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RECongress
2021
RECongress
Dates
Thursday
through
Sudnday,
February
18-21,
2021
2021
RECongress
Theme
Proclaim
the
Promise!
/
¡Proclama
la Promesa!
/
Tuyên
Xưng
Lời
Giao
Ước!
2021
RECongress
Pricing
The
registration
fee
for
the
four
days
of RECongress
-- Thursday,
Feb.
18 through
Sunday,
Feb.
21 --
is $35.
2021
Location
Since
1970,
you
have
had
to travel
to the
Anaheim
Convention
Center
to attend
RECongress.
Now
that
our
upcoming
event
will
be virtual,
you
can
attend
right
from
home
or work!
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What
is RECongress?
Begun
as an
Institute
in 1956,
our
first
event
was
held
at Mount
Carmel
High
School
in Los
Angeles.
There
were
some
500
teachers
and
catechists
in attendance
at the
two-day
conference.
Our
last
gathering
brought
together
30,000
over
a four-day
event.
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Director's
Welcome
See
the
welcome
by Sr.
Rosalia
Meza,
Director
of the
Office
of
Religious
Education.
Find
it here
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Theme
Reflection
Read
a reflection
on the
theme
and
the
artwork
created
by artist
Val
MacRae.
Read
it here
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REC
Milestones
1956
- first
two-day
CCD
Institute
(500
teachers
in attendance)
1967
- the
first
three-day
“Southern
California
Confraternity
Congress” held
with
7,000
in attendance
1970
- CCD
Congress
moves
from
Los
Angeles
to Anaheim
Convention
Center
1971
-
First
Youth
Rally
held
on
Friday,
March
26,
which
would
become
Youth
Day
today
1973
- first
"Religious
Education
Congress"
as CCD
office
renamed
to Office
of Religious
Education
2021
- RECongress
goes
virtual
See
the
REC
Milestones
here
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RECongress.org
You
can
find
information
and
updates
about
RECongress
online.
Our
RECongress
Emailings
feature
our
RECongress
Spotlights.
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RECongress
Emails
Be sure
to sign-up
for
our
Emailings
about
Congress.
You
may
opt
out
from
our
Congress
Emailing
at any
time
from
the
"Manage
Your
Subscription"
link
below.
Sign
up here
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Virtual
RECongress
2021
Is
Coming
 Our virtual
RECongress
2021
event
is
just
two
months
away.
It
will begin
on Thursday,
February
18 and
concluded
on Sunday,
February
21,
2021.
Your
registration
fee
of $35,
will
include:
• Keynote Presenters
• Dynamic Workshops
• Entertainment
• Sacred Space
• Intercultural Prayer Experience
& • Youth Track on Friday and Saturday from 2:30-5 pm
You
may
register
as
an
individual
or
as a
group
(for
2 or
more
under
one
payment).
Registration
is
NOW
open;
click
here
to
register!
Our
2021
Keynote Speakers
 Friday, February 19, 2021
English:
Bishop Fernand Cheri III, OFM
Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans
"The
'TILL' Ministry"
 Friday, February 19, 2021
Spanish:
Sr. Teresa Maya, CCVI
Superior General: Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word
"Fidelidad frente a la incertidumbre: Creyentes que proclaman al Dios de la alianza"
 Saturday, February 20, 2021
English:
Bishop Robert W. McElroy
Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of San Diego
"What is Truth?"
 Saturday, February 20, 2021
Spanish:
Noel Díaz
President and Founder of El Sembrador Ministries, ESNE
"Dichosa Tu, Porque has creído (Lc 1,45)"
 Sunday,
February
21,
2021
English:
Sr. Carol Zinn, SSJ
Executive Director of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious
"Hope in the Promise; Hope for the World!"
Liturgy
Spotlight:
"We
Give
Our
Yes"
 "Gifted
to
Give
- Celebrating 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines" is a prayer of thanksgiving for the great gift of Faith. This prayer is not just about looking back on the past. It is also a looking at the present and forward to the future. Our community has been gifted with faith that we celebrate and witness to in commitment to the covenant of love, hope and mission. Join us as we celebrate so that we will all be motivated to go out to share the gift of the Christian faith!
Just
For
Southern
Californians
 Here's
an
easy
way
to
help
the
Los
Angeles
Religious
Education
Congress.
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
it
with
the
Community
Contributions
Program.
It’s
the
easiest
way
to
contribute
to RECongress.
Name:
Archdiocese
of
Los
Angeles
-
Religious
Education
Organization
Number:
KV939
You
can
find
step-by-step
instructions
and
information
online
and
Read
more
about
the
Ralphs
program
here.
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Los Angeles
Religious Education
Congress
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www.recongress.org
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