Study Week 2015
 
Wednesday 01/21/2015
9:00 amExhibitor Setup
9:30 amMeet at Wyndham Garden Hotel for Tours
10:00 am - 12:00 pmSt. Mary's Catholic Church Tour - Umbarger, TX
10:00 am - 12:00 pmCross Ministry Tour - Groom, TX
2:00 pmBoard Meeting
3:45 pmBuses Running to Civic Center
4:00 pm - 8:00 pmEvent Registration Open
4:00 pm - 9:30 pmExhibit Hall Open
6:30 pm - 7:00 pmOpening Prayer
7:00 pm - 8:00 pmKeynote Address - "Christ Waiting for Us"
8:00 pm - 9:30 pmExhibit Reception
9:30 pmBuses Running to Wynham Garden Hotel
 
Thursday 01/22/2015
8:00 amBuses Running to Civic Center
8:00 am - 5:00 pmExhibit Hall Open
8:00 am - 5:00 pmEvent Registration Open
9:00 am - 9:30 amMorning Prayer
9:30 am - 11:00 amMajor Address - "We Search for Christ"
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mass
12:00 pm - 1:45 pmLunch in Exhibit Hall (ticket required)
12:00 pm - 1:45 pmMusic Showcase - OCP
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmPecha Kucha on Visual Arts for Worship
1:45 pm - 2:45 pmA-1: Introduction to RCIA: Getting Started and Staying on Course
1:45 pm - 2:45 pmA-2: Extraordinary Communion Ministers and Lectors and their Roles
1:45 pm - 2:45 pmA-3: Mercy in the Spirit and Moving in the Spirit: Confession vs. Spirtual Direction
1:45 pm - 2:45 pmA-4: Go and Proclaim Global Solidarity with Prayer
1:45 pm - 2:45 pmA-5: Singing the Mass, the Chant of the Roman Missal
1:45 pm - 2:45 pmA-6: Welcoming New Faces and Ethnic Groups in the Parish
2:45 pm - 3:30 pmBreak in Exhibit Hall
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmB-1: “Getting to Know You:” Who is Coming to the Table?
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmB-2: The New Spanish Roman Missal for the United States
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmB-3: The Celebration of Sunday: Mass from the Inside Out
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmB-4: Eucharistic Spirituality in the 21st Century
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmB-5: Preaching and the Work Place
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmB-6: Children’s Choir: From Music Rehearsal to Mass
4:30 pm - 5:00 pmBreak in Exhibit Hall
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmC-1: From Inquiry to the Rite of Election
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmC-2: Liturgy of the Hours in the Parish
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmC-3: Open Doors to the Spirit: Confirmation Preparation and Liturgy that Engages and Tranforms
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmC-4: Ministering to the Dying and their Families
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmC-5: Eucharistic Adoration: What the Documents Say
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmC-6: Technology Assets in the Parish: How to Use Them
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmC-7: Proclaiming the Presence of God through Art and Architecture
6:00 pmBuses Running to Wynham Garden Hotel
6:30 pmFREE EVENING
 
Friday 01/23/2015
8:00 amBuses Running to Civic Center
8:00 am - 1:00 pmEvent Registration Open
8:00 am - 1:00 pmExhibit Hall Open
9:00 am - 9:30 amMorning Prayer
9:30 am - 10:30 amMajor Address - "Healing and Forgiveness: God's Special Gift to Us"
10:30 am - 11:00 amBreak in Exhibit Hall
11:00 am - 12:00 pmD-1: Breaking Open the Word
11:00 am - 12:00 pmD-2: Preparing Music for the Liturgical Seasons - Advent and Christmas
11:00 am - 12:00 pmD-3: One Body Blessed and Broken: Catechesis for Special Needs
11:00 am - 12:00 pmD-4: Called and Gifted
11:00 am - 12:00 pmD-5: Ministry to the Millennial Generation
11:00 am - 12:00 pmD-6: Liturgical Music Across the Catholic School Curriculum
11:00 am - 12:00 pmD-7: Reclaiming Our Ritual Heritage in Catholic Schools
11:00 am - 12:00 pmD-8: Sanctifying Time in Catholic Schools through Liturgy of the Hours
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmLunch in Exhibit Hall (ticket required)
1:10 pm - 2:30 pmBuses running to St. Mary's Cathedral
2:30 pm - 3:30 pmMajor Address - "Faith in the Public Square'
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmMass at St. Mary's Cathedral
4:30 pmBuses Running to Wyndham Garden Hotel
6:15 pmBuses Running to Civic Center
6:30 pm - 7:15 pmCocktails (Cash Bar)
7:15 pm - 9:30 pmFaithful Servant Award Banquet
9:30 pm - 10:30 pmBuses Running to Wyndam Garden Hotel
 
Saturday 01/24/2015
8:00 amBuses Running to Civic Center
8:00 am - 3:30 pmExhibit Hall Open
8:00 am - 3:30 pmEvent Registration Open
9:00 am - 9:30 amMorning Prayer
9:30 am - 10:30 amMajor Address - "Breaking the Glass Ceiling"
9:30 am - 10:30 amE-1: El Nuevo Misal Romano en Español
9:30 am - 10:30 amE-2: Planeando la Musica para Bodas, Funerales y Quinceañeras
9:30 am - 10:30 amE-3: El Sacramento de la Confesión y la Dirección Espiritual
9:30 am - 10:30 amE-4: Elementos Claves en el Comienzo y Perseverancia del Aspostolado
10:30 am - 11:00 amBreak in Exhibit Hall
11:00 am - 12:00 pmF-1: To Scrutinize, Present and Prepare - the Period of Purification and Enlightenment
11:00 am - 12:00 pmF-2: How Funerals can Evangelize: Renewing Our Planning
11:00 am - 12:00 pmF-3: One Body Blessed and Broken: Catechesis for Special Needs Children
11:00 am - 12:00 pmF-4: Liturgy in a Multicultural Parish
11:00 am - 12:00 pmF-5: Implications for Embracing the Joy of the Gospel
11:00 am - 12:00 pmF-6: Preaching and the New Evangelization
11:00 am - 12:00 pmF-7: Liturgia: Principios Fundamentales
11:00 am - 12:00 pmF-8: Purificación e lluminación
11:00 am - 12:00 pmF-9: El Coro y el Cantor: su Papel en la Liturgia
11:00 am - 12:00 pmF-10: Waiting and Delivery: Seeing Advent and Christmas in a New Light
12:00 pm - 2:00 pmLunch in Exhibit Hall (ticket required)
12:00 pm - 2:00 pmMusic Showcase - WLP
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmPecha Kucha on Visual Arts for Worship
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmConferencia Principal Español - "En Busca de Cristo"
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmG-1: Navigating The Triduum with the Elect and the Candidates
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmG-2: Liturgy of the Hours in the Parish
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmG-3: Introduction to RCIA: Getting Started and Staying on Course
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmG-4: Deacon Wives and their Ministry in the Local Community
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmG-5: The Liturgical Ministry of the Deacon
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmG-6: Collaborative Ministry in the Local Parish
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmG-7: Connections between Spirituality and Health
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmG-8: Out with the Old, In with the New: Visualizing the Seasons of Lent and Easter
3:00 pm - 3:30 pmBreak in Exhibit Hall
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmH-1: Preparing Music for the Liturgical Seasons - Lent, Holy Week & Easter
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmH-2: The Role of the Cantor and Choir in Liturgy
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmH-3: Partners in Faith: Parents & Catechists
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmH-4: "Deacon an Icon of Service" but aren't all Catholics "Icons of Service?"
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmH-5: Ministry to the Homebound and the Eldery
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmH-6: "Nothing Ordinary about Ordinary Time: Connectiong the Liturgical Environment to the Natural Environment"
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmH-7: Dándole la Bienvenida a las Personas Nuevas y Grupos Énicos en la Parroquia
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmH-8: Ministros Extraordinarios de la Comunion y de la Palabra
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmH-9: Conexiones entre la Salud y la Espirtualidad
5:00 pmBuses Running to Wyndham Garden Hotel or St. Mary's Cathedral
5:30 pmMass at St. Mary's Cathedral
6:30 pmBuses Running to Wyndham Garden Hotel after Mass
Wednesday 01/21/2015
9:00 amExhibitor Setup
9:30 amMeet at Wyndham Garden Hotel for Tours
10:00 am - 12:00 pmSt. Mary's Catholic Church Tour - Umbarger, TX
10:00 am - 12:00 pmCross Ministry Tour - Groom, TX
2:00 pmBoard Meeting
3:45 pmBuses Running to Civic Center
4:00 pm - 8:00 pmEvent Registration Open
4:00 pm - 9:30 pmExhibit Hall Open
6:30 pm - 7:00 pmOpening Prayer
7:00 pm - 8:00 pmKeynote Address - "Christ Waiting for Us" [More Info]
Sister Addie Lorraine Walker SSND, Director, Sankofa Institute for African American Pastoral Leadership
8:00 pm - 9:30 pmExhibit Reception
9:30 pmBuses Running to Wynham Garden Hotel
 
Thursday 01/22/2015
8:00 amBuses Running to Civic Center
8:00 am - 5:00 pmExhibit Hall Open
8:00 am - 5:00 pmEvent Registration Open
9:00 am - 9:30 amMorning Prayer
9:30 am - 11:00 amMajor Address - "We Search for Christ" [More Info]
Most Rev. Ricardo Ramirez, CSB, Bishop Emeritus of Las Cruces, New Mexico
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mass
12:00 pm - 1:45 pmLunch in Exhibit Hall (ticket required)
12:00 pm - 1:45 pmMusic Showcase - OCP
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmPecha Kucha on Visual Arts for Worship [More Info]
1:45 pm - 2:45 pmBreakout Session A
A-1: Introduction to RCIA: Getting Started and Staying on Course [More Info]
Sr. Lois Paha, O.P., D.Min, Director of Pastoral Services & Formation , Diocese of Tucson
1:45 pm - 2:45 pmBreakout Session A
A-2: Extraordinary Communion Ministers and Lectors and their Roles [More Info]
Rev. James Burkart, President, Southwest Liturgical Conference Board of Directors
1:45 pm - 2:45 pmBreakout Session A
A-3: Mercy in the Spirit and Moving in the Spirit: Confession vs. Spirtual Direction [More Info]
Rev. Rene Perez, Director of Office of Worship, Diocese of Lubbock
1:45 pm - 2:45 pmBreakout Session A
A-4: Go and Proclaim Global Solidarity with Prayer [More Info]
Marcos Guerrero-Martinez, Relationship Manager, Southwest Region, Catholic Relief Services
1:45 pm - 2:45 pmBreakout Session A
A-5: Singing the Mass, the Chant of the Roman Missal [More Info]
Fabian Ruben Yanez, Director of the Office of Worship, Archdiocese of Santa Fe
1:45 pm - 2:45 pmBreakout Session A
A-6: Welcoming New Faces and Ethnic Groups in the Parish [More Info]
Sr. Doris Turek, SSND, Director of the Office of Worship, Diocese of El Paso
2:45 pm - 3:30 pmBreak in Exhibit Hall
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmBreakout Session B
B-1: “Getting to Know You:” Who is Coming to the Table? [More Info]
Sr. Lois Paha, O.P., D.Min, Director of Pastoral Services & Formation , Diocese of Tucson
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmBreakout Session B
B-2: The New Spanish Roman Missal for the United States [More Info]
Sylvia Sanchez, Multicultural Specialist in the Secretariat of Divine Worship, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmBreakout Session B
B-3: The Celebration of Sunday: Mass from the Inside Out [More Info]
Dr. Patricia J. Hughes, Director of the Office of Worship, Diocese of Dallas
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmBreakout Session B
B-4: Eucharistic Spirituality in the 21st Century [More Info]
Rev Marcus McFadin, Pastor, St. Stephen Deacon & Martyr Catholic Church
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmBreakout Session B
B-5: Preaching and the Work Place [More Info]
Rev. James Schmitmeyer, Pastor
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmBreakout Session B
B-6: Children’s Choir: From Music Rehearsal to Mass [More Info]
Nicole Koetting
4:30 pm - 5:00 pmBreak in Exhibit Hall
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmBreakout Session C
C-1: From Inquiry to the Rite of Election [More Info]
Sylvia M Garcia, Associate Director, Office of Worship for the Diocese of Dallas
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmBreakout Session C
C-2: Liturgy of the Hours in the Parish [More Info]
Rev. Stephen Bird, Director of the Office of Worship & Spiritual Life, Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmBreakout Session C
C-3: Open Doors to the Spirit: Confirmation Preparation and Liturgy that Engages and Tranforms [More Info]
Daniel Girardot, Director of Liturgy & Music, St. Theresa Catholic Church
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmBreakout Session C
C-4: Ministering to the Dying and their Families [More Info]
Davlyn Duesterhaus, BSA Chaplain
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmBreakout Session C
C-5: Eucharistic Adoration: What the Documents Say [More Info]
Rev. Leon Strieder, SLD,
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmBreakout Session C
C-6: Technology Assets in the Parish: How to Use Them [More Info]
Larry Gray, Information Technology Director, Diocese of Amarillo
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmBreakout Session C
C-7: Proclaiming the Presence of God through Art and Architecture [More Info]
Ken Griesemer, Liturgical Design Consultant
6:00 pmBuses Running to Wynham Garden Hotel
6:30 pmFREE EVENING
 
Friday 01/23/2015
8:00 amBuses Running to Civic Center
8:00 am - 1:00 pmEvent Registration Open
8:00 am - 1:00 pmExhibit Hall Open
9:00 am - 9:30 amMorning Prayer
9:30 am - 10:30 amMajor Address - "Healing and Forgiveness: God's Special Gift to Us" [More Info]
Br. Loughlan Sofield, S.T., Missionary Servant of the Most Holy Trinity
10:30 am - 11:00 amBreak in Exhibit Hall
11:00 am - 12:00 pmBreakout Session D
D-1: Breaking Open the Word
11:00 am - 12:00 pmBreakout Session D
D-2: Preparing Music for the Liturgical Seasons - Advent and Christmas [More Info]
Barbara Guenther, Pastoral Associate for Liturgy & Music
11:00 am - 12:00 pmBreakout Session D
D-3: One Body Blessed and Broken: Catechesis for Special Needs [More Info]
Charleen Katra, Associate Director, Office of Evangelization and Catechesis
11:00 am - 12:00 pmBreakout Session D
D-4: Called and Gifted [More Info]
Br. Loughlan Sofield, S.T., Missionary Servant of the Most Holy Trinity
11:00 am - 12:00 pmBreakout Session D
D-5: Ministry to the Millennial Generation [More Info]
Rev Marcus McFadin, Pastor, St. Stephen Deacon & Martyr Catholic Church
11:00 am - 12:00 pmBreakout Session D
D-6: Liturgical Music Across the Catholic School Curriculum
11:00 am - 12:00 pmBreakout Session D
D-7: Reclaiming Our Ritual Heritage in Catholic Schools
11:00 am - 12:00 pmBreakout Session D
D-8: Sanctifying Time in Catholic Schools through Liturgy of the Hours
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmLunch in Exhibit Hall (ticket required)
1:10 pm - 2:30 pmBuses running to St. Mary's Cathedral [More Info]
2:30 pm - 3:30 pmMajor Address - "Faith in the Public Square' [More Info]
Most Rev. Patrick J. Zurek, Bishop of Amarillo
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmMass at St. Mary's Cathedral [More Info]
4:30 pmBuses Running to Wyndham Garden Hotel
6:15 pmBuses Running to Civic Center
6:30 pm - 7:15 pmCocktails (Cash Bar) [More Info]
7:15 pm - 9:30 pmFaithful Servant Award Banquet [More Info]
9:30 pm - 10:30 pmBuses Running to Wyndam Garden Hotel
 
Saturday 01/24/2015
8:00 amBuses Running to Civic Center
8:00 am - 3:30 pmExhibit Hall Open
8:00 am - 3:30 pmEvent Registration Open
9:00 am - 9:30 amMorning Prayer
9:30 am - 10:30 amMajor Address - "Breaking the Glass Ceiling" [More Info]
Rev. John E Hurley, C.S.P, D.Min., Former Executive Director, Department of Evangelization, Archdiocese of Baltimore, the National Pastoral Life Center and the USCCB Secretariat for Evangelization
9:30 am - 10:30 amTalleres E - Español
E-1: El Nuevo Misal Romano en Español [More Info]
Rev. Heliodoro Lucatero, Director of the Office of Worship, Archdiocese of San Antonio
9:30 am - 10:30 amTalleres E - Español
E-2: Planeando la Musica para Bodas, Funerales y Quinceañeras
9:30 am - 10:30 amTalleres E - Español
E-3: El Sacramento de la Confesión y la Dirección Espiritual [More Info]
9:30 am - 10:30 amTalleres E - Español
E-4: Elementos Claves en el Comienzo y Perseverancia del Aspostolado [More Info]
Rev. Jose Ricardo Zanetti, Pastor
10:30 am - 11:00 amBreak in Exhibit Hall
11:00 am - 12:00 pmBreakout Session F
F-1: To Scrutinize, Present and Prepare - the Period of Purification and Enlightenment [More Info]
Joanna Haston, Director of the Office of Liturgical Formation, Art & Environment, Diocese of Las Cruces
11:00 am - 12:00 pmBreakout Session F
F-2: How Funerals can Evangelize: Renewing Our Planning [More Info]
Dr. Patricia J. Hughes, Director of the Office of Worship, Diocese of Dallas
11:00 am - 12:00 pmBreakout Session F
F-3: One Body Blessed and Broken: Catechesis for Special Needs Children [More Info]
Charleen Katra, Associate Director, Office of Evangelization and Catechesis
11:00 am - 12:00 pmBreakout Session F
F-4: Liturgy in a Multicultural Parish
11:00 am - 12:00 pmBreakout Session F
F-5: Implications for Embracing the Joy of the Gospel [More Info]
Rev. John E Hurley, C.S.P, D.Min., Former Executive Director, Department of Evangelization, Archdiocese of Baltimore, the National Pastoral Life Center and the USCCB Secretariat for Evangelization
11:00 am - 12:00 pmBreakout Session F
F-6: Preaching and the New Evangelization [More Info]
Rev. James Schmitmeyer, Pastor
11:00 am - 12:00 pmBreakout Session F
F-7: Liturgia: Principios Fundamentales [More Info]
11:00 am - 12:00 pmBreakout Session F
F-8: Purificación e lluminación [More Info]
Most Rev. Ricardo Ramirez, CSB, Bishop Emeritus of Las Cruces, New Mexico
11:00 am - 12:00 pmBreakout Session F
F-9: El Coro y el Cantor: su Papel en la Liturgia [More Info]
Peter Kolar, Senior Editor of Hispanic Resources , World Library Publications
11:00 am - 12:00 pmBreakout Session F
F-10: Waiting and Delivery: Seeing Advent and Christmas in a New Light [More Info]
Julie Pierce, Liturgical Environmentalist
12:00 pm - 2:00 pmLunch in Exhibit Hall (ticket required)
12:00 pm - 2:00 pmMusic Showcase - WLP
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmPecha Kucha on Visual Arts for Worship [More Info]
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmConferencia Principal Español - "En Busca de Cristo" [More Info]
Most Rev. Ricardo Ramirez, CSB, Bishop Emeritus of Las Cruces, New Mexico
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmBreakout Session G
G-1: Navigating The Triduum with the Elect and the Candidates [More Info]
Barbara Guenther, Pastoral Associate for Liturgy & Music
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmBreakout Session G
G-2: Liturgy of the Hours in the Parish [More Info]
Rev. Stephen Bird, Director of the Office of Worship & Spiritual Life, Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmBreakout Session G
G-3: Introduction to RCIA: Getting Started and Staying on Course [More Info]
Sr. Lois Paha, O.P., D.Min, Director of Pastoral Services & Formation , Diocese of Tucson
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmBreakout Session G
G-4: Deacon Wives and their Ministry in the Local Community [More Info]
Mary Fahy, Office of Worship & Spiritual Life, Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmBreakout Session G
G-5: The Liturgical Ministry of the Deacon [More Info]
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmBreakout Session G
G-6: Collaborative Ministry in the Local Parish [More Info]
Br. Loughlan Sofield, S.T., Missionary Servant of the Most Holy Trinity
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmBreakout Session G
G-7: Connections between Spirituality and Health
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmBreakout Session G
G-8: Out with the Old, In with the New: Visualizing the Seasons of Lent and Easter [More Info]
Julie Pierce, Liturgical Environmentalist
3:00 pm - 3:30 pmBreak in Exhibit Hall
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmBreakout Session H
H-1: Preparing Music for the Liturgical Seasons - Lent, Holy Week & Easter [More Info]
Barbara Guenther, Pastoral Associate for Liturgy & Music
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmBreakout Session H
H-2: The Role of the Cantor and Choir in Liturgy [More Info]
Peter Kolar, Senior Editor of Hispanic Resources , World Library Publications
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmBreakout Session H
H-3: Partners in Faith: Parents & Catechists
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmBreakout Session H
H-4: "Deacon an Icon of Service" but aren't all Catholics "Icons of Service?" [More Info]
Deacon Blaine Westlake, Director of the Diaconate & Safe Environment Office, Diocese of Amarillo
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmBreakout Session H
H-5: Ministry to the Homebound and the Eldery [More Info]
Davlyn Duesterhaus, BSA Chaplain
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmBreakout Session H
H-6: "Nothing Ordinary about Ordinary Time: Connectiong the Liturgical Environment to the Natural Environment" [More Info]
Sr. Ginger Downey OLVM
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmBreakout Session H
H-7: Dándole la Bienvenida a las Personas Nuevas y Grupos Énicos en la Parroquia [More Info]
Sr. Doris Turek, SSND, Director of the Office of Worship, Diocese of El Paso
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmBreakout Session H
H-8: Ministros Extraordinarios de la Comunion y de la Palabra [More Info]
Rev. James Burkart, President, Southwest Liturgical Conference Board of Directors
3:30 pm - 4:30 pmBreakout Session H
H-9: Conexiones entre la Salud y la Espirtualidad
5:00 pmBuses Running to Wyndham Garden Hotel or St. Mary's Cathedral [More Info]
5:30 pmMass at St. Mary's Cathedral [More Info]
6:30 pmBuses Running to Wyndham Garden Hotel after Mass