The schedule of events for all those Deacons coming to New Orleans this July

For all the Deacons coming to New Orleans for our big 50th anniversary convention here is the schedule:


Deacon 2018 Congress Event Schedule

Published on 18 January 2018 Modified on 18 January 2018 By Thomas Dubois 

Deacon 2018 Congress Event Schedule.pdf

Event Schedule:
Sunday, July 22
-- 5:00 pm - Opening Mass and Keynote Address at St. Louis Cathedral (Jackson Square)

Monday, July 23
(Marriott New Orleans is the location of all remaining Congress programming)
-- 8:00 am Mass and Lauds
-- 9:00 am Break
--  9:30 am General Session - His Eminence Joseph Cardinal Tobin, Archbishop of Newark
-- 10:30 am Break
-- 11:00 am General Session - Deacon James Keating
-- 12:00 noon Lunch Break
-- 2:00 pm General Session - Deacon Greg Kandra
--  3:00 Break
-- 3:30 Workshops

• Deacon Michael Berstene - The Deacon’s Call to live as a Missionary Disciple
• Deacon  Francis  Butel - Rev. Mr. Peadee's Great Leap into the Unknown Diaconal Church
• Deacon Joseph DeVizia - "Dinners for Kids" : Feeding and Ministering to Kids to Stabilize Family Life
• Rev. Deacon Daniel Dozier - Icons of Christ the Servant: The Diaconate in the Byzantine Christian Tradition
• Deacon Dr. Robert Fangio - Amaus Dental Clinic: A Deacon's Call to be Christ the Healer
• Deacon David Lopez - Order of Levitical Blessing, Typologies
• Deacon James Marapoti - Prison Ministry: Bringing Lost Sheep Home
• Deacon Alfred Mitchell - Jesus Christ: Servant and Storyteller - Yesterday, Today and Forever
• Deacon Guadalupe Rodriguez - Spirituality of a Deacon
• Mrs. Joan Rosenhauer - Jesus Christ the Servant
• Deacon Arnoldo Santos - Street Gangs Through the Lens of a Former Police Detective
• Deacon Melvin Tardy - Sing Alleluia Easter People! Black Preaching and the Diaconate

Tuesday, July 24

(Marriott New Orleans is the location of all remaining Congress programming)
-- 8:00 am Mass and Lauds
 -- 9:00 am Break
--  9:30 am General Session - Most Reverend Frederick F. Campbell, Bishop of Columbus
-- 10:30 am Break
-- 11:00 am General Session - Most Reverend W. Shawn McKnight, Bishop-Elect of Jefferson City
-- 12:00 noon Lunch Break
-- 2:00 pm General Session - Mrs. Teresa Tomeo Pastore and Deacon Dominic Pastore
--  3:00 Break
-- 3:30 Workshops

• Deacon Robert Bridwell - Building Integrated Communities: A Program of Inclusion for Immigrant Families
• Deacon Gerald DuPont - Report: Comprehensive Study on the Diaconate in the U.S.
• Deacon Stephen Kern - Surviving 9/11: Suffering Forgiveness Service
• Deacon Dan Lupo Ph.D. - Exploring Where God was Present Yesterday by Writing a Reflection Today Will Change My Ministry Forever
• Reverend Msgr. Christopher J. Schreck - Revisions to the National Directory for the Formation, Ministry and Life of Permanent Deacons in the United States
• Deacon Steve Swope - Living Social Doctrine
• Mrs. Patricia Vowels - Discernment Synergy and Community: How a Deacon Wives Coordinator Can Pull it All Together!

The National World War II Museum Tour Schedule (Additional cost - Reservation Required)
-- 2:00 pm-5:00 pm Access to the WWII Museum
-- 2:00 pm-6:00 pm Access to Campaigns of Courage Pavilion and 4-D movie, Beyond All Boundaries
                       (Your reservation indicates the scheduled time for one of the 4 movie showings)
-- 6:00 pm-9:30 pm US Freedom Pavilion:
-  Dr. Dianne Traflet presentation: "'Called out of Darkness:' Building the Body of Christ from the Barracks of Dachau."
-  Private reception includes chicken alfredo pasta, assorted finger sandwiches, vegetable tray, cheese tray, fruit tray, bread pudding, coffee and tea. Cash bar

Wednesday, July 25

(Marriott New Orleans is the location of all remaining Congress programming)
-- 8:00 am Mass and Lauds
-- 9:00 am Break
--  9:30 am General Session - Most Reverend Gerald F. Kicanas, Bishop Emeritus of Tucson
-- 10:30 am Break
-- 11:00 am General Session - Deacon William T. Ditewig
-- 12:00 noon Lunch Break
--  2:00 pm General Session - Most Reverend Samuel J. Aquila, Archbishop of Denver
--  3:00 Break
-- 3:30 Workshops 

• Deacon Robert and Lorrie Borchert - Together We Reflect the Call of the Gospel
• Rev. Frank DeSiano CSP - Deacons Conversion Discipleship: The Crucial Role of Deacons in Forming Missionary Disciples in Parishes Today
• Deacon Raphael Duplechain - What are they saying about the Diaconate? Currents in Theology
• Deacon Thomas Lang - From Jail and Prison Ministry to Restorative Justice
• Deacon Joseph Michalak - The Deacon in the New Evangelization in the 21st Century
• Deacon Alfred Mitchell - A Storytelling Concert to Experience the Joy of Storytelling
• Rev. Ralph B. O'Donnell - CCLV Report on the Diaconate
• Deacon Andrew Saunders and Deacon Peter Cistaro - A Collaborative Diaconate Formation Program: Diocese and Seminary
• Deacon Michael Suden - A Jewish Deacon
• Deacon Steve Swope - The Deacon as a Catalyst of Service: Empowering and Animating the Faithful to Greater Evangelization
• Deacon Marvin T. Threatt Ph.D - African American Spirituality in the American Catholic Church
• Deacon Leonel Yoque - (Spanish) Diaconate and the Future of International Mission
• Dr. Dianne Traflet - Guardians of Gifts 'Entrusted to Their Care:' St. Edith Stein's Reflections on the Call of Catholic Women to Spiritual Accompaniment

Thursday, July 26

-- 8:30 am Lauds (Note that Closing Mass is at 11:00 am)
-- 9:00 am Break
-- 9:30 am Closing Session - His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston- Houston
-- 10:30 am Break
-- 11:00 am Closing Mass