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)