Intentions
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.
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.
A Walk to Calvary | Stations of the Cross
At each Station, say:
We adore thee, O Christ, and bless thee because by thy holy cross thou hast redeemed the world.
After briefly meditating upon the Station, say the following prayers:
Our Father . . . Hail Mary . . . Glory Be . . .
To conclude each Station, say:
Jesus Christ Crucified, have mercy on us.
1st Station: Jesus is condemned to death.
2nd Station: Jesus carries his cross.
3rd Station: Jesus falls the first time.
4th Station: Jesus meets his mother.
5th Station: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry his cross.
6th Station: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus.
7th Station: Jesus falls the second time.
8th Station: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem.
9th Station: Jesus falls a third time.
10th Station: Jesus’ clothes are taken away.
11th Station: Jesus is nailed to the cross.
12th Station: Jesus dies on the cross.
13th Station: The body of Jesus is taken down from the cross.
14th Station: Jesus is laid in the tomb.
Mary, Star of the New Evangelization | Marian Grotto
Holy Mary, star of the new evangelization, make us the light of the world.
We receive Christ in the Eucharist; help us build the Kingdom in the world.
Teach us to do whatever he tells us. May our study of his life lead us to love him, and our love for him lead us to imitate him.
If we are what we should be, we will set the world ablaze and affect the culture.
We ask your intercession to make this so, through Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
Prayer to Jesus in the Manager | Crèche
O Divine Redeemer Jesus Christ, prostrate before thy crib, I believe thou art the God of infinite Majesty, even though I do see thee here as a helpless babe. I humbly adore and thank thee for having so humbled thyself for my salvation as to will to be born in a stable. I thank thee for all thou didst wish to suffer for me in Bethlehem, for thy poverty and humility, for thy nakedness, tears, cold, and sufferings.
Would that I could show thee that tenderness which thy Virgin Mother had toward thee, and love thee as she did. Would that I could praise thee with the joy of the angels, that I could kneel before thee with the faith of St. Joseph, the simplicity of the shepherds. Uniting myself with these first adorers at the crib, I offer thee the homage of my heart, and I beg that thou wouldst be born spiritually in my soul. Make me reflect in some degree the virtues of thy admirable nativity. Fill me with that spirit of renunciation, of poverty, of humility, which prompted thee to assume the weakness of our nature, and to be born amid destitution and suffering. Grant that from this day forward, I may in all things seek thy greater glory, and may enjoy that peace promised to men of good will.
Amen.
Prayer at the Tomb of the Unborn | Tomb of the Unborn Child
Almighty God, our Father, you who have given us life and intended us to have it forever, grant us your blessings. Enlighten our minds to an awareness and to a renewed conviction that all human life is sacred because it is created in your image and likeness. Help us to teach by word and the example of our lives that life occupies the first place, that human life is precious because it is the gift of God whose love is infinite. Give us the strength to defend human life against every influence or action that threatens or weakens it, as well as the strength to make every life more human in all its aspects.
Give us the grace…
When the sacredness of life before birth is attacked, to stand up and proclaim that no one ever has the authority to destroy unborn life. When a child is described as a burden or is looked upon only as a means to satisfy an emotional need, to stand up and insist that every child is a unique and unrepeatable gift of God, a gift of God with a right to a loving and united family.
Almighty Father, give us courage to proclaim the supreme dignity of all human life and to demand that society itself give its protection. We ask this in your name, through the redemptive act of your Son and in the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Plenary Indulgences at the Portiuncula | Portiuncula Chapel
By the generosity of the Vatican office of the Apostolic Penitentiary, faithful who visit the Portiuncula can receive plenary indulgences on any of five different occasions through the year: August 2, October 4, January 22, one day a year freely chosen by the individual faithful, and as often as in a group a pilgrimage is made to the Portiuncula Chapel. Plenary indulgences release the recipient from all temporal punishment due to sin, wiping out any time in purgatory incurred by past sins.
According to the decree, those who desire to gain the plenary indulgence should devoutly visit the Portiuncula Chapel, where they pray for the intentions of the Holy Father as well as the Our Father and the Creed. In addition, it is necessary that the Church’s ordinary conditions for receiving a plenary indulgence be met: Individuals must have the interior disposition of complete detachment from sin; have made a sacramental confession; and have received the Holy Eucharist. These must be completed within a week to 10 days before or after the visit to the Portiuncula.
Academic Camps
What Steubenville Conferences do for your soul, Franciscan University will do for your mind!
Franciscan University of Steubenville’s summer academic programs offer the best of Franciscan to rising high school sophomores and juniors:
June 21-26, 2020
The Franciscan Summer Academic Experience
Steubenville, Ohio
The Franciscan Academic Experience includes hands-on learning and engaging lectures across many disciplines including science, philosophy, theatre, theology, psychology along with daily Mass, socials, praise and worship, and cultural excursions.
Prayer in front of the Blessed Sacrament | Portiuncula Chapel
My Lord Jesus Christ, who because of your love for men remain night and day in the Blessed Sacrament, full of pity and of love, awaiting, calling and welcoming all who come to visit you, I believe that you are present here on the altar. I adore you, and I thank you for all the graces you have bestowed on me, especially for having given me yourself in this sacrament, for having given me your most holy Mother Mary to plead for me, and for having called me to visit you in this church.
I now salute your most loving Heart, and that for three ends: first, in thanksgiving for this great gift; secondly, to make amends to you for all the outrages committed against you in this Sacrament by your enemies; thirdly, I intend by this visit to adore you in all the places on earth in which you are present in the Blessed Sacrament and in which you are least honored and most abandoned.
My Jesus, I love you with my whole heart. I am very sorry for having so many times offended your infinite goodness. With the help of your grace, I purpose never to offend you again. And now, unworthy though I am, I consecrate myself to you without reserve. I renounce and give entirely to you my will, my affection, my desires, and all that I possess. For the future, dispose of me and all I have as you please.
All I ask of you is your holy love, final perseverance and that I may carry out your will perfectly. I recommend to you the souls in Purgatory, especially those who had the greatest devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and to the Blessed Virgin Mary. I also recommend to you all poor sinners.
Finally, my dear Savior, I unite all my desires with the desires of your most loving Heart; and I offer them, thus united, to the Eternal Father, and beseech him, in your name and for love of you, to accept and grant them.
— St. Alphonsus Liguori
Prayer of St. Francis Before the Crucifix | Christ the King Chapel
Most High, glorious God, enlighten the darkness of my heart, and give me right faith, certain hope, and perfect charity, wisdom and understanding, Lord, that I may carry out your holy and true command.
Amen.
Prayer to St. John Paul II | Outside John Paul II Library
Translation from Official Vatican Prayer
Oh, St. John Paul, from the window of heaven, grant us your blessing! Bless the Church that you loved and served and guided, courageously leading it along the paths of the world in order to bring Jesus to everyone and everyone to Jesus. Bless the young, who were your great passion. Help them dream again, help them look up high again to find the light that illuminates the paths of life here on earth.
May you bless families, bless each family! You warned of Satan’s assault against this precious and indispensable divine spark that God lit on earth. St. John Paul, with your prayer, may you protect the family and every life that blossoms from the family.
Pray for the whole world, which is still marked by tensions, wars, and injustice. You tackled war by invoking dialogue and planting the seeds of love: pray for us so that we may be tireless sowers of peace.
Oh St. John Paul, from heaven’s window, where we see you next to Mary, send God’s blessing down upon us all.
Amen.
The Upper Room
“They went up to the upper room… and the apostles with one accord devoted themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.” Acts 1:13-14
As a response to COVID-19 pandemic, The Upper Room was created as a place where quarantined Catholics could come and gather and pray. It has become the permanent home of all our year-round resources to help you continue to connect and pray. There you will find resources such as webinars, podcasts, blogs and other conference videos to strengthen your faith and encourage your heart!
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.
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
CD’s/DVD’s
Having trouble deciding which talks to attend? All of the general sessions and workshops will be recorded and available for purchase during the conference weekend! Access the store through the app or purchase the talks on-site. CDs, DVDs, and digital copies available for all talks! Come see us at our Steubenville Conferences table!
Tap here to buy CD’s and DVD’s
S – U
Seton Home Study School
The mission of Seton Home Study School, an international Catholic institution, is to ensure that all of its students thrive intellectually and spiritually using a Christ-centered, educational program that empowers them to live the Catholic Faith while embracing the academic and vocational challenges of the twenty-first century.
Seton Home Study School exists because we are committed to the education of Catholic children within their families. We are committed to the education for Catholic children being truly Catholic. We are committed to affirming and endorsing the rights and responsibilities of parents as upheld by the Church.
Sophia Institute for Teachers
Sophia Institute was established to nurture the spiritual, moral, intellectual and cultural life of souls, and to spread the Gospel of Christ in conformity with the authentic teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.
https://sophiainstituteforteachers.org/
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Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular
Province of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
As friars of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis and members of the Province of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus we vow ourselves to the challenge of living poverty, chastity, and obedience in the presence of the Church. In this way, we further the work of Francis of Assisi who unreservedly followed the crucified and risen Christ and the Gospel of preaching repentance and conversion for the salvation of all.
Contact Us: info@franciscanstor.org
Franciscan Sisters, TOR
Founded at Franciscan University in 1988, we, the Franciscan Sisters TOR of Penance of the Sorrowful Mother, are a Franciscan religious community rooted in Christ Crucified, animated by the Holy Spirit, and modeled after Mary, our Mother. Our life flow from the Eucharist, the wellspring of love and mercy. Captured by the merciful love of Christ, the fulfillment and desire of every human heart, in whose light every other love pales, we cannot help but freely give our lives. We abandon all so that this impoverished world, unknowingly starving for his love, may be filled with the knowledge of his merciful heart, eternally beating and ferociously burning for every human person.
Contact Us: vocations@torsisters.org
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Magnificat
Magnificat is a spiritual guide to help you develop your prayer life, grow in your spiritual life, find a way to a more profound love for Christ, and participate in the holy Mass with greater fervor.
Magnificat is a monthly publication designed for daily use, to encourage both liturgical and personal prayer. It can be used to follow daily Mass and can also be read at home or wherever you find yourself for personal or family prayer.
Every day, in a convenient, pocket-sized format, Magnificat offers beautiful prayers for both morning and evening drawn from the treasures of the Liturgy of the Hours, the official texts of daily Mass, meditations written by spiritual giants of the Church and more contemporary authors, essays on the lives of the saints of today and yesterday, and articles giving valuable spiritual insight into masterpieces of sacred art.
We encourage you to consider subscribing so you may join in the daily prayer of the Church and align your personal prayer life with the liturgical rhythm of the Church while immersing yourself in the ongoing Faith formation available in every issue.
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter:
https://www.facebook.com/magnificatmag/
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Sunday
8:30 am – 9:00 am
Mercantile Open
(Tate B)
9:00 am – 11:15 am
MORNING SESSION
(Tate B)
Gathering Music and Worship
Adore Worship Band
Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Bishop Michael F. Olson
Talk: Find Your Own Calcutta
Ennie Hickman
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Mercantile Open
(Tate B)
Steubenville Encounter
Introducing:
Steubenville Encounter
Transformed by God’s love for a life-long journey of Discipleship
This August 2019, the Christian Outreach Office in partnership with Adore Ministries will be hosting Steubenville Encounter: Texas at the beautiful Gaylord Texan in Fort Worth, Texas. To learn more about who you can be a part of this amazing weekend.
Saturday
6:30 am – 7:15 am
Crossfit sponsored by Swole.Catholic
(Grapevine Terrace)
7:30 am
Chapel Mass
(Tate A5)
8:00 am – 12:30 pm
Mercantile Open
(Tate B)
8:15 am – 11:00 am
Childcare Open
(Vineyard Tower Level 1)
8:30 am – 9:30 am
Mary, Martha, and Mimosas
Women’s Reflection
(Tate C6)
The Faith. The Fight. The French Press.
Men’s Reflection
(Tate A)
9:30 am
Shannon Wendt with ChewsLife
(Tate C6)
9:45 am
Discipleship Quads Presentation
Learn about Disciples making Disciples!
(Tate A)
Family Dinner Presentation
Grow community in your neighborhood!
(Tate B)
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Parents with Young Kids Meet Up
(Paradise Springs Lazy River)
Parents with Teenagers Meet Up
(Starbucks – Gaylord Atrium)
Young Adult Meet Up
(Paradise Springs Zip Line Pool)
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Hand Lettering Workshop
Ali Hoffman with Oodles of Doodles
(Tate C6)
12:15 pm – 5:00 pm
Childcare Open
(Vineyard Tower Level 1)
12:30 pm – 5:00 pm
AFTERNOON SESSION
(Tate B)
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Gathering Music and Worship
Adore Worship Band
Talk: Scandalous Love
Michelle Benzinger
Workshops (Two Rounds):
First Round – 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
~Workshop: Managing Time & Faith Life with Mother Teresa
Mark Hart (Tate A)
~Workshop: The Battlefield of the Mind with Padre Pio
Fr. Mike Schmitz (Tate B)
Second Round – 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
~Workshop: Understanding Life and Moral Issues with JPII
Michelle Benzinger (Tate A)
~Workshop: Heaven, Hell, and All the Serious Things with an Englishman-Fr. Mike Schmitz (Tate B)
2:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation
(Tate A5)
2:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Mercantile Open
(Tate B)
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm
Job Fair
(Tate A Hallway)
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Dinner
Dinner (Please see the Information Icon for Dining Options)
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Singles Trivia
(Vineyard Tower Pre-Function, Level 1)
Boomers and Beer
(Texas Station Patio)
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Childcare Open
(Vineyard Tower, Level 1)
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm EVENING SESSION
(Tate B)
Gathering Music and Worship
Adore Worship Band
Talk: In His Wounds we are Healed
Mark Hart
Eucharistic Adoration and Procession
Fr. Mike Schmitz
10:00 pm
Wedding Reception/After Party
(Vineyard Tower Pre-Function, Level 1)
HOW CAN I START A DISCIPLESHIP QUAD?
All the resources are free, including the lessons, training resources, and support materials are can be found at https://steubenvilleconferences.com/discipleship-quads/.
On that page, you will find all the resources, sign up to be a quad leader, or sign up to learn more. If you have a particular question, you can email us disicpleship@franciscan.edu
WHAT ARE PARTICIPANTS SAYING ABOUT DISCIPlESHIP QUADS?
“I think my personal growth in a relationship with God is encouraged and enhanced by my
participation in DQ. I see both the struggles and successes of the group members, and I am
held accountable for my efforts in furthering my relationship with God. I am more confident that with the help of the Holy Spirit I will be able to share my faith with others in my church
community and in my personal and family relationships. Without the group and the DQ materials, I don’t think I would be learning and exploring God’s purpose for my life.” – Michele S.
“Although we’re only about a month in, I have seen tremendous fruit from the DQ program. The small size creates a trust and an accountability that is helping us to grow in our faith as well as to grow together as brothers in Christ. Our work together in the program is stoking a fire in all of us that I’m confident will carry all of us through to make disciples of others.” – Joseph
“Sharing my daily journey with others and hearing their daily journey enables me to see more
clearly God at work in my everyday life and in others’ lives. I believe God uses other people to speak to us. Having a trusted community where faith and his Word is discussed lets me hear God’s voice calling to me, nudging me to a closer relationship with him. It also gives me a safe space to practice sharing the Good News (not something that comes naturally) with the goal of being able to do that in the broader areas of my life.
“Discipleship Quads have ignited my faith, revived my love of the Church, and begun my
discernment of how I can ‘pass this on’ next year with a new group. It provides a group that
holds me accountable in my faith journey.
“It strengthens the relational ministry and evangelism part of the Catholic Church.”- Wendy S.
“When I first heard about Discipleship Quads, I thought, “that group sounds too small” and “a
year is too long a commitment.” Now that we are on week six, I absolutely LOVE it, and those
earlier concerns are gone. Four is the perfect number; everyone shares, and there is a true
feeling of trust. I have been in prayer groups for over five years running, and I have never
experienced anything as meaningful to me spiritually as this program. It is incredibly intimate
and fruitful. Already, these women know my heart and my struggles better than many people I
have known for years. I look forward to our meetings with great anticipation and joy, and I am
excited to see how He uses us down the road to help rebuild His Church. – Laura W.