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Confessions
Confessions
We do our best to schedule confessors during each conference, but lines may be long when confession is available. If you are unable to receive the sacrament during a conference, you are encouraged to go to confession at your home parish.
Faculties for Priests
The Diocese of Steubenville has granted faculties to hear confessions and concelebrate Masses for all priest guests who hold faculties and are in good standing in their home diocese and have submitted a Letter of Good Standing to the Conference Office. A copy of the letter is on file in the Christ the King Chapel office.
First Aid and Security
The University provides emergency first-aid care on the upper floor of the J. C. Williams Center during conference hours. Please follow the signs or locate a staff member for directions.
Medication requiring refrigeration should be checked in with the medical staff and can be kept in the first-aid area. We are not authorized to dispense medicines, including Tylenol and Advil. Anyone needing these medicines can purchase them in the Campus Store located in the lower level of the J.C. Williams Center. Only the most basic service can be provided in the First-Aid Center. Anyone requiring more than one hour of medical attention will be sent to a local hospital.
In case of a life-threatening emergency, call (9)-911 from a campus phone or 911 from a cell phone. (Please note that some campus phones require dialing “9” to access an outside line.) In case of an emergency that is not life-threatening, call Security at 740-283-6911 (or at Extension 6911 from a campus phone), the University operator (0), or locate a staff member. The general number for security is 740-283-6333.
Internet – Wifi Access
Access to the University’s wireless network, “BaronNet-Guest,” is available to all conference guests. If you experience any trouble, call Guest Services at 740-283-6801.
Keys
Please keep your room locked when you are not in it. At the conclusion of the conference, please return your key to the appropriate key box located in the lobby of your residence hall. There is a $50 charge for lost keys.
Lost and Found
The Lost and Found is located at the J. C. Williams Center Information Desk throughout the scheduled conference. Items in the Lost and Found must be claimed within two weeks of the close of the conference. After that time, return of lost items is not guaranteed. If you realize after the conference that you have lost something, please call 740-283-3771.
Meals
If you have purchased a meal plan, your name badge will be necessary for admission into all meals. If you have not purchased a meal plan, breakfast, lunch, and dinner can be purchased in Antonian Hall for $9, $12, and $15, respectively. Otherwise, please consider visiting Cupertino’s Café or the Pub (both located in the J.C. Williams Center) or the retailers at Franciscan on the Square (near the University’s entrance) for food and beverages. See “Cafe and Campus Store Hours” under the “Information” button for the hours of operations for the Cupertino’s Café and the Pub.
- Meal Location Information
- If you have been with us in the past, you would know that we have had very long lines for food throughout this conference. To alleviate these long lines, we have added a second location for food service. If you have a meal plan, your two options for lunch and dinner throughout the weekend are the Cafeteria or the Tent.
- At the Cafeteria, we have staggered entrance times to alleviate long lines there. These times are posted on signs throughout campus. We will also have push notifications identifying these times. Please honor these times based on the sticker that is on your nametag (blue and yellow). These times only apply to lunch and dinner at the cafeteria. The tent will not have staggered times, and the mealtimes for the tent are the same as the cafeteria.
- If you do not have a meal plan and want to eat on campus, you can only purchase food at the retail locations on campus and at the Tent. Only those with meal plans can eat at the cafeteria.
- For those that are waiting for their time to go to dinner, we would encourage you to visit our bookstore which includes titles from many of the presenters this weekend or to visit the Port Chapel area which includes the Tomb of the Unborn Child, Our Lady of Guadalupe image, Stations of the Cross and Marian Grotto.
Name Badge
The name badge you received serves as your conference pass, which allows you to attend the sessions. Please wear your name badge each day of the conference.
Parking
Our staff will help you find parking upon arrival. We ask that you not park in spaces reserved for service vehicles, residence directors, conference team members, or in marked fire lanes. Use of handicapped parking spaces requires proper license plates and/or hang tags.
Phones
Please silence your cell phones during ALL sessions. This includes Liturgy, Main Sessions, and Workshop Sessions. House phones (for internal use only) are located in the J.C. Williams Center at the Information Desk.
Photography and Video
Video or audio recordings may NOT be made of liturgies, speakers, or music. This material is copyrighted and subject to all copyright laws. Flash photography is not allowed during liturgy in the Diocese of Steubenville. Portions of this conference are being photographed and recorded in video and audio format. By attending this conference, you give Franciscan University your consent to use these images and recordings without restriction in publications, advertisements, videos, websites, web-streaming video, and other uses.
Sale of Books and Other Items
The sale of any books, pamphlets, CDs, artwork, etc. is permitted only through the Franciscan University Campus Store. Please contact the Campus Store at 740-283-6271 for more information.
To learn more about the items available in the store, please visit its website at store.franciscan.edu/home or send questions to campusstore@franciscan.edu.
Smoking
The Ohio Smoke-Free Workplace Act prohibits smoking in all buildings/tents on the campus of Franciscan University and in areas adjacent to building entrances. Smoking is also prohibited outdoors within 30 feet of all building entrances and open windows where smoke may enter a building and in any other designated outdoor nonsmoking area. Please respect those around you by complying with these mandates. Ohio State Law also prohibits the purchase, possession, and use of tobacco products by anyone under the age of 21. Please help us by obeying this law.
Guest Services | Registration
Guest Assistance
Our staff and student workers are eager to help you and can be identified with applicable attire. For general conference questions, please ask someone wearing a staff shirt or call 740-283-6801. For nighttime on-campus needs, contact your Housing Host. Student hosts are available on the main floor of each residence hall.
Registration Office
On opening day of each event, Registration Check In, located in the St. Joseph Center Seminar Room, is open from noon to 8:00 p.m. To contact the Registration Team, please call 740-283-6315 or email conferences@franciscan.edu. The Registration Office is closed on Sundays.
Assistance | First Aid | Emergencies
Assistance
Our staff and student workers are eager to help you and are identified with applicable attire. For general conference questions, please ask someone wearing a staff shirt or call 740. 283.6801. For nighttime on-campus needs, contact your housing host. Student hosts are available on the main floor of each residence hall.
First Aid
It is very important that the Youth and the Chaperones look after their physical well-being throughout the conference weekend.
It is very important that youth and the chaperones look after their physical well-being throughout the conference weekend.
Water stations are available across campus, be sure to stay hydrated!
For all medical needs, please go to the First Aid Station, located in the J.C. Williams Center. For help, find a Member of the Conference Staff.
- Medical personnel are available 24 hours a day during the conference.
- Medication requiring refrigeration should be checked in with the medical staff.
- Youth requiring first aid must be accompanied by an adult chaperone.
- Everyone should know the name of their group leader when going to First Aid. This will ensure a quick recovery of Liability Release Form for the medical team’s reference.
- During the session times, youth will not be allowed into the housing facilities. If they are not feeling well, they must go to First Aid.
- We are not authorized to dispense medicines, including Tylenol and Advil. Anyone needing these medicines can purchase them in the Bookstore located in the lower level of the J.C. Williams Center. Any medicines that need to be refrigerated can be kept in the First Aid area.
- Only the most basic service can be provided in the First Aid Center. Anyone requiring more than one hour of medical attention will be sent to a local hospital.
- If transportation to the hospital is necessary, a chaperone must accompany the youth, provide support to the youth, and assist in notifying the parents/legal guardian.
- Visitors will not be permitted in the First-Aid station except for the accompanying chaperone.
Emergency Contact
- In case of a life-threatening emergency, call 911 from a campus phone or 911 from a cell phone. Please note that some campus phones require dialing “9” to access an outside line.
- In case of an emergency that is not life-threatening, call Jefferson Security at 740.283.6911 (or at Extension 6911 from a campus phone), the University operator (0), or locate a staff member.
- The general number for security is 740.283.6333.
Evacuation Plan
IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY:
Throughout the conference weekend, conference staff will be monitoring the weather.
In the case of a declared weather WARNING in Jefferson County, an emergency will automatically be declared. The evacuation procedures (whether during a session or otherwise) will be immediately implemented.
If you discover an emergency situation, please contact the nearest staff member.
In the case of an emergency, please listen to our staff and security personnel. They will be giving directions as to where you should go and what you should do.
Health & Safety
COVID-19 Protocols & Policies
COVID-19 protocols and policies can be found at steubenvilleconferences.com/covid.
Evacuation Plan
In case of an emergency, please listen to our staff and security personnel and follow their directions.
Throughout the conference weekend, conference staff will be monitoring the weather.
In the case of a declared weather WARNING in Jefferson County, an emergency will automatically be declared. The evacuation procedures (whether during a session or otherwise) will be immediately implemented.
Shuttle Schedule
Shuttles are provided by the conference Transportation Team. They are located at the Transportation Tent in Rosary Circle, outside the J. C. Williams Center.
Shuttles are provided to various locations across campus. They are also provided to/from the following area hotels:
In Steubenville, OH:
Best Western Plus (Inn at Franciscan Square), Wingate by Wyndham, Sleep Inn & Suites
In Weirton, WV:
Holiday Inn, Comfort Inn, Fairfield Inn and Suites
Hotel shuttles will occur at the following times:
Opening day – 9:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. (This time is also allotted for airport shuttles.)
Mid-conference – 6:30 a.m. until 8:30 a.m.; 9:30 p.m. until midnight
Closing day – 6:30 a.m. until 8:30 a.m.; 11:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
For shuttles at any other time, please go to the Transportation Tent or call the Transportation Team at (740) 317-4340 .
Media
Members of the media, please contact John Romanowsky in the Marketing and Communications Department at 740-284-5893 or jromanowsky@franciscan.edu before conducting interviews or publishing reports. No commercial use of conference activities may be made without authorization.
Information
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcements made at all sessions will be limited to those of general interest to all guests and will be made by the conference staff.
ASSISTANCE
Our staff and student workers are eager to help you and are identified with applicable attire. For general conference questions, please ask someone wearing a staff shirt or call 740.283.6801.
For nighttime on-campus needs, contact your housing host. Student hosts are available on the main floor of each residence hall.
CONFESSIONS
We do our best to schedule confessors during each conference, but lines may be long when confession is available. If you are unable to receive the sacrament during a conference, you are encouraged to go to confession at your home parish.
FACULTIES FOR PRIESTS
The Diocese of Steubenville has granted faculties to hear confessions for all priest guests who hold faculties and are in good standing in their home dioceses, and have submitted a Letter of Good Standing to prove such. A copy of the letter is on file at the Christ the King Chapel office.
FIRST AID AND SECURITY
The University provides emergency first-aid care on the upper floor of the J. C. Williams Center during conference hours. Please follow the signs or locate a staff member for directions. In case of a life-threatening emergency, call (9)-911 from a campus phone or 911 from a cell phone. Please note that some campus phones require dialing “9” to access an outside line. In case of an emergency that is not life-threatening, call Security at 740.283.6911 (or at Extension 6911 from a campus phone), the University operator (0), or locate a staff member. The general number for security is 740.283.6333.
INTERNET ACCESS
“Access to the university’s wireless network is available to all conference guests. Please follow these steps:
1. Connect to the “FUSGuest” wireless network.
2. Open your web browser. In the address bar, type franciscan.edu, then press <Enter>.
3. Read the Terms of Use, enter your e-mail address, and check the “I agree to the Terms of Use” check box. Then, click “Accept.”
If you experience any trouble, call ITS User Support Services at 740. 284.HELP (4357).”
KEYS
Please keep your room locked when you are not in it. At the conclusion of the conference, please return your key to the lobby of your residence hall. There is a $50 charge for lost keys.
LOST AND FOUND
The Lost and Found is located at the J. C. Williams Center Information Desk throughout the scheduled conference. Items in the Lost and Found must be claimed within two weeks of the close of the conference. After that time, return of lost items is not guaranteed. If you realize after the conference that you have lost something, please call 740.283.3771.
MEALS
If you have purchased a meal plan, your name badge will be necessary for admission into Antonian Hall for all meals. If you have not purchased a meal plan, consider visiting the Pub (J.C. Williams Center) and Cupertino’s Café (J.C. Williams Center) for a hot meal. See “Retail Hours” under the “Information” button for the hours of operations respectively.
MEDIA
Members of the media, please contact Lisa Ferguson or Tom Sofio in the Marketing and Communications Department, 740. 283.6450, before conducting interviews or publishing reports. No commercial use of conference activities may be made without authorization.
NAME BADGE
The name badge you received serves as your conference pass, which allows you to attend the sessions. Please wear your name badge each day of the conference.
PARKING
Our staff will help you find parking upon arrival. We ask that you not park in spaces reserved for service vehicles or residence directors or in marked fire lanes. Use of handicapped parking spaces requires proper license plates and/or hang tags.
PHONES
Please silence your cell phones during ALL sessions. This includes Liturgy, Main Sessions, and Workshop Sessions. House phones (for internal use only) are located in the J.C. Williams Center at the Information Desk.
PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO
Video or audio recordings may NOT be made of liturgies, speakers, or music. This material is copyrighted and subject to all copyright laws. Flash photography is not allowed during liturgy in the Diocese of Steubenville. Portions of this conference are being photographed and recorded in video and audio format. By attending this conference, you give Franciscan University your consent to use these images and recordings without restriction in publications, advertisements, videos, websites, web-streaming video, and other uses.
REGISTRATION
The Registration Office is ready to serve you: opening day, noon to 8:00 pm, and the following day, 8:00 am to noon, in the St. Joseph Center Seminar Room. To contact registration staff, please call 740.283.6315. The Registration Office is closed on Sundays.
SALE OF BOOKS AND OTHER ITEMS
The sale of any books, pamphlets, CDs, artwork, etc. is permitted only through the Franciscan University Bookstore. Please contact the Bookstore at 740. 283.6271 for more information.
To learn more about the items available in the Bookstore, please visit its website at franciscan.edu/bookstore or send questions to bookstore@franciscan.edu.
SMOKING
The Ohio Smoke-Free Workplace Act prohibits smoking in all buildings/tents on the campus of Franciscan University and in areas adjacent to building entrances. Smoking is also prohibited outdoors within 30 feet of all building entrances and open windows where smoke may enter a building and in any other designated outdoor nonsmoking area. Please respect those around you by complying with these mandates. Ohio State Law also prohibits the purchase, possession, and use of tobacco products by anyone under the age of 18. Please help us by obeying this law.
Bookstore Hours
Located in J. C. Williams Center
Power and Purpose
Friday: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday: 7:00 am – 7:00 pm
Sunday: 7:00 am – 9:30 am | Noon – 1:00 pm
Priests, Deacons, and Seminarians
Mon. – Thurs.: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Friday: 9:00 am – 6:30 pm
St. John Bosco
Mon. – Wed.: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Thursday: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Applied Biblical Studies
Tues.: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Wed. – Fri.: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Defending the Faith
Friday: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday: 7:00 am – 7:00 pm
Sunday: 7:00 am – 9:30 am | Noon – 1:00 pm
Restaurant & Café Hours
All locations accept debit/credit card purchases. Hours of operation are subject to change as conference needs arise.
THE PUB (J. C. Williams Center)
Featuring: hamburgers, grilled chicken breast sandwiches, grilled cheese, parfaits, yogurt, fruit salad, tossed salad, a variety of chips, water, and sodas.
Power and Purpose
Friday:
4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
10:00 pm – 11:30 pm*
Saturday:
Noon – 2:00 pm
4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
10:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Priests, Deacons, and Seminarians
Tuesday: 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Wednesday: 10:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Thursday: 10:00 pm – 11:30 pm
St. John Bosco
Monday: 9:00 pm – 10:30 pm*
Tuesday: 10:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Wednesday: 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Applied Biblical Studies
Tuesday:
Noon – 1:45 pm
9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Wednesday:
Noon – 1:45 pm
9:30 pm – 10:30 pm*
Thursday:
Noon – 1:45 pm
10:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Defending the Faith
Friday:
Noon – 2:00 pm
4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
10:00 pm – Midnight*
Saturday:
Noon – 2:00 pm
4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
10:00 pm – 11:30 pm*
* Denotes additional food offerings in the Finnegan Fieldhouse courtyard, weather permitting.
CUPERTINO’S CAFÉ (J. C. Williams Center)
Featuring: coffee, espresso, tea, smoothies, muffins, cookies, scones, entreé salads, and panini sandwiches.
Power and Purpose
Friday:
8:30 am – 7:00 pm
10:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Saturday:
7:00 am – 7:00 pm
10:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Sunday:
7:00 am – 8:30 am
Noon – 1:30 pm
Priests, Deacons, and Seminarians
Monday: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Tuesday:
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
10:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Wednesday:
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
10:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Thursday:
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
10:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Friday: 8:00 am – 1:30 pm
St. John Bosco
Monday:
8:30 am – 3:00 pm
9:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Tuesday:
7:30 am – 2:00 pm
10:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Wednesday:
7:30 am – 2:00 pm
9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Thursday: 7:30 am – 1:30 pm
Applied Biblical Studies
Tuesday:
8:30 am – 7:00 pm
9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Wednesday:
8:00 am – 7:00 pm
9:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Thursday:
7:00 am – 7:00 pm
10:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Defending the Faith
Friday: 7:00 am – Midnight
Saturday: 6:30 am – 11:30 pm
Sunday 6:30 am – 2:00 pm
All locations accept debit/credit card purchases. Hours of operation are subject to change as conference needs arise.
WIFI | Lost & Found
INTERNET – WiFi ACCESS
Access to the University’s wireless network, “BaronNet-Guest,” is available to all conference guests. If you experience any trouble, call Guest Services at 740-283-6801.
LOST AND FOUND
The Lost and Found is located at the J. C. Williams Center Information Desk throughout the scheduled conference. Items in Lost and Found must be claimed within two weeks of the close of the conference. After that time, the return of lost items is not guaranteed. If you realize after the conference that you have lost something, please call 740-283-3771.