Wednesday

6:30 am – 7:45 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation  Fr. Drake Mc Calister (CTK)


6:30 am – 8:30 am

Breakfast  (Antonian Hall)


7:00 am

Catechetical Institute Diocesan Officials‘ Breakfast  (JCWC, Gentile Gallery)


7:30 am – 2:00 pm

Media Sales  (FFH)


8:00 am

Doors Open  (FFH)


8:30 am – 10:30 am

Spiritual Direction Available  (Meet at Entrance of CTK)
*For those registered in the Retreat Track ONLY. Sign-up available in Christ the King Chapel.


8:30 am – 9:00 am

Divine Office – Morning Prayer  (Liturgy Committee)


9:00 am – 10:15 am     

Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Celebrant/Homilist:  Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz Van Elst


10: 45 am – Noon    

Workshop 4: 

  1. The Ecclesial Method (CT1 / RCIA2)  Dr. James Pauley (St. Joseph Center, Classroom B)
  2. Praying With Scripture: Lectio Divina (CT2) Teresa Hawes (Egan Hall, 113)
  3. The Essential Link Between Liturgy and Catechesis (PCL1 / CS1 / RCIA1 / CT1) William O’Leary (St. Joseph Center, Classroom A)
  4. Developing a Missionary Mindset (YA) Marcel LeJeune (JCWC, Gentile Gallery)
  5. Kerygmatic Accompaniment With Teenagers (YM1) Dr. Bob Rice (FFH: Aerobics Room, 2nd Floor)
  6. How to Avoid Bad Meetings (DO) Ken Ogorek (FFH: Performance Room, 2nd Floor)
  7. Introduction to Educating in Christ  Dr. Gerard O’Shea (Cosmas and Damian, Pugliese Auditorium)
  8. Developing a Vision for the Domestic Church Dr. Greg Popcak (Cosmas and Damian, Room 300)
  9. Attachment and Morality: A Catholic View of the Human Person Dr. Andrew Sodergren (Cosmas and Damian, Room 206)
  10. Organizational Health and Building a Cohesive Leadership Team  Paco Gavrilides (JCWC, St. Leo Room)

Noon – 2:00 pm

Lunch  (Antonian Hall)


12:00 pm

Second of Three Diocesan Leaders’ Luncheon with
Bishop Tebartz Van Elst  
(Antonian Hall, Schiappa Boardroom)


1:00 – 1:45 pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation  (CTK)


1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Spiritual Direction Available  (Meet at Entrance of CTK)
*For those registered in the Retreat Track ONLY. Sign-up available in  Christ the King Chapel.


1:00 pm

Doors Open  (Workshop Venues)


2:00 – 5:30 pm

Eucharistic Adoration  (CTK)


2:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Workshop 5:

  1. Scripture: The Heart of Catechesis (CT1 / RCIA1) Dr. Eric Westby (St. Joseph Center, Classroom B)
  2. Liturgy and Catechetical Methodology (CT2 / CS2) Dr. Amy Roberts (Egan Hall, 113)
  3. Recruiting, Training, and Forming Volunteers I (PCL1)  Dr. Martha Drennan (Cosmas and Damian, Pugliese Auditorium)
  4. The Catechumenate: Paradigm for All Catechesis (PCL2 / RCIA2) Gigi Zapiain (Cosmas and Damian, Room 300)
  5. The Preventive System of St. John Bosco (CS1)  Fr. Lou Molinelli, SDB (Cosmas and Damian, Room 206)
  6. Vocational Discernment With Teenagers (YM1)  Gina Bauer (Egan Hall, 213)
  7. An Interconnected Net: Intra and Extra-Parish Ministries With Teens (YM2)Kris Frank (FFH: Aerobics Room, 2nd Floor)
  8. Prayer: The Foundation of Mission (YA)  Marcel LeJeune (JCWC: Gentile Gallery)
  9. Working With Priests (DO)  Ann Lankford (FFH: Performance Room, 2nd Floor)
  10. Teaching the Eucharist to Children  Dr. Gerard O’Shea (FFH)

3:15 pm – 3:45 pm

Transition Time


3:45 pm – 5: 00 pm

Workshop 6:

  1. Recruiting, Training, and Forming Volunteers II (PCL1)  Dr. Martha Drennan (Cosmas and Damian, Pugliese Auditorium)
  2. Philosophical Foundations of Catechesis (PCL2 / CT1) Dr. Ron Bolster (Cosmas and Damian, Room 300)
  3. Pastoral Components of the Christian Initiation Process: From Initial Motivation to Firm Conviction to a Catholic Worldview (RCIA1) Patty Norris (St. Joseph Center, Classroom B)
  4. Discernment Process for Participant’s Readiness for the Rites (RCIA2)  Lori Smith (St. Joseph Center, Classroom A)
  5. Holy Spirit, Converter of Hearts (CT2 / YM2) Fr. Jay Mello (FFH: Aerobics Room, 2nd Floor)
  6. Theology of the Body for Teens (YM1)  Gina Bauer (Egan Hall, 213)
  7. Virtuous Leadership – Patience, Perseverance, Graciousness, Humility (HLT) Paco Gavrilides (Cosmas and Damian, 206)
  8. Planning and Execution in a Diocesan Setting (DO) Mary Ann Wiesinger-Puig (FFH: Performance Room, 2nd Floor)
  9. Integrated Family Catechesis: Multiple Models for Honoring the Role of Parents as First Witnesses of the Faith  Dr. Joseph White (Egan Hall, 113)
  10. Sexual Identity Disorders  Dr. Andrew Sodergren (FFH)
  11. Teaching the Art  (CS1) Jose Gonzales (JCWC: Gentile Gallery)

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Dinner  (Antonian Hall)


5:30 pm – 6:45pm

Online Student Happy Hour (FFH: Aerobics Room, 2nd floor)


5:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Media Sales  (FFH)


5:45 pm 

Doors Open  (FFH)


6:45 pm – 7:00 pm

Gathering Music  Steubenville Worship


7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

EVENING SESSION

Praise and Worship  Steubenville Worship
Keynote:  “Encounter and Mission at the Heart of Evangelizing Catechesis: How the Eucharistic Revival Is Helping the Church Fulfill Her Evangelistic Mission”  Bishop Andrew Cozzens


9:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Social  (JCWC)
Complimentary popcorn and snow cones.