COURAGE & ENCOURAGE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
BENEDICTINE COLLEGE
ATCHISON, KS
July 27 – 30, 2023
IN-PERSON & ONLINE THIS YEAR!
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CONFERENCE PRESENTERS


SPIRITUAL BOUQUET

We kindly invite you to support our apostolate and this conference with your prayers by participating in this spiritual bouquet. Let us know what you will be offering in prayer or sacrifice for the fruit of this conference.

Please add your prayers to the bouquet at this link.

~ a prayer from St. Mother Teresa

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

SPANISH LANGUAGE

Those Courage & EnCourage members who would like to participate in the online Annual Conference in Spanish will have the opportunity to register separately starting Monday, June 5th.

Click here for more information.


PRICING

IN-PERSON ATTENDEES

FULL CONFERENCE:$400.00 per person
Includes overnight accommodations (3 nights) and all meals from Thursday dinner through Sunday lunch.

COMMUTER PRICES (including meals):

 

Thursday: $70.00

Friday: $105.00

Saturday: $120.00

Sunday: $45.00

 

CLERGY TRACK (for clergy only):NO CHARGE

Special program on Wednesday, July 26. Includes lunch. Free-will offerings gratefully accepted. Lodging may be arranged at the participant’s expense. 


ONLINE ATTENDEES

FULL CONFERENCE:$50.00
Fixed rate includes virtual attendance for registrant and his/her household at keynote and plenary sessions, as well as daily Masses. Small group sessions on Friday and Saturday afternoons are NOT offered via Zoom

Registrants must be 18 or older.

PLEASE NOTE: The Clergy Day on Wednesday, July 26th will NOT be offered on Zoom; it is only available for in-person clergy registrants.

IMPORTANT: All Zoom registrants will receive an email ahead of time with details about how to access the conference online.

We encourage attendees to familiarize themselves with the Zoom webinar platform by reading Zoom Basics for Webinar Attendees.

SPECIAL INTERPRETATION OPPORTUNITY: This year we’re excited to offer the option to view the conference online with simultaneous interpretation in Polish and Italian. These particular online interpretations will be offered free; those who wish to attend will not need to use the regular registration form. Instead, you may contact the email addresses below for more details. 

Polish Interpretation: Click here to view the Polish interpretation schedule. Contact courage@diecezjabielsko.pl  for more info.

Italian Interpretation: Contact courageitalia@gmail.com for more info.


TRANSPORTATION

AIRPORT: The major airport near Benedictine College is Kansas City International Airport (MCI).

Ground Transportation Services: 5 Guys Transportation, Lyft, or Uber.


Questions about registration?
Please contact us here.

Click here for a PDF of the Clergy Track schedule on Wednesday, July 26 (not shown below)

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

*Times are listed as Central Daylight Time

Thursday – July 27, 2023

TIME*

ACTIVITY

SPEAKER/CELEBRANT

2:00 – 4:30 pm Registration
5:00 – 6:00 pm Welcome for First-Time Attendees Courage Staff
6:00 – 7:00 pm Celebration of Mass Bishop Earl K. Fernandes, Diocese of Columbus
7:00 – 8:00 pm Dinner
8:00 – 9:30 pm The Eucharist – Our Nourishment to Nourish Others
How Eucharistic Devotion Commits us to the Poor in our Midst
Fr. Paul Scalia, Diocese of Arlington
9:30 – 10:30 pm Healing Prayer Service
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) available
Fr. James Livingston, Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis

Friday – July 28, 2023

TIME*

ACTIVITY

SPEAKER/CELEBRANT

7:30 – 8:30 am Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30 am Welcome: Comments on the State of the Apostolate Fr. Colin J. Blatchford, Associate Director, Courage International
9:30 – 10:45 am Celebration of Mass Bishop Earl K. Fernandes, Diocese of Columbus
11:00 – 12:00 pm The Healing Power of Sacrificial Love:
Insights from Pope Benedict XVI on How to Live the Experiment of Faith
Dr. Matthew Ramage, Associate Professor, Benedictine College
12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:30 – 2:45 pm Charisms: At the Service of Our Neighbor Leyden Rovelo-Krull, Catherine of Siena Institute
3:15 – 4:45 pm Courage & EnCourage Meetings:
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Courage Men
Courage Women
EnCourage Mothers
EnCourage Fathers
EnCourage Spouses
EnCourage Parents of Transgender Children
Courage & EnCourage Meetings:
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Courage Chaplains
Fr. Raphael Mary Salzillo, O.P.
Fr. Kyle Schnippel
Fr. Paul Scalia
Fr. Colin J. Blatchford
Deacon Patrick Lappert
5:00 – 6:00 pm Free Time
Meeting for Chaplains and Group Leaders
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Fr. Colin J. Blatchford, Fr. Kyle Schnippel, Courage Staff
6:00 – 7:00 pm Dinner
7:30 – 8:45 pm To Be One Mind With the Church: Celibacy and Gift of Self Fr. Richard Samour, Diocese of San Antonio
9:30 pm – 6:45 am Eucharistic Adoration
Throughout the night, Opening with Rosary

Saturday – July 29, 2023

TIME*

ACTIVITY

SPEAKER/CELEBRANT

6:45 am Benediction
7:00 – 7:30 am Misa en Español TBD
7:30 – 8:30 am Breakfast
9:30 – 10:30 am Celebration of Mass TBD
11:00 – 12:30 pm Respecting Differences: How Mutual Submission Overflows to Others Andrew and Annette Comiskey, Desert Stream Ministries
12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 pm Breakouts:
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EnCourage Parents/Courage Men
EnCourage Parents/Courage Women
Moderators:
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Fr. Kyle Schnippel
TBD
3:15 – 4:45 pm Workshops:
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Advice For EnCourage Members
Service in Media
By His Wounds We Are Healed: The Soul of Christian Service
Courage & EnCourage: Sharing and Serving Together
Estrangement in Families
Moderators:
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Brian L.
Chuck Weber, Executive Director, Kansas Catholic Conference
Tom W.
Steve & Daisy
Mary Ann Jepson, LPCC
4:45 – 6:00 pm Free Time ~ Optional Rosary at Mary’s Grotto
6:00 – 7:00 pm Dinner
7:30 – 8:45 pm Courage and EnCourage Member Testimonies Kim M., Monty J., Brian L.
9:15 – 11:00 pm Social

Sunday – July 30, 2023

TIME*

ACTIVITY

SPEAKER/CELEBRANT

7:00 – 7:30 am Misa en Español TBD
7:30 – 8:30 am Breakfast
9:00 – 10:15 am “Go and Do Likewise” Imitating the Good Samaritan Fr. Philip G. Bochanski, Executive Director, Courage International
11:15 – 11:30 am Memorial for Deceased Courage Members and Chaplains
11:30 am – 12:30 am Celebration of Mass TBD
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch to Go/Departures