CONTENTS General Info 2007 LOS ANGELES RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CONGRESS MARCH 2 - 4, 2007
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CONTENTS General Info 2007 LOS ANGELES RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CONGRESS MARCH 2 - 4, 2007 ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 3424 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD LOS ANGELES, CA 90010 Workshops PHONE • 1.213.637.7346 WEB • WWW.RECONGRESS.ORG EMAIL • [email protected] GENERAL INFORMATION SECCIÓN EN ESPAÑOL Acknowledgments ........................................ 69-70 Horario del Congreso............................... 24 Attendee/General Information .................... 13 Información .............................................. 27 Audio Recording Form ................................ 23 Mensaje del Cardenal Mahony ............... 25 Español Committees .................................................. 69 Mensaje de la Directora .......................... 26 Exhibitors Programas de la oficina ........................... 31 • Categories .............................................. 83, 85 • Exhibitor Listing (alphabetical) ........... 87-91 TALLERES DEL CONGRESO • Featured Exhibitors ............................... 72, 80-90 Viernes, Sesiones 1-3 .............................. 28 Daily Schedules Sábado, Sesiones 4-6 ............................... 29 • Friday, March 2 ..................................... 7 Domingo, Sesiones 7-8 ............................ 30 • Saturday, March 3 ................................. 8 • Sunday, March 4 ................................... 9 WORSHIP AIDS – ARENA: Arena Liturgies / Prayer Service ............................10 Friday Maps Gathering Event begins ........................... 33 • Clarion Hotel Map ................................76 Native American Liturgy begins ............. 37 • Convention Center Map ............ Back Cover • Exhibit Hall A ....................................... 92 Saturday • Hilton Hotel Map .................................. 77 Morning Praise begins............................. 43 • Marriott Hotel Map ............................... 78 Jazz Liturgy begins .................................. 47 • Restaurants Map & Listing................... 74-75 Sunday O.R.E. • Sheraton Park Hotel Map ..................... 79 Closing Liturgy begins ............................ 53 O.R.E. Programs .......................................... 67-68 Congress Theme Song ............................. 64-65 O.R.E. Staff .................................................. 66 Speaker Index .............................................. 14 WORKSHOP ROOM LOCATIONS Staff Booth Schedule ................................... 67 Period 1, Friday ........................................... 15 Tech Center Schedule.................................. 12 Period 2, Friday ........................................... 16 Weekend Schedule .................... Inside Front Cover Period 3, Friday ........................................... 17 Welcome Period 4, Saturday ....................................... 18 Maps Message from Bishop Brown .................. 2 Period 5, Saturday ....................................... 19 Message from Cardinal Mahony ............. 3 Period 6, Saturday ....................................... 20 Message from the Director ...................... 4 Period 7, Sunday .......................................... 21 Period 8, Sunday .......................................... 22 Recorded workshops are indicated by Exhibitors SAVE THE DATE! CONGRESS HIGHLIGHTS Congress 2008 Dates are Asian-Pacific/Young Adult Events ............. 10 February 28, 2008 (Youth Day) Cardinal Mahony Online ............................. 12 February 29 - March 2, 2008 (Congress) Celebrating 40 Years of Congress .............. 5 Congress Spotlight ....................................... 6 www.RECongress.org 1 WELCOME 2 WELCOME General Info Dear Congress Participants, It is with great joy that I welcome you to our annual Religious Education Congress. This spirit-filled event provides a wonderful opportunity for us to gather and renew our commitment to pass on the richness of our Catholic faith: our beliefs, our rituals and our spiritual traditions. The theme selected, “Stand in the Light,” flows from the transfiguration account in Luke’s Gospel where we encounter the splendor of Christ in dazzling brightness manifesting His divinity. This same Christ now illuminates our lives and bids us to recognize our inner glory. His light shining in us can be a powerful revealer of truth if we allow it to penetrate the deep recesses of our hearts. I am very heartened that so many of you take the time to be enriched by the excellent workshops, liturgical celebrations, multicultural experiences, processes and opportunities to network which are offered throughout the weekend. Your leadership and participation is key to the ongoing spiritual renewal of our parish communities of faith. Please be assured of my support and encouragement as you so generously continue to “share the light of faith.” Asking God’s blessing upon you, your families and your parish communities. Sincerely yours in Christ, Cardinal Roger Mahony Archbishop of Los Angeles 3 WELCOME Dear Friends, Once again it is my delight to welcome you to yet another wonderful faith-filled Congress weekend, where we experience renewal, refreshment and are re-energized to keep on sharing “Good News.” Our theme for 2007, “Stand in the Light,” nudges us to bask in the incredible radiance of a God whose glory and brightness penetrates everyone, everything and everywhere. As you will recall, a Religious Education Endowment Fund has been established in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles for the ongoing education and formation of Directors of Religious Education, Adult Educators, Young Adults and Youth Ministers. The fund is currently enabling 15 students to pursue a master’s degree in Religious Education. Your gift offering at the 2006 Congress Saturday night liturgies brought in $38,000. We also thank those who made a special contribution to the fund with their online registration. We are very excited about the quality and quantity of our insightful and challenging workshops, keynotes and resources offered throughout the weekend. Always mindful of the multicultural reality of Southern California, the Religious Education Congress offers many opportunities to experience and celebrate the richness of our diverse communities of faith. The inspirational liturgical celebrations and entertainment provided are sure to renew our spirits and lift hearts. In the midst of the myriad activities, there is also space for quiet, contemplative moments, time to walk the labyrinth and opportunities to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Again, I thank you for your leadership and faithful commitment to keep on pouring out “the Light of Faith.” You are gift and blessing! I look forward to greeting you at this grand event. Sincerely, Sr. Edith Prendergast, RSC Director 4 CONGRESS HISTORY General Info Celebrating 40 Years of the Religious Education Congress Though this year marks our 40th Congress, the event really had its roots earlier. In 1956, the first Los Angeles CCD “Institute” was held at Mount Carmel High School on Hoover Street in Los Angeles. Some 500 teachers and catechists attended the two-day conference, listened to speakers and gained experience from other teach- ers. The institutes grew in attendance each year and by 1967 it was apparent that local schools could no longer handle the crowds and a new site was needed. So it was in 1967 with the cooperation of the three dioceses of Los Angeles, Monterey- Fresno and San Diego, the agenda for the first three-day “Congress” was set. The purpose, as stated by officials: “The Southern California Confraternity Congress hopes to provide an atmosphere of Christian unity ... and learning, where all who The first “Congress” event attend may advance scholastically and spiritually for the benefit of each and the Program book from 1967. common good of all.” Held January 13-15, 1967, at the International Hotel near Los Angeles International Airport, the first Southern California Confraternity Congress had a registration fee of $5. The theme was adopted from the words of Pope John XXIII in his opening address to the Second Vatican Council: “The greatest concern of the Ecumenical Council is this: that the sacred de- posit of Christian doctrine should be guarded and taught more efficaciously.” “From these words the decrees of Vatican II have formulated for Christians every- where certain duties: to learn; to live and to share more fully “Congress hopes to provide an Liturgy from the 1962 “In- the message of salvation,” the stitute.” pre-event materials stated. atmosphere of Christian unity ... At the second CCD Congress and learning, where all who February 2-4, 1968 (also at the attend may advance International Hotel), registra- scholastically and spiritually.” tion remained $5, with self- parking 50 cents, $1 for valet. The theme: “The unmistakable work being done today by the Holy Spirit in making the laity ever more conscious of their own responsibility and encouraging them to serve Christ and the church m all circumstances.” The third Congress (February 21-23, 1969) was the last at the International Hotel, and was the first to incorporate Scripture in its theme: “How beautiful on the moun- tains, are the feet of one who brings good news, who heralds peace, brings happi- One of the workshops from ness, proclaims salvation, and tells Zion, ‘Your God is king’ (Isaiah 52:7).” the 1967 Congress event. Again, attendance began to outgrow the hotel’s facilities, and in 1970 Congress moved to the much larger Anaheim Convention Center (February