Monday Session 2:00 – 3:00 p.m

Location: Celestin GH

Handout: Annual Plan

Handout: Annual Hospitality and Community Building Plan

Handout: Timetable for Conducting a Stewardship Effort

Handout: Parish Stewardship Effort for Children

Handout: Commissioning Sunday

Handout: Lay Witness Handout

Speaker: Jim Kelley

Monday Session 2:00 – 3:00 p.m

Location: Strand 11

Speaker: Laurie Whitfield
Director, Office of Parish Stewardship
Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York

Moderator: Effie Caldarola
ICSC Communications Specialist
Omaha, Nebraska

We have every gift we need in order to build God’s Kingdom, but where the heck are they?? Come and explore ten (or more!) tried and true ways to seek out, find and call forth the gifts in your community!

Monday Session 2:00 – 3:00 p.m

Location: Strand 12

Speaker: Koren Ruiz
Founder and President Corresponsables de Dios (Stewards of God)
Portland, Oregon

Moderator: Coni Perez
Parish Stewardship Presenter Catholic Community of St. Luke the Evangelist
Houston, Texas

The rapidly growing Latino Catholic communities require new and creative strategies for helping them embrace stewardship as a way of life. This session will offer practical advice on how to enhance your stewardship initiatives to more effectively engage Latino parishes.

Monday Session 2:00 – 3:00 p.m

Location: Celestin E

Speaker: Dr. Dan Ebener
Associate Professor
School of Organizational Leadership
St. Ambrose University
Davenport, Iowa

Moderator: Rock Beharry
Director of Stewardship, Development and Pontifical Mission Societies
Diocese of Georgetown Guyana, South America

This interactive workshop will show how to do strategic planning, based on the presenter’s book, Strategic Planning: An Interactive Process for Leaders. Steps are: 1. Get the right people at the table. 2. Do your homework. 3. Focus on mission and values. 4. Prioritize your most pressing issues. 5. Generate new strategies. 6. Take specific action steps. 7. Communicate the vision. 8. Implement and evaluate.

Monday Session 2:00 – 3:00 p.m

Location: Celestin F

Speaker: Myrtha Diaz-Medina
Moderadora, Consejo Pastoral Passoquial
Parroquía Espiritu Santo
Toa Baja, Puerto Rico

Moderator: Patricia Garcia Alvarado
Secretary
Diocese of Carabayllo
Lima, Peru

A través de esta presentación se discutirán los cuatro pilares de la corresponsabilidad, a saber: oración, formación, acogida y servicio y como éstos deben reflejarse en parroquias integradas por hispanoparlantes de países latinoamericanos y caribeños.

Prayer, formation, hospitality and service are recognized as “four pillars” of stewardship. During the presentation these pillars shall be addressed as they apply to parishes integrated by Hispanics from Latin American and Caribbean countries.

Monday Session 2:00 – 3:00 p.m

Location: Foster 2

Speaker: Cindi Brawner
Executive Director
The Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Green Bay, Inc.
Green Bay, Wisconsin

Moderator: Robert Mueller
Director of Development
Diocese of Arlington, Virginia

This workshop will focus on turning annual gifts into major gifts for the diocese, including ideas for moving donors up the gift pyramid and keeping them informed and engaged.

Monday Session 2:00 – 3:00 p.m

Location: Foster 1

Speaker: Nic Prenger
President The Steier Group
Omaha, Nebraska

Speaker: John Deinhart
Director of Stewardship and Strategic Planning
Diocese of Knoxville, Tennessee

Moderator: William F. Grant, II, CFRE
Director of Stewardship and Annual Giving
Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania

In 2015, the bishop of Knoxville and his staff set out on an ambitious project – to build a $40 million cathedral in a modest, rural diocese. This presentation will offer a case study of the challenges encountered during the Diocese of Knoxville’s “Home” campaign and the strategies used to overcome those challenges and ultimately win support for the project. This presentation will resonate with every stewardship and development director working to fundraise for projects that don’t always enjoy universal support.

Monday Session 2:00 – 3:00 p.m

Location: Bolden 6

Speaker: Michelle Kravetsky
Coordinator
Catholic Foundation of Toledo, Ohio

Speaker: Gary Rectenwald
Executive Director
Catholic Community Foundation San Diego, California

Facilitator: Tom Scholler
Associate Director Development and Stewardship
Archdiocese of Detroit, Michigan

The speakers will discuss the motivation and challenges of starting a new Catholic foundation or restructuring an existing Catholic foundation due to changed circumstances. Their discussions will include foundation governance including the role of the bishop, the board of trustees, interaction with the diocese and fostering relationships with pastors and donors.

Monday Session 2:00 – 3:00 p.m

Location: Celestin A

Speaker: Tim Potrikus
Vice President of Custom Services Liturgical Publications, Inc.
New Berlin, Wisconsin

Moderator: Michele Mullikin
Director of Parish Stewardship and Annual Giving
Diocese of Allentown, Pennsylvania

Church staff typically devotes 2 to 4 hours each week preparing a weekly bulletin, yet little to no time is spent on inviting the 2/3 of your parishioners who are typically not at Mass on any given weekend. This workshop provides strategies for reaching those in the community who have not yet registered at their home parish and engaging non-practicing Catholics in our faith. Join us to explore methods churches can implement to create an intentional path to inviting others in the celebration of our faith.