained
as a Certified FOCCUS Facilitator.
FOCCUS is the pre-marriage assessment
designed to provide engaged couples
and those working with them a personalized
profile of their relationship.
Date: February 20, 2020
Time: 8:00 am to 3:30 pm
Location: Christ Cathedral, 13280
Chapman Ave, Garden Grove, CA 92840
(free parking)
Registration deadline: January 13,
2020
Find other Entertainment at RECongress
here »
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Just for Southern Californians
Ralphs
Grocery Company, a major supermarket
chain in the Southern California
area, supports schools, churches
and other non-profit organizations
with annual contributions. Here
is an easy way to help the Los Angeles
Religious Education Congress, a
member of Ralphs Community Contributions
Program. Simply by using your Ralphs
Rewards Card, a portion of eligible
purchases are contributed to the
RECongress.
We encourage all Ralphs shoppers
to sign up for the free Ralphs Rewards
Card and register their card with
the Community Contributions Program.
It’s the easiest way to contribute
to the RECongress. Note:
If you enrolled this year before
September 1, you will need to re-enroll
for this new term.
Name: Archdiocese
of Los Angeles - Religious Education
Organization Number:
KV939
Find step-by-step instructions and
information online and
See more about the Ralphs program
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Looking Back 30 Years ... at 1990
From the 1990 Religious Education
Congress Registration Guidebook,
with the theme "Voices that Challenge"
held January 25-28, 1990 at the
Anaheim Convention Center.
TALES
OF WONDER: A Musical of Storytelling,
written by Marty Haugen
You're going to love Marty Haugen's
latest work, "Tales of Wonder."
This one-act play features two main
characters, the "Storytellers,"
who retell familiar stories of salvation
— Creation, Job, Jesus — in musical
renditions. Adult and children's
choruses listen and respond in song
and dance bringing to life the timeless
stories of our faith, passed on
from generation to generation.
"Tales of Wonder" features artists
from around the country combined
with local performers. From Minneapolis:
Marty Haugen, David Haas and Donna
Peña; from New York: Pam Smith;
from Hawaii: Joe Camacho; from Phoenix:
Gary Daigle; from Chicago: Tria
Thompson and Graz & Nancy Marcheschi.
Together they combine with local
singers and dancers as well as a
children's chorus directed by Patrick
Flahive. "Tales of Wonder'' will
be ''Wonderful!" You don't want
to miss it.
See the 1990 RECongress Guidebook
here »
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Our Web Site — RECongress.org
You can find all Congress information
and updates online. Our upcoming
RECongress Emailings will feature
some Congress Spotlights, and
we will be adding speaker and
hotel information online. Check
our site for updates and announcements.
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RECongress Emailing
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Emailings about the latest updates
and information about the Religious
Education Congress. You may
opt out from our Congress Emailing
at any time from the "Manage
Your Subscription" link
below.
Find past Emailings at
archive.recongress.org/emailing.htm
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© 2020 Los Angeles Religious
Education Congress
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RECongress 2020
RECongress Dates
February 20
(Youth Day) &
February 21-23,
2020
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Youth Day Theme
"20/20 Through God's Eyes”
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Adult Days Theme
"Live Mercy – Be Holy” /
“Vive la misericordia y
la santidad” / “Sống Nhân
Từ - Hãy Nên Thánh”
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2020 Theme Reflection
See what the ORE Director
wrote about the 2020 RECongress
theme.
Read
the Reflection
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Location
Anaheim Convention Center
800 West Katella Ave.
Anaheim, Calif. 92802
(just south of Disneyland
and Disney California Adventure).
See a Yahoo Map
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Registration
The key to registration
is the Registration Guidebook.
If you attended RECongress
2019, you will automatically
be mailed a Guidebook (available
in October).
Order a Guidebook »
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Important Deadlines
Jan 3 - Last day
to request refunds
Jan 6 - Last day
for Volunteers to
register
Jan 10 - Registration
fees increase
Jan 31 - Last day
to register by mail (register
online or on site)
See REC 2020 Updates»
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Congress Milestones
1956
- first two-day CCD Institute
(500 teachers in attendance)
1967 - first three-day
“Southern California Confraternity
Congress” (7,000 in attendance)
1970 - CCD Congress
moves from Los Angeles to
Anaheim Convention Center
1973 - first "Religious
Education Congress"
as CCD office renamed to
Office of Religious Education
See the REC Milestones »
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