B 01 Youth Mega-Session

YOLO-Make it Count
Mike Patin
Halls A-B

Description: You only live once. This is your time for fun, friendships and life … while juggling school, work, and other pressures. How do you live this life to the fullest? Warning: This is NOT a “sit-still-and-listen event.”• Prepare to come, laugh, move, talk, and learn.

B 02 Youth Mega-Session

Who Me? Lead?
Apex Ministries
Hall H

Description: What is at the heart of Christian Leadership? Is there only one kind of person that becomes a leader? “If you are what you should be, you will set the world on fire!” (St. Catherine of Siena) Find out what APeX has to say on this topic after studying great leaders, exploring their own experience, and delving into the lives of the Saints – then throwing it all in a blender with juggling equipment, comedy, and their own unique style of presentation and perspective.

B 03 Youth Mega-Session

Forgiven
Rev. Stan Fortuna / Rev. Joseph
Espaillat Hall I

Description: “Love is stronger than death.” Sin will kill you—we cannot live without love. To be forgiven is to know that we are loved so that we can love in return. That’s it!!! Come laugh, cry and pray with us in this interactive mega-session. If you love music, spoken word, rap, comedy and Pope Francis, then this session is for you and if not, we’ll accept you anyway. Don’t miss out, come and experience a renewal!

B 04 Youth Mega-Session

Mending a Broken Heart
Tammy Evevard
Halls J-K

Description: At some point it happens to all of us. We lose someone we love. And we wonder if life can ever be the same. Will we ever laugh again? Will we ever feel strong again? Jesus understood and pain. Jesus promised to always be with us. This session will focus on dealing with loss, helping others deal with loss, and finding joy in the midst of the sorrow.

B 05 Youth Session

Power Down to Power Up
Bishop Christopher Coyne
Wabash

Description: Just one more text. Just one more post. Give your thumbs (and souls) a break! The average teen spends more than seven hours in front of a screen each day. What might God be trying to say to us if we powered down and powered Up instead?b

B 06 Youth Session

Savior on the Silver Screen
Sr. Rose Pacatte
Room 107-110

Description: Meeting Jesus at the movies might seem impossible to some but this session will look at sacramental ways to find God in the dark and secrets to discovering heroes who exemplify the teaching of the Lord Jesus in laughter and tears.

B 07 Youth Session

Guilty As Charged
Cooper Ray
Room 120-121

Description: Dealing with guilt and shame can be an incredible burden. In this session, we will explore the challenges connected to carrying this burden, but more importantly, ways to set ourselves free, in order to live as God calls us.

B 09 Youth Session

40 Days & 40 Nights
Amanda Vernon
Room 125-128

Description: A baby’s heart starts beating about forty days after conception. The number forty means “more than enough” in Scripture. Is a heartbeat enough to catch your attention? Listen to yours. And learn to help others hear the music of life.

B 10 Youth Session

Mind Games
Brian Greenfield
Room 130-132

Description: This session will focus on the messages we hear that are geared to producing people who will never believe that they are enough. The key is seeing Jesus in all of our life situations, the good and the bad. The session will incorporate contemporary Christian music as well as interactive prayer.

B 11 Youth Session

Be the Party
Beth Joubert
Room 133-136

Description: A wise young man named Kid President once said, “I’m not in the party; I am the party.” As Catholics, we are not called to live in the church, we are called to BE the church. In this session, you have the opportunity to discuss the joys and challenges of discipleship with each other as well as hear college students’ experiences living as disciples in high school. This session will be fun, interactive and, most importantly, a PARTY!

B 12 Youth Session

Who’s Stronger?
Msgr. Ray East
Room 137-139

Description: Catch the fire from witnessing to the model of our saints, those holy men and women who lived on earth and shared our struggles and our joys.

B 13 Youth Session

A Call to Serve
Robert Feduccia Jr.
Room 140-142

Description: Every confirmed Catholic should be open to discerning their vocation, to the life of service that God may be calling them toward. Look at the lives of some incredible role models of our Catholic faith and the lessons each has for us today.

B 20 Parent Mega-Session

The Bible, Your Family and You
Mark Hart
Sagamore 3-5

Description: So parents are the “primary Catechists” but what does that look like, really?
How do we introduce our families to the Bible if we were never really raised reading it?
Who’s around to teach us “teachers?” Come laugh and learn with a husband and father
who will share the glory of his failures and a few successes he’s had walking his family
(and yours) deeper into God’s Word. This session will serve as a “mega session” for
parents and will also be live streamed via the Internet.

B 21 Parent Session

Sori Govin
Sagamore 6
La Trasmisión de la fe en las Familias Hispanas

Description: Los padres han compartido el don de la vida humana con sus hijos y, por el
bautismo, se han enriquecido con la participacian en la vida misma de Dios. Ellos tienen
el deber de cuidar ese don. La fe, la actitud hacia los demas seres humanos y la
confianza en un Dios al que ama profundamente influya el desarrollo de la fe de los
adolescentes. El enfoque sera en ideas creativas y tacnicas para trabajar con los desafos
de hoy con el fin de lograr resultados positivos para el futuro de sus hijos adolescentes.

B 22 Priests/Seminarians

Dr. Karla Bellinger
Room 208-209
Sunday Preaching and Young People: How Can We Connect?

Description: In the middle of your homily, a 16 year old crosses his arms sighs in the
fourth pew. You wonder, “Is he listening? Am I getting through to him?”• Come and hear
the words of 561 high school kids from ground-breaking research that asked, “How can
we connect with you in Sunday preaching?”• Learn practical ways to get the Gospel
message to stick in the minds of today’s Catholic youth.

B 23 Adult Only Session

Evangelization for Today’s Generation
Justin Fatica
Sagamore 7

Description: Come be renewed in your faith. Hear examples of what has worked in dealing
with youth and young adults, as well as unique and fresh ideas to reach youth as a part of
the New Evangelization.

B 24 Adult Only Session

Understanding a New Generation of Teens
Frank Mercadante
Sagamore 2

Description: This workshop will explore some of distinct characteristics of Millennial
generation and their practical evangelistic implications. The session will answer the
question, “How do we effectively reach out to a postmodern and digital generation?”

B 25 Adult Only Session

Building a Retreat from the Ground Up
Beth and Chris Carlin
Room 205-207

Description: Come explore how to build a retreat from the ground up. Veteran retreat
directors will explore with participants: good foundations for teen retreats, how to build
your framework, evaluating resources, and building an experience that is more than a
pretty facade.