V National Encuentro Program Book V National Encuentro of Hispanic/Latino Ministry Missionary Disciples: Witnesses of God’s Love PROGRAM BOOK Thursday to Sunday September 20 – 23, 2018 Gaylord Texan Resort and V Encuentro Nacional Programa Convention Center Grapevine, Texas Contents Social Media ............................................ 1 Welcome Letters ......................................... 2 Schedule at a Glance...................................... 6 General Information ...................................... 9 Security ............................................... 14 Medical Assistance ...................................... 15 Main Stage Presenters and Panelists ......................... 16 Schedule Overview and Plenary Sessions Thursday, September 20, 2018 .......................... 35 Friday, September 21, 2018............................. 38 Saturday, September 22, 2018........................... 46 Sunday, September 23, 2018............................ 53 Regional Breakout Sessions ................................ 57 Inter-Regional Breakout Sessions ........................... 64 Ministerial Area Breakout Sessions.......................... 69 Exhibitors.............................................. 83 Sponsors ............................................... 85 Maps of the Gaylord Texan Resort and Grapevine.............. 88 Acknowledgments ....................................... 95 This program information is accurate as of printing in August 2018. For the most up-to-date information, please see the online program available at VEncuentro.org Additional updates and announcements will also be made from the Encuentro main stage and through Flocknote—a text- and e-mail-based system. Scripture texts in this work are taken from the New American Bible, revised edition © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. and are used by permission of the copyright owner. All rights reserved. No part of the New American Bible may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the copyright owner. Excerpts from Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium, © 2013, Libreria Editrice Vaticana (LEV), Vatican City; Pope Francis, “Message of Pope Francis for World Mission Day 2017: Mission at the heart of the Christian faith,” June 4, 2017 © 2017, LEV. Used with permission. All rights reserved. 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V Encuentro Mobile App Download the V Encuentro mobile app to your smartphone or tablet at the Apple Store or Google Play. #VEncuentro 1 !""#$%&'"&()%&*+%,#-%.( !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"#$$!%&'()*!+)(,,)!-,! ./+*0-1)&-!23! #44$56$$78! #4#698$6"$44! %/:!#4#698$6"$;; *<=!,><?@?A@!3BCD<?BE!2B?<@E!-F!2<-BCDG /CAHI<=HGJ!GK!1BEL@=MG?6*GN=MG? !"#$%&#'( Prot. N. 3864/18 !"#$"%&"'()*+()*,- September 20, 2018 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, ."/'(0'1$2"'3(/45(!63$"'3+ As the Apostolic Nuncio, the representative of the Holy Father Pope Francis to the United States, I warmly welcome you to the V National Encuentro and 7'""$6483(64(92'63$:(;$(63(<6$2(8'"/$(=1>(/45(8'/$6$?5"($2/$(;(<"@A1%"(>1?($1($2"(!"#$%&'($)"*(+,-(%.'" wish to express to you the spiritual closeness and paternal affection of His '/"0&12$(&+34$%&('"5&(&1%.6B Holiness as you gather for this event. This National Encuentro, the culmination of a four-year process, is an exciting moment of grace, not just for the Church in the C"(/'"(8'/$"D?@($1(1?'(E1@>(F/$2"'+ G1#"(F'/4A63+ <21(/@</>3("4A1?'/8"3(?3($1(&"(5&11&'($.6" United States, but also for the universal Church. 7&1+&2)-18"9&%(-11-1"'/":';<1"4'=-:((H3(2"(2/3(3/65(%/4>($6%"3+(<"(/'"($1(81(D1'$2(<6$21?$(D"/'+(&?6@5648 / >,)%,.-"'/"*(+',(%-. 64($2"(92?'A2(/45(64(31A6"$>:(I2"(#'1A"33(1D($2"(!"*(+,-(%.' 2/3($'?@>(&""4(/4( Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium reminds us that “an "J#"'6"4A"(1D($2"(=1>(1D($2"(713#"@+(/45(/(31?'A"(1D(5""#(/45(D'?6$D?@(A14K"'3/$6143(64(1?'(561A"3"3: evangelizing community is flled with joy” (no. 24). As a Church, we are called to be witnesses of God’s love by the way we live and practice our faith as joyful LK"'($2"(#/3$("682$""4(%14$23+(%13$(1D(>1?(2/K"("48/8"5(64(%633614/'>(/45(A1%%?46$>(&?6@5648( missionary disciples. /A$6K6$6"3(64(>1?'(#/'632"3+("AA@"36/@(%1K"%"4$3+ /45(1$2"'(9/$21@6A 1'8/46M/$6143(/45(643$6$?$6143: N1<(<"( A1%"($18"$2"'($1 @63$"4+($1(32/'"+(/45($1(A"@"&'/$" /3 <"(2"/'(/45('"3#145 /8/64 $1($2"(A/@@($1(3$'"48$2"4 /45( The Encuentro process has responded to Pope Francis’ challenge to seek '"4"<(E63#/46AOP/$641(%6463$'6"3(<6$2(D/6$2D?@4"33+(K681'+ /45(A14D65"4A":( out those at the peripheries. The preparation and process of the Encuentro has opened our ears to many voices and has helped to identify the inestimable ;(/%(#'1?5 1D+ /45("J$'"%"@> $2/4QD?@(D1' /@@($213"(<21(2/K"(5"56A/$"5($2"6'($6%"+($/@"4$+ /45($'"/3?'"( contribution that Latino Catholics make to the Church, giving vitality and $1(&'648(/&1?$($263('"%/'Q/&@"(8/$2"'648(1D(%633614/'>(563A6#@"3:(I2"(#$%&'($)"*(+,-(%.' A1?@5(41$(2/K"( dynamism to the New Evangelization. &""4(#1336&@"(<6$21?$($2"(@"/5"'326#(1D(31(%/4>(&6321#3(/45(8"4"'1?3(3?##1'$(1D(31(%/4>(3#1431'3:(;4(/( #/'$6A?@/'(</>+(; </4$($1($2/4Q(/@@ 1D(>1?+($2"(5"@"8/$"3 /45(1$2"'(9/$21@6A(@"/5"'3+(<21(2/K"(5"56A/$"5(31( I am grateful to each of you for the service you have rendered to the Church %/4>(21?'3($1(@6D$(?#($2"(K16A"3+(21#"3+(5'"/%3+(A1%%6$%"4$3+ /45(#/3$1'/@('"A1%%"45/$6143($2/$(/'"(/$($2" in this undertaking. The National Encuentro is a starting point for the Church in A"4$"'(1D($263("AA@"36/@(8/$2"'648+(A14$'6&?$648(31(%?A2($1($2"(@6D"(/45(%633614(1D($2"(92?'A2(64($2"(R46$"5( this country. From here, the Church in the United States will be in a permanent !$/$"3: state of mission, renewed and sustained by the Spirit of God and by your fruitful C6$2 %>(#'/>"'3(D1'(>1?(/45(D1'($2" 64$"'A"33614(1D(1?'(0@"33"5(S1$2"'(S/'>+(L?'(P/5>(1D( labors in the Vineyard of the Lord. Your efforts and this gathering will have a 7?/5/@?#"+(;(/% lasting impact, not only on Hispanic Ministry, but – through God’s grace – on the future of the whole Church in the United States. !64A"'"@>(>1?'3(64(92'63$+ With cordial regards and prayerful best wishes, I am Sincerely yours in Christ, ./46"@(9/'564/@(.6N/'51 H'A2&6321#(1D(7/@K"3$14T E1?3$14 G'"365"4$+(R46$"5(!$/$"3(914D"'"4A"(1D(9/$21@6A(06321#3( Archbishop Christophe Pierre Apostolic Nuncio To the Participants of the V National Encuentro September 20-23, 2018 Gaylord Texan Resort Hotel and Convention Center Grapevine, TX 2 !""#$%&'"&()%&*+%,#-%.( !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"#$$!%&'()*!+)(,,)!-,! ./+*0-1)&-!23! #44$56$$78! #4#698$6"$44! %/:!#4#698$6"$;; *<=!,><?@?A@!3BCD<?BE!2B?<@E!-F!2<-BCDG /CAHI<=HGJ!GK!1BEL@=MG?6*GN=MG? !"#$%&#'( !""#$%&'"&()%&!"#$"%&"'()*+()*,-*+%,#-%.( !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"#$$!%&'()*!+)(,,)!-,! ./+*0-1)&-!23! #44$56$$78! #4#698$6"$44! %/:!#4#698$6"$;; September 20, 2018*<=!,><?@?A@!3BCD<?BE!2B?<@E!-F!2<-BCDG ."/'(0'1$2"'3(/45(!63$"'3+ /CAHI<=HGJ!GK!1BEL@=MG?6*GN=MG? Dear Brothers and Sisters, !"#$%&#'( 7'""$6483(64(92'63$:(;$(63(<6$2(8'"/$(=1>(/45(8'/$6$?5"($2/$(;(<"@A1%"(>1?($1($2"(Greetings in Christ. It is with great joy and gratitude that I welcome!"#$%&'($)"*(+,-(%.'" you '/"0&12$(&+34$%&('"5&(&1%.6to the V NationalB Encuentro of Hispanic/Latino Ministry! !"#$"%&"'()*+()*,- C"(/'"(8'/$"D?@($1(1?'(E1@>(F/$2"'We are grateful to our Holy+ G1#"(F'/4A63Father, Pope+ <21(/@</>3("4A1?'/8"3(?3($1(&"( Francis, who always encourages5&11&'($.6" 7&1+&2)-18"9&%(-11-1"'/":';<1"4us to be Missionary Disciples:'=-:((H3(2"(2/3(3/65(%/4>($6%"3+(<"(/'"($1(81(D1'$2(<6$21?$(D"/'+(&?6@5 Witnesses of God’s Love.