
Find the schedule for “Seeing Through the Prism of Justice: Pax Christi USA’s 50th Anniversary Conference” below. (Note that the schedule is subject to change.)
Thursday (8/4)
- 1-6 pm: Meeting of Pax Christi USA’s state and regional chapter leaders/representatives
- 6 pm: Pax Christi Young Adult Caucus (PCYAC) Business meeting over dinner
- 7:30 pm: Special Pax Christi USA showing of “The Berrigans: Devout and Dangerous” with panel discussion featuring Frida Berrigan, the filmmakers and others to follow
- 9:30 pm PCYAC Social
Friday (8/5)
- 9 am-12 pm: Meeting of Pax Christi USA’s state and regional chapter leaders/representatives (continued from Thursday)
- 9 am PCYAC Visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture, followed by debriefing
- 10 am: Arrival and set-up for Vendors and Exhibitors (set-up complete by 1pm)
- 10-11:30 am: Pax Christi USA National Council meeting
- 3 pm: Conference Registration Table Opens
- 4 pm: Hotel check-in
- 4-5 pm: Orientation and PCUSA 101 Session for Young Adults and First-time Conference Attendees
(Dinner is on your own)
- 6:30 pm: Friday plenary room opens
- 7 pm: Opening Prayer/Blessing
- 7:30 pm: Welcoming remarks
- 7:50 pm: Opening Keynote and Conversation with Archbishop John C. Wester, followed by a moderated conversation between Archbishop Wester and Pax Christi USA Teacher of Peace, Msgr. Ray East
- 9:15 pm: Closing/Wrap up & Announcements
(Post-plenary social open until 11pm)
Saturday (8/6)
(Exhibitors will be open beginning at 8am through 10pm)
- 7-8 am: Mass
- 8-9 am: Breakfast
- 8:45 am-5 pm: Little Friends for Peace Camp for children ages 4-12 (meals included for staff and children)
- 9am: Gathering Prayer
- 9:15-10:15 am: Intergenerational Plenary Discussion, featuring: Bishop Tom Gumbleton (travel permitting); Sr. Mary Lou Kownacki, OSB (travel permitting); Marie Dennis; Shannen Dee Williams; Cathy Crayton; Megan McKenna; Sr. Annie Killian OP; and Christina Leaño (with others to be announced)
- 10:15-10:30 am: Small Group Sharing
- 10:30-11:15 am: Break
- 11:15am-12:45 pm: Workshops (workshop schedule to be announced shortly)
- 12:45-2 pm: Lunch (book-signing)
- 2-3:30 pm: Workshops
- 3:45-4:30 pm: Centering Prayer led by Contemplative Outreach of Maryland and Washington
- 4:15-5 pm: Small Group Sharing
(Break between 5 and 6:30 pm; other groups are welcome to caucus during this time)
- 6:30-9:30 pm: 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner and Program
Sunday (8/7)
- 8-9 am: Breakfast
- 9-10 am: Morning plenary – 2022 Teacher of Peace Award recipient, Marie Dennis
- 10 am: Break to set up for liturgy (last opportunity to visit exhibitors)
- 10:30 am: Closing Liturgy with Bishop John Stowe, OFM Conv. Commissioning of our new Ambassadors of Peace will take place at the end of the Mass
- 11:45 am: Closing remarks and conference end
(Hotel check-out and departures)
I’ve had to cancel my plans to attend in person but will attend via the Internet. Is there anyway I could attend the Thursday night Berrigan movie showing or at least the discussion afterward?
Sorry to miss you! And sorry, too, the Thursday night screening and discussion is not going to be available online.
I cannot attend the Pax Christi National Convention because of health issues post Covid-19. However, keep me on your e-list because I use Pax Christi resources locally. I have some older Bread Not Stones coordinator’s packets from a few years back (when national office was in Erie. Pa.) so I need to get updated versions of the latest Bread Not Stones packets. We don’t really have a region since we lost so many members in New Orleans to Katrina and beyond. Ben Gordon, Pax Christi USA in New Orleans (504) 522-3751
Is there a schedule for the Virtual Participants?
Hi … Everyone who has registered as a virtual participant should have received an email with the links that they need. If there are any questions, please send an email to conference@paxchristisua.org. Thanks!
I emailed this morning and called but I still do not have the links. Registered on July 18.
You should receive an email today. Thanks.