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Fr. Mike Schmitz

Father Michael Schmitz, director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese of Duluth and chaplain for the Newman Center at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, inspires and educates through his priesthood and preaching. He also works with Ascension Presents’ online platform to share the Gospel. Ordained in 2003 at St. Paul Seminary, he has preached across the country about the love of God and the call of Jesus Christ for saints to be raised up in the Church. Father Mike’s hope is that these saints will redeem the entire world for Christ.

Lonnie Lapeyrouse – Worship Leader

More Than Sunday features Lonnie Lapeyrouse, Kayla LeBlanc, Matt Bourgeois, Mark Duplantis, and Doug Hamilton. The group first came together to lead worship at Mass in January 2001 and have been playing Christian music together since. Their strong spirituality and combined musical talent create an atmosphere conducive to praying to God through music. All of the members have been involved in various music ministry projects and ministry events across South Louisiana for the last 15-plus years. In 2016, the band invited Alec Hebert to join them on stage.

Dan Harms- Host

Dan Harms is a speaker and musician; since 2005 he has been one half of the acoustic-humor ministry Popple. Growing up in a military family, Dan moved all over the U.S. and twice lived in Japan. He went to high school in San Diego, California, and attended Purdue University, where he was a four-year rower. Dan resides in Richmond, Virginia, with his wife and children. In addition to music and speaking ministries, Dan directs youth ministry and does graphic design for his parish.

Q-U | Group Leader

Rogers, Annie | St. Stephen

Friday Sat. Morning Sat. Afternoon Sat. Evening Sunday
row 12-14 12-14 7 14-20 200
seats 12-50 700-800 20-60 40-200 500-1200
row 500-600 8 10 50 75
seats 12-55 200-600 20-90 50-1000 200-300

 

Bus Drivers

Weekend Parking
Buses may park in any of the below indicated parking lots for the duration of the weekend.

  • St. Joseph Center
  • Lower Campus
  • Near the West entrance to campus, in front of the old Best Western
  • Behind the old Sandella’s Café

Please do not park in the Franciscan Square parking lot!

Transportation
We provide transportation for bus drivers to and from their bus and hotel on Friday afternoon and Sunday morning. This is on an on-call basis. If you need transportation, please contact the Dispatch office by calling (740) 283-6794.

Sunday Mass
Mass on Sunday at the University is at 10 a.m. in Christ the King Chapel (#1 on the Campus Map).

Parking Sunday
Please park in the lots surrounding the Lower Soccer Field (#29 on the Campus Map). There will be Security present for directions.

  • We encourage you to bring the bus on campus Sunday morning starting at 6 a.m.
  • This is in order to make the loading of luggage smoother for the participants. Coordinate with your group leader about loading the buses.

If you have any questions or concerns throughout the weekend, please call 740-283-6794.

Dress Code

All participants, including adults, are expected to dress appropriately in modest attire. Low-cut tops, mini skirts, short shorts, leggings without tops of an appropriate length or clothing with offensive language or obscene pictures are not allowed.

Prayer Ministry & Volunteers

First Line of Defense

Thank you for your yes to care for and minister to the youth at the Steubenville Youth Conference!

The group leader and adult chaperones are the primary ministers to the youth on the weekend. Please be sure to share all of this information with all adult chaperones and religious in your group.

The Team of Prayer Ministers

Prayer ministers will be wearing red vests and will be available throughout the entire weekend. They may approach you to ask if you need assistance. Feel free to approach a prayer minister for help.

Role of Prayer Ministry

The role of prayer ministry is to serve and support you and your chaperones by offering spiritual assistance to the youth in your group. Prayer ministry is an extension of the ministry done by the ministry team from the stage and by you as the group leader and chaperones. They can assist you if there are several youth that need attention or if there is a particular situation that you and your chaperones are unsure how to handle.

Remaining Present

If a prayer minister does assist your youth, it is ideal to have an adult chaperone from your group present to watch over and pray with them also, as it is meaningful for the youth to have a familiar person there as well. In addition, it is the adult chaperone who will be going home with the youth. Therefore, he or she can continue to pray for and with the youth at home if needed. If this is not possible, know that the prayer minister will encourage the youth and let them know that group leaders and chaperones are there for them, if need be.

L-P | Group Leader

Perry, Andrea | St. Joseph

Friday Sat. Morning Sat. Afternoon Sat. Evening Sunday
row 43-48 43-48 7 14-20 200
seats 12-50 700-800 20-60 40-200 500-1200
row 500-600 8 10 50 75
seats 12-55 200-600 20-90 50-1000 200-300

Leading Small Groups

If you are leading a Small Group for the first time, here are a few tips to help!

  • Remember to keep your questions open ended (avoid yes or no questions).
  • Silence is okay in a small group. Sometimes the youth need time to think and process before answering.
  • As the leader of the small group, avoid talking too much. This is a time for the youth to process their thoughts. If they have questions or need mentoring, give a shorter answer and let them know you can talk more together after the small group.
  • The Small Group questions are meant to be a springboard for you to ask further questions and facilitate conversation among your group. Feel free to ask follow-up questions as they process. You can ask even more specific questions from the keynote content. 

For the Small Group Questions click the “Small Group Questions” icon on the main menu.