RISE! for Youth
Saturday, November 9, 2019
8:15am to 4:00pm

The Schedule

8:15 am: Check-In

8:30 am: Open Youth Conference

9:00 am-10:00 am: Keynote #1: Building Authentic  Friendships
Brian Butler (for Boys and Girls)

10:00 am-10:15 am: Break, snack and Entertainment

10:20 am-10:50 am: BREAKOUT WORKSHOPS
(See options TO THE RIGHT)
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11:00 am- 11:15 pm: Preparation for Confession 

11:15 am- 12:00 pm: Confessions - all are invited

12:00 pm- 1:00 pm: Holy Mass - ALL

1:00 pm- 1:10 pm: Group Photos - ALL

1:10 pm-2:10 pm: Lunch and Sports - ALL

2:15 pm- 3:15 pm: Keynote # 2: Love, Sex and Relationships
Brian Butler  (for Boys ONLY) ​

2:15 pm- 3:15 pm: Keynote # 2: Social Media Use and Virtue 
Culture Project Missionaries  (for Girls ONLY) ​ 

3:20 pm-3:50 pm: BREAKOUT WORKSHOPS
(See options TO THE RIGHT)

3:50 pm: Close Youth Conference- Prayer and Song - ALL

4:00 pm: Sign out - ALL


 

The Conference


Morning Keynote - Building Authentic Friendships
Brian Butler

Friendships can be complicated these days. Scripture says that he who finds a good friend finds a treasure, so it is time to go back to basics and learn to be true friends. Learn how to break out of the shallow end of the pool and dive into deeper, more mature relationships that help you and others to become better young men and women of God.


Boys Afternoon Keynote - Love, Sex and Relationships
Brian Butler

Our desires are real. Our relationships are confusing. Find out how being created in God's image and likeness sheds light on the gift of our sexuality and the power of our call to love. Using real-life stories, Scripture, and the insights of St. John Paul II, this talk outlines the call to chastity and offers hope for living a radical life of authentic love.


Girls Afternoon Talk - Social Media and Virtue
The Culture Project Missionaries

With the advent of modern technology,smart phones, and social media our world has changed forever. How do we navigate this new social landscape that no generation has had to navigate before? This presentation will engage students in a dialogue about how to integrate virtue and excellence into their use of Social Media. How does our use of social media contribute to or endanger our personal happiness, our relationships and the type of person we ultimately become? What are the benefits to using social media? How do we avoid its biggest downfalls, such as isolation, cyber-bullying and sexting?


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BREAKOUT WORKSHOPS:
(Choose 1 for morning breakout and 1 for afternoon breakout)

Breakout 1: "Social Media in the Modern World"
Erik Marquez - Culture Project (for Boys only)

Breakout 2: "Authentic Femininity"
Briana Massey - Culture Project (for Girls only)

Breakout 3: "Catholic Millennial" 
Genesis Gutierrez - Culture Project (for Boys and Girls)

Breakout 4: "Happiness in Relationships" 
Chris McGlone (for Boys and Girls)

Breakout 5: "Fit for Life: Living as a Catholic Athlete?"
Leanne Hoonhout (for Boys and Girls)

Breakout 6: ".......But I chose you"
SSVM Sisters  (for Girls ONLY)

Breakout 7: "Quo Vadis? / Where are you going?"
Seminarians  (for Boys ONLY)

“Quo Vadis” is the Latin phrase for “Where are you going?”  Legend tells us that St. Peter asked Jesus this question on the outskirts of Rome. Do you know where your life is going? The Lord Jesus has a great plan for you!